Reverie

Daydreams & Disasters, Book 1

De: Drew Taylor

Narrado por: Lisa Lynn Sandlin

What if you could experience the love of a lifetime twice?

Esme Jenkins has a story to tell. After being left at the altar, she sets off for her honeymoon in Bora Bora alone, on a mission to find a certain spark to hoist her from the dregs of her insipid life. That spark blazes into her world in the form of a shirtless, giant of a man rescuing her from an attempted kidnapping. When the offender escapes, Esme’s savior vows to stay by her side until the creep is caught. As the days tick by, the pair fall into a whirlwind romance Esme never expected to experience. But that’s just fiction.

Because when Esme Jenkins was in Bora Bora, she lost three years of her memory in a freak accident, including ones made during that week on the island. One year later, she’s seeking to publish the story that won’t vacate her brain. The serendipity? The agent seeking to represent her looks identical to her male main character.

Reverie is a chick-lit romance novel teeming with heart, hope, healing, and humor with a hard-fought happily-ever-after that will occupy your daydreams for weeks to come.

©2025 Drew Taylor Smith (P)2025 Drew Taylor Smith

I loved this romance twist

This cute book is all about finding love again and the twists where so fun to figure out. I absolutely loved them! The characters are so easy to love. The story is compelling and the narrator did a good job of adding to the story. I highly recommend this book. The surprises in this book are amazing!
Thank you for this audiobook gift.

A book within a book!

I enjoyed all the layers to this story. This story has mystery, amnesia, romance, reality vs fiction, a book within a book. I didn’t want to put it down. The narrator was great, loved the story.

Loved the Strong Christian Views

Strong Christian Views and I loved it!

I also wouldn’t say no to a bouquet of books ;)

I haven’t read this book so I went into the audio listen blind.

Esme our MFC was left at the altar and went on her honeymoon to Bora Bora alone. We meet her after this trip, a freak accident has caused her to lose her memory of 3 years of her past. We join her a year later where she is attempting to move on with her life and is at the end of writing her book. Will Esme be able to unravel fiction and reality? Join Esme as she works on moving on with her life just for that road to lead back to her past, the past she has forgotten.

This book is a chick-lit romance with a bit of a mystery mixed in. It is also interesting as our MFC is an inspiring author and we get excerpts from the novel she is writing. The author Drew Taylor did an amazing job creating an intriguing story with some twists and turns that I didn’t see coming. Just about when I think Esme has figured her missing years out a twist comes out of nowhere. I was wondering how there was still 5 hours left to listen when there seemed to be a conclusion coming. This book took me on a rollercoaster of emotions (All good ones). I’m a reader who loves to try to figure out a twist in a book before it happens and this one had me so twisted up that I missed some things.

The Narration by Lisa Lynn was sensational. I’ve lost track of how many audios I have listened to by Lisa and each time I listen she has been able to give the book its own unique sound and feel. Her reading of Reverie pulled me into the book and I felt like I was listening to a friend tell a story to me alone. She has a way of putting just the right emotions into the story, her tones changing just enough with the story to keep me at the edge of my seat.

I listened at 1.1x

Great listen!

I loved how the story flowed. I had a hard time pausing and walking away, the story left me wanting/needing to know what happens next.

Depth and detail

I enjoyed the depth and details in this book with the characters. There are so many layers and I loved how the layers were peeled back with every chapter read. I loved the wit and humor. Also, the mystery and intrigue.