Hannah Howell devises an amazing way for Orion and Lady Catrin to be introduced. Cat is a woman in crisis at the beginning of IF HE'S DARING. She just learns that her nefarious brother-in-law has abducted her son in an attempt to gain control of her son's inheritance. In her frantic pursuit, she makes use of Orion's vehicle -- never realizing that his eight year-old son Giles is in the back. Giles is a great supporting character. In spite of his young age, he has street smarts and is extremely precocious. I hope Hannah Howell creates stories for some of these remarkable children when they grow up.

A romance develops between Orion and Cat as he helps her get her son back. However, there is a vast amount of delicious sexual tension before the relationship is consummated. I like both characters. Orion is an unusual hero -- with his special abilities, unique relationship with his children, and his Sherlock Holmes-like qualities. Cat is a woman who has been treated badly by the men in her life, but she has inner strength and that's something Orion sees and admires her for.

One thing I really like about IF HE'S DARING, that I think really helps the romance along, is that there really aren't any secrets between Orion and Cat. Anything that Cat temporarily holds back, Orion figures out and brings to her attention. This eliminates a lot of misunderstandings between the two.

Orion and Cat have a lot of chemistry and I enjoyed their love story. There is a wonderful sensuality and eroticism to their romance, but I think that a big reason the romance works so well is because they are both well-written characters. I also like that their romance is not obscured by all the action in the story. However, the story-telling and the fast-paced action had me glued to the page right from the start. All the books I've read in this series have been this engrossing, but I think IF HE'S DARING didn't go to the dark places that the previous one did. I love how Orion's family warmed to Cat right away and treated her like a part of the family.

IF HE'S DARING is a fast-paced page turner that enchants with its sensual romance and Hannah Howell's masterful story-telling! As usual, after reading a book in this series, I am eager to read the next installment. Each story is a treat with unique characters and fascinating situations.