Daring Done Right
Series: The Debutante Dares #6
Author: Charlie Lane
Published November 24th 2022 by Dragonblade Publishing

Goodreads Synopsis
In this enemies-to-lovers Regency romance by USA Today bestselling author Charlie Lane, a lady who dares too much and a brute who dares too little engage in a battle of wits.

Lady Sarah Hampton would rather sew up a wound than tend to her own heart. Or matrimonial prospects. When the small hospital she’s been volunteering at faces financial peril, she seeks to save them the best way she knows how—one dare, one wager, and one foolish rake at a time. No matter the risk to herself. If her friend’s irritatingly handsome and brutish brother doesn’t stand in her way.

Xavier Evans, Viscount Flint may be known as the Dare King to his old chums, but to Lady Sarah, he’s the King of Brutes. He’d take offense if he weren’t so busy trying to be a better man, the type who rises above insult, never gives it, and protects his family. But when his sister’s happiness hinges on her friend’s safety, he’ll have to figure out how to keep the sharp-tongued and beautiful Lady Sarah—who hates him—safe, too.

Sarah is willing to risk it all, and Xavier will do what it takes to stop her. As the game of dares draws them closer, it reveals a hidden threat, and these enemies must work together or hurt those they love… including each other.
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher, via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.

Lady Sarah Hampton may be a member of the aristocracy, but she would rather spend her time healing others, or completing dares, than contemplating marrying and settling down to be a dutiful wife. All of her pin money goes towards her friends' hospital, and she's trying to raise more funds by completing more and more daring deeds for the men to bet on. Disguised as the Dare Queen, there's only one person who can compete with her, and that's the mysterious Dare King who hasn't been seen for years. And when he turns up again, and just so happens to be Xavier Evans, Viscount Flint, the very person who will be able to see straight through her disguise. If there's anyone who gets his blood pumping, it is Lady Sarah. Xavier has known Sarah since they were children, and he's always been drawn to her, but never in this way. Wanting to protect her for his sister's sake, and for his own if he's honest, Xavier sees a side to Sarah that he never imagined, and soon he realises that the very woman who he needs has always been in front of him.

I'd been waiting for this book from the very first moment we saw Sarah and Xavier together. It was clear they were made for one another, and the banter between them was simply sparkling with chemistry. Xavier seemed a little like a stick in the mud, but when you realise that his mother's death made him see reason, and want to become a better man, a better brother, it was honourable the way he acted. He was the perfect gentleman around everyone, except for Sarah. Sarah brought out his daring side, his primal nature, and he was drawn to her, even though he should be wooing his prospective fiancee. I'm glad they saw sense, and realised that they bolstered each other, rather than forced them to change. The last book in the Debutante Dares series, and in my opinion, the best of the lot!

Dates Read:
November 16, 2022

Rating
3 Stars