Dream Bound [Paperback]

Kate Douglas (Author)

Book Description

Release date: June 26, 2012

They are creatures of light in search of an energy source to help them survive. So when the Nyrians discover amazing power in the extreme passion and sexual pleasure of humans, they come to Earth to satisfy their needs. For years, Mac Dugan has been trying to find the mysterious being he once loved and then lost. Now he has gathered a group of six highly intuitive and extremely sexual men and women at a secret mountain hideaway. Here he hopes to focus their potent sensuality into highly erotic fantasies that will summon his lover, Zianne. What he doesn't anticipate is each team member making extraordinary sexual discoveries of their own.

Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: Aphrodisia (June 26, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 075826934X
• ISBN-13: 978-0758269348
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #378,077 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I've been married for over forty years to a terrific man who puts up with the idiosyncrasies of life with a writer. We raised two really great kids who are now wonderful adults who've produced six grandchildren for us. ALL perfect, of course!

I've concluded my long-running Kensington Aphrodisia erotic paranormal romance series, Wolf Tales (which includes the Sexy Beast anthologies I-VIII) and the erotic Dream Catchers series, as well as The DemonSlayers series from Kensington Zebra. My current series--also under the Aphrodisia imprint, is called Spirit Wild. This one picks up on the lives of the second generation of Chanku shapeshifters, beginning with Lily Cheval's story in DARK WOLF.

I love to hear from readers and answer all my mail personally. The link with my email address is on the front of my website at katedouglas.com, along with first chapter excerpts of all my books. Please sign up for my newsletter with chances to win books and other goodies by sending an email to [e-mail]

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW !!!!! June 27, 2012

By Claade

Format:Kindle Edition

This book grabs you and pulls you right in, and it has been a while since I have read a book like that. It had everything: science fiction, romance, hot sex, intrigue... all of it. I very much enjoyed reading Dream Bound, and can't wait for the next book in the series.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Read June 27, 2012

By LG Life is Good

Format:Paperback

In this erotic romance story, extreme, hot, sexual fantasizing is used as an energy source to attempt to save an alien race of people, the Nyrians, from a lifetime of imprisonment and at the same time save Earth from being stripped of all its resources and left as a dead rock floating in the universe.

In the first story in this series (Dream Catcher in the NightShift anthology) , Mac Dugan met Zianne, a time-traveling alien from a spaceship in orbit near Earth 20 years in the future, and fell in love with her.

Together they formulated a plan to save her people, the Nyrians from slavery and at the same time, save the Earth from alien invasion and certain death. The Gar are a cruel race of aliens, keeping the Nyrians as prisoners to power their star cruiser. When they are near a planet with abundant natural resources, the Gar attack the planet, strip the resources and store them in the ship for their own uses, leaving the planet dead.

Mac, a computer engineer has spent the last 20 years building a huge satellite array capable of sending energy as well as identifying energy pulses coming from outer space. Now Mac is taking his team of 6 people to the array to begin trying to communicate with the Nyrians. The team all have extrasensory perceptions/abilities and the capability of mental telepathy, as well as admitting to extreme sexual fantasies and open sexual lifestyles.

This story is rich with sexual fantasies using mind games the 6 humans play with each other, the actual physical sexual interactions between the humans, and also with the Nyrians, when they are able to come to Earth in human form. All this sexual energy being created is intended to be used to rescue the Nyrians and their soulstones from the alien ship....

Add in basic human nature which fears the unknown, a government unwilling to believe such outlandish ideas such as an alien ship hiding behind the moon about to attack the Earth, and the Media, who would love a story to end all stories, and this novel of the first known aliens coming to Earth comes to life.

This was a very enjoyable read, with some suspense within the story, and of course, lots of sexual tension. The characters were believable, even the aliens came to life on the pages of this book. Lots and lots of hot, steamy sex with emotional connections coming together, and this book kept me sucked in until the very end. This is Part 2 of a series, and the conclusion was perfectly timed to lead into the last book, which will be out later in the year. Read more ›

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Dream Bound is a Joyfully Recommended Read November 11, 2012

By M. Nix

Format:Paperback

Mac Dugan now is a wealthy and influential man but twenty years ago, he was just a broke college student trying to figure out how to make his mark when Mac found his dream woman - literally his dream woman. He has spent the last twenty years working hard to bring their plans to save her people to fruition and for Mac to hopefully find his love again.

Zianne is a Nyrian - a people who are powered by sexual energy. There was once a beautiful planet she and her people lived on. Now there are very few of them left and they are held captive and forced to use their energies to help the race that captured them. In a bold move, Zianne found Mac and once he believed her story, they worked on a plan to free her people and bring them to Earth to live and find their soul mates. Zianne had planned on being with Mac every step of the way, but those plans went haywire one morning.

Mac has finally found the six men and women who have big enough hearts to embrace his story, strong enough sexual drive to create fantasies to capture the attention of the Nyrians and, hopefully, in time to save a race. Mac's hopes are all in the hands of his newest employees, if they can buy into the situation. It doesn't take long before all of the team is having hot and erotic fantasies. Now everyone knows that they are not only in time to save the Nyrians but to also save the Earth from the same fate as the Nyrians. To make life interesting, someone is too interested in the ranch and what is going on there and isn't above causing trouble to find out.... Mac and the team have a plan and with the help of the Nyrians put it into action, now it is only a matter of time before all involved will discover if they will have many years of erotic sexual encounters or if Earth and Earthlings will fall like the Nyrians' planet did.

Sensual and sexual fantasies are wonderful, especially when they can save a race as seven men and one woman set out to do. Dream Bound brings together a team of six men and one woman in a desperate act to save not only a race but the love of their boss's life. I started this book one night before bed and that was a very foolish thing to do as it turned out, I didn't want to put it down. The only reason it took me two days to finish was because of that nasty word work. I was immediately drawn into Mac's mission and then into all of the team he brought together to fulfill it. The mixture of suspense and eroticism was wonderfully done and had me turning pages at a rapid speed. My only problem with Ms. Douglas' writing is how well she drew me in and then how I was left in suspense craving the next book. Yes, her cliffhanger was just that good.

Dream Bound is hot, sensual and suspenseful all at once - just the perfect way to make you not want to put it down. I'm counting the days until I can find out the next chapter with Mac, his team, and all the Nyrians. By the time I turned the last page, I knew that Dream Bound was a must read and one I had to Joyfully Recommend because of the intense writing and how easy it was to fall under all the characters' spells.

Reviewed by Jo for Joyfully Reviewed Read more ›

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great start to an exciting new series! July 28, 2012

By tsteiner

Format:Paperback

A man who knows his future is waiting for him fights hard and works harder to save the woman he loves and her people.

Twenty years ago Mac Dugan found the love of his life and lost her. But he is a man that has a second chance. His love is from the future, his present to be exact. He spoke to her over time and space and she taught him what he needs to know to save her people. The time is now!

Mac has brought together his Dream Team; three men and three women that have a little extra and a lot of sexuality. With his equipment and their imaginations they are setting out to save Mac's love Zianne and her people, the Nyrians. Their connection as a group is instant, strong and amazing. They are more than Mac ever expected and success is in his grasp.

I found the concept behind this story really quite remarkable. Ms. Douglas has taken the notion of dreams and fantasy to a whole new level. What if you were really able to project your fantasies into reality and in the same time save a whole race? Dream Bound is wonderfully refreshing and beyond sexy. Ms. Douglas can write love, sex and passion like nobody's business and she will always be a must read for me and she didn't disappoint here.

While the story revolves around the rescuing of Zianne and her people there are actually nine characters. I was drawn to each and every one of them. While some are more front-and-center than others, I could feel that by the time this tale is told they will all be well loved friends. Each person is unique and the way they are written makes them all special yet familiar.

Dream Bound is marketed as an erotic romance novel. However, there really isn't a true "couple". The book does have love and discovery between its pages though.... There also isn't a happy ever after ending, but a happily for now. It is apparent that it is meant to be a series. Even with the ending left open, Ms. Douglas doesn't leave us with a cliff hanger. You are left satisfied and ready for the next in the series. I personally can't wait for November, when Dream Unchained is scheduled to be released.

I would highly recommend that you read her short story Dream Catcher in the Nightshift anthology before you start this novel. Dream Catcher sets the stage for Dream Bound beautifully and you get a good view into Mac's reasoning for his lifelong passion. I could have easily read Dream Bound without it, but I'm glad I didn't. Please don't let not being able to read the prequel deter you from picking up this novel though. You will not be lost; the experience will be just as fulfilling and enjoyable. Dream Bound is full of sensual fantasies, likeable characters and a plot that is imaginative, vivid and fascinating.

Dream Bound is a spellbinding tale of second chances, new love and the power of fantasies. It's another keeper for my "Kate Douglas" section of my library. Yes, she has a row all for herself. Pick up Dream Bound and find out why! Read more ›