True “TJ” Bannister, haunted by his past, abandons the world of sex, drugs, and rock and roll to live a peaceful life as a bookstore owner on Cape Cod. The reformed bad boy thinks no “nice” girl will ever see beyond his tormented soul.Innocent Sara Storm barges into TJ’s shop, and his life, with her sunshine personality. Her dream is to be a singer–she’s come to Cape Cod to further her goal at a … at a local concert venue and escape comparisons with her successful siblings.TJ and Sarah are drawn to each other, but will his past and desire for a calmer life and her aspirations as a recording artist doom their romance before the last note is sung?
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I’ve been waiting to read TRUE DREAMS since I first read ELUSIVE DREAMS and the wait was so worth it I can’t begin to tell you!
TJ Bannister, the son of rock-n-roll royalty ran away from the bright lights, fame, and drug culture of his parents’ world ten years ago. He now runs a popular book store and café on Cape Cod and writes grammy winning songs under the non de plume James True. As a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, he likes his quiet, solitary life on the cape with his dog and his employees. He never wants to go back to the life he had before.
Sara Storm is on the cape for the summer and needs a job. She already has one – working at a music festival with the hope of getting discovered as her goal. But that job doesn’t pay well, so the day she walk into TJ’s bookstore looking for work, both their lives are changed forever.
Sara and TJ are polar opposites in every single way from the ways and circumstances in which they were raised, to their education, even their outlook on life. What they do share, though, is a love for music – and a mutual attraction neither of them knows how to deal with.
When Sara is viciously attacked, TJ comes to the rescue.
When TJ wallows in self pity and loathing, Sara brings sunshine into his heart.
Pretty soon these two realize what everyone around them knows: they are perfect for one another.
But TJ can’t get behind Sara’s dream of stardom. He’s terrified it will change her into something he used to be.
I hate spoilers, so I’ll leave the rest of the plot there. Suffice it to say these two have a very long road ahead of them.
Kari Lemor is a one click author for me because she writes emotion like no one’s business, and this book is chock full of it! She can pull the same emotions she’s giving her characters on the page out from her readers, and did time and time again for me while I was reading this story. I routed for TJ, railed at Sara, and then cried with the two of them together. And since this is romance you can bet the love scenes are hot and steamy and exploding with passion. They are also extremely well written and the emotion Lemor drags out her Hero and Heroine ring so true, I kind of felt a little like a voyeur ( in a good way!) when I was reading them, hee hee.
This book was everything I hoped it would…and so much more!
Wish I could give it more than 5 stars. You need to read all the STORMS OF NEW ENGLAND BOOKS – including the ones coming next!
If you love bad boy heroes who are redeemed by a good girl, you’ll love this author’s latest book.
When reading True Dreams I rode an emotional rollercoaster. The author Kari Lemor introduced TJ and Sara as well rounded but flawed characters that you fell in love with from the first chapter.
I found my self cheering as their relationship developed and Sara’s family welcomed TJ for who he was today, not for his past mistakes.
I would recommend this book and after reading it I can’t wait to read Storms of New England Book 3.
I won’t spoil the ending but it was well written.
When True has succeeded in rebuilding his life after leaving the show biz circuit, he falls in love for Sara, whose dream is to be a singer. With such diverse dreams, the reader wonders if this relationship has any hope. Can’t give spoilers so I recommend you read the book.
Another winner in this series by Kari Lemor.
I could not wait to read the second installment of this series and was not disappointed. Kari writes stories that make you want to find a quiet place that you can read start to finish as you can’t wait to see if you are right about how it ends but yet you do not want it to end.
I received an ARC but I loved it so much I still purchased a copy to support this deserving author.
The Happily Ever After we all Dream of!
True Dreams by Kari Lemor is the second book released in her Storms of New England series. This series follows the Storm family and True Dreams focuses on the youngest Storm sibling and only daughter, Sara Storm. Sara grew up protected by her three older brothers and never took any risks until she decides to spend a summer away from her family in hopes to launch a music career. She meets older and definitely more experienced TJ Bannister, a former party boy and rock star who is trying to live a quiet and low-key life away from the demons of his past. Kari puts two opposite characters together and the fireworks instantly ignite! Young, naïve Sara is discovering how to make her musical dreams come true while experiencing love for the first time while TJ is hiding from love due to past lifestyle experiences making him think he does not deserve any future dreams.
Once again Lemor hooks the reader in with humor, sadness and of course a roller coaster of a romance. Sara and TJ are developed by a well written supporting cast the reader will also fall in love with. You do not need to read the first book of the series to understand the family dynamics, but you certainly do not want to miss any books from the Storm series! I timed my reading of this book so I could go right into the 3rd book of the series, Stolen Dreams which was just released….another must read.