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Dreams of 18 by Saffron A. Kent

Oct. 10, 2019

Dreams of 18 by Saffron A. Kent


Dreams of 18 by Saffron A. Kentfour-stars
Dreams of 18 by Saffron A. Kent
Genres: Contemporary Romance

"You don't go around kissing your best friend's dad, do you?
Even though that's all you ever dream about."

Violet Moore is in love with a man who hates her.

Well, to be fair, she kinda deserves it.

On her eighteenth birthday, she got drunk and threw herself at him, causing the biggest scandal of their sleepy suburban town.

Now, everyone thinks she’s a slut and he has disappeared. Rumor has it that he’s been living up in the mountains of Colorado, all alone and in isolation.

But Violet is going to make it right.

She’s going to find him and bring him back.

No matter how cruel and mean he is. Or how much he hurts her with his cold-hearted and abrasive ways, she won’t give up.

And neither will she think about his tempting lips or his sculpted muscles or his strong hands. The hands that she wants on her body, touching her, feeling her skin…

The hands that make her want to forget everything and kiss Graham Edwards – Mr. Edwards, actually -- again.

Because you don’t go around kissing your best friend’s dad, do you?

Even though that’s all you ever dream about.

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I enjoyed this book! A young girl who has a thing for her friend’s father acts on that on the night of her eighteenth birthday. the scandal that followed is of course typical of those in small towns. Violet is a really strong character in the beginning. She does change and I think that has a lot to do with the scandal itself. She seemed wise beyond her years to begin with but then she seemed like she digressed. That is one thing that drove me crazy. We lost the woman she was becoming. Graham was the older, set in his ways, refusing to bend man. He certainly wasn’t looking for anything with Violet and leaves after everything that happens. There were times that I felt he was too gruff. He reminded me a lot of Beast from Beauty and the Best. I don’t know if that was intentional or not.

four-stars

About Saffron A. Kent

Saffron A. Kent is a Top 100 Amazon Bestselling author of Contemporary and New Adult romance. More often than not, her love stories are edgy, forbidden and passionate. Her work has been featured in Huffington Post, New York Daily News and USA Today’s Happy Ever After.
She lives in New York City with her nerdy and supportive husband, and a million and one books.

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  1. Dana Rodriguez says

    October 10, 2019 at 10:57 am

    I really think I would enjoy this book!

    Reply
  2. Rochelle Haynes says

    October 11, 2019 at 2:11 am

    Sounds good to me

    Reply
  3. ellen beck says

    October 17, 2019 at 12:26 am

    Not so sure about this one, but it might be interesting.

    Reply
  4. Lynne B says

    November 4, 2019 at 9:31 pm

    I remember when the typical romance novel featured a much older man and a young woman. I don’t think this one would be up my alley.

    Reply
  5. Amanda W says

    November 8, 2019 at 12:27 pm

    Thanks for the honest review! it’s great to see both the pros and cons about books in a review. Still looks interesting though!

    Reply
  6. bn100 says

    November 8, 2019 at 5:17 pm

    title’s interesting

    Reply
  7. Terri Shaw says

    November 13, 2019 at 9:23 pm

    I love, Love, LOVE the cover!! Sounds fantastic…

    Reply
  8. Tracie Cooper says

    November 14, 2019 at 4:06 pm

    I am so excited to read this book!

    Reply
  9. M. L. says

    November 15, 2019 at 3:50 pm

    Let me be straight…I wonder if the author is a man…because this seems like the kind of fantasy a man would write about. Your review has saved me from bothering with this book.

    Reply
  10. Calvin says

    November 18, 2019 at 8:16 pm

    Looks promising, cool book.

    Reply
  11. Kelly Kimmell says

    November 23, 2019 at 11:07 am

    Appreciate the review, just doesn’t sound like a book for me.

    Reply
  12. Debbie P says

    November 23, 2019 at 3:15 pm

    This sounds like very interesting read.

    Reply
  13. Marisela Zuniga says

    November 23, 2019 at 10:00 pm

    Good looking cover, thank you for sharing your review

    Reply
  14. Nidhi C says

    November 26, 2019 at 10:53 pm

    I loved reading this book.

    Reply
  15. Sara says

    November 30, 2019 at 12:32 am

    This seems like an interesting read!

    Reply
  16. Betul says

    January 28, 2020 at 7:35 am

    I love taboo/forbidden romance and this one sounds really good. Plus the cover is hot.

    Reply
  17. Shannon Holmes says

    February 6, 2020 at 10:49 am

    Thanks for the review, sound like a good read.

    Reply
  18. Mary Gardner says

    February 6, 2020 at 11:24 am

    Thanks for your honest review. I like that the female character is strong in the beginning but wish she was able to stay strong throughout the scandal.

    Reply
  19. Tamra Phelps says

    March 4, 2020 at 11:10 pm

    I like the comment that the author must be a man because this sounds like a male fantasy, lol. That thought went through my head!! Still, crazy, complicated characters can be interesting, and this lead female character sound complicated.

    Reply
  20. heather says

    April 11, 2020 at 12:07 pm

    Thanks for your honest review but this one made me uncomfortable just reading about.

    Reply
  21. megan allen says

    October 31, 2020 at 11:26 am

    I love Saffron! This is the only one I havent read yet but ive loved everything she has wrote!

    Reply
  22. Victoria Alexander says

    November 11, 2020 at 4:59 pm

    Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  23. Antoinette M says

    October 25, 2021 at 1:37 pm

    Sounds like a great book!

    Reply
  24. Judy Thomas says

    November 5, 2021 at 7:57 am

    This book sounds very steamy! Love it!

    Reply
  25. Bea LaRocca says

    January 18, 2022 at 3:22 am

    I love the title of this book, mainly because I dream of being 18 again and when I was a teenager, I did have a crush or two on an older man so this story is right up my alley! Thank you for sharing your review and the book and author details

    Reply
  26. Eva Millien says

    April 13, 2022 at 4:18 pm

    Dreams of 18 sounds like a very engaging read, thanks for sharing your review and have a wonderful day!

    Reply
  27. Maria Malaveci says

    March 17, 2023 at 6:20 am

    I Love this author, but have not read this one! Sounds so good!

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