Daring Destiny

The Maple Grove Series, Book 2

By: Cassandra Moll

Narrated by: Daphne Winters

Chloe and Ronan know what it feels like to be in limbo with each other. They felt it when they first met—when they were more than friends but not quite dating—and they feel it now, two years later. The difference? Instead of sneaking glances at each other and flirting like they used to, now they’re avoiding one another and ignoring the elephant in the room. They broke up three weeks ago and still have to survive a weekend together.

After calling it quits just a month before their best friends' wedding, they knew they had to keep the news a secret until after the big day. This is how they find themselves sharing a bed together at a joint bachelor/bachelorette trip—just the two of them and the bride and groom.

Chloe will continue to play the role of Claire’s funny, outspoken, and bold maid of honor, and Ronan will be Jay’s calm, cool, and collected best man. Together, they’ll pretend they’re still that couple that can’t keep their hands off of each other and fake their way through a romantic getaway. They’ll act like everything’s fine, so they don’t spoil the wedding while keeping not just one secret but two—the breakup and the reason behind it.

Think it sounds easy? Try it. I dare ya.

©2025 Cassandra Moll (P)2025 Cassandra Moll

Cute and Funny

This was such a cute story. I love a good one bed, forced proximity troupe. This book follows the FMC and MMC on a weekend trip with their best friends who are getting married while hiding the fact that they broke up. Cue some serious angst. Now add one bed, fake dating, relationship issue and having the hots for each other and you have a recipe for a really entertaining story. I also enjoyed the dual timeline and having the FMC and MMC from book one as side characters. It was a fun ride with some swoon worthy moments.

Heart Eyes! 😍 push and pull, past and present!

Loved the performance, and the push and pull between the characters was captivating. The book drives you crazy in the best way possible! ROCHLO FOREVER! 😍❤️

Letting Mr wrong lead you to mister right

This books was beautifully written, I love that you got the history mixed with the present to have it all fall into place. The love that Ronan had for Chloe was amazing and he was the perfect guy for her. The heartache made everything worth it and although I feel like the story needed perfectly I wanted more. so not only did I love the book I had the pleasure of listening to the audio, I think the narrator did amazing. I loved listening to the book come alive and made me fall in love with this story. I appreciate Ronan’s patience and the way he is able to silently help Chloe fight her demons. Beautifully done.

Chloe and Ro! Enough said!

I wax so excited when this book ended up being about Chloe and Ro who are introduced in book 1 of this series. Chloe is my absolute favorite character and I completely adore her!
The whole time while reading this one I was screaming at my phone and wanting to cry. Sometimes I wanted to reach into the world and shake both Chloe and Ro to knock some sense into them.
But I loved every second of their story!

The story flows naturally even with mild jumps in time. The romance was romancing and the narrator was perfect! I love that she included so much life into the character with giggles and feelings that had my heart aching and soaring throughout.

PS: I did this as an immersive reading. Listening to the audiobook and reading along with the KU edition of the ebook. If you’ve never tried it I highly recommend!

RoChlo

Daring Destiny is a cute book about second chances, found family, and the importance of taking care of mental health.
There was so much tension, so much heartbreak! The two main characters will hurt your feelings, make you frustrated, annoy you, and also make you love them so much. These characters had so much depth, were incredibly self aware of their flaws, and all around really developed characters. I had such a good time - even when I was yelling at Ro and Chloe to get it together.
I love the way Cassandra Moll writes her books and have already made her an automatic buy for me!
I listened to the audio of this book and it was done really well, few foreign noises.