Review: Dare to Desire – Carly Phillips

Quarterback Alex Dare, had it all — an all-star football career with the Tampa Breakers and his choice of willing women — until a severe injury forces him into early retirement. When he is offered a ground-breaking position with a rival team, he’s intrigued, but there’s a catch. He’ll be working alongside the same woman he hasn’t been able to get out of his head for too long.

Social worker Madison Evans grew up in foster homes and knows first hand what it means to have-not. She isn’t impressed by Alex Dare’s wealth or charm. Not since she fell hard for him once before, only to discover she was just one of his too-easy conquests. This time around Madison refuses to succumb to Alex so easily.

But Alex wants Madison. And if there is one thing Alex does well, it’s to get what he wants. The playboy athlete must prove he’s got game in more places than on the field. He means to prove that he’s a changed man but no sooner does he begin to break through Madison’s defenses when a new opportunity comes knocking and threatens her new-found trust. Can he make Madison take a risk and dare to love?

Series: Dare to Love #2
Release Date: April 10th 2014
Publisher: CP Publishing
Source: Rock Star Lit PR
Reviewer: Karen
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Reviewer’s Thoughts

DARE TO DESIRE is a delightful romance about two people given a second chance at love.  Six months ago Alex Dare’s life changed dramatically.  He was the quarterback for the Tampa Breakers and at the top of the world, but he took a hard hit, was injured and had to quit the job he loved.  While he was in the hospital recovering, Alex was so distraught he pushed everyone away, including Madison Evans, the woman he was currently dating.  Six months later, Alex is having a hard time adjusting to his life after football and is trying to figure out what to do next.  Alex is a hot, alpha male used to getting everything he wants, but now things aren’t going his way.   Alex and Madison meet again when they are asked to work on a project together and they have a hard time ignoring the sizzling chemistry between them.  Alex regrets how he treated Madison and wants a second chance, but he hurt Madison when he broke up with her so callously and she refuses to give him a chance to break her heart again.  Madison had little stability growing up and has learned she can’t trust anyone but herself and she certainly doesn’t believe in happily ever.  My heart went out to both Alex and Madison as they try to overcome their personal issues.  Alex is easy to like, he is a big, tough guy, but also vulnerable.  For the first time in Alex’s life, things aren’t easy and as he has to learn how to overcome all the obstacles thrown his way.  Carly Phillips knows how to write a hot sex scene because when Alex and Madison get together they are smoking hot.  I love getting lost in a Carly Phillips book because I know I can always count on a well written engaging story with believable, realistic characters. This is the second book in the Dare to Love series.  Each book is about a different sibling in the Dare family.