Dare to Love

by Jaci Burton

• ISBN10: 160504279X
• ISBN13: 9781605042794
• Publish Date: 1 May 2009 (first published 29 July 2008)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Samhain Publishing Ltd
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 220
• Language: English

Reviews

[EBookObsessed]

DNF - Rarely am I annoyed that quickly by two characters that I immediately toss it aside. Although I have liked other Jaci Burton stories, Lucy bothered me from the very start. I had hoped that the more down to earth Jake would save the story, but after flirting and daring Lucy to go out with him, we have him turn around and going "why would I bother with her." Good question. From the first chapter, we see that Lucy is rich and spoiled and quite surprised that her father is trying to marry her off in this day and age even though she is almost 30 and happily living off daddy's money. She's a lawyer in Daddy's big firm, but she is easily flustered by a bunch of guys whistling at her at a construction site. She confronts their sexist activities, but really can't come up with anything more than it is rude. No great comebacks. No lawyery rhetoric. Her father must simply want to marry her off and get her out of his firm. She must be an embarrassment.

I am also being presumptive about what conflict will eventually pop up once I heard that Jake is working on his first big construction project which could make or break his business. All I can see is Big Daddy coming to him and giving him the standard rich guy "drop my daughter and I will help you succeed or keep dating her and I will destroy you financially" threat. I am projecting on that since I didn't finish the book, but after meeting Jake and Lucy and I had no desire to sit back and wait for it.