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Down for the Count (Dare Me #1)
by
Christine Bell (Goodreads Author)
Truth or dare…
When Lacey Garrity finds her groom in flagrante delicto in the reception hall closet with her bridesmaid, she's saved by her best friend’s older brother—childhood tormentor, crush, and boxing bad boy Galen Thomas. Galen’s solution is both exciting and dangerous. What better way to forget the mess of her life than go on her honeymoon with a hot guy who can’t p...more
When Lacey Garrity finds her groom in flagrante delicto in the reception hall closet with her bridesmaid, she's saved by her best friend’s older brother—childhood tormentor, crush, and boxing bad boy Galen Thomas. Galen’s solution is both exciting and dangerous. What better way to forget the mess of her life than go on her honeymoon with a hot guy who can’t p...more
Kindle Edition, 128 pages
Published
October 1st 2012
by Entangled Publishing (Brazen)
(first published September 20th 2012)
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"What it looks like is that you're having sex with one of my oldest friends in the linen closet of our reception hall. Unless, of course, she's lost something in her vagina and you were gallant enough to try and fish it out for her. With your penis. If that's the case, I suggest using a larger lure."
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Dear Satan. I don't know why you're testing me, but I don't like it. No love, Galen.
It is quotes like the above that made Down for the Count by Christine Bell a super enjoyable read. Usually I go...more
4 DELIGHTFUL STARS
Down for the Count is a fun, clever, feel-good romance with a splash of emotional angst, some steamy goodness, and a lot of laughs. The endearing characters will put a smile on your face and the ending will leave you feeling happy. What more can you ask?!
Down for the Count is a fun, clever, feel-good romance with a splash of emotional angst, some steamy goodness, and a lot of laughs. The endearing characters will put a smile on your face and the ending will leave you feeling happy. What more can you ask?!
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Down For the Count comes out swinging from page one!
After one hell of a shocking betrayal and discovery in the linen closet on her wedding day, Lacey Garrity is whisked away by her best friend’s older brother, Galen, who Lacey has been drooling over and crushing on her entire life. Combine the oh-so-dangerous Jack Daniels with a round of Truth or Dare and Lacey finds herself on her honeymoon after all….with Galen! In a paradise filled with warm breezes, waves lapping at the shore, sun, and sand-...more
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One sentence made me love him on the spot, Galen Thomas.
"Dear Satan. I don't know why you're testing me, but I don't like it. No love, Galen."
Lacey had the worst surprise ever, discovering her husband on her wedding day screwing her best friend and bridesmaid on a closet.
That just made me feel sorry for her, and not even comprehend how she had the state of mind to not flip ( of course she flipped ), and take the gallantry way out ( I would have killed both of them :P, I guess I´m not polite lol...more
"Dear Satan. I don't know why you're testing me, but I don't like it. No love, Galen."
Lacey had the worst surprise ever, discovering her husband on her wedding day screwing her best friend and bridesmaid on a closet.
That just made me feel sorry for her, and not even comprehend how she had the state of mind to not flip ( of course she flipped ), and take the gallantry way out ( I would have killed both of them :P, I guess I´m not polite lol...more
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Cover & Title - 3 out of 5. When i heard the title before i read the blurb or saw the cover i thought it would be a historical romance, i never thought of boxing... weirdly.
Favorite line - “Please tell me you’re not chastising me over my lack of manners right now. Because if I thoght that were true, I just might get one of those stupid shrimp forks your mother insisted we have and jam it into your eye.”
Favorite Character - Lacey Drawers ;)
^That was maybe 60% of the book, with sun, sand &...more
Favorite line - “Please tell me you’re not chastising me over my lack of manners right now. Because if I thoght that were true, I just might get one of those stupid shrimp forks your mother insisted we have and jam it into your eye.”
Favorite Character - Lacey Drawers ;)
^That was maybe 60% of the book, with sun, sand &...more
“What it looks like is that you’re having sex with one of my oldest friends in the linen closet of our reception hall. Unless, of course, she’s lost something in her vagina and you were gallant enough to try and fish it out for her. With your penis. If that’s the case, I suggest using a larger lure.” - Lacey
Perfection. My Friday night was truly perfection. After a long, shitty week I wanted nothing more than to curl up with a hot romance book, some wine and silence. Down for the Count was sent t...more
Perfection. My Friday night was truly perfection. After a long, shitty week I wanted nothing more than to curl up with a hot romance book, some wine and silence. Down for the Count was sent t...more
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De manera general me gustó el libro. Comencé a leerlo y me atrapó.
No es una historia novedosa, la trama es común y hasta cierto punto predecible. Podía haber pasado sin tanto detalle en el acto sexual. En cuanto a la protagonista, su proceso de evolución podría haberse detallado más y no saltar de un estado a otro, apresurándose a cumplir ciertos puntos en el argumento.
Las razones por las que me gustó fueron, en primer lugar, que el personaje masculino, más allá de que sea el dios del sexo e i...more
No es una historia novedosa, la trama es común y hasta cierto punto predecible. Podía haber pasado sin tanto detalle en el acto sexual. En cuanto a la protagonista, su proceso de evolución podría haberse detallado más y no saltar de un estado a otro, apresurándose a cumplir ciertos puntos en el argumento.
Las razones por las que me gustó fueron, en primer lugar, que el personaje masculino, más allá de que sea el dios del sexo e i...more
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When Lacey Garrity finds her two hours old groom boinking one of her best fr...more
“So I don’t know why you’re trying to talk yourself out of it now. The hard stuff is over. You dumped the groom, ran out of your wedding reception, and jumped on the back of a Harley in your slip. Then you got drunk and flew to Puerto Rico with your best friend’s older brother, who, incidentally thinks you look smoking hot. Who’s got more balls than you?
When Lacey Garrity finds her two hours old groom boinking one of her best fr...more
*4 stars*
This was a fun, sexy read. It was short so its perfect for reading between books. Galen was awesome! I really liked his character. Lacey was great too. I feel they're perfect for each other and was happy with how their relationship unfold.
Overall a good, fast paced book.
The first 87% was good. But the last 13% was unsatisfying and too vague.
I enjoyed the relationship development and conversation during the first 87%. Then the mother entered the picture and said things which they erroneously believed, causing them to break up. That part was not well done. I don’t believe normal people would act that way and not communicate. It seemed illogical. They loved each other.
Some readers are going to be ok with this. They don’t mind things that bother me.
Why the couple s...more
I enjoyed the relationship development and conversation during the first 87%. Then the mother entered the picture and said things which they erroneously believed, causing them to break up. That part was not well done. I don’t believe normal people would act that way and not communicate. It seemed illogical. They loved each other.
Some readers are going to be ok with this. They don’t mind things that bother me.
Why the couple s...more
Wooh, the sexual tension in this book was off the charts. The heroine who just got married a few hours back, catches her hubby in the act with one of her oldest friends and the hero is there to witness her humiliation. What hurts the heroine the most is her friend's betrayal and it makes her realize that she wasn't really in love. She escapes with the hero, who is a boxer and is also the brother of her best friend.
The hero and heroine have never been close, the hero kind of has always tormented...more
The hero and heroine have never been close, the hero kind of has always tormented...more
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Last night I started Down for the Count by Christine Bell and was able to finish it this afternoon. Nothing like starting a book and being able to finish it. I have to say when I started to read this story I was able to put it down. Honestly, I love when that happens.
Nothing like having a wedding day end in a disaster. Seriously, Lacey Garrity happens to catch her husband banging one of her bridesmaids. Talk about an eye-bulging moment. I must say Lacey took...more
Last night I started Down for the Count by Christine Bell and was able to finish it this afternoon. Nothing like starting a book and being able to finish it. I have to say when I started to read this story I was able to put it down. Honestly, I love when that happens.
Nothing like having a wedding day end in a disaster. Seriously, Lacey Garrity happens to catch her husband banging one of her bridesmaids. Talk about an eye-bulging moment. I must say Lacey took...more
I’m a publicist with Entangled, but Christine Bell is not my client. I’m writing this disclaimer because her book is published by Entangled.
I’ve been a pretty active book reviewer for years, but I wanted to make all the above clear before you read my review. Many might say my opinion is swayed because of my affiliation, but I’ll leave that up to you to judge.
After enjoying the second book in the series first, I was afraid this one wouldn't hold up. I'm happy to say I was completely wrong.
Lacey...more
I’ve been a pretty active book reviewer for years, but I wanted to make all the above clear before you read my review. Many might say my opinion is swayed because of my affiliation, but I’ll leave that up to you to judge.
After enjoying the second book in the series first, I was afraid this one wouldn't hold up. I'm happy to say I was completely wrong.
Lacey...more
3.5 stars
Review: Released October 2012- DOWN FOR THE COUNT is the first storyline in Christine Bell’s new contemporary romance series Dare Me. This is Lacey and Galen’s story.
What do you do when you find your husband of two hours ‘doing it’ with your friend and bridesmaid in the storage closet at your wedding reception? Well if you are Lacey Garrity, you have your BFF handle things at the hall while your teen ‘crush’ whisks you away on his motorcycle to the family cottage for an evening of drink...more
Review: Released October 2012- DOWN FOR THE COUNT is the first storyline in Christine Bell’s new contemporary romance series Dare Me. This is Lacey and Galen’s story.
What do you do when you find your husband of two hours ‘doing it’ with your friend and bridesmaid in the storage closet at your wedding reception? Well if you are Lacey Garrity, you have your BFF handle things at the hall while your teen ‘crush’ whisks you away on his motorcycle to the family cottage for an evening of drink...more
A woman's wedding day is supposed to be the happiest day of her life, right? Wrong. At least for Lacey. On her wedding day, she walks in on the groom, caught in the act, of having sex with the bridesmaid who is also Lacey's best friend. Frustrated and hurt she is saved from the wedding by Galen, her best friend's older brother and her long time crush. Wanting to forget the mess of life and just live, she decides to go on her honeymoon to Puerto Rico with bad boy boxer Galen. Little did they know...more
Settling in life is all Lacey has ever done until the day she caught her newly wedded husband with his pants down. Perhaps what hurt worse more than the infidelity itself was that it was with one of her best friends. Leaving the tragedy of two ex’s behind, Lacey quickly escapes to the honeymoon vacation that would never be in order to lick her wounds in private and gain perspective. Only Lacey didn’t go away on her own. The unexpected turn of events on her wedding day left Lacey with no option b...more
When a book opens with the groom of two hours having sex in a closet of the reception hall with one of the bride’s best friends – within the first 5 pages no less – you know it’s going to be fun, because serious stories do not begin this way. It’s fun. I want a mojito ASAP.
One thing though – why is it that in almost any story that has a romance in it, the two MC’s, at about 80% through the book, at hit with a massive case of STUPIDITY? They must doubt the other one’s love, even though it is appa...more
One thing though – why is it that in almost any story that has a romance in it, the two MC’s, at about 80% through the book, at hit with a massive case of STUPIDITY? They must doubt the other one’s love, even though it is appa...more
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Down for the Count by Christine Bell was a sexy, fun and emotionally uplifting story that captured my attention right from the beginning. The author did a great job drawing readers immediately into the unfolding drama when Lacey discovers her just wed husband, Marty having sex with one of her best friends, Becca at their wedding reception and the aftermath that followed the discovery. What should a woman do under this humiliating circumstances? Ask your other best...more
Down for the Count by Christine Bell was a sexy, fun and emotionally uplifting story that captured my attention right from the beginning. The author did a great job drawing readers immediately into the unfolding drama when Lacey discovers her just wed husband, Marty having sex with one of her best friends, Becca at their wedding reception and the aftermath that followed the discovery. What should a woman do under this humiliating circumstances? Ask your other best...more
This was a really fun read.
When Lacey finds her groom in the closet with her bridesmaid and close friend Becca, she felt more betrayed by her than by him. She will not have an unfaithful husband even for a day so she will file for annulment.
Galen has always felt an attraction to his little sister's best friend. He thought that Lacey's marriage would finally put her out of his reach, but when he find Lacey looking in on her unfaithful husband and so-called friend he cannot just step aside and n...more
When Lacey finds her groom in the closet with her bridesmaid and close friend Becca, she felt more betrayed by her than by him. She will not have an unfaithful husband even for a day so she will file for annulment.
Galen has always felt an attraction to his little sister's best friend. He thought that Lacey's marriage would finally put her out of his reach, but when he find Lacey looking in on her unfaithful husband and so-called friend he cannot just step aside and n...more
I really enjoyed this book. Never having read a romance where the hero is a professional boxer, I wasn't sure what to expect. But I liked Lacey and Whalin' Galen.
Looking for her groom, Marty, at their wedding reception, Lacey finds him in a linen closet having sex with one of her girlfriends. Stunned and hurt, she grabs a bottle of champagne and leaves on the back of Galen's motorcycle after stripping out of her wedding gown. He takes her to his family's cabin so she can come to terms with what...more
Looking for her groom, Marty, at their wedding reception, Lacey finds him in a linen closet having sex with one of her girlfriends. Stunned and hurt, she grabs a bottle of champagne and leaves on the back of Galen's motorcycle after stripping out of her wedding gown. He takes her to his family's cabin so she can come to terms with what...more
I started this book for two reasons, 1) the cover was hot and 2) the male character was a hot professional boxer (<--seriously, how could I resist?). I finished this book for two reasons, 1) I truly hate to NOT finish a book and 2) I wanted to be able to write an honest review...so here it goes:
I don't get all the 5-star reviews, sorry. This was a short book, 120-something pages but it took me 3 sittings to finish it. Why? I just kept putting it down. ANYTHING else held my interest more than...more
I don't get all the 5-star reviews, sorry. This was a short book, 120-something pages but it took me 3 sittings to finish it. Why? I just kept putting it down. ANYTHING else held my interest more than...more
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It's not so much that Galen Thomas is a bad boy, so much that Lacey Garrity has been way too much of a goody-two-shoes for most of her life. Lacey has been so busy attempting to please her impossible mother, and everyone else around her, that she's never let herself figure out what it is she really wants. She's too busy being worried that something might go wrong, and that she'll get blamed for it.
Lacey just knows that her mother (whom her friend Cat properly nicknames "The Admira...more
It's not so much that Galen Thomas is a bad boy, so much that Lacey Garrity has been way too much of a goody-two-shoes for most of her life. Lacey has been so busy attempting to please her impossible mother, and everyone else around her, that she's never let herself figure out what it is she really wants. She's too busy being worried that something might go wrong, and that she'll get blamed for it.
Lacey just knows that her mother (whom her friend Cat properly nicknames "The Admira...more
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Holy crap, why has no one told me about boxers? I think I need to pay more attention to the sport...
Ok, back to the book. I have been reading a lot of books lately that I wish were longer. Down for the Count is another book I would have loved to keep reading. I'm hoping that there will be a 2nd book (hopefully Cat's story). I love books where the female lead is a woman with a backbone. While Lacey didn't start the book with one, she sure did have it by the end of the book. I kept saying "you go...more
Ok, back to the book. I have been reading a lot of books lately that I wish were longer. Down for the Count is another book I would have loved to keep reading. I'm hoping that there will be a 2nd book (hopefully Cat's story). I love books where the female lead is a woman with a backbone. While Lacey didn't start the book with one, she sure did have it by the end of the book. I kept saying "you go...more
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This. Was. Awesome!
Lacey (I kind of really like the name, btw) catches her brand new, and I mean BRAND new husband fucking her bridesmaid (and best friend) at their wedding reception, she bails. With the assistance of her other and true best friend, Cat and brother, Galen.
Lacey has had a crush on Galen since they were kids, but being treated like the annoying little sister, it never led anywhere.
Galen, a professional boxer, suggests Lacey do something drastic and carefree with herself, find her...more
Lacey (I kind of really like the name, btw) catches her brand new, and I mean BRAND new husband fucking her bridesmaid (and best friend) at their wedding reception, she bails. With the assistance of her other and true best friend, Cat and brother, Galen.
Lacey has had a crush on Galen since they were kids, but being treated like the annoying little sister, it never led anywhere.
Galen, a professional boxer, suggests Lacey do something drastic and carefree with herself, find her...more
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Lacey Garrity’s life is set. She is the marketing director for her family’s law firm. She’s just married Marty Clemson and things should be perfect. Too bad she can’t find Marty, the man she married two hours ago. What’s a girl to do? Well, I guess it’s time to go look for him. With the help of her phone she finds Marty in a closet. But his pants are down and he isn’t alone. Marty’s in the closet with Becca, Lacey’s bridesm...more
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Lacey Garrity’s life is set. She is the marketing director for her family’s law firm. She’s just married Marty Clemson and things should be perfect. Too bad she can’t find Marty, the man she married two hours ago. What’s a girl to do? Well, I guess it’s time to go look for him. With the help of her phone she finds Marty in a closet. But his pants are down and he isn’t alone. Marty’s in the closet with Becca, Lacey’s bridesm...more
Wow, me encanto!!
Es un libro tan lindo, sexy, gracioso, tiene un poco de todo.
Lacey, es una chica insegura, a veces me identificaba con ella porque yo también solía hacer las cosas para complacer a los demás y me olvidaba de mi propia felicidad (algo que esta terriblemente mal) pero creo que he cambiado y Lacey igual. Siempre le pasaban cosas que... no, no, no, Moria de risa X'D. Tiene mucho crecimiento en la historia y se vuelve mas segura de si y de lo que quiere, y empieza a perseguir su pro...more
Es un libro tan lindo, sexy, gracioso, tiene un poco de todo.
Lacey, es una chica insegura, a veces me identificaba con ella porque yo también solía hacer las cosas para complacer a los demás y me olvidaba de mi propia felicidad (algo que esta terriblemente mal) pero creo que he cambiado y Lacey igual. Siempre le pasaban cosas que... no, no, no, Moria de risa X'D. Tiene mucho crecimiento en la historia y se vuelve mas segura de si y de lo que quiere, y empieza a perseguir su pro...more
I know I shouldn't have, but I was laughing at the start of this one. For some reason Lacey's reaction when she found her husband of a couple of hours having sex with her BFF just set me off, especially with her fishing comments and her disparaging remarks about Marty being so small. I loved that Lacey's other BFF was there and helped her get away and figure out what to do next. Of course it didn't hurt that Galen was there to help too and that she had a crush on him since childhood.
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Lacey has caught her husband of a few hours cheating in her with her bridesmaid at their wedding reception. Enter Galen or better known has "Whalin' Galen or to her from now on her saviour and her best friends bother. He whisks her away from the reception on his motorcycle to his families cabin and play a drunken game of "I have never". It becomes apparent that they have a connection to each other that is far bigger than a tenuous friendship. They decide that the honeymoon would be a great way f...more
I loved this one. Girl finds her hours old husband with one her bridesmaid in a supply closet. Girl's best friend's brother rescue hers and convinces her to take her honeymoon anyway to decompress. One thing leads to another and we have a hot romance on our hands.
Lacey was a character that you could instantly connect with. She's a woman that's always thought she wasn't good enough because of her overbearing mother. She's uptight and doesn't know how to let loose. You felt sorry for her not so mu...more
Lacey was a character that you could instantly connect with. She's a woman that's always thought she wasn't good enough because of her overbearing mother. She's uptight and doesn't know how to let loose. You felt sorry for her not so mu...more
When Lacey catches her husband screwing one of her bridesmaids on her wedding day (at the wedding reception, no less), her childhood friends Galen and Cat step in to help. Galen and Lacey decide to get away from it all by taking the honeymoon trip Lacey didn't need anymore, and romantic sparks fly between them. Although everything is wonderful in paradise, external forces threaten their new relationship.
I really liked Galen in this story. Of course, he's hot and built and knows how to please a w...more
I really liked Galen in this story. Of course, he's hot and built and knows how to please a w...more
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Christine Bell is a romance author and also writes erotic romance as Chloe Cole. She and her handsome hubby currently reside in Pennsylvania with a four-pack of teenage boys. If she gets time off from her duties as maid, chef, chauffeur, or therapist, she can be found reading just about anything she can get her hands on, from Young Adult novels to books on poker theory. She doesn’t like root beer,...more
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“What it looks like is that you’re having sex with one of my
oldest friends in the linen closet of our reception hall. Unless, of
course, she’s lost something in her vagina and you were gallant enough to
try and fish it out for her. With your penis. If that’s the case, I suggest
using a larger lure.”
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oldest friends in the linen closet of our reception hall. Unless, of
course, she’s lost something in her vagina and you were gallant enough to
try and fish it out for her. With your penis. If that’s the case, I suggest
using a larger lure.”
“Dear Satan. I don't know why you're testing me,
but I don't like it. No love, Galen.”
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but I don't like it. No love, Galen.”
Thanks Rachel!
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Thanks Baba!
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