Release Blitz: Dare Me by Samantha Chase

Genre ~ romance

Featuring ~ second chance, brother’s best friend, best friend’s sister, baby of the family, meddling parents & brothers, forbidden love, age gap (23 & 32), returning to hometown, small town, military men, secret relationship, fade to black

Series ~ The Donovans ~ book 1

Release date ~ October 4, 2022

POV ~ dual ~ 3rd person

Page count ~ 283

My rating ~ 4.35⭐

My review:

Arianna & Will meet while in California and spend only one day together exploring the town before they head back to their lives. They want to make long distance work, but for certain reasons it just does not.
Flash forward a year later and Arianna’s brother, Liam, is home from his tour with the Marines and he brings a surprise guest with him, Will. And it looks like Will is sticking around since they’re going into business together. With a super protective older brother and meddling parents, how can they make it work?…by sneaking around of course.

They were so cute together and I enjoyed watching their love blossom. Will was such a sweet guy and never acted all military tough.
One thing I have to say ~ Arianna made a big stink that she was all grown up now and how her family needs to take her seriously, but then in other chapters she’s whining and stomping her feet about something ~ a bit counterproductive there. It took a while, but I’m glad she finally stood up for herself.

I feel invested in the Donovan clan and will for sure need to read the rest of the series.

*Thanks to Samantha Chase and Valentine PR for the ARC. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*

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Book blurb:

One year ago, Arianna Donovan and Will Jameson met on a dare and spent a perfect 24 hours together before going their separate ways. She thought they would stay in touch, but he disappeared without a word. Arianna thought she’d moved on. But when Will shows up at a family dinner with her older—and very protective—brother, she’s angry and confused. How could he possibly forget to mention that he was friends with her brother? No one knows about their shared past, and Arianna wants to keep things that way, no matter how tempting Will is.

When he walked away a year ago, Will thought it was for the best. Staying away from Arianna is the smart thing to do, especially with how protective her older brother—his friend and fellow soldier—can be. Time and distance will work wonders when you’re trying to stay away from someone. Now that he’s seen her again, he forgets all about doing the smart thing. He’ll just have to first convince her to let go of her anger and give him another chance. Will isn’t above playing the nostalgia card, and when he challenges Arianna to a sexy game of truth or dare, she can’t resist.

Neither one is ready to tell the world what they’re doing, but how long can they possibly keep things a secret when there are Donovans ready to meddle around every corner?

Meet Samantha

Samantha Chase is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller of contemporary romance that’s hotter than sweet, sweeter than hot. She released her debut novel in 2011 and currently has more than seventy titles under her belt – including THE CHRISTMAS COTTAGE which was a Hallmark Christmas movie in 2017! She’s a Disney enthusiast who still happily listens to 80’s rock. When she’s not working on a new story, she spends her time reading romances, playing way too many games of Solitaire on Facebook, wearing a tiara while playing with her sassy pug Maylene…oh, and spending time with her husband of 30 years and their two sons in Wake Forest, North Carolina.

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