The Dreamer

by Jen A. Durand

"He was slowly beginning to realize she was the perfect one for him."

Caleb needed a change of scenery. His life in the city had become the same series of bad dates and Sunday dinners with the family. Moving to Blue Grove gave him the chance to expand his business and try a bit of that small town living.

Sage Grey has watched her sister and her best friend find love while she sat on the sidelines. Now it's her turn. Caleb was easy on the eye and he could be gruff and a little tough, but he was trying hard to be understanding. Navigating their relationship took work, but was worth it. She just had to remember not to let her dreams outweigh reality.

130 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 15, 2017

About the author

Jen A Durand was born in New York. Her parents were immigrants turned citizens. She was raised in South Carolina by a single mother. One of five children and a current graduate student, she currently lives in NY with her books and wine. She writes as a release. She loves to read and wants to contribute to the literary world by providing a different view point. Plus, she has a lot of school debt. Joking! But not really. If you want to know more please visit www.DurandPublishing.net
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Reviews

[Jane A · Rating 3 out of 5]

An enjoyable enough, sweet, short story but for me it felt underdeveloped. I was waiting for more plot but maybe that is a problem with my expectation and not the story. The characters of Sage & Caleb are strong and very likeable but there wasn't anything especially to engage the reader - they met, they like each other, they're different but that's not a problem and that's pretty much it. There is plenty of interaction and updates from the characters in the previous two books in the series, but personally I was left feeling a bit flat and wanting more drama, more story and it was a bit too chaste for me although that was definitely in keeping with the theme.
It also needed a really good proofread and edit, the number of errors were enough to put it on the wrong side of slightly irritating to read. The Dreamer wasn't really for me but I'm going to give one of Ms Durand's paranormal stories a whirl to see if it's more my thing.

[Maria Elmvang · Rating 3 out of 5]

A 2.5 star review.

The final book in the series. A short and sweet romance. It ended less abruptly than "The Fixer" (and I was happy to see a slight follow up to that one here), but seemed somewhat underdeveloped and reads a bit like a short story found in a 90s women's magazine. Enjoyable fluff, but unfortunately easily forgotten.

[Cath · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is book three of the Virgins Club series and covers the story of Sage and Caleb in the small town of Blue Grove. Sage has grown up in this small town and made a pact with a few of her best friends, to stay virgins until in a fully committed relationship leading to marriage. Two of her friends are now all loved up, but Sage has found all her recent relationships falling apart as the men cannot accept her wishes not to go further, and wanting to remain a virgin! Caleb has moved to Blue Grove to set up a new bar and a bit of a quieter lifestyle. A series of bad dates and lots of family diners, always bringing up his solo status are beginning to rub. He’s busy with setting up the bar and getting it ready for opening day.

Sage is asked by her best friend to help Caleb move in, as she and her boyfriend have been called into work and can’t assist him. By all accounts he is a bit gruff and standoffish, but Sage finds him extremely easy on the eye and not at all what she expected. She keeps chatting along to him, whether he answers her or not and gets on with helping him to unpack and add the feminine touches his mother and sister had sent with him. He asks her out as thanks and soon is smitten with her. Trying to get his head around her virginity rule, is somewhat difficult and not anything he has ever experienced with anyone else, but he adheres to her request out of respect and his liking her.

The story is unfortunately far too short and just ends quite suddenly. It could have done with a lot more expansion of the two main characters and their backgrounds and not just an update on the other couples relationships. I would class it more as a really short tale rather than a book, even though it is almost 140 pages long! I just wanted there to be more to the story than just the bare bones. It could have been so much better for it. There are typos, but I presume this may be a non-English editor not catching the errors in grammar mainly. I haven’t read the first two books in this series and would like to, but not if they are so scarce in content. I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.

[Cathy Black · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sage is the last of the sisters, all members of the Virgin Club, to get a serious relationship. Caleb Farrow, Cain Farrow's brother moved to Blue Grove where this story takes place. Caleb was a firefighter who is has clubs in several cities, Manhattan being one and has decided to open a club in Blue Grove. He has moved and his brother Cain who is in a relationship with Sage's sister Lilia. Lilia asks Sage to help Caleb move in and she does. Lilia depicted him as grumpy and a person that doesn't talk but as we know Sage, she never meets a person she can't get along with. She goes to help Caleb and is immediately drawn to this blonde hair, green eyed hunk of gorgeousness. The story is a sweet romance story with the theme of Virgin Club running throughout, so use your imagination, better yet get the book, it is a good read.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Anonymous 5 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a short and sweet small town romance and the third book and final book of the series. There are characters mentioned from previous stories, so it's more meaningful if you read them in order. But if you haven't read the other ones, you can still read as a standalone. Caleb needed a change in his life and moved to the small town of Blue Grove where he meets Sage. She really wanted to find love like her sister, and Caleb seemed to fit the bill. I liked watching them navigate their relationship and realizing they had something special. A sweet story and I really enjoyed it.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whenever I see a book by this author, I know I’m in for a wonderful read. This is book 3 in the series and each book can easily be read as a standalone. There are certain characters that are mentioned throughout each book and from that viewpoint then the books should be read in order. However, each book concentrates on a different member of The Virgins Club. If you want a fairly clean romance to read, then this is the author and the series for you.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Maja · Rating 3 out of 5]

An okay story. But it is a bit annoying that the story starts around page 20,25 because the author put the previous stories before this one even starts. The same with the end. This story ends and again we get the first chapters of her other books. Not to mention that the book has a lot of empty pages which is, again totally unnecessary. Plus I am not the biggest fan of the third person point of view, so 3.5 stars.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Molly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Have you ever been with someone and wondered if it could be better?

Are the things you’re dreaming of too much to expect, or just something you can’t expect from the person you once thought you were so lucky to be with?

New relationships can be tough

Fun and full of growing pains small town romance

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[S · Rating 3 out of 5]

Having read the planner and the exciting storyline I was expecting the same from the Dreamer, but unfortunately its more like a catch up of the characters in the previous books in the series.

Would have love to read more about the Sage and Caleb as individuals

It is a nice and short read.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[SEng · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the story of Sage and Caleb. He needed a change and decided to move try small town life. She is ready for love and is ready to start with Caleb. I enjoyed this sweet romance. I received an arc of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.