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    Seduce Me in Dreams: A Three Worlds Novel
    Seduce Me in Dreams: A Three Worlds Novel
    Seduce Me in Dreams: A Three Worlds Novel
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    Seduce Me in Dreams: A Three Worlds Novel

    Written by Jacquelyn Frank

    Narrated by Coleen Marlo

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Dark. Mysterious. Sensual. When Bronse Chapel, the commander of a specialized unit of the Interplanetary Militia, begins to dream about a beautiful and exotic brunette, he wants to dismiss it as being induced by lack of sleep ... or perhaps lack of sex. But his instincts tell him it's something different, something far more dangerous.

    Ravenna is the leader of the Chosen Ones, a small group of people from her village born with extraordinary powers. She doesn't know what draws her to Bronse's dreams night after night, but she senses that he and his team are in jeopardy. Ravenna can help him, but first Bronse must save the Chosen Ones from those who plan to use their powers for evil. Together, Bronse and Ravenna will be unstoppable. But Ravenna is hiding something that could endanger them all.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateJun 22, 2011
    ISBN9781452673165
    Seduce Me in Dreams: A Three Worlds Novel
    Author

    Jacquelyn Frank

    New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Frank is the author of the successful Nightwalkers series, which first introduced the world to her unique paranormal romances. She has since gone on to create two more successful, bestselling series: The Shadowdwellers and The Gatherers. Jacquelyn Frank has been passionate about writing ever since she picked up her first teen romance at age thirteen. Since then, she’s gone on to write over ten bestselling books, with more on the way. Before Jacquelyn became an author, she worked as a Sign Language Interpreter and substitute teacher. For more information on Jacquelyn Frank and her books, readers may visit her Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jacquelyn-Frank/371620872548 or visit her website at www.jacquelynfrank.com.

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    • 4/5
      I was pleasantly surprised to find this book to be a better than average romance.It takes place in the three worlds...none of which is Earth. This may be a far future story, or it may be a Star Wars-like story, set in a galaxy far far away, but still with human beings. An experienced high-danger military team are sent on dangerous missions throughout the three worlds. During one such mission, the leader stumbles across two prisoners who have extraordinary (psychic) abilities. And they will need to work together to defeat danger from within....The characters in this series are interesting and well-developed; most of the supporting characters even have mini story arcs of their own, which doesn't take away from the romantic arc whatsoever.Worth a try if you want romance of a different kind!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      This was the first book I have read by Jacquelyn Frank and I was pleasantly surprised. I do like a good sci-fi and the world building and storyline were well done. Bronse and Ravenna were both solid characters and I enjoyed their romance. I had a bit of trouble getting into the story at first and put it down and picked it up several times. But eventually the story hooked me in and I had a hard time putting it down. I loved all the various characters and look forward to seeing them in the rest of the series, which I will definitely be picking up. I may even search out some of Frank's backlist as well.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      I am usually not into the sci-fi aspects in books and such. This one has added what I like into the book like no one but Jacquelyn Frank can do. I devoured this book as I have her others.We are introduced to the Chosen Ones. A race that has powers, yet no one of middle age or older are around. I find that intriguing and wonder what more is in store for those Chosen Ones.

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    • 4/5
      I"m not much for books with alot of narrative in it, but the story so caught me that I did enjoy this book. Loved the characters and really want to know what happens to all of them. It was a nice blend of paranormal and scifi. Wanting to know who was trying to kill Bronse held my interest and wondering when he was going to meet Ravenna. Great characters and storyline.

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    • 3/5
      Having loved some of Jacquelyn Frank's prior efforts, I was excited for this next book. While it does have some of the same aspects of earlier works, the racy scenes are included, I was not able to become as engrossed. While the fantasy world is woven intricately, some of it is far more technical than needed. IM, VidPads, ETF, etc. Yes, points for creativity, but I am not reading a stereo installation manual. I want a saucy beach read. I think I may be a bit biased, as I was expecting paranormal and got SciFi. Now, if you like your hero to be brooding, damaged, and 'macho' while the heroine to be virginal and flawless, this will be just fine. Personally, I am pretty much beyond that. However, it was a distraction, so it gets a few points in that regard.

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    • 3/5
      As he pounds heroically across the black sands of Ebbony toting his fallen comrade to safety, Commander Bronse Chapel senses something more than his team's mission is going wrong. As his dreams grow increasingly erotic, and his attraction for the brunette seductress who haunts his unconscious increases, Bronse begins to doubt his sanity. But when reality intersects with his dreams, Bronse knows some things are meant to be.For the Chosen Ravenna, seeing past present and future is par for the course - but her strange attraction for the soldier/savior she foresees coming to her family's aid is far from ordinary. She'll have to trust him with far more than herself or they'll never survive the forces that stand against them.Umm.... okay, where to start... Honestly, this reads like a poorly edited first romance novel. But according to the cover promos, this is an NYT bestselling author with several previous series under her belt? I sincerely hope some of the over-wraught prose dies on the editor's desk prior to press time.The premise isn't fresh and it's been done far, far better. Melodramatic, over-wrought and over-written sex scenes compete with wooden dialogue. But if you like your romances futuristic and fraught with pulsating, surging, animalistic pitches, micro-tremors and ecstasies beyond all imaginings, not to mention more than a few tasteless lines. Don't get me wrong, I'm far from a prude, but it was really difficult (hard, one might say) to read without giggling hysterically as our hero thinks to himslef, "One day soon she'd be giving the most skilled head in the universe, but today was about firsts and onlys." I made it to page 214 and skimmed through the rest. Not one I'll be keeping.

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    • 5/5
      Seduce Me in Dreams begins a new futuristic series featuring an elite group of military heroes.

      Dark, Mysterious, sensual. When Bronse Chapel the commander or a specialized unit of interplanetary Militia begins to dream about a beautiful brunette he wants to dismiss it as being induced by lack of sleep or perhaps lack of sex But his instincts are telling him something different, something dangerous.

      Ravenna is the leader of the chosen Ones, a small group of people born with extraordinary powers. She doesn't know what draws her to Bronse's dreams night after night but she senses he and his team are in jeopardy. Ravenna can help him but first he has to save the chosen ones from those who plan to use their powers for evil.

      I enjoyed this book and look forward to read more about this group of people with extraordinary powers.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      I had diff,culty with the beginning of this book due to the large amount of world building. I understand the need however it could have been done throughout the book instead of in the first 3 chapters. I was becoming frustrated waiting for Bronse and Ravenna to meet. Yes, this is similar to many paranormal romance novels, but it did finally catch my interest. I found Bronse and Ravenna to be very strong characters and enjoyed when they were together. Lasher and Ophelia are also strong and look forward to their stories. I was somewhat bothered by the constant use of multiple names. I was a bit disappointed with the ending, in that I did not get any type of clue as to why Bronse was being targeted. It was the basis of most of the book, I did not expect a complete answer but I did expect to be given some type of clue. Not overly dissappointed and I will try the next book.

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    • 4/5
      This story was an interesting mix of sci-fi, paranormal and romance involving a military space soldier and the psychic dreamwalker he falls in love with. I didn't like that Ravena, with all her abilities, was content to allow herself to be abused while she waited for her knight in shining armor ( or should that be space soldier in skin tight shirt????) to show up but I was able to get past that. Overall I liked the romance between the two characters and found the side character additions to all be interesting and as well rounded as could be expected. There are a couple that I will keep an eye out for in later books should this series take off.It was certainly well worth the read and a decent new series debut that I hope the author can keep on with.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      KUDOS, Jacquie did it again! Para-Romance lovers will love this book, this new series "A Three Worlds", starts w/ "Seduce Me In Dreams" packed w/ punches, captivating from the first sentence, right from the first page, with kick-butts, space age Spec-Ops/SEALS style, "Chosen Ones" w/ supernat' power, hot steamy romance aside that will get your blood flow going fast!! I have yet to find Jacguelyn Frank's book that I didn't like, on the contrary, this new series has fast become my favourites and I can't wait to read the second book in the series ("Seduce Me in Flames"), hope won't have to wait too long.

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    • 4/5
      WHAT I LIKED ABOUT THE BOOKThe author did a great job expressing the passion between two people. You could read w/o using your imagination to get a rise out of your body.Favorite part was the rescue of Ravenna and KithAdventure; taking the reader to different locations; space station; different planetsChapter 3 was when my interest peaked. Appreciated the way the author set up the characters in chapter 1WHAT I DID NOT LIKE ABOUT THE BOOKNames used interchangeably too many times; sometimes you thought four people were in the conversation rather than threeThe book was classy enough without using the "p" word or the "c" word; other words could have been usedBreaks in the names of characters; one character introduced as Masin "Lasher" Morse in beginning of book and later re-introduced as Lt Commander Lasher MorseFirst time Ravenna and Bronse kiss should have been a teaser. Instead it was hot and heavyWHAT I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO READ ABOUT IN THE BOOK1) Introduce character and for the remainder of the book use one name or reference to one term i.e., Lasher or Lt Commander depending on who was doing the talking2) Would have loved to read about each Chosen One using their talent behind the backs of the military team and later showing their talents to the military team after they had used the talents in various situations. This would have allowed the uniqueness of the characters to stand out and would have made them more personal to the reader.3) Will there be a book two because I don't know why a particular character wanted to be assassinated4) The name Han Abjurdoon, a Shiasha was mentioned but reader did not get to meet him

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    • 1/5
      I really adored the Nightwalkers series, thought the Shadowdwellers series was ok, but found Frank's last series both boring and kind of creepy. So, I was both hopeful and slightly apprehensive when I started this one. Unfortunately, I only got about 100 pages into it before deciding that it's a DNF.The good: when Bronse and Ravenna are in scenes together, they have a really strong chemistry that reminds me of the sweet sensuality that made me like the Nightwalkers so much.The bad: everything elseIt starts off with 30 pages of world-building and character-developing via massive info dumps. All telling, little showing. I will admit that I found Bronse's rapturous descriptions of his male team-members' physical prowess kind of entertaining in a "is Frank going to add m/m elements?" sort of way, but with the amount of narrative head-hopping that went on I'm not sure that it was intentional.There's also the poorly done creative morphology - in addition to building worlds, Frank also builds words. Unfortunately, those words are along the lines of "nutria-treated water" -- because yes, having rodents involved in water treatment seems like a good idea. (Seriously, did this book have an editor?)What finally made me give up, though, were the descriptions of Ravenna's physical abuse and sexual molestation by her captors. I fully admit to being squeamish, but honestly, I don't want to read about that garbage in my escapist literature - there's enough of it in the news. I'll tolerate it from a few authors, but here it just seemed exploitative, grotesque and physically unlikely (that Ravenna would live through it without extensive damage/medical treatment, I mean).Anyway, I'm glad this was free but I'm sad that an author I used to adore is now going on my to-avoid list.

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    • 4/5
      Great start to this new series. Good world building and I enjoyed the storyline. Looking forward to the rest of the series. Love J. Frank's books!

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    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed this book - it's different from her other books, but to me thats a sign that she will continue to surprose and delight me in the future. I'll be looking for more of her books.

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    • 2/5
      Jacquelyn Frank is usually one of my favorite authors, but I had a really hard time getting into this book. The first half a dozen chapters were really hard to get through and I actually had to put down the book and come back to it. The book did get better, but was not one of my favorites.

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    • 2/5
      I received this book as part of the Early Reviewers. I started it, and I'm not sure that it's my favorite. It is well written and has nice details, but it's more of a space-age Star Wars type of thing and I like to stay on Earth mostly...even if it is a completely different Earth.

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    • 3/5
      I have really enjoyed Jacquelyn Franks other series so I was really excited to start Seduce me in Dreams. I had a harder time getting into this one.I didn't feel the characters were as well developed as in the nightwalker books and the romance wasn't as engrossing. It was an okay book but not up to the standard I expect from her.

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    • 3/5
      I was between books and wanted something that still had paranormal or fantasy elements in it, but not vamps or were-wolves. Sometimes I just need a break from them, ya know? So, when I saw this book was in the sci-fi catagory and still had romance elements in it, I immediately wanted to read it.Before I read books, I always read a couple reviews just to get a feel for what to expect. I don't read spoilers, but I have a couple of blogs I always check to see if they have read it and see what they thought. The summary is just not enough to get me interested in books all the time, I like to know what my fellow readers think. Many of the reviews I read on this book talked about the slow start and confusion in the first couple of chapters. I did not feel that way at all. I thought the beginning of the book was actually the opposite, it started with a bang and then had a couple of slow pockets here and there as the story progressed. As for the confusion, if you read sci-fi then you are probably used to getting names of strange places and people thrown at you and this book is no different. As someone who reads a lot of sci-fi/paranormal/fantasy, I did not have any problems with all the information introduced in the first couple of chapters and keeping it all straight. I actually liked learning about a world I have never explored before, it kept me interested.The secondary characters really took the book up a notch. Many times in books you get a great feel for the two main characters, but the supporting cast can sometimes be neglected. In Seduce Me in Dreams, Jacquelyn gives you insight into multiple characters lives and it adds depth to the already intricate world she has created. Some of the characters did stay in the background a little, but you are given enough information about them to get a good feel for their personalities and want to see more of them in the future. Bronse leads his crew and Ravenna is the support system for the Chosen Ones so as a reader it is important to know what kind of people stand behind both of them.The only downside to this book was the ending. I know that everything is not going to be resolved at the end since this book is part of a series, but I am used to having the main issues resolved. While most of them were, there were a couple of very open-ended story lines that I was not happy with. I cannot say to much without getting spoilery so I will stop there. I am hoping that Jacquelyn has left some of these questions to tease us and will answer them in future books. Overall, the ending just fell a little short and was somewhat anti-climatic. I was expecting a little more after such a big build up and was left a little disappointed. I would not let this discourage you from reading the book though because it is still a great read, just be ready to have questions at the end.Seduce Me in Dreams has a great cast of characters that you can't help but get attached to. The world Jacquelyn has created is fascinating and has left me wanting more from it. I am excited for the next book in the series that comes out later this year called Seduce Me in Flames. I have not read any of Jacquelyn's book before, but I really enjoyed her writing style in this book and I will definitely be checking out her other books out now.

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    • 4/5
      I have had this on my shelf for a long while now. I should have picked it up earlier, i really enjoyed it. I had to go out and find the second one after I was done :) I liked the strong characters and the interesting plot. The great thing about sci-fi stories is the great scope for plot. When the sky is no longer the limit, you can do anything.

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    • 4/5
      For me this book started out slow the 1st fifty pages are a lot of world(s) building that I thought I'd never get though...but once that is out of the way this story takes off with a bang! Well worth sticking it out....Not only is there a great chemistry and story line between Bronse & Ravenna I have already found myself dying to read the other's stories as well, especially Ophelia (I probly spelled wrong) whom is the younger sister of Ravenna and a chosen of great healling power. Two Thumbs Up to Frank on another Must Read Series!

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    • 1/5
      Having read a previous book by Jacqueline Frank, I really wanted to like this book. The story line was interesting but there was so little story written. I love a steamy book, but this left me yawning. Regretfully, Seduce Me in Dreams was unoriginal, boring and forgetable. I look forward to something closer to her Shadowdwellers series.
    • 4/5
      This is a new series for Frank. There is a lot of potential here. I am afraid she will not take the leap though. The world is very interesting. Frank is a paranormal romance writer, but this book could really be a sci-fi fantasy epic type series. I am sure that won't happen. But I really see so much in the series that could be expounded on, it is a shame. Right now, the book reads like a sketch. A good sketch, and I am sure that I will read the others in the series when they come out.
    • 4/5
      I honestly can't say this book was bad, because it wasn't. It just had too much narrative for me. Alot of people like it, I tend to lose patience with it. This book also felt more sci-fi than paranormal romance but again, could just be me and my take on it.
    • 4/5
      Having their lives on the line was nothing new for Commander Bronse Chapel of the Interplanetary Militia, finding evidence that suggested he was the true target of his latest missions didn’t settle well for him or his crew. The gut feelings he was having didn’t help any either. Finding those feelings were apparently connected to his dreams didn’t make him feel much better. As the commander of the First Active Extreme Tactics Force (ETF), he had to press on for the answers. Knowing she was the one that kept creeping into his dreams, Ravenna could only hope he could remember enough of the warning she had told him of and hope the future would prove him as the savor of herself and her family of Chosen Ones. Enduring the torture would be worth it if he found her in time. Finding his dream was real affected so many discussions already, but if she really was prophetic, maybe everything would work out in the end. Book 1 ….. Seeing Jacquelyn Franks name on this, led me to think that it was going to be a paranormal romance. It wasn’t, but that is ok, these wonderful characters are so easy to care about, well, maybe not Kith. The idea that IM special forces team will work with the chosen ones makes me eager to see what is next and how each of them grow. I sincerely hope the Jacquelyn Franks plans are for each of them to have a story. I am interested in seeing the changes that each of them makes because of the presence of the other or in spite of their presence.
    • 4/5
      Interesting mix of space opera and romance. This is the first book I have read by Jacquelyn Frank and I'll be putting her books on my "to look for" list. I enjoyed the book, characters and premise of the story. A mix of different personalities make an interesting team of people.
    • 4/5
      I like sci fi/fantasy, but haven't read much in a long time because I'm pretty picky about what I like. This is the first one that really piqued my interest in a while and it did not disappoint me. I liked the world the writer created and the characters. I also liked that while they hold great power, it cannot be used indiscriminately without consequences. I look forward to future novels in this series.
    • 3/5
      I thought this story line had potential, however I feel like it missed the mark. I didn't mind all the detail that went into the military tactics but sometimes the background story dragged. I also didn't like how Bronse was portrayed when it came to Ravenna, the author built him up as someone with such iron self control. I didn't buy the fact that he couldn't help kissing her at the most inappropriate times. Bronse is suppose to be this amazing military leader. It seems like Ravenna is his weakness, I don't think his character would allow such weaknesses to disrupt a mission and put his soldiers in danger (which Bronse did by staying at the temple). I guess I would have liked Ravenna to be a strength for him not a negative influence.To be honest I had to force myself to finish this book.
    • 3/5
      <3 Jacquelyn Frank. As usual, this book was enjoyable to read. I look forward to many more works by her.
    • 3/5
      I did not enjoy this book as much as other books previously written by J. Frank. Would have liked the emotional and romantic connection between Bronse and Ravenna to be stronger and more believable. Felt like a lot of background work has been laid out for the series, which also bogged down this story. Hopefully the continuation of the series will have more excitement and romance than this book provided.
    • 3/5
      *I won a free ARC of this through the Library Thing Early Reviewers program*This would be a great read for anyone who enjoys futuristic sci-fi romance and lots of action. I had a hard time getting into the storyline, and found myself skimming some sections because I was losing interest. My personal preference is for a heavier balance of romance and character development, with less military action. I did enjoy the interactions between characters, especially between Bronse and Lasher, and Bronse and Ravenna. I loved the cover, too. I’m not sure if I’ll read the rest of the series or not.