Happy Friday! For today’s First Line Friday linkup, I’m featuring Tammy L. Gray’s newest book, Love and the Dream Come True.

“Music used to be my breath, my muse, my one sure-and-steady force.”

Love and the Dream Come True by Tammy L. Gray

The Basics

Title: Love and the Dream Come True

Author: Tammy L. Gray

Series: State of Grace (Book 3 of 3)

Publication Date: August 2, 2022

Genre: Contemporary Romance

My Rating: 4 Stars

From the Back Cover:

Four years after getting the biggest break of his life, Cameron Lee’s music career has taken a nosedive, leaving him two options: become a sellout or give up on his lifelong dream. He reluctantly returns home for his sister’s wedding, hoping to avoid his past and find his love for music again.

Single mom Lexie Walters has suffered her fair share of tragedies and setbacks, but she has finally scraped together the money to achieve her dream of going into business with her cousin as an interior designer. When Lexie’s life is at an all-time high, she runs into her teenage crush, Cameron Lee.

Lost in the emotional turmoil of failure, Cameron is immediately drawn to Lexie and her infectious smile and optimistic spirit. Moreover, he adores her mouthy, no-holds-barred daughter. But fantasies only last so long, and soon Lexie and Cameron must face the real world, the one fraught with heartbreak, disappointment, and questions that sometimes can only be answered by a leap of faith.

My Review

Love and the Dream Come True is the third and final book in the State of Grace series, and picks up a few years after the last book left off. I definitely recommend reading the whole series in order, as characters and storylines are continued through all three books. In this satisfying conclusion, we finally understand all sides of the situations that tore this friend group apart.

Cameron was my least favorite character in the previous books, but he redeemed himself in this one – in every sense of the word! He and Lexie brought out the best in each other, encouraged each other to grow, and turned into a couple I was rooting for all the way through. Lexie’s daughter Morgan added spunk and sass to this heartfelt story of forgiveness, redemption, and faith. I highly recommend this book (and series) to fans of inspirational contemporary romance authors like Nicole Deese!

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I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.