One protective alpha male … Plus one hot curvy blonde …Equals an insta-love they can’t deny. Billionaire nightclub owner Jason Dare doesn’t stand a chance. From the moment he lays eyes on the luscious blonde stuck on the side of the road and realizes she’s in danger, he goes from playboy to bodyguard. Faith Lancaster’s sweet body won’t come to any harm on his watch. And watch Faith he does. … does. He can’t take his eyes off her. Jason will stop at nothing to keep Faith safe. Even if it means moving her into his apartment and letting her into his once private life.Hiding from her past, Faith has spent the last year building her candy business into a profitable company while keeping to herself and staying under the radar ? until she meets the delicious Mr. Dare. Alpha and irresistible, he awakens desires she has long denied. It doesn’t take her long to succumb to his charms and fall hard for the man.They both have their reasons for keeping things casual but when Faith’s past catches up with her, can Jason finally claim the woman meant to be his?
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Jason Dare owns a night club in New York city with his two best friends called Ten29. The Bars name is in memory of Levi, their friend that died when they were in college. Levis death haunts Jason to this day as he feels partly responsible. He avoids relationships, that is until he meets a beautiful blonde on the side of the road. Who would have thought changing a tire would change his life.
Faith Lancaster is a candy store owner. It’s called Sweet Treats. Faith moved to New York to escape. What better city to get lost in. She thought a name change and low profile would Work but when things start happening she has to come to terms with the fact She has been found. Her slashed tire was only the beginning.
This was a great read and I highly recommend it. I received a free copy of this book via booksprout.
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I love Carly Phillip’s books and this one was just fab.
I’ve been looking forward to finding out about the elusive Jason Dare for a while and he didn’t disappoint. He was a total alpha male, protective, hard working, loyal and family minded, especially when it was family of choice, as the guys he owns his bar with are – but the guy did have some issues.
Stopping to help out a damsel in distress, getting involved and looking out for her all while his club was experiencing unexplained problems told us there was more to him than he himself believed.
Faith was fab. She owned a candy store, worked hard to make her life and business the best but had her own issues and secrets. She wasn’t afraid to accept the help and protection that Jason offered, and I liked that she was strong enough to acknowledge when she couldn’t always deal with things all on her own, even though she’d had to in the past.
More than Sexy is most certainly hot, definitely sexy, with suspense and intrigue this was a really great read that I without doubt recommend you check out.
5*
A fantastic start to a new series by this outstanding author. Spectacular writing gives us a terrific storyline with a TDF couple in the super sexy Jason and the beautiful Faith. Jason’s problematic upbringing leads the broody billionaire to being a loner with no thoughts of having a lasting romantic relationship. That is until the beautiful blonde is in need of help. White knight Jason lends a hand when Faith needs it and soon the sparks fly between the two. But trouble from Faith’s past finds her and the drama begins. Jason is just fabulous as the hero Faith needs when her enemy gets to close. This is a swoon-worthy romance full of passion, steam, drama and sexy love.
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3.5 Stars
I enjoyed Jason and Faith. I loved their attraction, and how good of a guy he was even when Faith wasn’t really receptive to his assistance. I enjoyed that their attraction felt real, authentic, and it was easy to believe that they would be attracted to one another.
The subplot, which I am not going to give away, was also interesting. I believed it, and the way she reacted and handled it. Life sometimes gives you things you have to deal with, and the stories about how people deal with it are really interesting.
Carly Phillips is one of the most consistent authors I have read. She always writes books I enjoy with characters who feel real and situations that feel they could really happen. I never find myself side-eyeing my Kindle wondering what just happened or what I just read.
I enjoyed this book, as I always do when I read a Carly Phillips title, and I recommend it.
After her brother was killed and got off on a technicality, Scarlett Davis is determined to put everyone behind bars that’s ever cheated the system. As Assistant District Attorney, she’s bound and determined to put all those guilty away. Also dealing with a mother that’s in such a state of depression and a father that worked so much, she’s basically raised herself and doesn’t trust. Tanner Grayson has had his fair share of issues with his anger and past convictions that he got off on. When Tanner sees Scarlett at his club he’s dumbstruck and bound to have her. Unfortunately, will she allow him in once she finds out about his past? These characters of Carly’s are well defined and absolutely rock it with each other. This story shows that one’s past can be put behind them and a future can be had. There is a lot going on in this book that makes Tanner watch over Scarlett, much to her dismay at first, but can they actually make this work. I totally loved this book and in this second book of the series I’m guessing the next will be even better. Carly never disappoints.
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ADA Scarlett is all work and no play but when her friends insists she agrees to go to Club TEN29 yo celebrate her birthday. When she sees Tanner, one of the partners at the club she wants him as her birthday present.
Tanner sees Scarlett the minute he steps off the elevator and is a goner. And he doesn’t waste time taking her up to his apartment for the night. Though they had decided that it will be just one night, it’s soon obvious that they want more.
But with Scarletts walls and Tanners past will they be able to have more.
Sexy hers is a book that had me hooked from the start. The chemistry between Scarlett and Tanner is sizzling hot, fast paced read. There is drama and suspense that keeps you on the edge. I also enjoyed catching up with Jason and Faith and can’t wait to read Landons story.
A quick short read but not lacking any steam or sexiness! Faith is trying to start over in life after the loss of her mother. Jason is a knight in shining armor but doesn’t do long term romance. Love me some of the Dare family! Can’t wait to see how Tanner and Landon’s story unfolds!
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3.5 stars.
Here we meet Jason and Faith; the very first time they meet, sparks fly and soon they realize that road to being together is going to be a hard one.
I loved Faith, loved her spirit and her drive. I loved how despite her past, she tried to make the best of it. I wasn’t much of a fan of Jason being all alpha male on her. Great he was a protector, but come on, dude, let the girl breathe a little, lol.
Jason was a good guy, but I felt he was too alpha male like. I like how much he cared for Faith, but he could tone it down or something.
Still, all in all, it was a fun read with some ups and downs, a little mystery and lots of sexy times. 😉
*Thank you to the author for providing a copy for which I’m giving my honest opinion*
Oh this book. It’s a little bit of insta-love. It’s a bit of slow burn and suspense. But most of all it’s a whole lot of heat.
I binge read the Dare series last month and couldn’t wait for this book to hit my Kindle. Just so you know, you don’t have to read any of the books in any of the series to enjoy this story. Carly Phillips does a great job of introducing you to the characters and catching the reader up when needed.
Jason Dare is a sexy as hell club owner in New York City who because of events in his past, has sworn off love and relationships. All he needs is his family and two best friends/business partners to feel complete. This all changes when he meets a certain sweet treat maker named Faith.
Faith is a woman who has her own reasons to keep her distance from people and relationships. Jason can’t help but feel protective over Faith. There is something about her that has him opening up and reevaluating his life choices.
This story was a quick read that satisfies everything I look for in a book. Was sad to turn the last page but loved every minute of it.
Another hit by Phillips. I love how the characters from previous books show up, like checking in with my old friends.
“Dare” you start this book you won’t be able to put it down! The pain in the characters is very real as Jason and Faith trudge along to see what the future holds.
A good read about two characters that you might have met in other series from this author. Not my fave by this author but there were still a lot of things to like. Definitely liked a ‘real’ woman character with a book cover to match! Enjoyed their chemistry but the story felt a bit ho-hum, to me anyway. Still, if you were a fan of the other books with some of these characters it may still be a home run for you.
“Faith understood Jason more than ever. She’d never felt so close to him … and he’d never felt further out of reach.”
They never imagined that a flat tire could transform their lives. Jason Dare and Faith Lancaster meet each other in a simply and unexpectedly situation. And despite an almost instant chemistry, relationships and love are things they are not prepared for.
Jason is a partner in one of New York’s hippest nightclubs. Extremely devoted to his friends and family, he is careful and extremely protective. Faith owns a candy store, but sweetness is something that seems to be lacking in her life. After her mother’s death, she lives in constant danger and allowing new people to be part of her daily life is to put a target on their backs. Because of this, she decided to close herself down and postpone the dreams of family and relationship.
For Jason, Faith is the missing inspiration in life. Without him noticing, the discreet girl is gaining space in his life and in his very closed heart, marked by various traumas and losses. To Faith, Jason is more than a prince charming. It is her chance to open herself to love and to trust people and the good things in life again.
Carly Phillips’s writing never disappoints. Sexy Dare is a short book with no big surprises and twists but it is well-developed and fulfills its role: entertaining the reader, making him sigh, laugh and thrill.
I loved this book. I loved the friendship between Jason and his friends. They been through so much together.
I loved Scott and Faith. They might of met by fate, but they was so right for each other.
I can’t wait for more.
I enjoyed this one a lot. I really liked Faith and her candy shop is a big draw for me. Jason, man does he grab at my heart. His back story will break your heart and it effects him. This confirmed bachelor may have just met his match when Faith comes into his world. Poor Faith keeps getting blows, but she may just found the person who can help change that. I really enjoyed Jason and Faith’s journey. I read this one rather quickly. It made my heart happy to see the change Faith brings to Jason.
I am a Dare family fan, there I have admitted it, so I was a bit skeptical on how I would feel about a new series that would include the Dares. Well, it can be done and done well. Jason and Faith have all the elements I have come to love (Strong alpha men) with a new twist for me. Faith is trying to rebuilt her life, leave her past behind but she is managing and I choose to think she is strong enough that she would had made it (maybe with some bumps and bruises) even if there was no Jason in the picture, but with him in it its a much yummier picture!! Go ahead and get this book, but plan for an afternoon in the couch with zero chores completed!!
One look at Faith, standing beside her work van, kicking her flat tire, and Jason Dare was a gonner. When he finds out that Faith is in danger, that’s it for him. He’s moving her in with him. When his feelings start to get involved, he pulls away and hires a body guard to stay with her during the day when he’s working at his night club. Things escalate quickly and Faith’s scream brings everyone running. Will they be in time to save her?
I am really loving all these Dare people. I’m glad Carly Phillips figured out how to add more to the family. I can’t wait to read Jason’s two business partners’ stories. They’re in for it, for how they acted in this story.
Fateful meeting brings Jason Dare to Faith when she has a flat tire. But what should have been a Good Samaritan meeting turns into so much more for these two. I love the Dare family books, and Jason’s is no exception. When these family members fall in love, they fall hard. Faith was not looking for a relationship, but when Jason puts himself in place as her unofficial bodyguard, she meets her match in stubbornness. And they definitely have some serious chemistry! Definitely another great book for Carly Phillips and a must read if you love her Dare family series!
This book was soo good!! I loved the Dare series, and getting the last family members book was so exciting! Jason and Faith were great together. Their chemistry was fantastic, and even with each of them fighting battles of their past, they overcome. It was the perfect amount of drama thrown in, and I loved catching up with the Dare family. A great read I would highly recommend
~~ 4 DAREILICIOUS STARS! ~~
“I didn’t plan for you, but you’re here, you’re in my life, and not only am I going to protect you, I’m going to have you.”
The Dares are back and better in ever in this captivating new novel by Carly Phillips!
Fact: The Dare family will ALWAYS have a special place in my heart because DARE TO LOVE was my first ever indie romance and thus my love affair with Ms. Phillips’ writing began! I was just so smitten with her hot, protective alpha males and the feisty yet sweet damsels who brought them to their knees! So when I heard about SEXY DARE, book one in The Sexy series, I was over the moon excited!
THE PREMISE:
After a painful, dysfunctional upbringing and a devastating, life-altering tragedy that irrevocably changed his world, billionaire nightclub owner Jason Dare prefers a solitary existence and is not looking for love or commitment in any way shape or form. Casual hookups are all he wants or needs when the mood strikes. But one night when he happens upon a beautiful, curvaceous blonde whose been waylaid by a flat tire, the white knight in him comes roaring to the surface! Turns out, Faith Lancaster is in hiding and when danger closes in she needs a place to stay. So before he can think better of it, Jason spirits her off to his swanky bachelor pad and finds himself fighting an irresistible attraction while appointing himself as her 24/7 protector. Passion soon ignites between them, yet both have reason to keep one another at arm’s length. Can this sweet candy shop owner and her darkly sexy savior surrender to true love or will the cruel hands of fate intervene?
MY MUSINGS:
Wowza! SEXY DARE was all kinds of scrumptious! I gobbled up this sexy as sin bodyguard romance and am still riding a candy laden induced high! I was entertained and engaged from page one and binge read this book in one sitting!
As with all her books, there’s plenty of wit, charm, flirty banter, juicy family drama, romantic buildup and sexual tension to keep me riveted! Ms. Phillips also does a stellar job of weaving in an undercurrent of heart palpitating suspense to this swoon-worthy romance plot, and the end result stole my breath! And omg the chemistry between these two was so scorching hot I needed a fire extinguisher!
Gah! Jason was the ultimate book boyfriend! Strong, commanding, deliciously alpha and ferociously protective. And there’s nothing more tantalizing to me than a gruff, growly, confirmed bachelor who is eventually transformed by love. But sigh…it does not come easy. For he is quite the tortured soul and guards his damaged heart with a ferocity that made my chest ache! This moody broody dark knight definitely has a lot of demons to slay before he can feel worthy of an amazing woman like Faith. But over time they both open up about their pasts and as he offers her shelter from the storm, she gently heals Jason’s wounds and motivates him to find the courage to overcome his fears and self-doubts.
As for Faith, I absolutely adored her! She was sweet and endearing, smart and savvy, feisty and fierce and I love that she was a curvy girl who owned her own candy shop! But her life is far from perfect either—peril dogs her every step, and I like how she learns to lean on the strong, stoic man who is dead set on keeping her safe at all costs!
While on the surface Jason and Faith are like night and day, there was never a doubt in my mind that they are meant to be and I yearned for them to find soul deep healing and forever love in each other’s arms! And sure, there was pain and heartache but the overall tone was sexy and upbeat, with a nice undercurrent of bittersweet emotion.
Ultimately, this was a fun, uplifting, beautifully paced and highly sensual read laced with heart and hope, warmth and poignancy and it goes without saying that the interactions with the Dare family were a huge highlight. And as is her MO, Ms. Roberts penned a heart-tugging HEA that left me GUSHING like a giddy schoolgirl!
BOTTOM LINE:
SEXY DARE proved to be a spectacular start to The Sexy Series and there are some intertwining subplots in this first installment that set the stage for future books! Can’t wait for the next one!
HIGHLY RECOMMEND!