Triple Dare by Regina Kyle
Released: November 17, 2015
Contemporary Romance
Harlequin
Reviewed by Mandi
Ivy Nelson comes back home after years away following her dream of photography. As one of the best, she has done celebrity weddings and supermodel shoots. But when she hears her father has had a heart attack, she comes back home and offers to help with the family’s nursery until her dad is back on his feet. When the local photographer gets sick, Ivy is called in to shoot the annual firefighter’s calendar.
Cade Hardesty is a firefighter – who gets assigned a g-string and a kitten for his photo shoot. He can’t believe his best friend’s sister is back in town. When they were young, the three of them would get into a lot of fun trouble. Cade knows he has a good body, but parading it around almost naked in front of Ivy turns up the heat. When Cade has an annoying ex girlfriend who won’t leave him alone, Cade dares her (as he dared her in her younger years) to pretend to be his girlfriend for one day, so maybe the ex will get the hint. Their pretend kisses turn into steamy make-out sessions and they realize their friendship might be headed to romance land.
I thought this story was so cute. It’s your typical best friends to lovers/small town story, with even the hot firefighter holding a kitten scene. But the story is fast-paced with very likable characters. Ivy dealt with weight problems as a child, but now that she is an adult, she is proud of her curves and shows them off. She is the one that pursues Cade, wanting to explore a romantic relationship, while he is more scared of jeopardizing their friendship. I liked her forward nature and confidence.
Cade’s a really good guy, with some nice friendship banter and firehouse scenes included. There was even that time that Ivy left pasta boiling on the stove and left the house for a minute, locking herself out. So she decided to climb through the doggie door and gets stuck. Luckily the house has an automatic-call to the fire station.. But unlucky for Ivy, she is still stuck in the doggie door when Cade arrives. There was a lot of giggles.
This is the first time I’ve read this author and I enjoyed her voice. On to looking up her back list.
Grade: B
Note: The paperback is out – kindle does not release until 12/1.
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