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Stolen Dream: An MM second chance romance (Soho Knights Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Oliver Takely (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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At just eighteen, Paolo and Max meet at a conversion therapy camp. Abandoned by their families. left to endure literal hell on earth, their love is forbidden. Their secret romance grows and as they make plans to escape, they are brutally torn apart.

They both spend the next twelve years building lives in different worlds. Paolo in the vibrant heart of Soho, London, surrounded by his found family, and Max thriving as a successful criminal lawyer in the bustling streets of New York. Both of them believing they’ve lost the love of their life forever.

Max finds himself in London after defending a mobster, which leads to an offer he literally can’t refuse. Needing thinking time before his fate is sealed, he unexpectedly crosses paths with Paolo again. The spark between them reignites, yet their reunion is fraught with challenges, and even the magical backdrop of the holidays may not be enough for them to get their second chance at love. With Paolo's sister at risk of suffering the same fate they endured, the stakes are even higher.

Stolen Dream is a tale of resilience, forbidden love, and the fight for a future that embraces who they truly are. Will they save Paolo's sister in time, and can they find a way to be together, against all odds? Join them on this emotional journey of hope and redemption, where stolen dreams may just lead to a love worth fighting for.
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  1. Book 3 of 5
    Soho Knights
  2. Print length
    216 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    March 5, 2025
  5. File size
    1.7 MB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DG65P2PT
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ MM Romance Press (March 5, 2025)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 5, 2025
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.7 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 216 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 16 ratings

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Oliver Takely

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Oliver Takely is a passionate MM romance author who revels in dark, edgy stories featuring complex, flawed characters. With years of writing experience and a creative day job, Oliver Takely is also an avid reader of MM romance, consuming 300 books in 2023. His favourite trope is enemies to lovers, but is also a sucker for a feel-good Christmas romance.

Originally from the north, Oliver now resides in the south of England with his husband and their beloved fur baby, who is treated like a princess, living their own happily-ever-after straight out of a romance novel. When not writing or reading, he enjoys holidays and indulging in lots of good food, because who doesn’t love a delicious combination?

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  • CS
    5.0 out of 5 stars Angry at conversion
    Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2025
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    Max and Paulo met at a conversion camp when they were both 18 and then separated, not to meet again for 12 years. Yet both never forgot their first love and the camp left emotional and mental scars. Both want each other but have so many fears and adjustments. You feel so sorry for their pain and emotional turmoil though happy they got their second chance. It leaves you angry at the idea of a conversion camp and at their parents. I received a copy of this and this was my voluntary opinion.
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  • Jaime Schneider
    4.0 out of 5 stars Second chance
    Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2025
    This was my first Oliver Takely book and I really enjoyed it. Max and Paolo went through something truly awful as teenagers and as much as they tried to hold onto each other during it, they were forced apart. Years later they meet again through mutual friends and realise the connection they shared still exists. It was an emotional rollercoaster but I loved watching them get their HEA. I also really loved the found family aspect to this book.
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  • deedee
    5.0 out of 5 stars Is it meant to be?
    Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2025
    When Paolo and Max met twelve years ago in the conversion camp, it was more of a nightmare than a dream. Finding and holding each other together in that place, they built a dream of their own to escape and be together, only to have that dream shattered and be torn apart. Twelve years later, through a complicated and unexpected twist of fate, they find each other in the same place again in London. Drawn back together by a love that never left either of them, they must navigate living in different countries, family obligations, jobs that may not transfer well, underworld connections and a ghost from the past if they want to be together. On the plus side, each has a found family to support them and each other as Max and Paolo search for a way to solve their hurdles and be together at last.

    The full story of the conversion camp is revealed slowly throughout the book, the physical and emotional trauma to their minds and bodies, hidden for so long, finally seeing the light of day through the caring and support of their friends, as a new threat is revealed.

    The supporting cast of characters in both Paolo’s and Max’s found families are unique men in complicated relationships that at times cross lines within the found families. World building in the conversion camp and then in London flesh out the background as the story progresses, there is a mystery to solve, and a closure to be reached.

    The book is intense in places, humorous and/or emotional in others, but the reader is drawn in and pulled along as Max and Paolo rediscover each other, face their past, and work toward their future together. Both characters are realistic and definitely relatable, easy to empathize with the feelings and residuals left on their lives that they have held onto for the last twelve years. It is an engaging read, one which is easy to get into if you can get past the first part at the camp, but if that is triggering for you, you could skip the prologue and begin at chapter 1 (realizing there will be hints about the camp revealed throughout the book, especially in chapter 19 on the plane. That chapter could be skimmed if triggering.). The book is worth the read, if only for a glimpse into what some family members may be willing to do in the name of religion over family, something I hope will not become more prevalent again as the political climate in the US changes in 2025 and maybe beyond. I sincerely hope that will not be a possibility. This story lets the resilience of the human spirit win for these two men.
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  • R Keebler
    4.0 out of 5 stars Happiness in spite of conversion camp
    Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2025
    Paolo met Max at a gay conversion camp, a place they were sent to for their own good. Max played the game the leaders wanted and said the right things so his treatment wasn’t as harsh as Paolo’s. Paolo was starved to make him pliable and the first person who was nice to him gave him a sandwich and a life giving connection. Cruelly mistreated, the young men clung to each other until they were ripped apart. There was no goodness here.

    A lot of characters to keep track of. Both men have their own tight circle of friends who all figure prominently in this book. Each man in the group is working on, (or towards) their HEA.

    Oddly enough the author presented a harrowing experience with a bit of joy for Paolo and Max. The love they felt for each other was still palpable twelve years later.

    I thought that the authors warning to not read the prologue to avoid graphic details was useful.
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  • Elaine Gray
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book and series.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2025
    Paolo and Max first met as teenagers at a cruel gay conversion camp, where Max played along with the leaders to avoid harsh treatment, while Paolo was starved and mistreated. They clung to each other for solace until they were forcibly separated. Years later, fate brings them together again in London, where their old feelings resurface. Though Paolo initially runs away in fear and confusion, with the support of friends, they reunite and rebuild their love. The story also includes a suspenseful side plot involving the mafia, adding more challenges for them to overcome. Beautifully written, the novel explores love, resilience, and the journey of staying true to oneself.
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  • avidreader4ever
    4.0 out of 5 stars the wait
    Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2025
    It is so sad to read the lengths families will go to to not accept who their members genuinely are. My heart went out to both Max and Paolo having to endure time in a conversion camp. That is where they met and what they each survived as they fell for one another - not easy given where they were. But unfortunately they were not able to get away from it together, though they both got away and were able to build successful lives. They waited 12 years to come across one another again and although there was joy at the reunion, they still had challenges to deal with on their way to their HEA. However this time they also each had a strong found family/friend network to support and encourage them. The author did a good job of helping us to read about a love strong and resilient that was able to endure.
    I received an ARC from GRR and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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  • Reatha Klein
    5.0 out of 5 stars Emotional but great!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2025
    This one was an emotional read for me, but I really enjoyed it.
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  • Samantha Cato
    4.0 out of 5 stars Very good
    Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2025
    Loved this new one from Oliber Takely! It was so good! Made my heart hurt and made me angry but soothed me by the time it was done. Very good read!
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