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Welcome to my blog and to the first book in my newest series. Dare to Hope kicks off the Double Dare Romance series, up to a dozen books about dear friends who want to spend more time together. And you know the old cliché about only seeing people at weddings and funerals? How better to see each other more than to have more weddings?
Although the women are in their thirties, most are single, or single again, and so they compete to wed. Once the dare is in place, it provides the impetus for shy girls to act, homebodies to travel, old flames to reignite or, in the case of Dare to Hope, women to follow their hearts instead of their heads.
This series offers everything – first time love, office romance, second chances, and deep abiding friendships between eight women who just want to spend time together and prod each other to find true love and happiness.
Because of covid-19, the first several books from this series were written at a lap desk in my living room. Fortunately for me, the inspiration, a group of my own lifelong friends, were just a Zoom call away. I have pulled characteristics from these women and incorporated them into my characters, making me love these heroines just that little bit more.
In some cases, their stories became my plots, in other situations I have used their love of theater as a jumping off point, or their incredible cooking, or in Dare to Hope, their desire for a family.
These are steamy contemporary romances, but with a hint of intrigue and suspense, a hint of comedy. I try to write standalone stories, never with cliffhangers, always with happy endings. That is what I like to read, and what I like to write. That said, the experience will be richer if you read this series in order. Besides, I am still working on books two, three and four, two of which I hope to release later this year.
But enough about me…time to meet Eliana and Jeremy, the stars of Dare to Hope: A Double Dare Romance.
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About Dare to Hope:
She’s Betting on Love and the Stakes are High
The “Crazy Eights,” eight women who have been friends for 30 years, have a powerful connection yet rarely see each other. At a pivotal time in their lives, they create a way to remedy this predicament, an audacious dare contrived to bring them together for weddings – each participant must get married within twelve months. The stakes are high. Win the bet and lose your heart; or lose the bet and perform a personally mortifying task.
In the first of their stories, we meet Eliana, beautiful and brilliant, but starting over, focused on her career, not on some foolhardy dare. Longing for a family but recently divorced and on her own, Eliana sets her sights on a new job, a new home and accepting her single, childless status. Independent and determined, she has no idea that in less than six months she will both win and lose her heart’s desire.
Jeremy Klein, genius engineer and inventor, is also making life changes. He’s sold his startup to a major medical device company, becoming President and CEO, and a billionaire before he is forty. Although he’s gun-shy about the dating game, Jeremy knows it’s time to apply his smarts, sex appeal and new-found success to finding true love.
When Eliana meets Jeremy, they bond quickly. The couple has so much in common and a chemistry that sizzles. Winning Eliana feels like a fantasy come true to Jeremy. Their attraction is immediate and electrifying, and a one-night stand morphs into planning a future. But plans change. On track to wedded bliss, baby and all, Jeremy and Eliana are derailed by accusations that threaten their relationship, Eliana’s career and Jeremy’s future as CEO.
Spies, lies, allegations and misunderstandings abound, threatening to destroy their happiness. That is, until those “Crazy Eights” get involved, scheming and manipulating to win Eliana her happily ever after. Can a group of determined friends help Eliana and Jeremy hold onto love?
In the tradition of The Beguiling Bachelor Series, Madison Michael creates a romance series about independent and sassy women, sexy and successful men, true love, and lasting friendships.
Genre: Steamy Contemporary Romance
ASIN:B089T7J45Q
Dare to Hope Buy Links:
- Universal Buy Link: https://books2read.com/u/mlWeJW
- Amazon Buy Link https://amzn.to/2USqYwS
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An Excerpt from Dare to Hope:
Meet Madison Michael:
Madison Michael loves to binge news, movies, books, Oreos and romance – reading romance novels, writing romantic stories, watching Rom-Coms over and over. Maddy has spent her self-isolation fretting about the health of her friends and neighbors and catching up on TV programs from ten years ago. Hunkered down with her cat, Gracie, and a Zoom life-line to the world, she is wondering how people date and social distance, how much junk food she can consume in a day and why Gracie only wants to play when Maddy needs to work.
Oh, and Madison is also hard at work on the rest of the Double Dare Romance series. Watch for more of the series in Autumn and Winter, 2020.
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