Dreaming Up A Dare by Catherine Gayle(Kindle Worlds)

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Dare-Love-Dreaming-Kindle-Novella-ebook/dp/B01I0KL08W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468010661&sr=8-1&keywords=dreaming+up+a+dare

Alright! So Catherine Gayle wrote Dreaming up a Dare for the Dare to Love Kindle Worlds. It released yesterday but considering I was on vacation and our flight got delayed I was unable to post about it or my review, which really saddened me as I really enjoyed this story and I wanted to share on release day!

I'm really not certain how to explain why I enjoyed this book so much. But I'll try to break it down. First off, I've read almost all the hockey romances that Catherine Gayle has written and each one has been touching and both characters are so strong and deal with difficult situations throughout the books. This is just one reason that I love the books she writes. I found that Dreaming Up A Dare was much too short...because I really wanted more of Jackson and Pepper! While hockey didn't play as big a role in the novella as usually would be but that was fine as we watched Jackson and Pepper dance around their attraction and the relationship they wished to pursue.

It was great to get both perspectives so that we could understand how both felt and see that they had similar fears about changing their relationship. 

I have yet to read any of the Dare to Love series but Catherine Gayle's inclusion of the characters from that series in this novella and their interactions with Jackson and Pepper make me eager to read them! 

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Out of Bounds by Lynn Raye Harris

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Malcolm has returned home for his twin brother's funeral. Sabrina was on the beach for a wedding...that never happened. Both have had difficult days but Malcolm can't help but help Sabrina, even though she's a random stranger at first. But as they get closer, sparks fly. Find the official description on Goodreads.

This novella was certainly different from what I've read by Lynn Raye Harris so far, but no less well written. The writing was easy to follow and made you want to read the book even if you might have something else that needed done. And you easily fall in love with the characters or at least get to the point where you can both empathize and sympathize with them. That certainly made it a great read.

The plot was quick but beautiful and sure the love might have happened quickly  but that didn't make it any less realistic.  It was amazing to see two people who met during a difficult time comfort each other and find someone to love at the same time.

Out of Bounds is the same delightful writing that fans have come to expect from Lynn Raye Harris and the plot was great.

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