Man of My Dreams, Olivia Worley
Man of My Dreams, Olivia Worley
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Man of My Dreams
A Novel

Author: Olivia Worley

Narrator: Gail Shalan

Unabridged: 1537 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/02/2026


Synopsis

A romance author is shocked when one of her characters-in-progress seemingly comes to life—but is he too good to be true? This dramatic and twisty thriller where the truth really is stranger than fiction is perfect for fans of Ashley Winstead and Kate Alice Marshall.

Read this if you like:

*Meet cutes gone wrong (like, really, really wrong).

*Your boyfriends as unreliable as your narrators.

*Bringing him to meet your family, Murder Edition.

Bestselling romance author Ivy Harcourt has been as unlucky in love as she’s been successful in writing—as her sad relationship track attests, there are no good dating options left in New York . . . Until she rescues an escaped dog in the park, and runs into Liam. Charming, British, hot architect Liam. The exact description of the love interest in her next book.

When an instant connection leads to a whirlwind relationship, Ivy is convinced she’s found the dream man. Except he may be too perfect. He may be hiding something.

And Ivy may have secrets of her own.

Olivia Worley's Novels Are:

"Dark and clever." ―People

"Addictive." ―Liv Constantine

"Spine-tingling." ―Sarah Pekkanen

"So twisted." ―Ashley Winstead

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books

About Olivia Worley

Olivia Worley is an author born and raised in New Orleans. A graduate of Northwestern University, she now lives in New York City, where she spends her time writing thrillers, overanalyzing reality TV, and hoping someone will romanticize her for reading on the subway.

About Gail Shalan

Gail Shalan (she/her) is a New York City-based storyteller on screen, stage, behind the mic, and with puppets.A 2024 two-time Audie Award winner (Best Young Adult and Best Middle Grade), as well as a multiple Earphones Award winner, praised by The New York Times, Library Journal, Vulture Magazine, Booklist, and Audiofile, she’s narrated 200+ titles.Gail has performed on stage at The Bristol Old Vic, Cherry Lane Theatre, St. Ann’s Warehouse, and other various theater spaces across the US and UK.Her work as both an actor and a puppeteer was featured in the award-winning short film Coyote Girl (BostonIFF Best Short).Known for her dexterity with character and dialects, her tangibly emotional reads, and her deep respect for the text, Gail is passionate about stories that center generational healing and mental health, that navigate the sticky spaces between childhood and adulthood, and stories that ask who am “I”? Who are “we”? And what swells in the space between us, what dwells in the space within us? For that’s where the greatest discoveries and curiosities lie.


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Praise for Man of My Dreams:

"A tantalizing series of plot twists and turns. What begins as a whirlwind romance quickly becomes a dark, fast-paced tale of psychological suspense, perfect for fans of Freida McFadden and Alice Feeney." —Booklist

Praise for
So Happy Together:

"Dark and clever." —People

"Propulsive and extremely tense...for fans of Ruth Ware, Riley Sager, and Freida McFadden." —Booklist (starred review)

"I devoured this book! Obsessive love and self-delusion laced with humor and sharp wit make every page a juicy delight. So Happy Together is as addictive as it is entertaining with an ending that will leave you breathless." —Liv Constantine, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish

"You won't know who to trust in this spine-tingling psychological thriller. Obsession and betrayal collide so spectacularly on the pages it's impossible to stop turning them." —Sarah Pekkanen, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Proving hell hath no fury like a woman ghosted, So Happy Together spins a mesmerizing tale of obsessive love so twisted it makes Joe Goldberg’s machinations look like child’s play. Worley has written a trenchant suspense about Gen Z dating gone delusional, and it reads like your most unhinged friend’s secret diary. You’ll laugh, you’ll cringe, you’ll experience the best pleasure schadenfreude has to offer—but be warned: this book is secretly a mirror, and Worley’s holding it up to all of us, daring us not to recognize our most vulnerable selves.” —Ashley Winstead, author of In My Dreams I Hold a Knife and Midnight is the Darkest Hour

“A twisty, obsessive thriller where you're never quite sure who is the predator and who is the prey. So Happy Together is both unbearably tense and uncomfortably relatable—a psychosexual thriller for the Tinder age." —Camilla Sten, author of The Lost Village and The Resting Place

"I couldn't get enough of this book. Dark, juicy, and addictive, So Happy Together introduces readers to a love triangle unlike any they've seen before. With a protagonist that makes Joe Goldberg look dull, and twists and turns in every chapter, I flew through this book to get to the ending—and let me tell you, it was worth it." —Jenny Hollander, author of Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead

"Steamy and disorienting, with its wickedly twisted plotting, So Happy Together is a clever and unpredictable wild ride of a read about people I'm glad I don't know in real life." —Ren DeStefano, author of How I’ll Kill You

“A captivating thriller… The way everything unfolds in the end just felt so cinematic. You won’t be able to put it down.” —Culturess

"Wickedly entertaining." —Crime Reads

Praise for Olivia Worley:

"A fast-paced thriller set in New Orleans debutante culture... a tense, page-turning read." —School Library Journal on The Debutantes

“A fascinating peek into the world of New Orleans debutante culture and the girls born into it. With a range of personalities, the girls we follow find themselves in a dark web of danger surrounding the mystery of a missing debutante. Compulsive and page-turning, this will keep you up late, biting your nails over the fates of these girls caught in a patriarchal stranglehold in the depths of upper-class New Orleans. What’s been happening for generations is still being done, but the girls are fighting back!” —Wendy Heard, author of She’s Too Pretty To Burn on The Debutantes

“A true master class in misdirection with an ending you’ll never see coming. Once you’ve picked up Worley’s nail-biting sophomore novel, you won’t be able to put it down.” —Megan Lally, New York Times bestselling author of That’s Not My Name on The Debutantes

“Set against the glittery backdrop of the New Orleans Carnival season, Worley’s The Debutantes is a compulsively readable thriller that kept me up far too late... A fantastic sophomore effort.” —Liz Lawson, New York Times bestselling author of The Agathas on The Debutantes

“Part dizzyingly fast-paced thriller, part wickedly incisive social commentary, there's never a dull moment in this well-characterized debut. Hole up, unplug, and keep the lights on.” —Booklist on People to Follow

“[With] lightning-quick pacing and savvy twists, and through four shifting perspectives, Worley notably considers social media fame’s impact on both the content creator and their following.” —Publishers Weekly on People to Follow

“Mysteries unravel and secrets spill in this Gen Z thriller.” —Kirkus Reviews on People to Follow

“Agatha Christie meets TikTok... a wicked, juicy page-turner.” —Alexa Donne, author of The Ivies and Pretty Dead Queens on People to Follow

“A classic whodunnit for the TikTok era [with] a jaw dropping twist that will shock even diehard Christie fans. Meticulously plotted and flawlessly executed.” —Dana Mele, author of People Like Us and Summer’s Edge on People to Follow

“Voicey, vibrant, and utterly addictive...with the intensity of a locked-room thriller and the juicy drama of reality TV, this page-turner is as propulsive as it is timely.” —Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, author of All Eyes on Her and Last Girl Lied To on People to Follow

“A bold, thrilling, darkly delicious examination of influencer culture and its pitfalls...Worley is an author to follow.” —Katie Zhao, author of How We Fall Apart on People to Follow

"An intricately woven whodunit that kept me guessing till the very end. Twisty, sordid, thrilling-- I loved it!" —Goldy Moldavsky, New York Times bestselling author of The Mary Shelley Club on People to Follow