From New York Times Bestselling Author Kristen Proby comes Dream With Me, an all-new addition to the series that has sold more thana million copies to date, her belovedWith Me In Seattle Series!Kane O’Callaghan knows what it is to have his work shown all over the world. His pieces are on display in palaces and museums, including the O’Callaghan Museum of Glass just outside of his beloved hometown … his beloved hometown of Seattle. Kane is a bit of a recluse, spending time on his farm alone and committed to his art. His life is full.
Until the day he meets her.
Wandering through museums is Anastasia Montgomery’s favorite way to spend her time. Not only does art feed her soul, but it inspires her own art of designing wedding cakes. When her muse seems to be gone, she finds her again among the beauty in the museums of Seattle, and the O’Callaghan Museum of Glass is her favorite. She’s never met the artist, but he must be absolutely brilliant, if he can make such beautiful things out of glass.
Bumping into a grumpy stranger at the museum wasn’t in Anastasia’s plan. And then discovering it was Kane himself was absolutely humiliating.
But when she sees him again at a charity fundraiser, and ends up spending an incredible, unforgettable night with the mysterious glass smith, Anastasia finds herself thinking of Kane and little else, even her precious work. Will this relationship bloom into the romance of a lifetime, or will their dreams of success get in the way of true love?
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Favorite Quotes:
I’m not a fan of people, especially when they’re all in one place. That place being wherever I am. I bought my land away from civilization for a reason.
How could I explain to her that the minute my eyes fell upon her in the museum, it was like recognizing a part of me I didn’t know was missing? I knew her, right then and there. It was a kind of knowing that I can’t explain, nothing I’ve ever felt before, but my grandda used to tell me it was the same way for him when he saw my grandmother.
“Oh, now you want to act like a doctor. Earlier, you refused to put my shoulder back in place so I could just go out for lunch with you guys.” “I’m a freaking veterinarian,” she says with an exasperated laugh.
My Review:
Oh, swoon! This lovely couple was adorable, I would trade all the beautiful shoes and purses in my closet to be treated and treasured the way Kane did Stasia. I’ve only recently discovered the delightful storytelling of Kristen Proby but I was a quick convert and remain enamored and besotted with her sweet and sexy style. The characters were endearing, the storylines were entertaining and engaging, and the writing was cleverly amusing and insightfully observant. Sigh, to sum it up in one word – perfection.
I haven’t read the whole Seattle series but I need to. This story and characters Kane and Stasia captivated and piqued my interest from the start. They will take you on this emotional journey that knows no bounds. I honestly volunteered to review this arc.
Welcome back to Seattle and the With Me in Seattle crew!! This family just keeps growing. They are so fun, real, loving, and the men are absolute alphas with the biggest hearts for their wives and children. The chemistry just oozes off the pages between Anastasia and Kane. Anastasia creates wedding cakes for a living and loves to visit the O’Callaghan Museum of Glass for inspiration. After meeting Kane O’Callaghan, a world-famous glass artist, they endeavor on a high speed relationship. The connection, chemistry, and their love for their families just might find these two on the fast track to forever if “secrets” do not get in the way. I just totally love this series. It is also awesome that we get to visit with ALL the Montgomery/Williams clan. This is a stand alone story but you will want to read them all, they are that awesome. I have not read a book by Kristen Proby yet that I have not completely loved.
Whenever Anastasia is on need of an artistic pickup she ventures to the O’Callaghan museum to get inspired. Enjoying the quiet she is interrupted by a very abrupt gentleman who asks a lot of questions that Anastasia believes are none of his business. When she discovers that he is Kane O’Callaghan the artist of all the glass in the room she is in she is humiliated.
When they meet again at a fundraiser she tries to stay away from him but he has other plans. They end up spending the most amazing night together. Leaving in the middle of the night while he slept is not normally how she would handle herself, however she did not want to be involved in any awkward goodbyes. What she didn’t know is that Kane had no intention of making this a one night stand.
They both have large families that mean the world to them and very time consuming careers. Will they be able to deal with everything and still get their chance at true love?
The characters in this book were great. In true Kristen Proby fashion I fell in love with the romance of the story and might have swooned a time or two.
*** Advanced copy provided in exchange for an honest review. ***
Welcome back to Seattle for another Montgomery romance. I enjoyed this easy going story between Kane and Anastasia. The book was low angst from the couple perspective, but the secondary characters (who I’m guessing may have future books) were the ones with all of the drama and questions. Dual point of view. No cliffhanger.
5 ‘Art Feeds Art’ Stars
Oh wow…. How Dream With Me made my artistic heart soar! Kristen Proby blew my mind away with these two artistic souls and their oh so passionate and heart warming love story! Pure KP magic with the most delicious of accents!
How it’s amazing to be back to the WMIS universe, and with another unforgettable love story to boot!
Anastasia Montgomery – Lia’s sister from Stay With Me – is a successful cake designer, in a moment of search for inspiration she merges herself in art, and it’s in that inspiring moment that she crosses paths with the reclusive and famous artist, Kane O’ Callaghan. After meeting by chance twice in so many days, they embrace their insane attraction, starting an amazing, naturally but speedy, lol, love affair.
I was absolutely enchanted by Kane and Stasia, how I adored not only their personalities, but their honesty and passion, but their intense sense of family and love for one another. I loved how we got a deep insight into this new family introduced by Kane, the O’ Callaghan’s, and though heartbreaking at times, and funny in other, we could already feel the immense potential of this characters. Family love shone throughout the all story, hooking me up even more to this already fantastic characters.
I’ve said it in the past, and I’ll say it again, there are very few romance authors that have the capacity to give us such rich characters and storylines, but so RELATABLE, and mature. Every single time I’m in awe at the strong and fiercely independent female characters, as such is Anastasia; absolutely swoon worthy, but still flawed and realistic male characters, with Kane proving and assuming it to the fullest; but specially, their relationship development, so utterly symbiotic, relatable, and still, every bit of passionate and romantic, that even when the conflict surges, I’m still fascinated on how mature and rationally the issues are solved. I ADORE that! And Kane and Anastasia’s beautiful and incredibly sexy and passionate romance reflected their artistic souls to a T, and made me fall HARD for these two!
Ms. Proby manages – without fail – every single time to steal big piece of my heart with these With Me In Seattle gang. So beautifully written, with such passion, emotion, and realist, but so powerfully romantic, that it is for me the epitome of a love story!
I can’t never get enough of this world, and now that the author is enticing us with a whole new family sphere of the O’Callaghan’s, plus that angsty reveal of Archer’s story, I. AM. DYING! I need all these books STAT!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
ARC kindly provided by the author via Social Butterfly PR for an honest review
I had just posted the Currently reading Dream With Me as my Facebook Profile this morning. I thought I would have it up there for a couple of days. Boy was I wrong!!! I didn’t realize how much I had missed the Montgomery family. YAY!!!! I got to visit with a few of the family members.
Anastasia Montgomery is one of the cousins to the original Montgomery family. She recently moved back to the Seattle area (Bellevue) from a crazy life as a cake queen in LA. She is a master with sugar but her asthma necessitated her downsizing her surrounding. She uses the glass work of Kane O’Callaghan as her muse when her creativity needed a fresh perspective.
Engrossed in her creativity, Anastasia didn’t notice the stranger staring at her from the opposite bench. He shocked her by inferring she was copying his work and demanding to see her sketchbook. Can you say RUDE!!! She leaves him speechless. But when she finds out he is the artist she used to inspire her she is speechless.
Dream With Me left me speechless, needing a muse to try and explain why I read the book in one sitting. How do I express the emotions I felt? How do I tell of the excitement over events? How do I talk about the hope I felt for Kane and Anastasia? How do I tell you the elation I felt when I reached the end? I was awed. I was satisfied. I was thrilled. In the end I felt content, fulfilled. Yea, I still need the muse. I can only hope that others read the story and are just as satisfied.
Wow I certainly was dreaming after finishing this one. If your late to the With Me In Seattle series (like me) then don’t worry it wont spoil your enjoyment, it will make you want to go back and start the series from the beginning.
Kristen has done a superb job with Kane, he will make you totally swoon and will appear in your dreams later on. His chemistry with Anastasia was off the charts hot, steam was coming off my kindle. The push pull between them was intense. I loved how she didn’t give in to him, she’s feisty and it only increases her appeal.
Once you start this you will not want to put this entertaining, sweet, romantic, swoon-worthy read down.
Oh my wow! I totally fell for Kane—swoony, sexy and just delicious. Anastasia is my favorite kind of heroine—strong, sassy, smart and independent. She doesn’t need Kane, and that makes it all the hotter & sweeter as they fall for each other. As always, Kristen Proby creates a standout cast of supporting characters, and you’ll wish you were friends with them all. Don’t miss this story!
Wedding cake designer Anastasia Montgomery has lost her muse & decides to check out the museum with the beautiful glass exhibit. She bumps into a rude, grumpy man, has a sparring session with him & finds out he is the famous artist of the glass exhibit, Kane. When they bump into each other again at an event Kane wants to know more about the beautiful Anastasia, and so begins the surprising relationship between the two of them.
I love the different but similar professions they have. Both have creative minds & use their hands to build beautiful pieces of art. They both have big families and it was fun seeing members of the Montgomery clan again. We are introduced to Kane’s siblings and hopefully they will have future books. This was a great read & looking forward to reading the next one!
Wonderful story of love
Is there anything better than Kristen Proby’s With Me in Seattle Series? Truly, with each new title she puts out I’m taken back to the first time I read this and I fall in love all over again. With the city and the big family that won’t stop growing (and not in a bad way). And yes, there is a heaping dose of the Montgomery’s in this one.
I adored Anastasia. How hard she worked. Her love of art. How she didn’t take crap from anyone. Even the handsome stranger who got up all in her business when she was minding her own. Call it a small world, but when she ran into him again, it was all he could do to get her to talk to him. Le sigh…Kane. Talented. Hard working. Protective. Totally smitten with Anastasia. And that accent, forget about it.
I really enjoyed reading about each of their crafts. They were both artists and successful in their own right. But more than that I loved how they made it work. They carved out time for one another despite their busy schedules. How the didn’t try to change one another, just accepted them as they were. How seamlessly they fit into each others lives. But when things fall apart for Kane’s sister, Anastasia is caught in the cross hairs of that downward spiral that sends them all reeling.
I love how Kane stepped up and in for Anastasia. How he proved to her with his words and actions exactly how much she meant to him. Dream With Me is a not so slow-burning romance that gave me belly flutters and made me swoon for days. My fingers and toes are crossed that this isn’t the last time Kristen Proby writes about the O’Callaghan family because those siblings are a riot.
Dream with Me
Anastasia Montgomery is one of Seattle most sought after wedding cake decorators. Kane O’Callaghan, is a world renowned glass blower (artist) whom Anastasia uses as her muse. And, his Irish accent, yummy!!!!
Their story is sweet and heartwarming, no angst in this With Me story, but it was pure perfection. As always it’s great o catch up with past characters and what’s going on in their lives too!
When ever I get the chance to read a new book by Kristen Proby, I know I’m going to be in for a great story. I love the worlds that she creates and builds upon, the characters that she develops, and the love that is so easily expressed. Dream With Me adds yet another love story in her beloved With Me in Seattle series, and it is everything I was looking for!
Anastasia meets Kane by chance when she is out looking for inspiration, and she finds that at a museum that houses Kane’s art. She is a hard-working cake designer with an extensive and close family, while he is a (somewhat) reclusive glass-blower who is extremely close with his two brothers and two sisters. Together, these two navigate through the difficulties of finding a work/life balance, all while falling in love.
I absolutely loved this book! Kane is just downright sexy with his Irish brogue. And Anastasia is so strong and independent. They complement each other to perfection!
I continue to love Kristen Proby’s books! I love that her books always provide a strong and sexy male lead, but her women- with their sense of self, worth, and independence- are the true grit of the stories. I love how they navigate their relationships with maturity.
Dream With Me is yet another great addition to this series! A definite reread for me (and I can’t wait to listen to the audio! Irish accent? Yes, please!).