Bound by Dream and Fire

By: Gary M. Roberts, Carol C. Roberts

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Book One of the Dream and Fire series
A slow-burn historical fantasy romance best enjoyed in order.

Bound by Dream and Fire
Book One of the Dream and Fire Trilogy
Savannah, Georgia, 1899.
Lauren Fullerton has always walked freely in her dreams—running, leaping, crossing impossible distances she cannot cross while awake. Confined to a wheelchair since childhood, she has learned to live within the limits of her waking world. But her nights tell a different story. Her dreams are vivid, deliberate… and growing dangerously real.
When Lauren encounters a young man inside a dream—a boy who insists the dream belongs to him—her carefully controlled world begins to fracture.
Troy Martin has spent his life preparing to inherit a shipping empire, unaware that his greatest legacy lies elsewhere. Haunted by dreams that feel less like imagination and more like memory, he awakens one morning with blood on his hands and questions no one is willing to answer.
Drawn together by forces neither understands, Lauren and Troy discover they share a rare and powerful ability: the capacity to shape dreams—and to enter the dreams of others. Under the guidance of a guarded mentor, they learn that history itself has been shaped in sleep, that wars are not always won on battlefields, and that their parents once fought a hidden enemy who still lives.
As a ruthless dream-warrior emerges from the shadows, manipulating minds and turning nightmares into weapons, Lauren and Troy must train for a conflict that reaches beyond the waking world. But the greatest danger may lie in the bond forming between them—because love, in the realm of dreams, is not merely an emotion.
It is power.
And power always demands a price.

Bound by Dream and Fire is a richly atmospheric historical fantasy filled with slow-burn romance, hidden wars, and the fragile line between imagination and reality—where dreams burn, and the future is forged in flame.

While the early chapters focus on mystery, recovery, and emotional connection, later installments explore darker psychological themes, including manipulation, captivity, trauma recovery, moral compromise, and the cost of power.
Romance remains central throughout, but it is tested by external threat rather than idealized. Love in this series is portrayed as a source of strength—and vulnerability.
Violence is present but not gratuitous. The most intense moments come from psychological conflict, ethical pressure, and the consequences of difficult choices rather than graphic action.
Readers who enjoy dark fantasy romance, romantic suspense, and character-driven stories where emotional stakes rise alongside danger will find this series rewarding.