If You Dare
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Lily McIntire is in the creepiest mansion in town. Alone. At night. Because she's an idiot-and can't ignore a dare from her cocky and infuriatingly hot co-worker, Marcus Black. But she'll be damned if she's going to give him the satisfaction of winning.
Marcus has had a thing for Lily for ages, and he has no intention of losing this bet. His plan? Scare her out of the house, and into his arms. Once there, scaring her turns into protecting her and soon after, into seducing her. And his plan is working...
Lily is having trouble relegating Marcus to the role of "asshat" as easily as before. He came to her rescue, and he's actually funny. Charming. Sexy as sin on a stick. But Lily has a strict no-love-in-the-workplace rule, and even one night of the best sex ever won't make her change her mind. So she's calling everything off...
Surviving a night in the mansion might just be the easy part. Surviving Marcus's increasingly convincing advances is going to take everything she has. Losing is not an option...
NOTE: This title was previously published November 2013 on Flaunt as a novella but has been significantly revised and lots of yummy new scenes added to give readers a full-length category romance full of humor and sizzle.
Jessica Lemmon
A former job-hopper, Jessica Lemmon resides in Ohio with her husband and rescue dog. When she’s not writing super-sexy heroes, she can be found cooking, drawing, drinking coffee (okay, wine), and eating potato chips. She firmly believes God gifts us with talents for a purpose, and with His help, you can create the life you want. Learn more about her books at jessicalemmon.com.
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Reviews for If You Dare
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5When I read the blurb for this book, it sounded like something I would like so I had to read it. I'm so glad I did! Lighthearted and sweet. This is a story with characters you can't help but like. The banter between Lily and Marcus is great. The story is well written and paced. The wit of Clive is hilarious and a fabulous addition to the story. I highly recommend this novel.ARC received from Entangled Publishing in exchange for an honest review.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I received a copy of this book from Netgalley/Entangled Publishing for an honest review. Marcus and Lily work together. Marcus wants to go out with Lily but she has a no date people you work with rule. They both are very competitive. Marcus received a trip to Hawaii through work. Marcus dares Lily to stay in the haunted house overnight and if she does he will give her the Hawaii trip. Their story is so sweet, cute, and funny. Marcus and Lily have lots of chemistry. Their intimate scenes are very steamy! I really enjoyed their romance.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Oh, I loved this novella--couldn't put it down! Even though it was of a shorter length, it was nearly perfect: an enemies to lovers troupe with a perfect blend of creepy storytelling and fun romance. Honestly, I couldn't find a single thing to criticize here--the one question I had at the end was answered in the epilogue ;)I am eagerly awaiting more from this author--novella or full-length novel!I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I’m a big fan of unrequited love and when I read the synopsis to Jessica Lemmon’s IF YOU DARE, I knew this was a novella I’d really enjoy.Even though it’s a novella, we have really good character development. I liked Lily and it was easy to associate with her. We’ve all had at least one co-worker like Marcus and her annoyance with him is perfectly justifiable. I also really liked how she wasn’t one to back down from a bet and took it seriously. What I can say about Marcus? Oh ladies, he’ll easily steal your heart! He’s cocky and never alone, but he secretly has a crush on Lily! Can we get a sigh here? I just adored Marcus and I’d love to go on and on about him, but I’ll let you meet him.If I have one compliant about IF YOU DARE is that I needed more Marcus! Okay, two complaints with the length. It’s a fun read and Lemmon does a superb job with the plot and delivers chills, but I wish it had been a tad bit longer. Despite the length and needing more Marcus, I really enjoyed IF YOU DARE. Stories with a paranormal aspect can go either way, but IF YOU DARE is intriguing and spooky. It’s also a heart pounding tale that will leave you screaming at Lily and Marcus NOT to investigate the house. Lemmon’s descriptions of the house and events surrounding the bet are so life like that you can easily picture IF YOU DARE being adapted for film. Heck, don’t be surprised if you suddenly hear unexplained noises while you read.I have several favorite scenes, but I just loved the scene where Marcus tries to scare Lily. I really liked how he was prepared to win the bet and I couldn’t help but shake my head at the lengths he’d go to win. In the end, I just loved the interaction between Marcus and Lily. It’ll make you wish you were a fly on the wall at the office enjoying the show they must have put on.If you’re looking for a great romance with a spooky element, I highly recommend Jessica Lemmon’s IF YOU DARE. Just keep in mind: I’m not responsible if you sleep with the lights on.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I received this free eARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. This was a cute novel. I don't think Lily needed to go out of her way to keep their relationship a secret from the office, but after being burned once, I can see why she might think that. I loved that Marcus tried again, even after the fail from the first time he wanted to go out with her. Their bantering is cute, but when they get together things start smoldering. Emmett needs to be canned from his job, which I hope happens but we don't really find out if he does or not... shame. This will appeal to romance readers wanting a short story with a lot of steamy sex and a HEA.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In the bright light of day, she could pretend there was nothing more to her than the driven, prickly, no-nonsense woman she showed to the world. She could pretend she didn’t want him, didn’t need him. For some reason I thought it would be a good and same idea if I sat up all night to start and finish this book. Maybe that's because once I started it I found it hard to put down. What started off as a friendly but competitive dare turned into a sweet love story.I really liked reading about both Lily and Marcus. They were both clearly dedicated to their work and to making the the design firm they work for as successful as it could be. I loved the chemistry and competitiveness between the two of them. There were some really great steamy scenes with those two. I liked that Lily had something in her past and I would have liked that to have been developed a little bit more.As I read this in the middle of the night I was absolutely terrified when Lily was in the house that was rumored to have been haunted. Not all the events in the house scared me as there was something that happened between Lily and Marcus that really kick-started the story.Overall I felt that this was a cute and at times steamy read that had some really great characters. I would have liked this to have been longer but that is probably because I really wanted to read more about Lily and Marcus. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the galley!