A dare that ends up with Harrison and Taylor fake dating to prank Taylor's friends and get Harrison's ex back. However, what starts as a possible friendship grows into something emotionally deep and a gorgeous kind of love that will last forever.
From the blurb:
So when Greg pointed across the bar at a man reading poetry alone in a black turtleneck and said "get him to agree to a date," I was halfway out of the booth before the sentence finished.
Enter Harrison: film student, built like an athlete, reads like a scholar, and has clearly never once left the house without putting on a fashion show for strangers. He saw through my opening line before I finished delivering it. He said yes to the date before I could ask. He also had his own agenda entirely.
His ex had moved on faster than he was prepared for. I needed a dare to brag about. So we struck a deal: three weeks of convincing, mutually beneficial fake dating. His ex would reconsider. My fraternity brothers would think the dare had backfired so spectacularly that I was, apparently, in love with a man.
Easy.
Except when his hand settled on the small of my back in a crowded market and my brain went somewhere it had no business going. Except when he leaned in close to say something and I forgot what language was. Except when I caught myself watching his mouth and had to physically relocate my eyes.
I never met a dare I couldn't handle. I just never expected one to handle me right back.
Double Dared is the second novel in The Boys of Elmwood U series, but it can be read as a standalone. It features one film student with a broken heart and an ill-advised theory about grand romance, one fraternity jock who has just discovered, somewhat inconveniently, that he has a type, and a fake-dating scenario that will bewilder, boggle, and befuddle its way to an accidentally happy ending.
SNik's review:
Second in series (The Boys of Elmwood U), but can be read as a standalone. Fake relationship. Slow burn. Dual POV.
Taylor is always up for a dare, but when he’s supposed to ask the brooding film student at the bar out he unexpectedly falls into a fake dating scheme. Harrison wants his ex-girlfriend back, but all these dates with Taylor have him feeling some way, and he’s not sure if he wants to let it go.
This book was a surprisingly lush read, as I expected surface level frat antics and an emotionally unavailable guy. What I got was a slow build between two people that share interests and have a special connection that almost felt like they were soulmates. Both Harrison and Taylor were attentive and friendly, and their comfort with each other led to truthful openness that allowed them to really fall deeply for the person they were spending time with. This book had some beautifully emotional writing and the second half truly felt like a romantic story of how two men fall in love and can’t imagine a future without each other. I really enjoyed this.
Heather's Review:
This was a really sweet bi-awakening story with two men who click instantly and become friends, fake dates and then more... it's a slow burn to true romance and gives off just amazing vibes. I love the character development we see, especially in Taylor, as they explore their growing relationship... and the sacrifice he's willing to make is such a heartbreak... (no more spoilers)
I truly enjoyed watching these two boys fall in love and can't wait to see more of this style of writing from Hayden Hall...
Double Dared is currently available as an e-book and can be read as part of your Kindle Unlimited Subscription
Double Dared is currently available as an e-book and can be read as part of your Kindle Unlimited Subscription
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