Though Sarah is proud of her mate's promotion, Gabe's absence and overly friendly phone chats with another woman threatens her trust and their bond. She knew it was pure jealousy that drove her to turn to another, but she was also hoping a little jealousy would get Gabe to realize what he is missing with her. It works just a little too well. One touch of another man's hand on Sarah drives Gabe into making his erotic dreams of dominating her a reality—whether she's ready to accept him or not.

Only In My Dreams is the fifth book in Dana Marie Bell's Halle Puma series. Though this is the first book in the series that I've read, I was able to follow most of the characters and relationships without too much difficulty, with the few secondary plot situations that remained a mystery to me detracting very little from Gabe and Sarah's story.

Ms. Bell does an excellent job of building sexual tension. I was enraptured by Gabe, who is clearly the dominate in his erotic dreams with Sarah. But Sarah manages to hold her own. Her submissiveness to him has its limits, even in his dreams, which surprises but doesn't disappoint him. He is disappointed, however, by her continued mistrust in him, though he is sensitive enough to recognize he is the one mostly at fault.

I really enjoyed Only In My Dreams and look forward to adding many of Ms. Bell's books to my TBR pile.

Overall rating:
Sensuality rating: Very sensual

Reviewer: Kathryn
April 26, 2010