Who knew three words held such destructive power? No, not THOSE three words. I’m talking about the evil word trio that’s my own personal kryptonite, that stole my best friend, and took away the only woman I’ve ever loved:
I dare you.
I was six when Darcy Patrick moved next door. By the time we were eight, we were best friends.
At fifteen, I gave a classmate a black eye for calling her names. At sixteen, she talked me through asking my crush to prom.
I helped her get over her first heartbreak at nineteen. Two years later, she returned the favor.
It wasn’t until I was twenty-nine I realized I loved her. And because I was too stupid to do anything about it, at thirty, I lost her for good on a dare.
Darcy Patrick is tried of watching her best friend, Elliott Taber, date the wrong kind of woman. When his latest flavor of the month walks out on him, she dares him to let her find his next date. Elliott agrees, but only after Darcy agrees to allow him to do the same.
The dare is on.
The dates take place on the same night. One is an epic fail. The other is just plain epic.
Elliott isn’t prepared for the onslaught of emotions hitting him as Darcy seemingly finds everything she ever wanted with the man he set her up with. He should be happy for her. He should leave her alone.
But he can’t. So he makes one more dare…
Title: The Date Dare
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Author: Tara Sue Me
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: November 19, 2018
Publisher: Kobo Writing Life
My Rating: 4 stars
The Date Dare is very much a friends to lovers romance… one that almost slipped past Elliot when he made one fatal dare, and picked the perfect guy for the woman he’s been friends with since childhood, and wants her for his own. Too bad that years of friendship is giving him second and third thoughts. Too bad that this guy is absolutely perfect for Darcy. Too bad for the love he feels for his best friend… unless he steps up and does something drastic about it.
Darcy and Elliot’s story is a quick read. There are no bad guys here, no drama aside from Elliot’s constant dares that backfire on him. I enjoyed their romance, but the actual romance between Darcy and Elliot takes a while to be realized. First we have to get past the perfect guy who really isn’t perfect for Darcy, and get Elliot to dive in and go after the woman he loves. To be frank, I had some issues with Elliot, but I’ll let you make up your own mind about our hero. In all it’s a good story, and I’m certainly looking forward to a sequel with another happy ending… for that not so perfect for Darcy guy.
*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley. That does not change what I think of this story. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*
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