In Her Sleep: HE CLAIMED HER NIGHT AFTER NIGHT

by Isla Storme

A darkly obsessive, small-town breeding romance.



She came here to start over.

Quiet land. Quiet house. No one to bother her.



Except me.



From the moment I saw Willa James, I knew she was mine. Sweet little thing- soft-eyed, smelling like sunlight and honey. She didn’t see me. Not at first. But I saw her.



I waited. Watched. Wanted.

And when the lights went out, I took what I needed.



She thought it was just a dream.

She still does.



But her body knows the truth.

The way she moans for me in her sleep. The way her thighs part without thinking. The way her belly’s started to swell.



I’ve been filling her night after night—until she couldn’t take another drop without keeping it.



And now she’s waking up.



She’s not ready for how real I am.

But I’ve never been more sure of anything.



She’s mine.

And I’ll claim her again. In her sleep. In the light. Forever.



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For readers who



primal obsessionsomnophilia / sleep playbreeding & pregnancypossessive heroes who worship one woman onlyone-bed, no-escape intensitysmall-town heat with a dark twistferal forever-type love



No cliffhangers. No cheating. Just one dark cowboy, one dripping obsession, and the woman he fills—until she’s full of him in every way.

Genres: Novella, Smut, Dark, Short Stories, Erotica, Westerns, Contemporary

144 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 6, 2025

Reviews

[girlwithhearteyes · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

99% breeding/somno kink on repeat, 1% mystery of the “how did she not wake up/notice” variety. 😅

[Mysti · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is 100% somno. Nothing else. Honesty, there’s more story in the book description than there is in the actual book. LOL Also, this says it’s 144 pages, but it’s honestly about 60 pages (at most)since it’s all double spaced and some lines are just a single sentence.

Calder sneaks into Willa’s home every night for three months, fucking her while she sleeps. When she finally gets pregnant, he fucks her until she wakes up and informs her that she now belongs to him. She says ok and they live happily ever after.

There is absolutely no story or dialogue between them. He whispers to her while he’s fucking her, but nothing beyond that. When she wakes up at the end, she asks his name, so we’re assuming she has no clue who he is.

I mean, if you’re into somno (which I am), then it’s good.

[Lucy Diamond · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outrageous? Yes.
Unrealistic? Completely.
Did it make me squirm in the best way? Hell yes.

I devoured this like the depraved little gremlin I am. Wild setup? Sleep kink? Breeding? Yes, please. It’s absolutely insane—but so hot. I just wish there’d been some connection before the clothes flew off, because dang, this needed a tiny dose of reality.

Still… if you’re here for the sleep kink filth, this one delivers.

[Nonieღserenity2bliss · Rating 2 out of 5]

Loved the kink but seriously, there isn't any plot. It gets very repetitive after two chapters which is a bit disappointing because I genuinely wanted to love this.

[♥ I’d Rather Be Reading ♥ · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars

- FMC: Willa
- MMC: Calder
- POVs Included: Single Male POV (Calder)

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SUMMARY: (SPOILER WARNING)

Calder breaks into Willa's house night after night to breed her unawares.

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REVIEW: (SPOILER WARNING)

Like other reviews have said, this is a somno kink erotica with literally no plot. I like somno, but it was pretty unrealistic and repetitive.

The fact that Willa isn't taking any sleeping pills or anything makes this so unbelievable. He does this for six months without being caught. One time he even stands her up and leans her over the side of the porch railing. Unless she's heavily drugged (which she's not), it's highly unlikely she wouldn't have woken up. If the author had just explained how she was so out of it, it would've gone a long way to making this more believable.

Aside from that, it's too repetitive. Since she doesn't wake up until the end of the story (I'll get to that in a minute), the scenes are basically the same thing over and over again. Hot for the first two chapters, but boring after that.

When she does finally wake up, she's already pregnant -- I bet that was confusing as fuck when she found out. Calder is balls deep and politely introduces himself as the man who has been fucking her in her sleep for the past six months; and as the man who has impregnated her. And her response is so flat. She's just like, "okay, don't stop". It's just so unrealistic.

So the smut scenes were hot, but repetitive. The rest was not great.

[Ample · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dark romance that is pure smut - somno and breeding kink. I was torn on 2 or 3 stars because the smut was okay but the book was really missing some development. I wish there was context other than the blurb on the background of the male and female lead before the smut kicked off. It just felt like these main leads appeared out of nowhere and we learn nothing about them.

I also found it unrealistic the female lead seemed to have no idea every morning about the male lead's visit. She didn't seem confused or surprised. And when the reveal happened, she didn't have a reaction at all.

[Jane Who Reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.55/5.00 ⭐️ rating (rounded up)
1.90/5.00 🌶️ rating

Tropes/Kinks: CNC, somnophilia (heavy), breeding kink (heavy), cockwarming

Thoughts:

Look this is 99.99% smut and .01% plot, if you are looking for the plot just don’t. The timeline makes no sense, it’s 6 days then all of a sudden months. Also, how did she not wake up or know when he came on her? See what I mean, no plot.

Now the smut was good, but started to feel repetitive towards the end.

[Crystal · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 Stars

I didn't like the writing from this new to me author. It wasn't errors, it was the third person narration and line spacing. There was also a section towards the end, where basically a whole page was repeated. But the story was fun. Looking at the back catalog, there are many titles that are calling right me, so hopefully I get used to the writing, or it gets better.

[Amy May · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mediocre

The EXCESSIVE repetition and "I'm so cool and deep" teenage poetry vibe interfered with my enjoyment of this book. Could have been hot if it wasn't 15 chapters of him sneaking in,having intercourse,and leaving,yet no explanation of how she isn't realizing something is up if she awakes every morning dripping cum. cute epilogue,though.

[Amanda Murphy]

Originally I liked this book! BUT… when I went to read another on of their books, it felt similar. I felt as though it was __ written… with that said, I don’t know if it is, but I couldn’t shake that and it kind of ruined the novella for me.

*I’ve intentionally left those two initials as blanks, because perhaps it wasn’t.

[Arwyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not sure how I got here... but I'm still laughing. How did she not wake up? Lol.

I also explored the authors' list of books and have no shame admitting in ready for the next one. Cheesy novellas ;)

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Totally weird in a good way

ALL SOMNOFILIA(?). This almost made me think of a tale of fey and picking a bride to keep. My only complaint is work on paragraph structure or make this into a free form poem.♥️

[April · Rating 3 out of 5]

Haven’t been reading much kind of funk and kind of life. Thought I’d go in for a short lusty read. While I did finish it, it was more out will power than anything else. Not something I’d recommend but hey at least I’m reading.

[Samantha Suitter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not bad

This story is exactly what you would expect. If you're looking at a quick breeding story that is all spice and no plot, look no further! 4 stars because there was a page in there twice.

[Laury Tucker · Rating 3 out of 5]

Uhmmmm...it did its intended purpose. It was short. It was quick. It was entertaining. It was spicy. It was smutty. It was plotless. It was mindless. It was easy to read. LOL....Don't know what else to say. It may give some the "ick." But, hey, like I said. It did its job. 😅😝🤭

[Lynden · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh, my God, this was ridiculously unreal! I enjoyed it though, cause I'm a sick woman. Taking out a star because of how far-fetched it was!

[Sage · Rating 4 out of 5]

9/10

[Cristi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading aspects of this book.

[Athena Que Será, Será · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not my thing. DNF.
Tags: kink, obsession, read, small-town, stalker

[Kelse K · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me next when

Damn this one kept me hot and ready. Did not expect to like it as much as I did. 10/10 would recommend and re-read.

[Rosie · Rating 5 out of 5]

HOT!

[Spoon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just a fap material.

I’m into kinky stuff, but the writing needs more development then this could be a bit better.

[NateSanti · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nope. I’m convinced Isla is the pen name for a man just putting his nonsensical creepy fantasies out as romance.

[Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is 99% somno/breeding kink and 1% how the f@ck did she not wake up 🤣 honestly 🤷‍♀️

A quick & filthy read of pure smut... go for it 😉

[Heather Parker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Weird but not bad

I’m a somno fan but I wasn’t sure what to expect from this one. It was pretty good and even a little hot.

[Cassie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Let's pretend I still have an erotic literature class to blame this one on...

[Britany | SouthernAsianReads · Rating 3 out of 5]

Don’t look for plot. There isn’t one. This is straight smut.

[Danielle Lacy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and Spicy read.

I would have loved more dialogue between the characters, but I do get the point of the book. It was supposed to be short and very spicy.

[Kim B · Rating 3 out of 5]

Somno book - definitely hot but also beyond believable. He stands her up and does the deed and she doesn't wake up? I wish I could sleep that soundly 🤣

[Francheska · Rating 4 out of 5]

spicy 🌶️

Novella
Spicy
Secret sessions
Her body knows him
Br33ding
He has such a filthy mouth !
It takes just for him to