Dream Spinner (Dream Team #3)

by Kristen Ashley

Blurb:

In this steamy and emotional contemporary romance from a New York Times bestselling author, two

damaged souls must overcome the pain of their pasts to have the love they've always dreamed of.

Hattie Yates has finally met the man of her dreams. Yet years of abuse from her demanding father have left her petrified of disappointment. She’s already failed to reach her goal of becoming a professional ballerina—she can’t handle the terrible consequences of another dream becoming a nightmare. But when a stalker sets their sights on Hattie, there’s only one man she dares to hope can help . . .

Axl Pantera knows Hattie is the only woman for him. Yet despite the attraction burning between them, Hattie refuses to let him in. The former soldier is determined to woo her into letting down her walls. And when danger comes calling, he’s up against more than her wary and bruised heart. Axl will do anything to prove to Hattie that they’re meant to be, but first, he’ll need to keep her safe.

Themes: Contemporary

Rating: 4.75 stars

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Review:

It’s finally here! The story so many of us have been dying for has finally arrived and I can tell you that I loved this story despite so many tears. This series is the newest spinoff of the original Rock Chick series, Kristen Ashley’s most popular and beloved series, but this Dream Team continues to overlap and bring together many of our favorite characters from all her Denver based series. This story has been building for several stories now, but we knew it was going to come to a head in a big way and it definitely did in the very first chapter. Hattie and Axl have been circling one another, with Hattie refusing to really give him a chance to seal her heart, long enough that he has almost given up on her, but she continues to give him glimpses of herself that makes giving up impossible. But he has finally hit his limit and confronts Hattie, calling her on her shit, Axl knows that he has made a mistake but unsure how to come back from it. When he finds out that she is in danger though there is no way that he will ever leave her protection to another man and as he pulls her under his protection she finally gives him a chance at her. But though they begin to work through their emotional and relationship issues, outside dangers and sources continue to try to tear them apart and make their lives more complicated, making them have to fight one another and them together against others. Axl was an ass in the beginning of this story, though I can understand his frustration with Hattie, but it was a little harsh the way he spoke to her and treated her in the beginning taking out that frustration on her. Once he got his shit together he returned to being an amazing and sweet man, showing her the kind of man he would be supporting her and giving her the love and strength she’d been lacking from others in her life. He was slow seriously an ass kicker for those he loved and I loved how sexy he was while kicking ass and taking names. Hattie has been emotionally and sometimes physically abused by the most important man in her life for almost her entire life, so embracing a relationship with a man like Axl is truly terrifying for her, but when she finally comes to terms with the fact that she need to get it together or risk losing him even as a friend she finds her titanium backbone and proves she is the perfect match for Axl. I loved seeing her navigate her way through dealing with not only her problems but the problems that crop up in Axl’s personal life as well as they begin to build a truly lasting relationship together. She found her self-confidence personally and professionally and proved to herself and others that she was much more than just a beaten woman. Obviously as with all of these novels, the passion between Axl and Hattie was so far off the charts there no longer was a chart, but the sweetness between them in the few quiet moments they fund was my favorite part of their love story. This story came with a crazy as hell epilogue that will lead right into the next novel (Dream Keeper) that broke my heart and made me scream and I am dying that we have to wait so long for that novel now, but I know that it will be a finale to beat all. Our Queen kicked ass once again!