Published: April 24, 2011
Words: 205556 (approximate)
Language: English

Short description

Lauren Grahame spent her life thinking something special would happen but finds it isn’t on offer so she lands a job in Nowheresville. Tatum Jackson, Laurie’s new boss, takes one look at her and wants nothing to do with her. The clash of the bartender and barmaid begins then a killer hits town, secrets are revealed, women are brutally murdered and Tate works hard to lead Lauren to special.

Extended description

Lauren Grahame has spent her whole life thinking something special was going to happen. She didn’t know what it was, she just knew it would one day be hers. But she learned the hard way that special wasn’t on offer.

So, after divorcing her cheating husband, Lauren searched for nothing special and she thought she found it when she landed a job as a waitress in a biker bar in Carnal. It was perfect: a nothing job in a nowhere bar in Nowheresville.

Then Tatum Jackson walked in. Part-owner of the bar, he took one look at high-class Lauren and wanted nothing to do with her. And he made this known, loudly.

Tate’s angry insults seared in her brain, Lauren decides the feeling is mutual and she doesn’t want anything to do with the gloriously handsome Tate Jackson. The clash of the bartender and barmaid begins but, even though Tate makes his change of mind clear (in biker-speak, a language Lauren is not fluent in), Lauren is intent on going her own way.

Until a serial killer hits Car... (Read more) Lauren Grahame has spent her whole life thinking something special was going to happen. She didn’t know what it was, she just knew it would one day be hers. But she learned the hard way that special wasn’t on offer.

So, after divorcing her cheating husband, Lauren searched for nothing special and she thought she found it when she landed a job as a waitress in a biker bar in Carnal. It was perfect: a nothing job in a nowhere bar in Nowheresville.

Then Tatum Jackson walked in. Part-owner of the bar, he took one look at high-class Lauren and wanted nothing to do with her. And he made this known, loudly.

Tate’s angry insults seared in her brain, Lauren decides the feeling is mutual and she doesn’t want anything to do with the gloriously handsome Tate Jackson. The clash of the bartender and barmaid begins but, even though Tate makes his change of mind clear (in biker-speak, a language Lauren is not fluent in), Lauren is intent on going her own way.

Until a serial killer hits Carnal and Lauren finds out Tate isn’t a bartender, he’s a bounty hunter. He stakes his claim for Lauren before he goes on the hunt for a killer but Laurie doesn’t speak biker nor does she understand bounty hunters and Tate comes back from the hunt to find his old lady has moved on.

Life throws curveball after curveball at Laurie and Tate as secrets are revealed, women are brutally murdered, Tate leads Lauren to special and Laurie tries to find her inner biker babe.
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romance, crime, mystery, contemporary romance, serial killers

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Review by: Laura kyahgirl on April 29, 2012 : (no rating)
4.5/5; 5 stars; A

Wow, this was a really enjoyable book. I've never read anything by this author and was completely surprised. I would have taken off a whole star for the poor editing but the story was so strong it compensated for it. This book had enough length to develop a lot of characters and relationships, incorporate a mystery, and show a realistic time line for all the events to unfold.

I found the story a bit confusing sometimes when it jumped around in time by a few days here and there and I got really, really impatient the overuse of 'um' but it wasn't enough to make me change my mind about the overall rating.

The character Tate was an utter jerk for parts of the book and he made an awful lot of mistakes in fits of temper but he was so dogged in his determination to hang on to what he wanted and fix up his life that it was easy to get past the jerkishness. Lauren was also a character with flaws but she was completely likeable, strong and compassionate. I kind of liked that Tate and Lauren had a lot of arguments and disagreements because they worked it out, shouted about it, went crazy for a bit but didn't do the 'walk away wounded' thing. I don't like it when an author creates tension by having two people who can't or won't talk about things and the book is full of misunderstandings.

There is something about this book that reminds me of some of the really good Nora Roberts stand-alone books from years ago, like Northern Lights, Blue Smoke, etc.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: misskittyinthecity on Feb. 16, 2012 :
'Sweet Dream' was my gateway drug into all books by Kristen Ashley. I have not read such a unique style or characters in a long time. They are not cookie cutter or perfect but very real with doubts and realistic misunderstandings. I enjoy reading all types of books but nothing has gripped my attention and sheer bloody enjoyment as this book has! It led me to purchasing a whole whack of her other ones.

I like the cadence to her stories and it was nice to not have a story start, hiccup and then resolve all in a few chapters. There is a progression to her storytelling that I enjoyed very much and also a male lead that hasn't been recycled to death in romance books. For the love of God, where is my Tate?? ;)
(reviewed the day of purchase)

Review by: Stephanie Skinner on Jan. 31, 2012 :
Great Book!!! I will be reading everything written bt this author.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Laura kyahgirl on Dec. 20, 2011 :
This author was new to me and a complete surprise. What an awesome, engaging, well paced story. The editing was a bit rough but the quality of the characters and story made me overlook that.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Wendy Docue on Dec. 14, 2011 :
Very good read i enjoyed this book. hooked on her book now
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

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