So I did not read this series in order... I have a tendency to flip flop around books in a series until I read all of them. I know this isn't the *best* way to read a series but... whatever... I'm happy. JUST LET ME READ IN PEACE!

     Okay, so Kristen Ashley is one of my faves. Ya' know, she's awesome, and everything she writes seems like it came out of a unicorn's butt. Her books are kind of like cocaine, actually. COINCIDENCE?? Conspiracy theory, anyone???


     The Dream Man Series has four books in it, and the characters are mentioned and/or seen in various other works by K.A.. I actually tried to start this series about a year a go but, get this, I could not STAND Mystery Man the first time I read it. I had to stop about halfway through after I found out about... Thursday. You know... Thursday. THUURRSDAYYY.

     I read that passage and literally put the book down and didn't pick it up again until almost a year later. I read more of K.A.'s books in between, and loved them, but I just couldn't get myself to pick up Mystery Man again. HOWEVER! I got really bored one day, and wanted to read some Kristen Ashley- I got the urge, ya' know? And I knew I didn't want to go anywhere near Thursday again, but I liked the premise of Law Man (which is the third book in the Dream Man Series), picked it up and absolutely loved it. So after I read Law Man I thought, why not give Mystery Man another go? Maybe last year just wasn't the right time for it, or maybe I needed a warm-up to the series and the characters. I went back and started the book from the beginning, and read it straight through the night in one sitting. Yes, I actually got past Thursday.



Gwen.
I liked her, she's very relatable. I envied her because of her close contact with a plethora of hot guys. H.O.T guys. Yes, so jealous.

Ginger.
Gwen's crazy bitch sister was highly entertaining. And really, without Ginger, Gwen and Cabe would never have met. Without Ginger, the whole Dream Man Series would never have happened. So thank Ginger, enjoy Ginger... but maybe don't act like Ginger. On second thought, just don't be Ginger.

Sweet Pea.
“Don't call me baby when you're pissed, Sweet Pea."
"Don't call me Sweet Pea at all, baby”
*Sniff* I want a hot guy to call me a cute nickname! Where is my hot guy? WHERE??

Elvira.
Elvira is love. Elvira is life. We should all strive to be Elvira.


DISLIKES:

Thursday.
I think ya'll already know how much I do not like Thursday. The whole concept of Thursday. The whole days of the week and filler thing I did not enjoy. Nope. But I get why it's in there, for the drama, for the continuation of Cabe and Gwen's relationship. But still- ME NO LIKEY!

Hawk's past.
Now, I thought Cabe's past was interesting and critical to the plot, though tragic. However, I hated how it made Hawk act like a complete ass at times. I understood the WHY, but I still didn't like it. In fact, Hawk's attitude was a turn off for me most of the time. Like, I would never date him, but I did think he and Gwen matched.

So in the end, I liked this book. K.A. always brings it with her writing.

Talk to ya'll later,
Jasmine

Kristen Ashley's website: http://www.kristenashley.net/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12299419-mystery-man

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Mystery-Man-Dream-Book-ebook/dp/B005CHQT3S

     Oh, my goodness! I found something that I just have to talk about- because it's flippin' awesome. First though, let me give some backstory:
     For the past few months, I've been having some horrible lower back pain (and not just the "it's that time of the month and I feel like crap anyway back pain"). I've been having some "I can't even sit or stand for long periods because my lower back hurts like a mofo". I'd tried tons of different lotions, pills, and patches to try and get the pain to go away- or at least fade, but to no avail. I had resigned myself to having to deal with constant lower back pain for forever into the nether, just like my dad who has had back problems for years.
    Two weeks ago, while I was on a weekend getaway, I went into a cute little boutique to just have a look around. I walked to the front where I saw a huge display of Moon Valley Organics products- their packaging is really cute by the way. Perusing through a the products, I found it, the 'Muscle Rub'. I read through all the ingredients and was surprised by how simple it was, and it smelled awesome, and let's be honest smell is what seals the deal am I right.

    The website and package of the rub says that, "our herbal muscle rub uses cayenne and arnica to deeply penetrate into sore muscles and joints to stimulate circulation and relieve minor aches and pains". Awesome, I like that, but I just got to say-
That's the first thing I thought of when I read that... haha... fat Amy anyone?
     So... I bought it, obviously. And I LOVE IT. I put some on my lower back right before bed because my back had been hurting pretty bad at night, and I noticed pretty quickly that the pain was subsiding after I put on the rub. I also never woke up once throughout the night because my back was hurting and I had to move around- which I had been doing a lot. Also throughout the day my back really wasn't hurting all too bad. I put it on again the next night and the pain just kept lessening day after day. I had both my parents try it- mom has shoulder pain and dad has horrible lower back pain- and they both noticed a huge difference after they used it. I was so surprised that it helped my dad as he's had pain for years and has tried actual medication for it. Needless to say, my family's hooked, and were all going to be buying more when my current tube runs out.