Title:  Daring The Bad Boy
Series:  Bad Boy Short Stories
Author:  Heidi Rice
Genre:  Contemporary Romance
Published:  February 4, 2016
Publisher:  Tule Publishing
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

After a trip home to bury his father, US photographer in London Caleb Landry finds himself stranded in a Soho bar full of boozy women brooding his way through his least favorite night of the year.

But when college art teacher Rosie Smith tries out the cheesiest pick-up line ever on him, Cal becomes captivated by this good girl with a filthy mind – especially when he discovers she has a V-Day allergy of her own. So he dares her to one smokin’ hot Valentine’s night hook-up with no questions asked, satisfaction guaranteed…

But when Valentine’s Night turns into the morning after, suddenly Rosie’s asking questions she shouldn’t, and putting Cal in danger of breaking his number one rule.

Rosie might have been just a touch tipsy when she sauntered over to the handsome stranger and used the worst pick up line ever – but she was determined to end her Valentine’s Day Curse.. now.

Cal was completely devoted to one thing, his photography.  No woman has ever tempted him to break that single-minded devotion to his work.  His non-commitment rules worked just fine for him.  Yet here he is in a bar on Valentine’s Night brooding into his drink with thoughts of the man he’d recently buried running through his head.  The man and the lie he’d lived with all his life.  So when the tipsy beauty approached him with an awful pick up line, he offered her one night of bliss, no questions, no repeats.. one night.  That’s all it should have been, except when one tipsy lady gets under your skin when she’s stone cold sober and perfect for you.

I loved Rosie and Caleb’s romance.  Two people who seem from totally different worlds, but together they simply work just right.  Their chemistry was obvious from the start.  And when they take a chance on each other and what they may be feeling the romance truly begins.  It might have been a short story but it packed a powerful punch.

I can honestly say that I have never been disappointed in a book from Tule Publishing or Heidi Rice.  It is one of those book lover’s dreams come true to find a publishing house that consistently delivers the types of stories I want to read.  Tule may no longer be active on NetGalley – but I still buy each release, each and every month – so it was never about the so called “free” books for me – I truly love the authors that write for Tule.

*I received an e-ARC of Daring The Bad Boy from the publisher, Tule Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. That does not change what I think of this novel.*

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