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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Absolute perfection! Fans of Kristen Proby will be delighted to return back to Seattle with this latest addition to the beloved With Me in Seattle series.
Kane and Anastasia are fantastic independently, but together they’re simply perfect! Both are very accomplished artists in their own rights, but together they inspire and motivate one another — we should all be so lucky to have someone like them in our corner. If you’re a superfan (like I am), you can tell that this is where real life bled into Proby’s art, as is evident from the dedication to her husband:
“This one is for John, who encourages me to chase my dreams every day.”
And the swoons just keep on coming from there. Anastasia is a beautiful, independent & sassy leading lady who isn’t afraid to speak her mind, but even she isn’t immune to Kane’s charms. He is just everything you want in a book boyfriend; the depth of his loyalty and devotion is beautiful to behold and his sweet words (and actions) will leave you in a puddle of feels.
“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.”
Gah!! He’s just everything, all the things!! You’ll also be wowed with all the new characters and intrigue she sprinkles throughout the book. I absolutely cannot wait to get Asher’s story next, and even after that, there’s just so much potential introduced in Dream with Me, that you’ll have no other option but to daydream about all the possibilities!
An emotional, over the top romance that will leave your begging for more from this couple and this world. A book that will not be put down until you turn the last page. Words that leap off the page at you and turn into magic before your very eyes!!
Kristen Proby is one author that I always one-click, and devour the book the minute it hits my kindle. This series, the With Me in Seattle Series, I have absolutely fallen in love with. I love all the characters, their chemistry, laughter, and their sense of family, no matter what. Her characters are always deep and complex, which make you fall even harder, because they feel like part of you.
I always recommend my book people to this author. She has written a plethora of books, with different genres, that will astound you!! The ability this author has to write is uncanny and always makes my heart so happy by the end.
Anastasia and Kane meet unexpectedly and the sparks fly and consume. Their story is bumpy and full of potholes that will make you fall even deeper for these 2. Their story is realistic and will make you want to be part of their family. You will not regret reading this story!!
An amazing 5+ star read by Kristen Proby!!
Wonderful story written by Kristen Proby. I enjoyed reading this series as always due to it being about family and the importance behind the meaning. Kane and Anastasia are hard working people who cares for one another and what they do. The heartfelt of Kane towards Anastasia was amazing. Keep doing your best as always.
“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”
~ Kane O’Callaghan
Anastasia Montgomery finds herself looking for artistic inspiration at the local glass museum, little realizing a chance encounter with the artist himself is about to change her life. Kane O’Callaghan, the dreamy Irishman, is immediately smitten and their story is sweet & heartfelt, even though I wasn’t totally enraptured by their instalove. I absolutely adore the entire O’Callaghan clan- a spin off series featuring any of the siblings would be greatly welcomed. And the writing crackles with energy whenever the original Seattle Montgomery’s are on the page- maybe it’s time for a Nate/Jules or Meg/Will follow up book where they can really shine.
Kristen Proby’s With Me In Seattle series was one of the first series of books I jumped into when I got my first Kindle. I’ve always loved Seattle. If I could, I’d live there for the rest of my days. So anytime I come across a book that’s setting is the Emerald City, I’m intrigued. From the moment I hit chapter two in Natalie and Luke’s story, Come Away With Me, Kristen Proby had me hook, line, and sinker. I’ve devoured every book in the series the second I could get my grabby little hands on them. It’s one of those series that I’ll reread probably several times in my lifetime because when I’m in a book slump, I tend to do that. I’ve adored watching the family and extended family grow over the years and Dream With Me was certainly no exception!
What I liked about this book: The best part about this story is how easily Kane fits in with the Montgomery family (and extended family), and how easily Anastasia fits into the O’Callaghan family. Which makes the one, big, happy family even bigger and happier (in the end). And just like any blended family, this one has its ups and downs, missteps and mistakes, and forgiveness and healing right along with the triumphs and tragedies.
NICUnurse’s Rating: While all of the With Me in Seattle books can be read as standalone titles, I highly recommend ALL of them and I highly recommend reading all of them in order. It gives you a better picture of how the Montgomerys understand that family isn’t always related by blood, rather they are made out of love and acceptance. And the girl’s night out scenes are always great for some laugh out loud moments! Dream With Me felt like coming home to a big family reunion, and I really hope this series never ends!
I give Dream With Me by Kristen Proby 4.5 out of 5 stars!
The With Me in Seattle series is one of my all time favorites. I anxiously await each new book because I know Kristen Proby will deliver a sweet, steamy, and ultra swoony romance that never fails to leave me with a smile. Dream with Me was no exception. Kane and Anastasia’s romance was nothing short of adorably sexy and completely captivating and had the butterflies in my tummy flying around full force. Seriously, no one writes heroes like Kristen Proby does! 5 stars and a definite #OneClick for this story.
What do you get if you have two sexy characters that are artists, one with an Irish brogue, two loving and supportive families, a girls night out celebration that ends with more sexy men coming to get them at the end of the evening? Well my lad, you would have the new Kristen Proby book that is beyond your Irish dreams.
Dream with Me is the new release from Kristen Proby (book #13 in the With Me In Seattle Series)
Kane O’Callaghan is a very well known and wealthy artist that makes beautiful blown glass sculptures. Having learned this skill from his uncle back in Ireland, Kain has built his career in the States and showcases his work in a self named museum in Seattle, WA.. There he meets the feisty Anastasia and knows she is someone he wants to know better.
Anastasia (Stasia) Montgomery is an artist in her own right. Beautiful custom wedding cakes are her specialty, but when she loses her muse, she’s in need of some inspiration. Enter tall, dark, handsome with green eyes – Kane O’Callaghan! She has admired his work for quite some time and finds his work inspiring to her creative process.
To say these characters have chemistry is an understatement. As with all Proby’s female characters, Stasia is an independent and successful woman. Both Kain and Anastasia have strong family roots, which gives them a great foundation to explore their mutual attraction.
Stasia comes from a huge family with fame of their own. She is cousins with some our our favorite Montgomery characters from part With Me In Seattle books by Proby. It was wonderful to have Will, Meg, Juls and Nate crossover for this book in addition to other beloved characters.
We also meet new characters to the With Me In Seattle series:
Kain’s siblings- Mary Margaret (Maggie), Keegan, Shawn and Maeve
Stasia’s siblings: We’ve met Amelia (Lia) and her husband Wyatt, but we were introduced to her brother Archer. I can’t for Proby to work her magic with Archer and Elena!!
This book was beautifully written. I read this book in one sitting and literally could not put this book down! Ms. Proby has a wonderful ability to write amazing families into her books. The Montgomeries are loving, supportive and a very close bunch. It was great to see that our newest family, the O’Callaghan’s, have the same qualities have me loving them as well. I highly recommend this book- it’s a fantastic read!
And finally- who could forget the star of the book…MURPHEY!! I love that dog!!
Dream With Me by Kristen Proby is book 13 in the With Me In Seattle series. This is Anastasia aka Stasia Montgomery and Kane O’Callaghan’s story.
Stasia is a well known designer/baker of wedding cakes. Kane is an world renowned glass blower. They met by accident in a museum and Kane was quite unfriendly, in Stasia’s eyes, toward her. Then they meet up again that evening and the chemistry between them is intense and electrifying. Theirs is a deliciously sweet instant love story. I enjoyed the characters, plot, secondary characters, twists, turns , family drama, low angst, beautiful romance and the love. As always, Kristen Proby wrote a fabulous story that writes a beautiful romance with great characters, awesome plot, and amazing feels.
My Rating: 4.5 stars *******
I love a Kristen Proby story!! She has a way of creating these characters that I do wanna be friends with. Stasia was that kinda girl for me. She’s sweet, talented, and oh so creative. Kane O’Callaghan’s art has been a source of inspiration for Stasia, so meeting him should be a thrill. However that first meeting for her was not fun, because who likes a broody cuss?! But their second unexpected meeting saw sparks flying between them, and you get a sense that Kane is oh so enamored by beautiful baker.
This story was beautiful, funny, and oh so swoon inducing. Kane and his Irish self was all kinds of hot. The introduction of not only Kane’s siblings, but the appearance of so many wonderful Montgomerys had me turning pages, laughing outloud and sighing repeatedly. Kane and Stasia made me all sorts of happy reading. Another fantastic addition to the With Me in Seattle World!!
I love Kane and Stasia and the accent. They are nice addition to the family.
Kristen Proby harnessed element of fire in Dream with Me! Whoa, did she ever. For me, her newest hero just hit the level of Nate, Dom, and…Will. Oh yes. That level! Are you prepared for Kane O’Callaghan?
First and foremost, just grab this book. Read it. Love it. You do not need to start at the beginning of the series. This is one of those brilliantly crafted standalone books, much like Kane’s glass or Anastasia’s cakes, that intrigues you about how it can be crafted without impacting the balance of the others.
Second, Kane is deliciously swoony, annoying, has an accent, and blows glass. Really, swoony and blows glass was enough, but I have to stop because I’m having a happy moment over typing all of those things together. I suppose I should spoil or disclaim the next sentence but Kane is mine!
Anastasia is fabulous because she doesn’t pander to Kane. She’s irritated with his attitude when they first meet. Then, when fate throws them together a second time, flattered and mortified by her behavior. But it’s her vulnerability that truly shines through.
Hot, sweet, and a must read for Proby fans or those looking to become one
I fell in love with this! I haven’t read the previous stories in this series but I will be picking them up now. I not only fell in love with Kane and Anastasia, I fell in love with their entire families. The family dynamics and love and protectiveness just had me smiling the whole time. I loved that Kane went after what he wanted and knew it was Anastasia from the beginning. There’s hardly any angst and it’s a natural flow of their relationship that had me giddy with excitement. Now, I can’t wait to see what’s in store for Asher.
Dream with Me (With Me in Seattle #13) by Kristen Proby is the story of Anastasia. She has recently moved from California to the Seattle area to be closer to her family. Baking wedding cakes and her family are her driving force. One day she goes to her favorite museum for inspiration where she ends up meeting a handsome stranger. A couple of days later she runs into the same stranger again only to find out he is the reclusive Kane O’Callaghan, the famous artist of her favorite museum. The two end up in a one night stand which leaves both of them wanting more. I was pulled into their story from the very first page. Anastasia and Kane were made for each other and I lived the journey they took me on. This was my first time reading this author. You don’t have to read the other books in the series. I didn’t when I read this book but after I finished I definitely wanted more. I look forward to reading the previous books in the series as well as the next books in the series. The other characters in the book were very interesting and I am curious as to what will happen in their lives, especially Anastasia’s brother and Kane’s sister. The author’s style of writing and storytelling puts me in mind of another author I love to read. Looking forward to reading more from this author. Pleasantly satisfied. 4.5 stars for me.
I received a complimentary ARC – early release copy of this book in Kindle format from the author for review purposes.
This was such an awesome read and I loved it so much. This is Anastasia Mongomery’s story and I loved her love story. Anastasia is an artist, she designs the most beautiful wedding cakes but sometimes she needs inspiration and when that happens she visits the Seattle Glass Museum. One day she is their sketching when she meet a handsome stranger. He is Kane and the museum is his and he is a famous glass artist and he falls into lust with Anastasia but they go their separate ways without exchanging any contact information.
Anastasia’s sister has married a doctor and so she is invited to join them the next night at a fundraiser and that is where she runs into Kane again and they have a one night stand. She ducks out not understanding that Kane wants more with her and I loved where his sister Maggie helps him find her again.
Kane and Anastasia are so romantic together and he really is this amazing guy with her. I loved Kane’s family and friends and I love that they are going to hopefully be featured in coming books. They are an Irish family and own an Irish Pub so that’s going to be a lot of fun with this series.
This was a wonderfully told and highly romantic story about two people falling in love and sharing a passion for art and each other with very complicated and fun families. It was really a story I know I will re-read again and I found it highly romantic.
The With Me in Seattle series is one I never miss… The books are so fun to read with sexy characters and specially talking about strong women. In this case, Anastacia is a baker, very successful one, and meets in a museum the Irish artist Kane O’Callahan, their first encounter is kind of confusing for them but after meeting again at a Gala they form a friendship and start dating. This book is about sexy scenes, strong characters and family. You will meet again some characters of the previous books and I confess that now I want to re-read them all!
This book is a stand alone but you will love these characters and how they connect so strongly.
I just loved it!
4 stars
Catching up with the Montgomery clan is always fun, and we see into some of the newer additions to the family as well as catching up with our old favourites in Dream With Me.
When Anastasia seeks inspiration for an upcoming cake order in her favourite glass museum, she gets more than that when she meets the enigmatic artist himself, Mr Kane O’Callaghan. Their connection is instantaneous, and when they bump into each other again the following night at a charity event, Kane makes his intentions towards Anastasia very clear.
The relationship develops quickly between them and they settle into the flow, each of them guiding the other when misunderstandings occur. But with both of them from very large families, things get complicated. Can they work through them and begin their future, or is it all just a dream they can’t reach?
This book was super romantic, extremely swoony and had you grinning from ear to ear throughout. There were introductions to what I assume will be future storylines from other characters in the story which I’m excited to read. The intimate scenes were over very quickly and not very detailed, and I would have liked to have read a bit more passion between them, but you absolutely felt the love between them.
If you’re a fan of the light and easy read with a bit of insta-love and a more traditionally alpha guy then this is for you.
Dream With Me by Kristen Proby is book 13 in the With Me In Seattle Series. This is the story of Anastasia Montgomery and Kane O’Callaghan. This is the first book I have read in the series and by this author, so for me it was a standalone book. Kane is a artist who works with glass to make his creations. If not for having to come out sometimes for his work and his siblings he more than likely would interact with anyone. Anastasia is a busy baker/cake maker who is in need of inspiration for an up an coming wedding cake that she wants to do. Anastasia sometimes goes to the museum to get inspiration there she is sitting doing some drawings and when she looks up someone is there watching her. Anastasia and who turns out to be Kane have some fun sparing but they don’t make plans to go further. When Anastasia is talked into going to a fundraiser with her family she ends up meeting Kane again..this time they can’t help but act on their feelings.
Enjoyed their story and hope to meet more from this author.
It’s been a while since my last Kirsten Proby book and boy did it remind me how much I love her work.
This book was short, full of laughter, some tears and so much passion it was bursting from my Kindle.
I’m excited to be throw back in Kirsten Proby world and now I can’t wait to see what happens with Archer and his long lost love.
***Review copy requested and reviewed on of OMGReads Blog***
I have been reading Kristen Proby’s books since she first hit the scene with Come Away With Me. I was hooked right off. I have read every book she has written. It amazes me the creativity this woman has. She cranks out books like nobody’s business and they are always unique an captivating.
Dream With Me is the story of Anastasia Montgomery. She is the sister to Amelia who’s story was Stay With Me. Stasia is approached by an abrupt, but very handsome man while sitting at a glass museum hoping to get inspiration for her latest wedding cake masterpiece. Little does she know that the man addressing her is the man responsible for providing so much inspiration; Kane O’Callaghan. When they run into each other a second time, Kane decides this is something that must be pursued. Can the very independent Amelia and Kane, who’s heart is somewhat still in his homeland of Ireland, figure out how to make it work?
There is not one book in the with me in Seattle series that isn’t good. This one is no disappointment. I love Stasia and Kane’s story and watching their relationship you cant do anything but root for them. Getting to see the different family members and character from other stories is always a bonus. I could not put this book down. Kristen Proby did not disappoint. Now I can’t wait for Archers book and maybe seeing some of Kane’s family to come.