Blurb:
She meets the man of her dreams in her dreams.
Fiona Abry excels at keeping busy, running her family's Swiss watch company, and guarding her heart. She's so busy she doesn't have time for a vacation much less a love life.
But then she's given a family heirloom rumored to let you dream your greatest desire.
Suddenly, Fiona is spending her nights on a tiny tropical island in a completely different life.
She's married. She has two kids. She lives in a colorful cottage on the beach.
This dream life is so different from her hectic, busy life in the city that Fiona decides to live her dreams to the fullest.
Swimming in the turquoise sea. Picnics under palms. Star-gazing on the beach. It's a slow, seductive dream life that conveniently stays in her dreams.
But after kisses and confessions and long nights on the beach, Fiona starts to fall hard for her dream husband and her dream life.
But what happens when opening yourself to love means falling for a life that isn't real and a man who doesn't exist?
Because in the end, it's not fate, it's just a dream.
My 5* Review:
Fated is book three in the wonderful Ghosted series by Sarah Ready. This time we have Fiona Abry who is the sister of Daniel from book one but it takes place before Ghosted so can be read as a standalone. The story is based around the myth surrounding the first watch Adolphus Abry ever made and the magical powers it is meant to possess. Can it really make your dreams come true? What happens when she meets the man of her dreams in her dreams. Enjoy Fiona's journey of enlightenment and discovery in this magical romance as she time travels between her dreams and real life.
Fiona runs the family's watch business with Daniel in Geneva. They have a very strong bond due to her mother abandoning her as a child. They both work long hours and their busy schedules leave little time for finding love. She is also a single mother to Mila and constantly juggles her personal life and work commitments. Her best friend Max wants more to happen between them but she had a bad relationship in the past and is afraid of falling in love again.
A traumatic incident at the Abry Christmas Eve Gala and then her mother suddenly giving her the mythical watch, leads to events that will change Fiona's life. She grew up hearing the stories about how the watch can make dreams come true and show you your heart's desire but was sceptical, however, with an open mind she falls asleep holding the watch and wakes up on an idyllic island. This is the first of some shocking revelations as she finds herself married to Aaron McCormick and mother to Amy and Sean.
Never has a dream felt so real and Aaron is just the type of guy she would fall for in real life. However, her life on the island is more complicated than she first realised. Will she find what has been missing in her life especially when the attraction and magnetic pull to Aaron is so strong. The story develops as she flits between her real life during the day and island life at night. Will she choose reality or her dream life? Should she believe and act on her dreams? Should she settle with Max or fight for Aaron?
It took me a little time to get into the story but it is so beautiful written that it wasn't long before I was totally captivated. Sarah's wonderful descriptions of both Geneva and the island make you feel as if you are there. Both are such romantic settings for this transcendental story.
I loved all the characters on the island as they brought so much to her dream life and made her question her what she really wanted. Aaron was lovely and my heart broke for him a couple of times. I am glad the next book is about Max as he deserves a HEA. All the twists where unexpected and the ending a total delight.
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