This is a good book. The two main characters are Melody and Zac. They have known each other for all their lives. Zac is Melody’s brother best friend. Melody comes home after her boyfriend for six years breaks up with her. She has a remote part time job. Zac is the football coach. Melody’s brother sends her on a camping trip with their friends and Zac is one of them. They get stranded when the weather turns bad. Melody starts trying to figure out her life. They each have issues it together they work them out and fall in love.

Only in Your Dreams is a spicy friends to lovers romance, and the first in the Oakwood Bay series by Ellie K Wilde.

Synopsis: Ten years after one of the most heartbreaking nights of her life, Melody Woods is back in her small hometown of Oakwood Bay, broke, jaded, and unceremoniously dumped by her big-city boyfriend. To top it all off, her twin brother, Parker, is pushing her to take his spot on a camping trip with the one guy she’s spent a decade avoiding. For college football coach Zac Porter, his best friend’s twin sister, Melody, has always been off-limits. And after fumbling his chance ten years ago, a devastated Zac was sure he’d lost Melody for good. So, when Melody shows up at the campsite instead of Parker, Zac realizes that now is the time to prove to her that they were always meant to be, no matter how long it takes to make up for his teenage self’s mistake. Reeling from the truth of her last relationship, Melody plans to stay in town just long enough to get back on her feet. Then, she’s gone again. Meanwhile, Zac is facing an uphill battle to coach his team to its first winning game in years, to show Melody how she deserves to be loved, and to keep Parker from ever finding out. Maybe then, being with her will be more than just a dream.the story starts off with the main character Melody getting dumped by her big-city boyfriend and forced to return to her hometown of Oakwood Bay, which she's been avoiding for a while. her senior year she was on the verge of kissing her twin brother's best friend, Zac, who she had a crush on forever, but he left and didn't end up coming back or reaching out. she plans to stay in town only long enough to get back on her feet and then move out again, but Zac is determined to get her to stay and retry what they didn't get to before.

My Thoughts: I'm usually a big fan of the fake dating, friends to lovers, brothers best friend type tropes, but this one just wasn't my cup of tea. I'm not sure why this one had to rely on the fake dating storyline. Melody and Zac had fun hanging out together but she was too scared to let her brother know they were getting closer? She's almost 30, for goodness sake! Just date who you want. Also, the whole camping trip storyline at the beginning of the book was not even recalled at all during the rest of the story. It really was not necessary and yet took about 100 pages....why? So we could read about them making out in the mud? Nah. I do admit it was sweet as to the reason why Mel and Zac got stranded at the campsite...I kind of guessed that was why she went back to their tent in the storm. But that whole storyline seemed unnecessary in my opinion.

Finally, this book had a bit too much spice/smut for me. I wasn't aware of this going into the book, but this was a little more explicit than I am normally comfortable reading. I know stories that center around smut over plot are pretty popular, but this just wasn't for me. I want to feel my two main characters fall in love and I like to feel that tension and slow burn as they get to know each other. But, again, that's just my opinion as an outlier I'm sure.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest thoughts.

I absolutely loved this book and couldn’t get enough of them

The tension and chemistry between them was just amazing And the ANGST STOPPP, I love me a good brothers bestfriend book and this was so different!

So grateful to receive this arc! This was such a cute/spicy romance refresher for in between, and I really enjoyed my experience reading it. I really liked the dynamic between the FMC and the MMC, the tropes were well written, and the storyline flowed nicely.

Only in Your Dreams is a glittering, small-town sports romance brimming with sizzling tension, heartfelt emotion, and a swoon-worthy second-chance love story between a college football coach and the one who got away. Ellie K. Wilde’s voice is fresh and charming, her characters deeply relatable, and the heat balanced perfectly with emotional depth. This spiced-up tale of reconciliation and hope will have you rooting for its cinnamon-roll hero and his determined heroine long after the final page.

I love a good sports romance and this one didn’t disappoint!
The tension and banter between the FMC, Mel, and the MMC, Zak, was *chefs kiss*. Overall I’ll definitely be recommending Only In Your Dreams to my friends/followers who enjoy spicy sports romance books!

Only in Your Dreams is a highly entertaining, steamy small-town romance that delivers on tropes, chemistry, and emotional healing. If you love big feelings, sizzling tension, and a protective male lead baring his heart, this is a solid pick. That said, if you prefer deeper plot realism or emotional depths anchored in lots of conflict resolution, be aware that the story leans on charm, heat, and romantic fantasy more than granular realism.

Love a good best friend’s sibling trope and throw in second chance? Amazing. The way Zac gave Melody a chance to breathe and show her how she should be treated in a relationship? Swoon. He did everything in his power to be her biggest cheerleader

A great second chance romance while being a twin brother's best friend and years on years of pinning. Reading how Zac and Melody find their way back to each other while Melody also finds her way to herself. Good banter, sweet gestures, and pages of build up.

I LOVED THIS BOOK! Second chance, brothers best friend, dual timeline AND dual POV?! when I finished this, I immediately bought a physical copy because I needed this on my shelf. This was one of the best brothers best friend books I have read recently. Although, I really didn't like the brother but was happy with the resolution that happened at the ending.

I wasn't super excited about the premise, but I was sent this book via email request for review. I thought it was cute overall, but not something memorable. Nothing particularly stood out to me.

Such a cute story. I appreciated the easy writing. The spice was spicy enough for what I typically like in a romance novel. I thought the author provided a very well thought out romance story. I definitely recommend!

Romance, Sports Romance , Second Chance , , Friends to Lovers, Forced Proximity

Lovely characters, great banter , No 3rd act breakup , lots of spice
This one is fun!

I loved this book, it is a small town romance with some sports elements, brothers best friend trope. I loved the character development the spice the tension oh sheer perfection! it is a slow burn but it will keep you wanting to know more.

Thank you Net Galley and publishers for the ARC!

This book was fun!! There was not much that stuck out to me and made it extremely memorable but it was cute!

If you’re looking for a sports romance set in a small town and also second chance brother's best friend. This is it. Also it is spicy so you’ve been warned.

Melody is the one that got away but now she’s back in town after a a break up that left her doubting her self worth.

Zac is the grumpy football coach that will do anything to get her back. He is the sweetest tending to her every need even the ones she’s doesn’t know she has.

Winning her back won’t be easy because she can’t trust her own decisions and Zac is still afraid of loosing his best friend.

I loved the found family aspect of the story as well. Zac is always willing to help others and the way he stands up and helps Noah just melted my heart.

This group of friends was so fun and I can’t wait to read their own love story’s!

"Only in Your Dreams" was a fun read! Full of spice and unlikely romance and connection. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series!

Oh my this book had just the right amount of spice and I love the brothers best friend trope! And a sports romance book to boot? I really liked this book and will recommend it to my romance loving friends.

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to review this eARC. All opinions are my own.

This was an enjoyable reading experience.

Whew, what a ride! This was a fast read and I really enjoyed it! I love small town settings, throw in a second chance romance and the brother's best friend trope, and I'm in! There's a ton of chemistry and Zac is a great book boyfriend! It's a slow-burn, but very spicy too! Definitely worth the read! Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.