Book Review:
All He Ever Dreamed
Author:
Shannon Stacey
Publisher:
Carina Press
Category:
Adult Romance
“I’ve loved
you for as long as I can remember Josh.
But I don’t want to spend the rest of my life watching you turn bitter
and hateful because you never got out of Whitford, so I’m taking away the
choice and saying goodbye.”- Katie
“Katie,
please. I need you.”- Josh
“You and I
will always be friends…but you need to go find the thing that’s going to make
you happy. I’m just sorry it
wasn’t me.”- Katie
Description via Goodreads:
Josh Kowalski's story |
Katie's been waiting years for Josh to notice her, but now that he has, she's afraid it's too late. Giving her heart to a man who can't wait to leave town is one sure way to have it broken. But Josh keeps coming up with excuses not to leave—could it be that everything he's ever wanted is closer than he could have imagined?
Katie has always loved Josh but he only looks at her as just another guy, his best friend forever. It doesn’t help that they grew up together since Katie’s mom Rosie has worked for decades at the Northern Star lodge, Josh’s family’s business.
Sean Kowalski's story |
Slowly they are rebuilding the lodge for an eventual sale. What they never expected is for their beloved Rosie to get sick. So Katie decides to stay over at the lodge to take care of her mother and help Josh with it.
An accidental run in finally makes Josh see Katie as the beautiful woman he has always ignored. The attraction between them sizzles. And though Josh tries to ignore and fight his feelings, he eventually succumbs. At last Katie has her man. But is what they have enough to stop Josh from leaving and doing what he has always dreamed?
Ryan Kowalski's story |
The Kowalski family has the best one liners:
Mitch Kowalski's story |
you finally realized your trusty sidekick is actually a woman
Hot:
I wanted to see how many licks it takes to get to the center of your tootsie pop
Romantic:
You’re the fantasy Katie. The rest is just the setting
Also they are the best characters. It is pretty hard to choose which Kowalski is my favorite but I would say that Josh is pretty much it right now. I wouldn’t hold my breath though because based on the side stories within this one, another Kowalski book will be on the way soon I’m sure, that of Josh’s sister Liz and Mitch Kowalski’s best friend Drew.
If you like your imagination tickled, with lots of thrilling and romantic moments in between, read anything Kowalski. Or better yet, read all of them!
Check out the author’s website for a list of these books:
http://shannonstacey.com/
For my reviews on the Kowalski books, click:
http://readingtsinoy.blogspot.com/2013/01/book-review-all-he-ever-desired-by.html
http://readingtsinoy.blogspot.com/2012/01/book-review-undeniably-yours-by-shannon.html
http://readingtsinoy.blogspot.com/2011/12/book-review-exclusively-yours-by.html
thanks for recommending this book and making a book review of shannon stacey.
ReplyDeletei'm also a sucker for friends into lovers story.
looking forward for your future book review. glad i found your blog, and started reading all your recommended books.