Title: Dare to Desire (Dare to
Love #2)
Author: Carly
Phillips
Release Date: April 10,
2014
Genre: Contemporary
Romance
Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=275YTkBUOSg
Synopsis
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?
Excerpt
Without
replying, Ian opened the door. They stepped into the room, and Alex laid
eyes on the one woman he hadn’t been expecting to see. The same woman
who’d haunted his dreams and sidetracked him from many of his
nightmares.
Madison faced
him head on. Her shoulders drawn back, golden-blonde hair pulled away
from her face, she didn’t back down from his stare. She wore a pair of
black slacks that hugged her curves and a white silky-looking top that clung to
her generous breasts. And those unusually blue eyes frosted over at the
sight of him.
“Alex, I
believe you know Madison Evans.”
Blindsided —
and his half brother knew it — Alex strode up to her. He inhaled her
familiar fruity scent, which only served as a reminder of the hot times he’d
spent breathing her in as his cock moved inside her body. Her effect on him was
potent, and even the most common expressions failed him.
“Alex,” she
said, her cool tone bringing his head out of the desire-filled fog he’d found
himself in.
“Hey, Angel,”
he said, using the endearment he’d started calling her during their brief time
together. Another sign he’d had it bad, whether he’d wanted to admit it
or not.
Her head
whipped up, her eyes narrowing and settling on Ian. “This won’t
work.” She turned to go.
Alex still had
excellent reflexes, and he grabbed her arm before she could stride past
him.
She
glared.
He didn’t look
away, determined to win this battle of wills. This potential job, which
had interested him on an intellectual and emotional level initially, suddenly
felt even more important, and she was the reason.
“We need to
talk,” he insisted.
“I have
nothing to say.”
“Ian’s
proposition said otherwise.”
Madison looked
over his shoulder in search of Ian and frowned. “Well, the traitor is
gone. No big surprise there.”
Smart man,
Alex thought. “If I let you go, will you stay long enough to discuss this
position Ian and Riley want me to take?”
She let out a
frustrated puff of air.
He took that
as a yes and released her.
“Us working
together is not a good idea, and somewhere in that thick head of yours, you know
that.”
“Because we
slept together? More than a couple of times?”
She set her
jaw. “That was a mistake.”
Ouch.
That hurt, he thought, and filed away the why to deal with later. “I want
to know more about this training program and what my role in it would
be.”
“Why? You
can’t possibly be interested.”
“It sounds
more like you don’t want me to be interested.”
She rolled her
shoulders back even farther, stiffening her posture. “You’re right.
I don’t. This is a serious project that could help a lot of people and
have far-reaching positive repercussions for years to come. I need a
partner willing to go all in. And let’s face it, I’ve seen your staying
power. It’s nonexistent.”
Buy the Book
Dare to Desire
(Dare to Love #2)
Dare to Love (Dare
to Love #1)
About the
Author
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling
Author Carly Phillips N.Y. Times and USA
Today Bestselling Author Carly Phillips has written over 40 sexy contemporary
romance novels that today's readers identify with and enjoy. After a successful
15 year career with various New York publishing houses, Carly is making the
leap to Indie author, with the goal of giving her readers more books at a
faster pace at a better price. Her Serendipity books will still finish up in
January/February 2014 via Berkley as planned. Carly lives in Purchase, NY with
her family, two nearly adult daughters and two crazy dogs who star on her
Facebook Fan Page and website. She's a writer, a knitter of sorts, a wife, and
a mom. In addition, she's a Twitter and Internet junkie and is always around to
interact with her readers. You can find all information about Carly at her
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