"Will a control freak learn to relax and take a chance on love?"

Sheila Gibson has control issues. Dominated by her Senator father her entire life, she cannot abide not having control in her life. Sheila has been trying to push her own boundaries by moving across the country, but she still finds herself reluctant to challenge her fears. A dare from her co-worker at the Tribune has Sheila ready to celebrate her thirtieth birthday by taking a tandem skydive jump. She didn't expect the instant attraction that springs up between her and one of the jumpmasters.

Former Special Forces soldier Ray Walker left the military to try to find a home. He was content during his military years, but the horrors he's seen had begun to eat at him. Ray hasn't had time for a personal life lately, as he's been helping to get the business he co-owns with two of his buddies off the ground. They operate a skydiving school called The Jump Zone. Ray feels drawn to Sheila from the instant he sees her. Will he be able to get past the roadblocks she throws at him?

Ray and Sheila sizzle in the bedroom, but Sheila has to learn to live recklessly and take a chance on love. Ray is patient, but even he has his limits. He refuses to be a one night stand or her sexual plaything. Will Sheila trust him with her heart? Or will her fears cause their relationship to end before it can truly begin?

The second in a planned trilogy, DARING SHEILA is the story of one woman's emergence from her protective shell. Ray is a wonderful hero, knowing when to push Sheila and when to let things go. You don't have to read the first story in the trilogy to understand this installment from Ms. Jones; it can stand alone. I look forward to learning more about Jason, the third partner in The Jump Zone enterprise. A quick, pleasing narrative sure to satisfy fans of contemporary romances.

Sensuality: Rated Bonfire by the publisher. Explicit sex; sexually explicit scenes: 5

Reviewer's Note: This latest story in the Jump Zone series appears to have been proofread better than the first story, ALL THE RIGHT SPOTS. I only found one glaring error -- a case of homonym misuse. Spell-check is great, but unfortunately, it doesn't tell you when you've used the wrong word but have spelled it correctly.

Reviewed by Denise Powers
Courtesy Sensual Romance Reviews
Posted February 5, 2004

Book Two of the Jump Zone Series

Summary

Sheila has lived her life under the control of her Senator father. Now, turning thirty, she wants to experience life, take a few chances, and overcome her fears. So when a co-worker dares her to try skydiving she can't say no.

Enter Ray Walker, sexy jump master, and dive school owner. He's more than willing to teach her to skydive, but he has a little one on one instruction in mind.

Sheila has never known a man so ruggedly male, and so willing to take risks. He is everything she has never been but wants to be.

Instantly, he draws her into a whirlwind of passion and pleasure, making her taste life in all new ways.