Dare to Stay

By: Georgia Beers

Narrated by: Abby Craden

Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

Welcome to Junebug Farms, a successful, well-known animal shelter in upstate New York, where every day brings something new - love, stress, heartbreak, warmth - and not just from the animals.

Since inheriting Junebug Farms from her grandmother, Jessica Barstow's life revolves around it, and she has no time or energy for much else. Not hobbies. Not fun. Not love - certainly not love. And the new, young, and hip TV reporter who's been sent to host the upcoming fundraising telethon isn't going to change that - even though it seems like she wants to change everything else.

Sydney Taylor has zero desire to cover human interest stories in some Podunk, upstate New York hamlet, but that's where she's landed - for now. So she'll make the best of it until she can get something bigger. In the meantime, she is assigned to host the annual live fundraising telethon for some local animal shelter. It's just a job; she doesn't have time to get attached. And it doesn't matter that the rigid, keeps-to-herself CEO of the shelter is resistant to anything Sydney suggests. Or that she's super attractive and sexy. That doesn't matter at all....

©2016 Georgia Beers (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

The title really works

Those of you who read Ms. Beers creations know that she has a formula. Sometimes it misses by a little bit, but in this case she hits the intended target....the reader’s heart. ❤️Of course Ms. Craden adds icing to the cake.
I hope Audible adds even more selections to choose from in the near future. They are kind of addictive 😉

Georgia Beers Dare to Stay puppy love romance

This one was 2nd favorite in this series, so far. Next to Rescued Hearts. Jessica is such a goof sometimes. Sydney was funny and smart and good looking. I loved their chemistry. Georgia does a great job building the characters in this lovely romance.

It did have just a few loose ends. SPOILER


Like why did Sydney adopt a cat at the end? She never once showed an affinity toward cats. There should have been at least a few scenes where she picks one up or wanders near the cat wall a time or two. It was just out of the blue. Also, Sydney explored the city by herself. That was wierd. Jessica should have taken her to a few places. <grumpiness expunged> Oh and what was the total raised by the thon???

But the love and laughter was exceptional. The telethon concept set expectations and timing. Jessica's adoring traits of following up with the purchasing families to check on them, the thank you letter collections, and her sitting with the dogs at night and her beautiful personality reminded me of Georgia Beers a bit. Sydney was super fun too. She was smart and classy, her looks were hot, and she was bold. Gotta like that.

Abby Craden did a fantastic job and I laughed and enjoyed her touches of dry wit and sensuality.

Great read. Go get it. Read it. Play it again.

Sweet, heartwarming, sexy

If you love romance, books that do not lag and fur babies this book is sure to please.
Recommend

Great audiobook!

From the story to the narration very pleased! I am fairly new to audiobooks and books like this one is will keep me listening!

good third in a romance trilogy

This was similar to the first 2 books in the series, in that the characters personalities pull you in and are very likeable! Good trilogy!

Nice sapphic love story

i enjoyed this one. i think it's pretty solidly close to a 4 star, but it's not something i can see myself really wanting to re-read or come back to and i think it's kind of more in the 3.5/3.75 range. i enjoyed it much more than the first book in this little trilogy universe centered around junebug farms and the women who work there, but i didn't love it quite as much as the second book. i think i enjoyed the MCs (catherine and emily) more in that second one than i did here. that said, i did like both jessica and sydney, and watching them dodge around each other, both avoid anna, (good god that woman does not know how to take a hint and it so unprofessional, she was in book 2 and she was here as well. like i <i>did</i> feel bad for her in some respects but she was not at all reading the room) and slowly fall for each other was a fun journey. i think there was just a little something that didn't quite connect for me. i enjoyed it! and i think abby craden's narration was as wonderful as always, i loved both of the voices she gave the MCs, i liked getting to see more of jessica and catherine's friendship that was only touched on a bit in book 2, and it was a nice love story. it just didn't quite have that extra oomph, for me.

And yet another hit!

I love this whole series and loved the world of Junebug Farms and how real the characters seem. Now I think all is left is to have a fourth book in the series that gives Anna a love story and wraps up that loose end.

sweet and cute

Those are the words I think up . i didnt get to read ash and lisa story... maybe i will

Cute

I’ve come to appreciate Georgia Beers’ stories for what they are: unapologetically sweet and yes, slightly redundant in the storylines. But ... I like them ... really like the simplicity of the stories especially after a grueling day dealing with the stressors that fill all of our lives these days.
And I will keep coming back for more.

Lovely

Well written and performed. Engaging with just the right dose of angst. Many moments of laughing out loud and guffawing at the dialog and the serendipitous happenings. Just a delightful story. Listen. You will like.