Truth or Dare

By: Julie Coulter Bellon

Narrated by: Tristan Wright, GraceWright Productions

Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

After a year of recovery, wounded war veteran Jonah Harrison comes home for Christmas. No longer the outgoing high school track star, he just wants to be left alone, away from well-meaning friends and neighbors.

But when a blizzard strands him with Kami Jackson - the girl who once knew him best - he can’t hide anything from her, no matter how much he wants to. Kami has a wounded heart of her own, though, and it might take a miracle - or at least two matchmaking dogs - for them to find the healing they both long for and the courage to reach for a chance at love.

©2018 Julie Coulter Bellon (P)2019 Julie Coulter Bellon

Sweet

This was a quick heartwarming romance. Each had to struggle through their own pain. And they drew closer together and challenged each other.
A nice book to read when it’s cold outside.

Another Great Book

This is the third book I've listened to by this author and I've loved every one of them! I'm not a pet person but I loved how their dogs played a role in getting Kami and Jonah together. A perfect short Christmas book.

heartwarming friends to lovers Christmas romance

A sweet insightful good clean friends to lovers romance. This well written storyline has a Christmas timeline where loving dogs and a winter storm reunites two past best friends together, finding more as they find together they are able to face past scars and struggles that they have faced with an overall theme of hope in adversity.  A truly heartwarming story with fun banter, amazing chemistry, and overall love. The narration is beautifully done truly make you feel and see the emotions bringing the story to life.

Best Friends and Their Dogs Second Chance Romance

Former best friends Jonah and Cami have both suffered in their years away from each other, he through military action and losing a foot and she from having to change her plans to help her sister. When she chases her dog to his house in a snowstorm it brings them back together and through their game of truth or dare they finally admit their romantic feelings for each other. Their game was funny and sweet, but some of the dares they previously participated in sounded really crazy and I would have never completed them. I loved the dogs and thought it was so sweet how they kept wanting to be together. Jonah has to accept that he is not less of a man and is worthy of Cami's love. This was a clean romance with funny, sweet, and emotional moments.

The narrator has an even tone with voice changes and inflections in the right places.

Touching 2nd chance romance

[This is an expanded version of a story originally published in "Under the Mistletoe Collection" (A Timeless Romance Anthology Book 14)]

Jonah, a military veteran, is recovering from losing his foot & learning how to use a prosthesis. He's struggling with the loss, his self-consciousness, & some bitterness. When his old school friend, Kami, gets stranded with him at his parents' house during a blizzard, she manages to break thru the barricades he's put up around his heart (with a little dog therapy). After that and over time, she begins to coax him out of his socially insulated shell.

It's very well done, especially for a short story. The author succeeds in creating believable characters within a realistic situation, and the relationship develops in a way credible way, especially because of their previous relationship. The story is so touching, & I love the way that Jonah helps Kami find emotional healing, too.

*Clean romance level: sweet kisses, nothing graphic

[The narrator does a great job with making the story sound natural & distinguishing the different voices of the characters]

Love renewed

Julie has outdone herself again I love her books. it's wonderful how things bring people back together again and they can renew their relationships.

Cute Story

I really liked this story, I think I would listen again. I also really liked having a man narrate it.

Sweet Christmas Tale

This novella was perfect for a rainy winter day. It was a warm and sweet story of best friends who lost track of each other but found strength in each other in the supposed to be happy time of Christmas.

Cozy Winter Romance

The narrator did a fabulous job telling this story. A high school friendship rekindled years later at Christmastime. Sweet and a quick listen.

Delightful Holiday Treat

WHAT IT'S ABOUT
After a year of recovery, wounded war veteran Jonah Harrison comes home for Christmas. No longer the outgoing high school track star, he just wants to be left alone, away from well-meaning friends and neighbors. But when a blizzard strands him with Kami Jackson—the girl who once knew him best—he can’t hide anything from her, no matter how much he wants to. Kami has a wounded heart of her own, though, and it might take a miracle---or at least two matchmaking dogs---for them to find the healing they both long for and the courage to reach for a chance at love.

MY TAKE
Such a fun, holiday read. I loved how Kami and her high school friendship with Jonah and their shared history helped him to reconnect with his old self. Their chemistry was delicious. A short, sweet love story.

I listened to the audiobook, and Tristan Wright did a nice job with the narration.