This was an exceptionally quick read. Reese is swearing off relationships after her engagement to Jared is broken. Cole is her best friend. He escaped to Colorado so he didn't have to see Reese and Jared packing in the PDA. Now that neither of them are in a relationship and Reese's Dossier has sent them on a vacation together, will they each admit to their true feelings for one another? This stand alone HEA is sure to appeal to fans of friends to lovers romances.

Cathryn Fox does not do tame. Her stories are naughty, shocking and intense. Under Pressure is not afraid to pack on the seduction. Reese and Cole are a lesson in adventure just waiting to be explored. Dangerous liaisons are around every corner. Get ready for the thrill of a lifetime.

I love a good friends turned to lovers story. This was one of the better ones I have read! Reese Scott and Cole Rayburn have been friends forever. They never looked at each other "that way". Now they are on vacation together in Mexico and everything is out the window. There is only so long you can hide your feelings for another person before you can't hide them anymore.

This was a short story, made me wish it was longer because I loved the chemistry between Reese and Cole!!

Really good read, although the storyline felt a little rushed, but overall I enjoyed it!

Under Pressure is book three in the Dossier series by Cathryn Fox. After reading the second book in this series, I have been looking forward to seeing who gets to go on their adventure next, and it’s Reese’s turn!

Reese Scott is a veterinarian and is also nursing a broken heart from a broken engagement. Her name came up for the next adventure vacation. She is being sent to Mexico. Along with an assortment of excursions, she is scheduled to go cage diving with the sharks. She is also supposed to have wild sex with anyone she chooses from the resort. Good thing they also sent along her very best friend, Cole. He would help her to have the courage to go through with it. Cole has been away until recently and she is so glad he’s back in New York where she lives. She missed him. But when they are on the boat, getting ready for the dive, she sees him without his shirt on and realizes this isn’t the Cole from her childhood. This Cole is all grown up, and boy is he grown up. She feels a fluttering in her belly that is completely the wrong feeling you are supposed to have for your best friend.

“Best friends don’t look at each other like that, right? Must be the tropical air.”

Cole Rayburn has had a huge crush on Reese most of his life. But he never told her. He didn’t want to jeopardize their friendship. He had to leave, though, when she got engaged. He just couldn’t take it any more. But now that she is free again, he came back to help her. The problem is she has sworn off men. But when they are on the boat getting ready for the dive, he’s sure he sees something new in her eyes, a new awareness, a longing, a heat. Could it be that she is seeing him in a new way? But Cole is a thrill seeker. Reese deserves more. She wants the whole picket fence thing. He can’t be what she needs, what she deserves.

It doesn’t take long, though, for these two to give in to the electricity charging between them. Can they just enjoy the sex while on vacation, then go home and everything go back to the way it was before? Is that what they want? Or do they want more?

This is a short, oh so very sexy, story of two people that went from friends to lovers. There had always been something lacking before in their relationships or hook ups. They never understood it until now. Because maybe the thing they were lacking, the someone they were lacking, was right there in front of them all along. Their best friend.

I love Cathryn Fox’s work and this did not disappoint. If you are looking for a short, hot, diversion from everyday life, this is for you.

Sweet friends to lovers story.

*ARC provided by NetGalley and the publisher in return for an honest review *

Under Pressure by Cathryn Fox is Book 3 of the Dossier Series. While this book is part of a series, it can be read as a standalone.

This is Cole and Reese’s story. Best friends since childhood they share everything...with the exception that the both of them have kept it under wraps that they’ve been secretly in love with the other since way back when. Now together on an adventure boundaries are going to be pushed...supa hawt peeps.

Please note that an ARC was generously provided in exchange for an honest review of which this is both honest and completely voluntary.

Absolutely loved this one. Cole and Reese are best friends who have secretly harbored feelings for each other for a long time. Cole is a sexy dirty talking hero. Reese is a caring and fun heroine. They together are incendiary. Nice quick fun read with dirty naughty adventures.

I'm loving this Dossier series from Cathryn. She writes some serious steam as it is and this little books are jammed back with it along with great storylines.
The premise of the series which was actually Harpers idea but they all agreed, to throw their names into a pile and everyone picks a name. The person sends whoever they have picked on a trip or some type of adventure that suits them to a T, with the qualification that they have "Epic" sex while on their trip.
This book is about Cole and Reese, friends since childhood she's a Veterinarian and lives in NY. Cole is an adrenaline junkie and moved from NY to Colorado last year to be a white water/wilderness guide. You find out in part the actual reason why he left NY in the story. One of the main points of interest here is why the anonymous sender sent Cole along with Reese. They travel to Africa and Cole pushes her past her boundaries as he always has, but all the while making her feel safe. The story takes off when he pushes a couple other boundaries and holy hell it's hot. I really liked Cole and Reese as well.
Also that the book focused on just them and their relationship.
Yes you should read it along with the first two books of the series. Cathryn always writes a great story.
4.5 stars


**arc from NetGalley and Entangled in exchange for a fair review**

Under Pressure is book three in Cathryn Fox's Dossier series. This time it's Reese's turn for her secret adventure to happen, and it includes her best friend Cole. Both have deep feelings for each other that have been kept under the guise of them being best friends. Cole left New York and moved to Colorado when Reese was to marry Jared, but the engagement broke off, so Cole is back to share the adventure with her and hopefully more. This is classic Cathryn Fox, very quick story, full of hot steamy scenes, and even an interesting underlying story between the two characters. Great addition to the series.

I voluntarily reviewed an ARC copy of this book.