Release Date: July 2008
Publisher: Samhain (e-book)
ISBN 1605040819
Jaci Burton writes paranormal/suspense romance, erotic romance as well as contemporary romance like Dare to Love. Main characters Lucy Fairchild and Jake Dalton are from opposite ends of San Francisco life. Jake had a rough childhood and fights hard for success in running his own construction business. Lucy grew up with privilege and opportunities the best of society has to offer. However, a spirited verbal exchange at their first meeting reveals the connection between them: both are independent and determined to make their own paths in the world.
The stage is set for them to test their preconceived notions of each other with a dinner date. The evening ends with Jake offering to help Lucy foil her dad's matchmaking attempts - Jake will play the role of boyfriend as long as Lucy needs him to. The goal is to keep things calm and polite. Whether it's at a fancy ballroom event or a backyard family barbeque, Lucy and Jake will find they can't ignore the attraction sparking between them.
Dare to Love is a very enjoyable, sweet and lively romantic read. I enjoyed the turns Lucy and Jake took to share their inner thoughts on how s/he found the other irresistible as well as personal insecurities and hopes. Jake and Lucy are such likeable characters, the story moves along at a pace which keeps the reader interested in what comes next/the HEA for this couple.
4 comments:
Nice review! And short! Wow! Great job. I have a few Jaci Burton books that I need to get to.
I've always been curious about Jaci Burton. This sounds fun, and I'm a sucker for the foil/pretend boyfriend thing!! Thanks for the review.
Hi Barbara and Carolyn Jean. Thanks for visiting! Dare to Love is a fun and easy read. If you check it out, let me know what you think! I've also read Jaci's Berkley erotic romance titles, and my fav is the novella Wild (a very sexy reunion-like story) in the WWW anthology - though it's probably the "tamest" of them all :)
Great Review Allison! I really need to get on the ball with Jaci Burton. I've got like five of her books but alas, I'm always reading something else! I will endeavor to rememdy this.
I'm lovin' the cover of this one too.
:) VFG
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