Dare To Resist

Carly Phillips starts off her new Dares series, Dare Nation, with the oldest Prescott sibling, Austin. His playing days behind him, Austin is now an agent for sports starts, including his siblings. His bachelor days come to an abrupt end when he comes home one night to find a baby left on his doorstep with a note saying she’s his. Austin panics and calls his assistant Quinn for help. Quinn grew up raising her siblings and cousins, with her family thinking she should be a nanny instead of going to school. She’s done with kids- but a crush on Austin guarantees she’s going to help him get things straightened out. Both Austin and Quinn need to figure out how to handle the chemistry between them, as well as the fact that their life plans may have just been derailed by a baby.

Quinn and Austin had pretty decent chemistry between them from the beginning, and made a great team working together. When they decide to give in and see where their mutual attraction takes them, their partnership works even better. This was a classic case of two people who had their lives planned out and were sure of what they wanted- until things changed. Do you hang on to old plans or take what life throws you and make new ones that feel right? The Prescotts as a family look as tight knit as their Dare cousins, which made for great family scenes and the promise of good future characters. I do wish that Quinn’s family background had been a little more developed. It’s one thing to say over and over that she got stuck raising siblings and cousins and so missed out on life as a teenager- but why? Why doesn’t the family ever ask what she wants out of life? It felt like there could have been more to it that would have given that part of her story more complexity. Or maybe not and I’m overthinking it. There was more repetition than usual here, which was a little annoying, but overall not a bad introduction to the newest Date Nation.

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This was a wonderful read and a great way to kick-off this new series. Austin and Quinn are very likable characters and I enjoyed their chemistry and connection. The storyline offers an excellent balance of fun and emotional and you very quickly invested in these characters and rooting for this couple. Lots of drama, clever banter, steam and feelings keep you focused and entertained. A truly delightful read! I am freely choosing to post an elective review.

This was such a sweet and sexy book! I loved the story and the characters, and I can’t wait for more!

Austin Prescott is a former pro football player turned sports agent. He’s also part of a big family, made even BIGGER, when he found out that his “Uncle” Paul Dare, his mom’s best friend, was actually his, and his siblings’ biological father, via sperm donation. Paul needed a kidney, and Austin was a match, so he donated, and they’ve both been recovering. Austin used to be quite the playboy, but he’s calmed down of late, especially since he met his now assistant, Quinn. But, when he comes home one night to a baby girl on his front porch, with a note saying she’s his, he’s at a loss on what to do. Luckily, Quinn is there to help him.

Quinnlyn Stone and her family have always been into sports, and she just knows working as a sports agent’s executive assistant is the perfect job for her. But, she doesn’t expect to be so attracted to her boss, and how much that will complicate her life. They absolutely need to keep it professional, so she keeps her attraction under wraps. She comes from a big family, and she was the oldest, so she was always stuck babysitting and caring for her younger siblings and cousins, regardless of what her plans were, or what she’d rather be doing. No one ever asked her opinion, they just volunteered her time and services. So, at 18, when she moved out, she decided she wasn’t interested in having kids of her own, after basically raising everyone else’s. She even ended her prior engagement over the fact that he wanted kids, and she didn’t. But luckily, when her boss needs help desperately, all her baby knowledge comes through in the clutch.

Austin and Quinn had mega chemistry from the beginning and I liked watching them fight against it, and then finally giving into it, all while both falling in love with baby Jenny too. They really care for each other, while Quinn is helping Austin learn to care for the baby, and it was the sweetest thing. I just loved how they depended on each other, and their families for help. Austin’s siblings were fun, and I’m excited to learn more about them in future books!

I felt a connection to the heroine, because I’ve always had a thing about older siblings in big families, and felt bad for them. Many of them basically get thrust into parenthood just like Quinn, through no choice or decision of their own, and they’re stuck until they’re old enough to move out. I’ve always found it terribly unfair and difficult. I empathized with her so much, and totally understood why she made the decisions she did at 18.

There was a bit of a mystery going on, with the question whether the baby actually belonged to Austin, and who (and where) her mother was. I enjoyed the way all that played out, and I loved how Austin made a decision, and knew what he was going to do regardless. I really loved these characters and their beautiful connection.

I definitely recommend this book if you enjoy this author’s style! I’m excited to get more stories from this big extension of the Dare family.

Austin and Quinn’s love story in Dare to Resist, book one in the Dare Nation series by Carly Phillips is another winner. Ms. Phillips once again gives us an alpha male hero suddenly changing perspective about his life and future when a baby is left on his doorstep; with a sticky note telling him she’s his baby. We are also given a strong, diligent, and decisive heroine who is determined not to have children after raising all of the children in her extended family; siblings, cousins, nieces, and nephews. This breathtakingly beautiful love story contains so many feelings and responsibilities, family ties, heartbreak, attraction, off the charts sizzling chemistry, inner turmoil, and lots of steamy scenes.

Ex-football player and now sports agent, Austin Prescott could not survive without his amazing executive assistant Quinnlyn Stone. So when he finds a baby on his doorstep, with a note saying “Jenny is his” and no idea what to do with a baby; he knows who to call. Quinn agrees to help Austin out until he can straighten things out. She realizes that he is out of element and has no idea how to handle a baby. Quinn is the baby whisperer which is most likely why she basically raised every baby in her extended family. Quinn teaches Austin how to handle Jenny, how to change her diaper, make a bottle; basically how to be a father. Austin and Quinn have been attracted to each other since he hired her, but neither has acted on it. When Austin begs Quinn to move in you just know there will be more fireworks than explaining the presence of a baby. There is major chemistry and undeniable attraction between them, which they both respond and react to. The more time Quinn spends with Austin and Jenny she realizes that having children of her own was not necessarily a deal breaker for her.

Ms. Phillips wrote a wonderful, emotional and sexy story that will pull at your heartstrings and is not to be missed. She provided a tale rich with sizzling chemistry, amusing banter, and endearing characters giving Austin and Quinn a chance for happiness, love and the possibility for future together. I highly recommend Dare to Resist to other readers and look forward to the next book in this series.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.

Dare To Resist (Dare Nation, #1)by Carly Phillips This is the first book in a new DARE series. Loved the story and both Austin and Quinn. (and baby Jenny) . I enjoyed all the feels in this book and can’t wait for the next book in the series. Carly never disappoints !!!!

I couldn’t wait for Dare to Resist, when Carly said she was bringing this family back I knew this would be fantastic! Join the Dare world with the new series Dare Nation introducing the Prescott family. (You’ll have to read to find out how they tie into the Dare family) Our first peek into this new series brings us Austin Prescott. Former football star, and playboy, he’s used to women falling at his feet. He is also the head of the new sports agency, Dare Nation, he’s opened with his uncle, Paul Dare. He’s in desperate need for a new assistant to keep his office in order as he takes some time off (something else you’ll have to read why). Interview after interview he can’t find someone who suits him until she walks in.

She of course is a vision, Quinnlynn Stone. From the moment she walks into his office, Austin is captivated. Quinn is a brilliant woman, she has her act together, graduate of University of Miami undergrad and business school with a perfect resume for what Austin is looking for. She has an excellent sports knowledge and knows her way around the industry having worked her way up with other sports teams. Austin is very impressed with her class but he’s also extremely attracted which isn’t so good. Quinn has a plan, a plan to never marry or have kids, having raised her own siblings as well as cousins as she was growing up, she decided she was done with that, no family in her future.

Austin isn’t looking to settle down either, but can’t help the attraction that continues to grow even though he’s fought it for a while but they share one steamy, beyond amazing kiss, a kiss neither one can forget about and even months later it’s still haunting them both. Until one night, Austin decides he’s going to just get Quinn out of his mind with another woman. However, upon arriving to his home for an evening of pleasure, he finds a very unexpected surprise, a basket with a baby girl, with a note stating Jenny is his. Well that changes the plans for the evening in a way he never saw coming. After his date bails, he calls the one person who he has come to depend on and also the one person who has determined in her heart there is no room for children in her life. He begs her to help with Jenny, after all what does a bachelor ex pro football player know about taking care of a baby?! Quinn agrees to help him until he can sort out the mess and find out if this is really his baby.

This ends up in a way Quinn never expected, in a place she never thought she would be, however her heart is now engaged with not only the baby but the man too. She can no longer resist or fight her feelings and Austin is right there with her.

It’s a story you will fall in love with, steamy, romantic, heartwarming and mostly it’s about finding that one person who is meant to be your soul mate. Austin is the new Dare in town and he will capture your heart in a way like no other Dare before him.

This book was great, right from the beginning! Quinn and Austin had a connection from the moment she interviewed for the position of executive assistant, especially when she calls him and all athletes out as immature and arrogant. He was lost at that point but as an employee she was off limits until a year later when a baby is left on his door step and he is in a panic and who does he call? Quinn, of course, and discovers she is a baby whisperer. However, the last thing she wants is to be involved with a man with a baby or to ever have a baby after raising her siblings and cousins. That is, until she falls in love with this baby and the baby daddy. Oh, the feels in this story is so abundant! The Dare family makes several cameos and it is good to be back in Dare Nation! Definitely a recommendation from me!

He’s about to find a baby on his doorstep … and his assistant in his bed.

Austin Prescott is a lot of things. Ex football player. Sports agent. And as of this morning? Father. Finding a baby on his doorstep should have been a joke but the pink sticky note and baby carrier she came in is deadly serious.

What’s an out of his depth bachelor to do? Call his tempting and beyond gorgeous executive assistant and beg her to move in.

Quinnlyn Stone agrees to help Austin until he can straighten out his messy life. It’s just another item on her very long To-Do list. It’s absolutely not because she’s attracted to her very single and extremely handsome boss.

Close quarters. A baby. Undeniable chemistry. What could possibly go wrong?

This is a well written and very entertaining story. I really enjoyed reading . It is book one one the Date Nation series . It is Heartwarming and emotional an all out fabulous story . Austin Prescott is a Sports Agent after his football career ended . He has been fighting his feelings and attraction to his personal assistant Quinnlyn Stone from day one . One night Austin finds a baby on his doorstep and his life is flipped upside down . Quinn comes to his rescue and while showing him how to take care of his baby their feelings and attraction for each other ignite . But it is gonna take alot for Austin to convince Quinn to stay . I highly recommend taking the time to read .

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Austin Prescott is a sports agent that is desperate to find an assistant just before he goes out on medical leave for 5-6 weeks. Then in walks Quinnlyn Stone. Not only is she perfect for the job, but sparks are flying. Austin knows those sparks can’t lead anywhere but he hires her anyway. A year down the road, Austin gets the surprise of a lifetime and needs Quinn’s help.

Dare to Resist is a Dare Nation novel and is well written and sexy. Carly has definite heat factor flowing between these two. All around good read!