Tristan caught my attention right from the start with his stubbornness, his damage, and his unnamed trauma. His personality was gruff, but you could immediately tell that he had a hugely valid underlying cause. As the story unfolded I was floored by just how deep his guilt went and just how far he was willing to go to keep it as he would a lover.
So when the real-life lover came along, I had to find out exactly how Sam would fit, would provide the path to healing and forgiveness. Sam had his own bag of problems and a past holding him prisoner, but unlike Tristan, Sam's problems were more mental than emotional. His tenderness, insight, and patience were a testament to the quality of human he was and how much he could come to care for Tristan.
Despite everything Sam was and provided for Tristan, true forgiveness and healing came only after he found it within and what gave him the key to that was a very surprising source. It was exactly right. The romance gave Tristan the foundation and support he needed to walk his path. I did have issues with Sam's reaction to a big disappointment though. It spoke to a selfishness that I hadn't seen before then. The disappointment was exactly what Sam needed to find his freedom too though, so laying it all on Tristan was unfair and I didn't like it at all.
But all's well that ends well, because they came together and forged something stronger in the end.
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Insomnia. It's the penance I pay for my greatest mistake. But when an ill-timed doze behind the wheel almost introduces me to a pole, I know something has to change.
Sleep with Me, a locally-made meditation app, promises a cure. I don't expect it to work. Nor do I expect to be seduced by the voice of its creator, Sam.
Night after night, he gets inside my head. Coaxing me. Manipulating me. The situation becomes intolerable and I decide to meet the man I've been 'sleeping' with. I must own his secrets - before he ends up owning me.
In person, the quiet and reclusive Sam is his own kind of complicated. He needs my help as much as I need his and we form an unlikely partnership.
It's only business. It can't be more. Even if Sam refuses to deny the pull between us. Even if my need to get closer is more than my guilty conscience will allow.
I have no right to love, not after the damage I've done. How can I give Sam all he deserves, when our chance at a happy ending was ruined before we even met?
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