Author: C.A. Gray
Narrator: Matthew E. Berry
Length: 6 hours and 16 minutes
Publisher: Wanderlust Publishing
Released: July 17, 2019
Genre: Fantasy, Magical Realism
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Workaholic insurance attorney Luke Darringer has it all: money, looks, ambition. Sure, he hasn't taken a vacation in over a decade, and his personal life is almost nonexistent - but that's a small price to pay in order to maintain strict control, and minimize his vulnerabilities.
But then Luke's firm, with the help of his cheeky administrative assistant Charlotte, strong-arms him into becoming the first-ever client of the new Dreamscape Adventures, Inc. The new company promises fantastical vacations to wealthy clients, as well as controlled therapeutic experiences to individuals suffering from various forms of mental illness, such as autism and PTSD. They're a potentially huge client for Luke's firm, but they need liability insurance before they can get off the ground. Luke expects he'll have a quick little canyoneering adventure like he did back in his college days, and then get right back to the grindstone.
But Luke's adventure doesn't quite go the way he planned. Eli, the entrepreneur in charge, assures Luke that the glitches are nothing to worry about, and they'll have things under control again in no time. Instead, Luke soon finds himself in a wilderness of questionable reality, where he is responsible not only for his own safety, but also Charlotte's, Eli's, and that of a nonverbal autistic boy whose vulnerability strikes a bit too close to home. Forced to confront his past and his deepest fears, Luke must decide whether to rewrite history and become the man he's always wanted to be - or whether instead he is doomed to repeat it.
By day, C.A. Gray is a Naturopathic Medical Doctor (NMD) with a primary care practice in Tucson, AZ, and she writes medical books under her real name (Dr. Lauren Deville). She lives with her husband, with whom she maintains a facetiously contentious movie review blog, and travels as often as they can get away. When not writing or seeing patients, she does yoga, drinks red wine while eating dark chocolate, and consumes audiobooks like there’s no tomorrow!Website⎮Twitter⎮Facebook⎮Goodreads⎮Instagram
Matthew has been very active in his career as a radiologic technologist, but something was nagging at him. His urging to be involved with the written word. The medical journals he wrote did not fill the desire for the kind of words he wanted to be a part of. He had always considered himself a writer. But one that often had difficulties completing the story. So, how else could he be involved? Matthew began listening to audiobooks and decided in 2017 that he was going to give it a try.
He now has 9 audiobook projects on sale at Amazon, Audible, and iTunes with two projects in the works.
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Ms. Gray has given me quite the adventure. First she gives me a character that I started out wondering if I would ever like him. He seemed bound and determined not to like what was going to happen to him. Then we meet his assistant. You start to wonder why she stays working for a man who seems so self-absorbed. You continue because you wonder what the author plans for the character's/and our adventure. I was impressed that the author included a character that has a disorder. We see that the characters aren't perfect and that's just the way I like it - it helps make the story seem more real.
Mr. Berry may not have me thinking of either of the main characters while listening to him. He did however help while picturing the scenes as they went by. And I could picture him being a secondary character keeping us up to date on all the goings on.
I thought this more fantasy and science fiction than paranormal. This is a story that I could see becoming real at some time in time. After all, if an author can be so creative to come up with a dream adventure why can't someone take her idea and run with it. Thinking back to some of the old shows I grew up with, I could see this becoming a part of a series. Each week would be another adventure. Maybe there would be a part of the plot that they find themselves needing to get out of trouble.
Our author creates suspense, hints of romance, and plenty to get you caught up in what's going on. Will things turn out ok? How would we get ourselves out of the same situation? Would you go to the company and ask them to create you an adventure? Will you follow this author and see what else she has to offer?
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