I need an Ian in my life

Wow is really all I can think to say right now. Watching Ian and Riley grow was amazing and hot! ( )

The Dares are sexy, troubled and attention grabbing. Carly Phillips brought the heat, tension, and love to this great read. Ian is arrogant, angry, dominant and on the prowl. Riley is a firecracker that is caught between two alpha brothers. Fighting a losing battle she is friends with one and drawn to the other. What's a girl to do? Dare to Love is every woman's fantasy, sensual, romantic and obsessive with characters that captivate and aggravate at the same time. This series will keep you on your toes and craving what's next. ( )

Excellent read! Carly Phillips at her best. Strong characters and a great story make this one that everyone who loves romance should read. I highly recommend it. ( )

This was actually much better than I had expected. I needed some light entertainment after reading a lot of heavy stuff and this was perfect for that. It's a sweet, funny, sexy romance with a bit of drama thrown in. The narrator of the audiobook did a great job with the male and female voices. It reminded me of the "With me in Seattle" series by Kristen Proby. I've gone straight on to listening to the second book in the series. ( )

But she was also realizing that relying on others didn’t make her weak… it made her human.

I picked this book up a little while ago when it was free on Amazon and if I'm being frank I am glad that I got it when it was free. I am still a bit unsure on how to put my feelings about this book into words. In the beginning the two main characters, Riley and Ian, fell in lust at first sight. To me their first interactions felt awkward. It just didn't seem like they had the right chemistry. As the relationship grew from lust to a sort of instalove, Ian grew into a way over the top alpha male. I usually love me some alpha male but this one just didn't work. I did enjoy getting to read about Riley and Ian's painful pasts but I didn't enjoy what eventually caused issues between them because it seriously felt like a shit-ton of fuss over nothing. I managed to read this pretty fast because it was relatively short but I can't see myself continuing on with this series. ( )