Abby Erickson isn’t looking for a one-night stand, a relationship, or anything that involves any one-on-one time, but when she witnesses a shocking crime, she’s thrust into the hands of the sexiest man she’s ever seen – Colton Anders. His job is to protect her, but with every look, every touch, and every simmering kiss, she’s in danger of not only losing her life but her heart also.
I’m a huge fan of Jennifer Armentrout and her Wait for You series is probably my favorite contemporary series so I was beyond excited to see Colton get a novella.
The story opens with Abby walking to her car after a disastrous date where the guy actually had the nerve to say “You’d be really hot if you’d just lose some weight”. With those thoughts replaying in her head she hears something in an alley she’s walking by and she ends up seeing a murder. Stunned, she drops her keys catching the attention of the killer after which she turns around and starts running until she runs into someone and they end up calling the police for her. When she is at the police station she is waiting on the homicide detectives to interview only to find out that one of them was a guy that she went to high school with. Enter Colton Anders, older brother of Reece who we meet in Fall in With Me. Turns out these 2 had crushes on each other in high school, and let me just say that I am a sucker for second chance romances.
This is a quick read that has some incredibly sweet moments and made me want my own Colton. And I absolutely adore Abby. It was nice to see a female character that not only had insecurities but she acknowledged them as well and began working on overcoming them. Normal people have insecurities about how their body and this novella did a good job of putting that into perspective and showing that you do not normally see yourself the same way that other people see you.
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: Dream of You
: Wait for You #4.5
: Jennifer L. Armentrout
: 4/5
I adored this “short” story. The beginning of the book is pretty action packed. Abby sees something she should not have seen and then she encounters Colton. And let’s just say sparks are going to fly.. This was a pretty steamy read if you ask me (but I am one of those girls, that if it gets too much I just skip parts). You can feel that Reece and Colton are brothers. They both have this extremely caring personality which I love about them. I loved that Abby worked as an editor, it was nice to read about someone who also loves books. I do feel that there were some parts that didn’t really make sense because I did not have enough background information to understand some of the actions that were taken. Other than that, it was a fast paced book that you can read in a day!
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This novella is a part of the 1001 Dark Nights Universe series written by many wonderful authors. Each book in this series is a standalone title so they don’t necessarily have to be read in any particular order. This book is also a part of the Wait For You series and is best read after Fall With Me. I just really enjoyed this story and I just didn’t want it to end. I just lost myself in and I just couldn’t get enough of these interesting characters. I can’t wait to see what’s next from this author.
3.5 Stars. I think I would have liked it more if I hadn’t listened. It was a cute insta-love story that had a bit of mystery. I liked that Colton was so sweet and that Abby was opening herself up slowly. It was a fun story of reconnecting and falling in love after years of not seeing eachother.