Carina Adams

Carina Adams writes contemporary romance built around close communities, long histories between characters, and choices made at the edge of independence. Dreams of You begins the Dreams Trilogy and introduces a group of friends known as the Fab Five. The story centers on a lifelong connection complicated by the familiar pull between a best friend’s brother and a young woman determined to follow her own plans. Dean Cullen expects to leave town, while the narrator imagines a future that does not depend on him; their changing feelings disrupt both maps. Adams uses the small social circle to make private decisions visible, since friendship and family ensure that no relationship develops in isolation. Dreams of You was published in 2022 and is followed by Glimmers of Me and Echoes of Us. That trilogy position matters because the first book establishes the friendships and shared history that continue across later stories. Its emphasis falls on transition, loyalty, and deciding whether an old dream still fits a changing life.