Quicksilver Dreams
Dreamwalkers
Book One
Danube
Adele
Genre: PNR New Adult
Publisher: Carina Press
ISBN: 978-14268-9785-6
ASIN: B00F93X86Q
Number of pages: 317
Word Count: 132,000
My name is Taylor, and damn but my life
changed overnight. One moment I was just a regular girl working two jobs to pay
my bills, and next thing you know, I'm uncovering secret metal disks at my
boss's house. Now I'm reading minds, dream-walking and being saved from bad
guys by Mr. Dark and Brooding.
That would be Ryder Langston, my new
next-door neighbor. He's sex on legs but he's also a secret agent from another
world—no joke. I believe him now because he dragged me back here "for my
protection" after he discovered someone was trying to assassinate me on
Earth. It isn't working out so well.
There's a war going on, one that's been
fought for generations. Ryder's having trust issues (not that it's stopping us
from falling into bed), and it turns out I'm connected here, if you know what I
mean. The target on my back finally makes sense, but there's nowhere left to
hide…
Arc review
3.5 starsThis is my first time reading this author, and really the first sci fi romance I have read. At first it started out a little slow, but it did pick up a quarter of a way in to the book. The characters come alive in the book and the details of the other planet are extremely good. I also really liked the descriptions of the characters, you really got the whole picture of them and really see them. Also it was nice to have the secondary characters have some important roles in the book, so you know that you will see more of them. I hate that I didn't know it was going to be a series, because I am very impatient, and I DONT know when the next one is coming out.
Taylor is a normal adult trying to find her way in life. She's working two jobs and only making ends meat. With no time to have a social life, she works. Well her friend decides that its time and what a coincidence, a new guy moves next door. After seeing Ryder, the new guy, she has some very vivid dreams, ones that she feels Ryder is actually there. Well the story gets complicated, because her boss, Reggie, tells her to go to his place to give his boyfriend some chocolate, so when she goes over she reads franks mind and finds out he wants to kill her, so she runs. There is a lot of action in this book and so much to tell, so I would read it. A couple of twists and turns, but it is worth it,
I will definitely be waiting for the book in this series. A great start.
Prologue
Was this a dream?
Had I ever felt this lucid in a dream
before?
I could feel the silky material around my
eyes, on my wrists and ankles, softly sliding against my skin. With my body
waking to sensual heat seeping through my veins, I only wanted to concentrate
on what was happening in the moment, appreciate the swirl of masculine energy
twining through the feminine threads of my own.
So good…
My dreams usually had a surreal,
nondistinct, floating quality to them. This time, I actually felt a large,
rough hand feathering over the skin on my rib cage, my flat stomach,
agonizingly slow, avoiding obvious erogenous zones.
It was a hot, searing touch. It was like
someone was actually there. Someone I wanted…
More… Like that… So good…
I could scent spicy soap that was subtle,
yet distinctly male, arousing, and couldn’t help the feverish whispers of
encouragement.
Oh, my God… Yes…
My sex dreams usually made me struggle
with the frustration of a roller-coaster experience that never finished. I
would ride a buildup of desire and a cool down, over and over, my imagination
acting as a careless lover with wonderful intent but clumsy execution. This
time there was no such neglect. The burn was exquisite, building and teasing,
ebbing and flowing, but never forgetful and creating a fever that made me
writhe with need.
Please!
Never had I ever felt this way before,
chanting my demand, desperately wanting to reach the end of the ride.
Yes! Like that! Yes!
Sudden sensation poured over and through
me, powerfully enough that I woke myself and sat up. My breath was short and
gasping. My body was quivery and oversensitized. I was covered with a fine
sheen of sweat, and my sheet was twisted in carefree abandon around my naked
body.
I half expected to find a man in front of
me.
Rubbing my wrists as though the soft
bindings were still tied to me, I glanced around my sparsely furnished bedroom
and felt my body quake with a small, faint aftershock. I was alone. Nothing was
disturbed. At the same time that I drew comfort from seeing that everything in
my world was still in its place, a faint echo of grief, or disappointment, took
the edge off my contentment, like I was missing something. I was solo after
such an erotic experience.
What about the hand? Who was it attached
to?
A part of me had to give a mental
headshake of exasperation.
No men for you. At least not yet.
The inevitable weight of responsibility,
like a bucket of ice water, reminded me that I needed to work and pay the
bills. I had to make ends meet. There was no one who was going to help me.
Usually, I accepted this with a
matter-of-factness, but this night, a spike of resentment reared its head.
What would it be like to be a normal girl
who had time for frivolity?
I quashed the thought immediately, too
tired to let it take root.
Why fight the wave? I just had to ride
it.
Settling back on my pillow, I once again
closed my eyes and let the languorous effects of postorgasmic lassitude steal
over me. Strangely, as my mind once again stretched fingers toward my deep
subconscious, the whisper of a gentle caress down my cheek didn’t frighten me.
About the
Author:
Danube Adele wrote her first romance at
the age of seven when she penned the story of her dogs falling in love and
having puppies. She’s been dreaming up romantic tales ever since. A lifetime
resident of southern California, she spends time playing at the beach, camping
in Joshua Tree National Park, and hiking Mammoth Mountain.
Always a lover of adventure, she and her
husband took their sons on a cross country road trip to Florida and back in an
old VW Westfalia, that had no A/C, in the month of July, and still, it
continues to be the best trip they ever took. Extensive travel and trying new
things has kept the creative spark alive. Danube lives in Claremont with her
biggest fans, her loving husband, amazing and wonderful identical twin sons,
and a teddy bear of a Rottweiler.
Her debut novel, Quicksilver Dreams, Book
1 of the Dreamwalker series was officially released January 6, 2014.
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