Review: Truth and Dare

TRUTH AND DARE by Ann M. Trader

Fiction, Contemporary Romance

4****

Blurb: A bright and talented environmental engineer, Goldie Vreeland understands facts and figures, but Max Corda, her secret office obsession, remains a puzzle. On the eve of a business trip to a coastal island, fate intervenes, pairing her with her sexy crush. As she thinks about sharing the same space with Max for a week, her world veers dangerously off course.
Fueled by success as engineer and president of his family’s firm, recently divorced Max needs to jumpstart his life. When his father unexpectedly assigns him to Goldie’s project, his closely guarded attraction to her comes front and center. Thoughts of spending a week alone with this beautiful intelligent woman make his internal compass glitch. Romance stirs with the island breeze, so simple when they’re hundreds of miles away from normal. But as Goldie and Max return to reality, will they discover real love is more than a game?

Thoughts: Have you ever played the game “Truth or Dare”? The game is the basis of an important conversation between Max and Goldie. That was the beginning of their relationship. The entire book is about the sexual draw between the two of them. They work in the same company, but not together (except on rare occasions), so there is no conflict there, but there is plenty later on because of miscommunications. Both of them have a lot of baggage that makes relationships difficult.

This was a romance in every sense of the word. The first night with the “phone sex” was hot even though nothing happened. The heat continued through the book with them ending up together in spite of everything. (Come on, it’s a romance! Of course they end up together – the story is about how they get there!) I loved their families, especially Goldie’s (and the family names). There wasn’t a lot of “setting” done, but that wasn’t a problem as the emotions carry the entire story.

Recommended.

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