Title: Fearless
Series: Pier 70 #2
Author: Nicole Edwards
Genre: Adult, M/M Romance
Release Date: April 11, 2016
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He’s the one who walked away…
Dare Davis, one of the four owners of Pier 70 Marina, has been living the past fifteen years of his life not taking risks. He considers himself fearless because he refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt him. He’s had his heart broken before, he’s not looking for it to happen again.
He’s the one who let love slip through his fingers…
Noah Pearson, thirteen-year veteran of the Austin Fire Department, finds himself being roped into a favor by his mischievous stepsister. When Milly invites him to come along on a cruise to the Caribbean, he finds himself giving in. What he doesn’t know is that Milly’s playing matchmaker. However, Milly’s surprise backfires when Noah finds himself front and center with the man who slipped through his fingers fifteen years ago.
Some people believe in second chances.
Things heat up when the mischievous, fun-loving bad boy comes face to face with this smoking hot fire fighter.
Now that Dare and Noah find themselves sharing a room on a week-long cruise, can they find a way to keep the peace and ignore their past? Or – thanks to the decisions they made long ago – will they come full circle, picking right back up where they left off?
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Fearless ~ it’s an attitude that many people would like to have, but it’s also one that although it can be understood in the figurative sense, it’s much harder to lead one’s life unafraid. There seems to always be someone or something that holds another person back…that forces that person to question his/her actions and reactions to things out of his/her control.
Back when Dare Davis was 19 years old, for two years, he led a bold life. He put his heart, body, and soul on the line and fell in love with Noah Pearson, and even though he was reasonably young, Dare wholeheartedly knew who his future was with and he wasn’t afraid to show it, but that fearless attitude led to heartache, so for the last 15 years, although Dare’s adventurous side still exists, his heart stays safe because he’s unwilling to risk losing himself in someone again just to end up wanting something he’ll never be able to have.
But fate always finds a way to bring everything full circle, and despite the past…despite neither Dare nor Noah fighting for what they had all those years ago, they have a chance to get closure…a chance to make amends and maybe even a chance to try again. But the only way that second chance is going to occur is if both Dare and Noah can let go of the past…let go of the pain…let go of the blame and finally forgive and forget what happened 15 years ago…but to do that, they need to be fearless…they need to put their hearts on the line once again and realize that the main reason they haven’t been in a committed relationship since theirs ended is because no one can live up to their connection…their sexual chemistry…their love for one another.
Second chance romances are always my favorite types of stories to read because there’s history between the couple and readers get to understand where the lovers started, how their feelings developed and grew, and where everything went wrong. But because of their past, there’s also a significant amount of emotional turmoil to deal with and usually those confrontations make things worse before any attempt to improve the situation can occur, and that is exactly what happens to Dare and Noah.
It was extremely frustrating and heartbreaking to witness Dare and Noah’s conflicted feelings. It’s clear from the onset of their reunion that there’s still love and sexual chemistry between them, but it’s stilted with emotional baggage that might be too much to overcome. Although it was agonizing to watch both Dare and Noah shut down and say things they didn’t mean because they were hurting, that part of the healing process had to occur, and Nicole Edwards does a fantastic job of illustrating the various stages Dare and Noah go through in order to create something that’s worth fighting for this time around.
Dare and Noah’s conflicted thoughts and feelings make sense as they try to figure out if there’s anything left to salvage between them or if the risk is too great to try again. The ups and downs that the couple takes readers through are definitely bumpy, and at times, it doesn’t seem like Dare and Noah will ever truly be on the same page, but the title alone lends to an understanding that as long as these two men shed their fears and conquer their past, anything is possible.
I am LOVING Nicole Edwards’ Pier 70 series. The brotherhood between Cam, Dare, Roan, and Teague is essential to all of their lives and that is clearly demonstrated in Fearless. They would do anything for one another, even butt into each other’s business when necessary to prevent mistakes from being made, and those interactions speak to the type of bond the men have. One aspect of Edwards’ books that always seems to go up in terms of its heat factor is the physical relationship of the couple. Edwards doesn’t put sex scenes into her stories just because…there’s always a reason behind each physical act and it’s definitely more significant than just a release for her characters. The love between the couples is illustrated in every embrace, and although Dare does his best to keep things with Noah on a purely physical basis by telling himself it’s only sex, every encounter between them speaks to how entwined the two men are and why there can never be physical intimacy without emotions playing a significant role.
Readers are teased a bit in Fearless as to who the next story might be about, and with the few insights we are given, I definitely see some explosive situations headed our way, and I, for one, can’t wait to be back with the Pier 70 men again.
A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.
4.5 Poison Apples
Fearless Excerpt © Nicole Edwards 2016
Getting out of that cabin was the only option Dare had. That or he was going to strip Noah naked and ride him until the sun came up. Or vice versa. He didn’t really care which. Okay, yes, he did, but now was not the time for that. He needed to gather his thoughts.
Plus, he needed to return Roan’s key and let him know that he wouldn’t need a place to crash after all.
Then he needed to find food.
God, he was starving. He hadn’t eaten much at the reception because he’d been too nervous. But even if he had, he would still be hungry. That was how he rolled.
By the time they emerged from their cabin, it seemed most of the other cruise-goers had called it a night. The halls were deserted, as was the main deck, where they ended up after making a quick pass through the casino and then deciding against any more gambling for the evening. As it was, the wager between them was steep enough. Dare knew he didn’t have anything else to bet.
So he settled for pizza and soda, which they devoured outside.
For the next hour, they walked around, close but not too close. When he yawned for the third time, Noah suggested they head back, and Dare reluctantly agreed.
He was edgy, he couldn’t deny that. Although they were alone out here—for the most part—being alone in their cabin was decidedly different. No one could happen upon them in there, which meant their clothes could fall off. And then he could… What if he tripped and his dick slipped right into Noah’s mouth? That could be awkward.
Well, the last part wasn’t too bad of an idea, provided it didn’t result in any damage to his dick.
However, that wasn’t going to happen tonight. Not on purpose and not by accident.
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New York Times bestselling author Nicole Edwards launched her professional writing career in July of 2012. Having been an avid reader all of her life and a huge fan of creative writing, it seemed the likely path for her to take. Since then, she has released fifteen books and has no plans to stop. As her full-time career/hobby, Nicole writes steamy contemporary and erotic romances.
Nicole is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who was born and raised in Texas. Married with three kids and four dogs, she has plenty of interaction to keep her imagination brewing. Her books have been featured in USA Today’s Happy Ever After segment as well as Indie Reader’s best seller list. She has forged her way as an independent author.
Although she has a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, she prefers to be hiding out in her writing cave, talking to the fictional characters that have built up in her head over the years.
When she isn’t writing or plotting her next book (sometimes translated to “playing on Facebook”), Nicole loves to read and spend time with her family and her dogs.
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