Red Bud, Iowa Series

• Book 1: If You Knew
• Book 2: If You Dare

IF YOU DARE
Book # 2 in the Red Bud, Iowa Series
BARBARA MEYERS
ISBN/AISN: 9780983677291/B089G7N25P
September 1, 2020
Sandalstring Productions
www.barbarameyers.com
E-book
$.99
354 Pages
Women’s Fiction, Contemporary Romance
Rating: 5 Cups

Doug Winston has spent his life trying to earn his dad’s love, only to realize in the end he had nothing. The woman he loves has shut him out after he let her down one too many times, his son lives with him but has nothing to do with him, he has a daughter he never met, and a new born baby. In one year, he lost it all but in losing it all he found the life he is supposed to live. Unfortunately, his father just may destroy it all because Doug and Miles have discovered a family secret which could literally blow up in all their faces.

Josie lost the woman she considered a sister and her niece is being raised by the man she considers responsible for her beloved cousins’ death. When she steps into Doug’s world, she realizes the man she thought he was does not exist. He becomes the sole parent to a newborn baby he adores. Doug’s teenage age son Miles has begun to build a relationship with the father he gave up on ever loving him. The grown daughter he recently discovered shows up and her life has become an echo of the mistakes he made, and she looks to Doug to be her father and help her make better decisions he did. When she sees Doug giving of himself to the people in his life, she realizes he really had changed, and she has made a terrible mistake for years and she may be the reason her cousin never found happiness.

When Doug’s life begins to spiral will Josie be the one standing beside him providing strength or will she be the one to stand by and watch his world implode?

There is no way to put this book down.  In the beginning it feels like you are on a runaway train where the stops are long enough for another surprise to jump on board. By the time the train reaches its destination there is no way to predict who will still be standing when the dust clears.  It is a suspenseful novel like none other I have read. I had to read it all in one night because there was no way I would be able to sleep because I would be trying to figure out what was could possible happen next.  I have never read a book by Ms. Meyers, but I can say I am going to get the first book in this series because I do not want to miss a single page. The characters are vivid and the emotions are crafted in a way where the reader is moved by many emotions; love, hate, empathy, anger, sorrow, and so much more.  It takes incredible talent to make the characters come to life and compel readers to keep reading no matter how early they need to get up in the morning. I highly recommend the writing of Ms. Meyers and the small-town Red Bud, Iowa series.

Delane
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance & More