Dare to Surrender

After ending a relationship to a cheating, domineering man, Isabelle Masters takes off in her leased Mercedes, only to be arrested for grand theft and hauled to a local police station. To her surprise, she is rescued by the most unlikely person possible, Gabriel Dare, a man she's been attracted to for far too long. Gabe offers Isabelle freedom along with an invitation to Eden, an exclusive island resort where everything and anything is possible.

Although Gabe yearns to possess Isabelle, he knows all too well he must fight his primitive need to bind her to him, and instead help bring out the independent woman she yearns to become - or risk losing her for good.

A woman who needs to run her own life. A man who needs to exert control. Can she surrender to his erotic demands without losing her sense of self once more?

Release Date July 15, 2014

I'm a huge fan of Carly Phillips. I've absolutely fallen in love with her Dare to Love series and loved Dare to Surrender so much. Dare to Surrender is part of the Invitation to Eden series of stories that have been coming out since the beginning of the year.

Gabe Dare is currently my favorite member of the Dare family from this series. I loved him from the very first time he appeared on the page. I also loved Isabelle and knew she and Gabe were perfect for one another from the beginning. The chemistry between Gabe and Izzy has been there since they met back with she was still dating Lance, her cheating ex-boyfriend. 

While I loved that Gabe initially rescued Izzy, I also loved that her saw who she really was and knew when she needed space to figure out what she needed on her own. Gabe is super protective of Izzy, and has to have control in the bedroom. Gabe and Izzy together were explosive. Even Gabe's siblings could feel the chemistry when they were around them. 

I absolutely loved the time Gabe and Izzy spent together at Eden. While Izzy is there to help decorate the new club Gabe's sister Lucy is opening, there was still plenty of time for Izzy and Gabe to spend time together. As Gabe and Izzy spent more time together, they grew closer and only Gabe trying to keep his past a secret seemed to be an issue. I love how Lucy pushed Gabe to talk to Izzy and share his past. 

I've once again fallen in love with the characters in a Carly Phillips book. The Dare to Love series gets better and sexier with each book in the series. I am already counting down until I get more stories in the Dare to Love series.

DARE TO LOVE series

Book 1: Dare to Love (Ian & Riley)

Book 2: Dare to Desire (Alex & Madison)

Book 3: Dare to Surrender (Gabe & Isabelle)

Also part of Invitation to Eden Multi Author Series (stands alone for reading enjoyment)

Problems in Paradise

Eden Durant hasn't always been Eden Durant. She's made a fresh start in Shelbyville, Texas, far from her mother's notoriety. Running the Paradise Garden Café is as much excitement as Eden wants—or it was, until she meets Beck Childress. Although he's the one man who could expose her past, she's willing to open up enough to see if he might be her future.

Chief Deputy Childress is determined to get to know the real Eden, when he isn't busy cleaning up after the sheriff and running in the election to replace him. When several men fall sick after eating in Eden's café, he investigates even as her mysterious past raises both his suspicions and his protective instincts.

As their relationship heats up, so do the pressures of Beck's campaign. When Eden's secrets are revealed, jeopardizing his dream of becoming sheriff, he'll need to choose: serve and protect the town he loves or the woman who makes it home.

Release date July 14, 2014

Book Three of Texas Nights series

Carina Press

I've loved the first 2 books in this series and was so excited to get a review copy from the publisher through NetGalley. Kelsey Browning writes funny and sexy contemporary romances and I love her books.

I've wanted Eden's story pretty much since we first met her. I'm not sure I would have seen her with Beck initially, but the more time they spent together, the more I loved them as a couple. I loved that Beck didn't really push Eden too much about her past and was willing to wait for her to tell him the truth. The chemistry between Beck and Eden grew stronger the longer they spent time together. Beck totally got Eden and watching them fall for one another was funny, hot, and sexy.

I've loved the friendship between Eden, Roxanne and Allie. The relationship between the girlfriends is every bit as important as the relationship between Eden and Beck. Eden has kept a part of herself secret from her friends since she moved to town. I loved that like all best friends, Allie and Roxanne were totally there for Eden when the truth about her past came out.

Beck was also investigating how people were getting sick from Eden's food in this book. I loved that he went above and beyond not only for Eden but also for the people of Shelbyville to make sure everyone was safe. I figured out who was behind everything pretty early on, and really wanted to kick this person in the head. 

Problems in Paradise was another winner in the Texas Nights series. I can't wait to see what happens next with this series.

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Author Bio:

Kelsey Browning writes sass kickin’ love stories full of hot heroes, saucy heroines and spicy romance. She’s also a co-founder of Romance University blog, one of Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers. Originally from a Texas town smaller than the ones she writes about, Kelsey has also lived in the Middle East and Los Angeles, proving she’s either adventurous or downright nuts. These days, she hangs out in northeast Georgia with Tech Guy, Smarty Boy, Bad Dog and Pharaoh, a Canine Companions for Independence puppy.

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Dare to Surrender Release Day Blitz

Available July 15, 2014

 

DARE TO SURRENDER (Dare To Love #3) by Carly Phillips:

After ending a relationship to a cheating, domineering man, Isabelle Masters takes off in her leased Mercedes, only to be arrested for grand theft and hauled to a local police station. To her surprise, she is rescued by the most unlikely person possible, Gabriel Dare, a man she’s been attracted to for far too long. Gabe offers Isabelle freedom along with an invitation to Eden, an exclusive island resort where everything and anything is possible.

Although Gabe yearns to possess Isabelle, he knows all too well he must fight his primitive need to bind her to him, and instead help bring out the independent woman she yearns to become – or risk losing her for good.

A woman who needs to run her own life. A man who needs to exert control. Can she surrender to his erotic demands without losing her sense of self once more?

Amazon // Print edition // iTunes

The Dare To Love series by Carly Phillips:

New York Times Bestselling Author Carly Phillips turns up the heat in her newest sexy contemporary romance series, and introduces you to the Dare family... siblings shaped by a father's secrets and betrayal.

Book #1: Dare To Love - Amazon / B&N

Book #2: Dare To Desire - Amazon / B&N

Check out the Dare Family Tree!

Excerpt:

Gabe silently thanked God his houseguest escaped into the shower as soon as she possibly could.  The tour of the house had just about done him in.  Isabelle’s oohs and aahs had been genuine, as had her love of his favorite room in the place.  Unlike Naomi, who had taken one look at his apartment and immediately begun calculating how she could move in permanently, Isabelle, who he had invited, not only wanted to pay her way but she planned to leave as soon as possible.

Not if he had his way.

Back at the police station, outside in the rain, it’d been all he could do not to reach out and swipe his hands over her responsive nipples, feel her tremble beneath his touch, and get rid of the ridiculous distance between them.  He might not know her well, but he’d always felt they’d connected.  The physical attraction was obvious.  She was all woman, supple curves, her breasts full and lush, and she possessed one hell of an ass.  His cock twitched with the desire he’d felt from the moment he’d first seen her on Daltry’s arm.

But things ran deeper.  They’d shared banter and flirting during opportune moments when he’d caught her alone.  He’d had glimpses of the intelligent, witty woman she was when not with that pompous ass.  But not until today had he really seen beyond the exterior beauty to the depth beneath.  Those sexy blonde curls that bounced wildly around her face were a proud testament to the fiercely independent woman she desperately wanted to be.

The woman he intended to help her find.

It wouldn’t be easy.  Isabelle needed gentling.  Understanding.  Patience.  Not his best traits, but when it came to her, he’d already exercised plenty.  He’d bided his time, knowing Daltry would fuck up sooner or later.  The balls that made him a crack financial investor also imbued an arrogance that would be his downfall.  And it had been.

It was Gabe’s good fortune that Daltry’s screw-up had landed Isabelle at his brother’s police station.  Seeing her there had given him insight he wouldn’t have had otherwise.  In Isabelle, he saw an intriguing combination of weary life experience and innocent ingenue.   It was the innocence the most primitive part of him wanted to conquer, to possess.  Since he'd begun running his father's empire at the age of twenty-one, the same age he'd been drafted into surrogate parenthood to his sister, he had always gotten what he wanted.

And Gabe wanted Isabelle.

About Carly Phillips:

 

New York Times bestselling author Carly Phillips tossed away her legal briefs and a career as an attorney to become a stay at home mom. Within the year, she turned her love of reading into an obsession with writing. Over 30 published novels later, Carly writes sexy contemporary small town romances, striking a balance between entertainment, humor and the emotion her readers have come to expect and enjoy.

Carly is a New York Times bestseller, USA Today Bestseller, Publisher’s Weekly bestseller and as of 2012, a Romance Writer’s of America RITA Nominee. In 2002, Carly’s novel, The Bachelor, became Kelly Ripa’s “Reading with Ripa” pick on Live with Regis and Kelly, making it the first romance ever chosen on a nationally televised book club.

Carly received her undergraduate degree from Brandeis University and is a graduate of Boston University School of Law (J.D.). To date, Carly has over thirty novels to her credit, all available wherever books are sold.

When not writing or playing online, Carly loves to read, occasionally to knit, and to spend time with her family. She lives in Purchase, New York with her husband, two daughters and her dogs, a soft coated wheaten terrier and a Havanese. Her dogs are prominently featured on her website and Facebook page.

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Play (A Stage Dive Novel)

Mal Ericson, drummer for the world famous rock band Stage Dive, needs to clean up his image fast—at least for a little while. Having a good girl on his arm should do the job just fine. Mal doesn’t plan on this temporary fix becoming permanent, but he didn’t count on finding the one right girl.

Anne Rollins never thought she’d ever meet the rock god who plastered her teenage bedroom walls—especially not under these circumstances. Anne has money problems. Big ones. But being paid to play the pretend girlfriend to a wild life-of-the-party drummer couldn’t end well. No matter how hot he is. Or could it?

Release Date: March 25, 2014

St. Martin's Griffin (Macmillan)

I loved Lick, the first book in the Stage Dive series. I loved Dave and Evie's story and was excited to read stories about the rest of the band. I'm super excited that Play is Mal's book. 

I love Mal! He is so much fun and super intense. When he sets his sights on Anne, I knew she would fall hard and fast. Mal and Anne had great chemistry together and I loved they made each other laugh too. I knew Mal was keeping a pretty big secret from everyone and that was the reason for his pretty manic behavior. I loved that Anne was pretty much his anchor during this time.

Mal and Anne are currently my favorite couple from this series. I absolutely love everything about Play and can't wait to read Lead, the next book in the series which comes out on July 29, 2014.