Dare to Kiss You (The Donnellys of Dogwood Cove #1)

Dare to Kiss You (The Donnellys of Dogwood Cove #1)

Julia Jarrett

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I assumed my secret crush on my next door neighbour would stay just that - a secret. Until my best friend dared me to ask him out. I never turn down a dare… It started as a way for me to learn to trust men again, after having that trust broken by my ex. But it quickly turned into something more. I knew Hunter was an amazing man, full of energy and light. What I wasn’t prepared for were the deep emotions he hides from the world. And it’s that vulnerable, soft side of him that I’m falling for, just as much as the golden retriever energy everyone else sees. Being with Hunter is a dream come true. Until my meddling brothers start to pull at the seams of what we’re building. Now I’m terrified the man I’m falling for will ignore what’s in his heart, and push me away. Our relationship began because of a dare, but now I know it could be the start of forever. I just have to get Hunter to believe that too.

Publication Year: 2023


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    Jan 07, 2025
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    Kat and Hunter are neighbors. Hunter has stood aside while Kat was dating another man, but now that she's single, he's thinking he should take his shot. Except that his anxiety tells him that he's not good enough, backed up by her overprotective brothers telling everyone that no one is good enough for her. So when Kat asks him to accompany her to a fundraising gala, he's honored. And then he gets the courage up to ask for a date. He wants them to stay a secret for a while, and while she obliges, she wants to tell her family at the gala. When their "reveal" fails in spectacular fashion, can Hunter be forgiven?

    Great anxiety representation, showing how to do the work and ask for help when needed. Part of anxiety is that asking for help makes you anxious because you are worried about the reaction that you are going to get asking for that help. 99% of the time, you're going to get a positive reaction and the person you are asking can be trusted to give you the help you need, but there's always that thought in the back of your mind that it won't go well. And that can be debilitating.

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