When You Dare (Edge of Honor, #1) (Edge of Honour)

by Lori Foster

Professional mercenary Dare Macintosh lives by one hard and fast rule: business should never be personal. If a cause appeals to him and the price is right, he'll take the mission he's offered. But then the lovely Molly Alexander asks him to help her track down the men who'd had her kidnapped--and for the first time, Dare's tempted to combine work with pleasure.

Fiercely independent, Molly vows to trust no one until she's uncovered the truth. Could the enemy be her powerful estranged father? The ex-fiance who still holds a grudge? Or the not-so-shy fan of her bestselling novels? As the danger heats up around them, the only anchor Molly has is Dare himself. But what she feels for him just might be the most frightening thing of all....

• ISBN10: 1299332285
• ISBN13: 9781299332287
• Publish Date: 1 January 2011
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 14 April 2015
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Harlequin Books
• Format: eBook
• Language: English

Reviews

[stacey_is_sassy]

Only a slight adjustment...

It had been years since I read When You Dare and when I saw it available on Audible, I had to give it another try. Very quickly I remembered the storyline, characters and setting. It gave me nearly the same enjoyment as the last time, but like all things, I have changed over time.

Back in the olden days (wink, wink) I was all about the bossy alpha and his controlling ways. Now, while I still appreciate a bossy alpha, I'm not so much a fan of the controlling ways. Not having a conversation because they want to protect the heroine just seems silly and counter-productive. How can the heroine be smart about her safety, if she doesn't even know she's in danger? Don't get me wrong, the heroine in this story does make sure she's in the know, but the hero does not make her aware because he wants to.

So, my little adventure back in time was still enjoyable, just a smidge less. I've dropped my rating down from 5 stars to 4 stars. I have the storyline a little corny and the hero just a wee bit too perfect. The heroine survived the worst experience getting kidnapped, drugged and abused, yet seems to recover quickly and looked at the hero with lusty eyes almost immediately. There was probably a lot of 'feeling protected' that helped with this, but it all just fell into place a little too easily.

The narrator does a decent job but I admit to finding it hard to connect with the characters with only a male performing the narration. This is quite humorous to me, to be honest. More times than not, I have mentioned in previous reviews that certain narrators should have just gone it alone. Now that I have a narrator going it alone, I'm not satisfied...there's just no pleasing me. 😂🤣😁

If you love a bossy alpha hero who can intimidate baddies with just the crossing of his arms and a glare and don't mind a little cheesiness, you will love When You Dare.

I will definitely consider going on listening to the rest of this series in the future.

[leelu92]

Had good bones but felt like I was reading fanfic written by a 15 year old sometimes. I really liked Dare, Chris and Trace and the heroine was fine. I think that the trauma she endured was not really addressed...but I get that she was really strong and a fighter. I just seemed like some things could've been fleshed out more as opposed to hearing how strong she is all of the time. Anyhoo- not a bad book...just not my favorite that I've read lately.