4.5 ( )

A very magical story! My only wish is that perhaps I could have a glimpse into Paul and Kian's life again, at the author's inclination. I'd also be quite happy to read about Asher and Zakai 'coz with the sparks those two cause in each other, ya know there has to be more! ;) ( )

Absolutely amazing! This story, the setting and world it creates, the characters and the storyline have left me totally breathless. The emotions, romance and love that develop between Paul and Kian are deep and utterly consuming.

Paul is a very troubled individual. His gift has left him emotionally scarred when he was nine, and he has never recovered. He cannot feel anything, but he is honorable and helps others when they need his help. His gift as a dreamwalker is one I haven't seen used in many books, and the way it is described and made use of in this story is new and unique. Combine that with his ability to reason like a lawyer and he is a force to be reckoned with. It took me a while to warm up to him, which I am sure is entirely intentional, as he is not an easy man to understand.

Kian is an incubus who isn't supposed to focus on one human being to the exclusion of others. And yet, that is exactly what happens once Paul frees him from a dangerous enemy. I loved how he slowly fell for Paul, without realizing what was going on. He understands that he is dedicated to Paul 'in some strange way', but he still can't figure it out. The feeling is just too far outside his frame of reference. Once he does though, there is no stopping him.

If you like engaging heroes, an evil villain who strikes unexpectedly, and a bit of magic with your stories, in a setting that is otherwise completely contemporary, I'm pretty sure you'll love this book. ( )

This book grabbed me and did not let go. ( )

Paul is a dream walker, he is able to enter other people's dreams and help them. He can change the real world through the dream. And so he helps Kian, an incubus helds captive by a wizard. But after he disappears and Kian is eager to find him again.

When Kian manages to find Paul, he is puzzled: unlikely every other human who is sexually aroused standing near him, Paul seems to be not affetcted. But when Kian touches Paul, all the sexually energy he has always denied, spring free. Paul helps and cares of people during dreams, but in real life he takes the others far away from him. He fears attachments and considers himself not worthy of love.

Kian is a thousend years old incubus but he has never really loved noone. He is warm and friendly and easy to be hurt, cause he lifts no barrier between him and Paul. Both Kian then Paul are "virgin" in matter of loving and grew together in this new feeling. Even if Kian is an incubus and usually this means a lot of sex, in Paul's Dream sex is not the main argument, the fear of loving someone else and the journey to accept this fact is far more important than sex.

The first long story I read by Rowan McBride and a very good one. Her fantasy is, as always, fresh and enthralling, the plot is complex and she manages to make me cry at one point (you have to read the story to know what point).