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Dream On, Ramona Riley
Clover Lake (Related to this series)
- Author
- Ashley Herring Blake
- Narrator
- Gail Shalan
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 13 May 2025
- Run Time
- 11 hours 59 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 4.5 (2 reviews)
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What to expect
Once upon a time, Ramona Riley had dreams of landing in Hollywood as a costume designer to the stars. But after her father's car accident, she had to quit art school and return to her small New Hampshire town, Clover Lake, to help take care of her younger sister. Twelve years later, Ramona is still working at the town's café, all but given up on her dream. But when a big-budget romantic comedy comes to Clover Lake to film, she wonders if this could be her chance. There's only one problem -Dylan Monroe, her first kiss and Hollywood's favourite wild child - is the star.
Dylan Monroe has always lived an unconventional life, having famous rock icons for parents. But she wants to prove that she's not some chaotic, talentless nepo baby, that she has actual skills, that she's just a normal person. To do that, Dylan takes on a project at a charming lake town - she even works at the town's café (very quaint), shadowing a local waitress there (very cute), and asks her to take Dylan around to do Normal People Things.
But Dylan soon realizes it's not just some small-town waitress she's getting to know - Ramona Riley is someone she's met before, someone who remembers her even more vividly. Before long, however, reality hits them, and both women must decide if the spark between them can fan the flames of their individual dreams, or if it will extinguish their light entirely.
Tropes
fake dating Hollywood style
small town romance
celebrity romance
each other's first kiss
bisexual x bisexual pairing
Why readers love Ashley Herring Blake . . .
'A hot, frothy romcom with a relatable heart beating at its centre. I can't wait for the rest of the series!' Talia Hibbert
'A truly exquisite romance . . . I'm wildly in love with this book' Rachel Lynn Solomon
'A swoon-worthy, laugh-out-loud romp of a romance' Kosoko Jackson
'Snappy banter and seriously scorching chemistry; you'll need a very cold shower after this read!' Lana Harper
'Charming and entertaining . . . Blake's masterful blend of sexual tension and growing affection will have readers swooning' Karelia Stetz-Waters
'Snarky, steamy, and swoony in equal measure, I never wanted this book to end' Meryl Wilsner
Critics Review
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Ashley Herring Blake writes sweet, sexy romances with a supporting cast of queer found family like no one else. In Dream On, Ramona Riley, I was so invested in Ramona and Dylan rediscovering the fireworks they'd felt with each other even as far back as an early teenage encounter. Set in a Schitt's Creek-esque small town filled with homey diners and gossip and secret places, this book is such a breath of fresh air. I can't wait to spend more time in Clover Lake!
Alicia Thompson, USA Today bestselling author of With Love, from Cold World
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Dream On, Ramona Riley is another winning sweet, sexy, sapphic, small town romance from Ashley Herring Blake. As always, Blake gives readers two complicated but lovable heroines to root for and fall in love with-as they fall in love with each other. I ate up the behind-the-scenes movie-making that descended upon Clover Lake, the family drama swirling throughout the narrative, and of course the beautiful-and sexy!-love story between Dylan and Ramona
Amy Spalding, author of On Her Terms and For Her Consideration
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Dream On, Ramona Riley is a lovely romance about finding the person who makes you want better for yourself. Dylan's and Ramona's respective heartaches are fully captured on the page, and yet the story still felt as cosy and comforting (and, occasionally, scorching hot) as a cup of tea in a small town café
Rachel Runya Katz, author of Whenever You’re Ready
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Blake enchants with this sapphic second-chance romance . . . The ensuing relationship is equal parts sensual and sincere and the exploration of ambition, aspiration, and resilient bonds adds heart. This is a winner
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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This contemporary fake-dating romance is multi-layered, with plenty of deep emotion, revealing backstories, humour, and steamy scenes that scorch the pages. VERDICT Blake's fans will be over the moon at this series launch, while newcomers will find a new favourite author to follow
Library Journal, starred review
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Details
- Author
- Ashley Herring Blake
- Narrator
- Gail Shalan
- Duration
- 11 hours 59 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 May 2025
- ISBN
- 9781405561716
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- Modern and Contemporary romance
- Rating
- 4.5(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 5.0(2 reviews)
Synopsis
A small-town waitress and a Hollywood star's worlds collide in this new romance by Ashley Herring Blake, USA Today bestselling author of Iris Kelly Doesn't Date.Once upon a time, Ramona Riley had dreams of landing in Hollywood as a costume designer to the stars. But after her father's car accident, she had to quit art school and return to her small New Hampshire town, Clover Lake, to help take care of her younger sister. Twelve years later, Ramona is still working at the town's café, all but given up on her dream. But when a big-budget romantic comedy comes to Clover Lake to film, she wonders if this could be her chance. There's only one problem -Dylan Monroe, her first kiss and Hollywood's favourite wild child - is the star.Dylan Monroe has always lived an unconventional life, having famous rock icons for parents. But she wants to prove that she's not some chaotic, talentless nepo baby, that she has actual skills, that she's just a normal person. To do that, Dylan takes on a project at a charming lake town - she even works at the town's café (very quaint), shadowing a local waitress there (very cute), and asks her to take Dylan around to do Normal People Things.But Dylan soon realizes it's not just some small-town waitress she's getting to know - Ramona Riley is someone she's met before, someone who remembers her even more vividly. Before long, however, reality hits them, and both women must decide if the spark between them can fan the flames of their individual dreams, or if it will extinguish their light entirely. Tropesfake dating Hollywood stylesmall town romancecelebrity romanceeach other's first kissbisexual x bisexual pairingWhy readers love Ashley Herring Blake . . .'A hot, frothy romcom with a relatable heart beating at its centre. I can't wait for the rest of the series!' Talia Hibbert'A truly exquisite romance . . . I'm wildly in love with this book' Rachel Lynn Solomon'A swoon-worthy, laugh-out-loud romp of a romance' Kosoko Jackson'Snappy banter and seriously scorching chemistry; you'll need a very cold shower after this read!' Lana Harper'Charming and entertaining . . . Blake's masterful blend of sexual tension and growing affection will have readers swooning' Karelia Stetz-Waters'Snarky, steamy, and swoony in equal measure, I never wanted this book to end' Meryl Wilsner
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