Just One Tease (Dirty Dares 5: Kingston Family 10) by Carly Phillips-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 14, 2023

He’s the last single Dare sibling standing.
She’s his lost love who disappeared.
Now she’s back, bringing secrets and danger.

Hadley Stevens is on the run with her younger sister—again—but this time, she’s in control. Zach Dare might hate her, but she knows he’d never turn away someone in need. He’s the only man she trusts. The man she’s never gotten over. Even if she left him without a word.

Zach never expected the girl he once loved to walk into his bar. The last time he saw her, he’d dropped her off after school and promised to pick her up for prom. Except she disappeared.

Now, she’s back with a new name, but the same doe eyes and pouty lips, and she’s asking for the help he would have gladly given her all those years ago.

Zach agrees to protect them, but he refuses to fall for Hadley again. But late nights working side by side give them a tempting glimpse at the life they could have had…and all the reasons he loved her come flooding back.

He’ll have to keep her safe.

Before he can convince her to stay.

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REVIEW:JUST ONE TEASE is the ninth instalment in Carly Phillips’ contemporary, adult THE KINGSTON FAMILY erotic, romance series. This is bar owner and Private Investigator Zach Dare, and English teacher Hadley Stevens’ story line. JUST ONE TEASE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual omniscient third person perspectives (Zach and Hadley) JUST ONE TEASE follows the second chance romance between our story line couple. On the night of their senior prom Hadley Stevens aka Mia, ghosted her boyfriend and childhood friend Zach Dare, leaving Zach wondering what happened and why. Fast forward to present day, Hadley and her sister Dani show up at Zach Dare’s bar, desperate for help in the wake of trouble back home. Coming face to face with the woman who broke his heart, Zach struggles to come to terms with Hadley’s betrayal but secrets revealed show Zach there is more to the story than he could have ever imagined, and he and Hadley are about to be thrown into a nightmare, not of their making. What ensues is the rekindling romance and relationship between Hadley and Zach, and the potential fall-out as the sins of the father threaten our story line couple.

The world building continues to focus on the Dare/Kingston extended and combined family of brothers, sisters, cousins and friends. Hadley grew to love the Dare family but betraying Zach meant betrayal the family as well.

The relationship between Hadley and Zach is one of second chances. Hadley ghosted Zach without explanation but neither one found love with anyone else. Zach battles between head and heart, struggling to forgive the woman he once loved; Hadley knows her time with Zach comes with an expiry date when all is said and done. The $ex scenes are passionate and seductive without the use of over the top sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters, many of whom we met in the previous storylines.We are introduced to Hadley’s thirteen year old sister Dani, as well as their questionable and embattled parents.

JUST ONE TEASE is a story of betrayal and deceit, secrets and lies, family and friendships, forgiveness and love. The premise is riveting and captivating; the romance is impassioned; the characters are edgy and determined.

Previous Reviews and Reading Order

Just One Night
Just One Scandal
Just One Chance
Just One Spark
4.5 Just One Wish
Just One Dare
Just One Kiss
Just One Taste

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

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After a successful fifteen-year career with various New York publishing houses, and over 40 sexy contemporary romance novels published, N.Y. Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Carly Phillips is now an Indie author who writes to her own expectations and that of her readers. She continues the tradition of hot men and strong women and plans to publish many more sizzling stories. Carly lives in Purchase, NY with her family, two nearly adult daughters and two crazy dogs who star on her Facebook Fan Page and website. She’s a writer, a knitter of sorts, a wife, and a mom. In addition, she’s a Twitter and Internet junkie and is always around to interact with her readers.

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