Review: A little disturbing...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 25, 2013
Holly Chambers is awakened one night to a stranger in her bedroom and police pounding on her apartment door. Items in the bag left behind when the burglar fled suggested she just escaped being a victim of rape or other violence. The silver lining was becoming acquainted with hunky police officer, Dante Delgado, who supported her that night.In the months that follow, Holly suffers with anxiety, nightmares, erotic dreams, insomnia, and significant weight loss. Holly gets therapy to deal with her PTSD, but nothing helps. As a last ditch effort, Holly seeks the aid of Delta of Venus (DOV), a "fantasy fulfillment agency" to reenact the burglary with a sexy anonymous man to fulfill her bedroom fantasies, put a positive outcome on the scenario, and end the nightmares. The vice president of DOV interviews Holly and expresses concern that such a reenactment might not be in Holly's best interest, but eventually she agrees to set it up.As sweet and light-hearted as the romance part of Holly's Dream Lover Fantasy is, it struggles to overcome the disturbing thoughts you cannot help but have during the reenactment scene. There seems at times to be a mildly comedic tone, but it definitely isn't comedy/humor. There are elements of a more serious drama, but that is downplayed. The likeable characters of Holly and Dante and their romance are the redeeming factors in the story.