Dare You: A Single Mom Bad Boy Romance

Fortunately, reading these out of order doesn't matter, they're still hot and spicy, full of great characters, and dialogue that is so real (which is why I read Mari Carr in the first place) it puts you right in the middle of the conversation. Carr has a gift of bringing characters to life and putting words in their mouths that always ring true. Never a disappointing read from this author!

This just kept getting better and better as I read it. The monthly sex fantasies were great to base this great love story on. She wasn’t looking for love, but it found her anyway. Very sexy and will definitely read more by this author.

I love the premise of these women supporting each other as they move on from unsatisfactory lives. Josie and Jake have a sort of attraction at first sight thing going on then find out how compatible they are (I would say in bed, but they don’t use a bed that much). Yeah, it’s a sexy story. And a low angst romantic read.

Two years after the divorce Josie has written a list of all of thing's she wants to do sexually. One for each month of the year. Her friends understand. The issue issue is finding a man.

It's been two miserable years since Josie's husband divorced her and her life went up in flames. Thanks to her best friends they kept her grounded with her son. To shake things up Josie has come up with a howl list that she would go through to fulfill what's missing in her life. On her very first howl item she meets a man that she thinks will do only to find out he is married which takes her back to the reason she is divorce. When Jake ask to help out with the item, their journey begins and when he ends up doing most of the items on the list, their bond solidifies but as they get closer, her ex wants back into the picture. Will his reappearance bring their relationship to a stop? This draws you in and have you cheering Josie on to get some happiness that she deserves!

This book is about a single, divorced mom who decides that her "second chance" will be about fun, no strings attached sex in ways that she's never experienced. The misnomer in the title is the "bad boy" description, because Jake is hot and sexy, but is also a very kind and caring person. Good addition to the series.

Four and a half stars.

Dare You, the second in Mari Carr's Second Chances series, features Josie, a divorced mom of a six-year-old, and Jake, a single bar owner whom Josie chances to meet. Josie's made a New Year's resolution of sorts, of the sexually adventurous kind. It will be Jake (and Josie's) great pleasure to help her fulfill her desires.

Dare You is fun, sexy, and also emotionally true. Josie and Jake navigate the treacherous waters of meeting a new someone, dealing with an ex, and juggling one's own changing feelings as a relationship progresses. Ms Carr's writing is easy and enjoyable to read, and the pages flew by in a flash.

Very much looking forward to reading the rest of this series and seeing how each of the five friends lives up to her year!

When your stuck in a rut sometimes a girl just needs to jump off the deep end and howl.

This is an amazing story about what can happen when you open yourself to new experience, even if it takes you awhile to realise how open you need to be. Life's full of second chances and sometimes you have to go out and get it before life works out.

Jake becomes a regular 1-nighter fo Josie, expect he is all in from the first time and he is not giving up. Josie is a little skittish and with good reason. Jake takes charge.

I really enjoyed this book. The characters were interesting and the story line was good. I couldn’t put this book down until I finished it.