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~**~ ARC Review: Truth or Dare (Dare to Try #3) by Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine ~**~



***5 ‘Miss Razzle Dazzle & the Lieutenant’ Stars***

So. Damn. Good.

Not that I expected anything less when it came to Bash and Kieran and their friends and family, but...this finale gave me everything my bookish heart loves.

First and foremost: Bash and Kieran getting their HEA. I loved the way they loved, respected and simply liked each other. They had a flow from the start that had me cheering for them on every level and I really liked how they figured out what they wanted for themselves and made it happen together. 

As much as I loved Bash and Kieran, I have to say that watching as their worlds finally collided via their friends and family was a lot of fun. Just getting to experience Bailey, Henri, Sean and Xander meeting Bash (though Xander already met him) was awesome! That part may just be my fav of the trilogy ~ though there were a couple of other moments that come close ~ that was the best.

This was a fun trilogy. It’s low on angst and while there was some drama, it just served to keep things interesting without overshadowing the journey that Bash and Kieran were on. While this set of characters have gotten their HEA’s, we do meet some new players and I’m definitely looking forward to getting to know them a whole lot better!

~ Copy provided by the author & voluntarily reviewed ~


Truth or Dare is the final book in the Dare to Try trilogy and should only be read after Dare You and Dare Me.

Lieutenant Kieran Bailey never saw his life anywhere but the bustling streets of Chicago—but then again, he never saw his life with a boyfriend, either. That all changed when he fell in love with bombshell CEO Sebastian “Bash” Vogel.

But it’s one thing to fall in love. It’s another to try to build a life together when you live hundreds of miles apart.

How do you choose between everything you’ve ever known and everything you’ve ever dreamed of?

This series must be read in the following order:

Dare You (book one)

Dare Me (book two)

Truth or Dare (book three)

Release Date: September 27th, 2021

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Dare You


Release Date: July 30th, 2021

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Dare Me


Release Date: August 30th, 2021

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My Review


About Ella Frank: 

Ella Frank is the USA Today Bestselling author of the Temptation series, including Try, Take, and Trust. Her Exquisite series has been praised as “scorching hot!” and “enticingly sexy!”

A life-long fan of the romance genre, Ella writes contemporary and erotic fiction and lives with her husband in Portland, OR.  You can reach her on the web at www.ellafrank.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ella.frank.author

Some of her favorite authors include Tiffany Reisz, Kresley Cole, Riley Hart, J.R. Ward, Erika Wilde, Gena Showalter, and Carly Philips.


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About Brooke Blaine: 

You could say Brooke Blaine was a book-a-holic from the time she knew how to read; she used to tell her mother that curling up with one at 4 a.m. before elementary school was her ‘quiet time.’ Not much has changed except for the espresso I.V. pump she now carries around and the size of her onesie pajamas.

She is the author of Flash Point, a romantic suspense standalone, as well as the co-author of the erotic series, A Desperate Man, with Ella Frank. The latter has scarred her conservative southern family for life, bless their hearts. Licked, a romantic comedy, will be released November 11th, 2015 and is the first in the L.A. Liaisons series. 

If you’d like to get in touch with her, she’s easy to find - just keep an ear out for the Rick Astley ringtone that’s dominated her cell phone for ten years.

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