A review by kaydanielsromance
Dare Me by Brooke Blaine, Ella Frank

5.0

Sweet, emotional, funny, and full of steam, the Dare to Try trilogy is turning out to be my favorite co-written series by Ella and Brooke.

Kieran Bailey may be a firefighter, which is hot all by itself, but aside from his hot profession (I love puns) he's also endearing, has his moments of adorableness, and is my favorite of the Bailey brothers, especially when Sean, his older brother is razzing him. Did I mention Kieran is adorable? While he came to grips about his attraction to Bash, it's Bash who ran when he began to feel something for the lieutenant.

Kieran didn't sit idly by when Bash returned to Georgia. Walking into Bash's world, he meets his friends, takes his first vacation in, well Kieran doesn't really remember, but getting to know the man who had enamored him back in Chicago while on Bash's home turf only solidifies the feelings he'd been feeling even more, but could it work in the long term? Vacations have to end some time, but could they make a relationship work long distance?

Bash is beautiful and fun, a perfect match to Kieran's more straightlaced ways (more puns, LOL). Bash brings out a playful side to Kieran, a normal workaholic, and Kieran protects Bash, even from himself, a man who looks out for everyone else, but himself. I love how these two wouldn't seem like a good fit on paper, but they fill in each others spaces so perfectly, if only they could find out how to make their relationship work long term.

I'm very excited to see how the puzzle will all fit together in the final book of this trilogy. I've fallen in love with Bash and Kieran and cannot wait to see how it all plays out in the end.