Review: Dream Date by Bea LaRocca
Dream Date by Bea LaRoccaSeries: Dare to Dream (# 1)
Release Date: February 10, 2014
Publisher: Siren Publishing
Pages: 245
Source: Book provided by the author for Review
Romance author Kate Nichols can’t believe her luck when rock star, Jason Grey, calls out the winning numbers that matches those on the ticket that she holds in her hand. She will be the one
enjoying his company that evening! She only hopes that she’ll be able to maintain her composure around him. She’s been fantasizing about the man for years!
Jason can’t believe how attracted he is to the woman sitting across the table from him. She isn’t his type, but he can’t deny that he wants her bad.
Neither of them can get the steamy encounter that they shared out of their minds, but Jason makes the effort to seek Kate outand the two of them begin spending time together.
Kate is determined to enjoy every moment that she can with him, convinced that he will eventually become bored and move on, while Jason becomes determined to convince her that they are perfect for each other.
Review: Going into this book I had preconceived expectations on how the story was going to go. I had it in my mind that it was going to be the same old boy meets girl, boy and girl fall in love, boy screws up and girl forgives boy followed by happily ever after. This has seemed to be the pattern of most of the books that I have read lately. However once I started the book I could tell that this wasn’t going to be the same old book that I had been reading.
Dream Date by Bea LaRocca tells the story from the point of view of both of the main characters Kate & Jason. Although the majority of the book is from Kate’s point of view you do get quite a bit of insight into what Jason is feeling, seeing, and doing. The story primarily takes place in Kate’s secluded home in a quiet little town New York but you do get a small glimpse into Jason’s life back in Pennsylvania. I believe that having the majority of the story take place in Kate’s small town really allows us to see the relationship between them grow a lot more than we would in the fast paced setting of a big city. Often times in books they tend to get bogged down in the surroundings and that does not happen at all in this story.
The connection between the Kate and Jason stays it’s course throughout the entire story and holds strong. If you are looking for a book that focuses on Truth, honestly, attraction, romance and a LOT of steamy sex then this story is write up your alley.
Dream Date is part of the Dare to Dream Series, and can be read as a stand alone or part of the series. However there are references in the second book to events that happened in this book, it’s not too much though and you would be able to follow along without any issue. Each book brings out a new character from the pervious book. Dream Date is the story of Kate and Jason and the sequel An Imperfect Match brings one of Kate’s best friends Claire and a new character Zach onto center stage.
This is the first story that I have read of Bea LaRocca’s but I can tell you that it will NOT be my last. She has a way of pulling you into the story by making the story line relatable to the reader. This made me be able to read the story as if it could have been my life. It was an amazing change of pace from the romance books that I had been reading as of late and I highly recommend to anyone looking for a good old fashion love story.
Favorite Quote: “I take pride in my work. I’m positive that your pipes are completely clear and once again capable of carrying optimum flow.”
