Dangerous Curves [Mass Market Paperback]

Pamela Britton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2005

Special Agent Lea Blackwell is smart, savvy and knows her way around a race car.

Heading up a team to investigate the murder of a NASCAR driver is right up her alley. The only problem is NASCAR star Blain Sanders, the man who requested her. Blain is well-heeled, well connected and drop-dead gorgeous-and he knew Lea when she was a drag-racing tomboy with grease under her nails.

But Lea has grown up since then, in all the right places. And while catching the killer is her main objective, she's not above making the man who ignored her as a teenager squirm a little.

Two people on a surefire collison course. But Lea and Blain are about to discover that the sweetest victory does not always come from winning. . .

Editorial Reviews

Review

It isn't easy to write a tale that makes the reader laugh and cry, but Britton succeeds. -- Booklist (starred review)

Ms. Britton...keeps the pages flying! -- RT BOOKclub

Passion and humor are a potent combination, and Pamela Britton comes up with the perfect blend and does everything right. -- The Oakland Press

Wickeldy sassy humor...Britton is an up-and-coming romance writer. -- Library Journal

[Britton writes] the kind of book that romance fans will read and reread on gloomy days. -- Publisher's Weekly

From the Publisher

For her first single title contemporary romance for HQN, Pamela Britton revs things up with DANGEROUS CURVES. See why this author is being hailed as a rising star (RT BOOKclub Magazine) and why DANGEROUS CURVES is one race for love that you won't want to miss!

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: HQN Books (March 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373770359
• ISBN-13: 978-0373770359
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #799,010 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm the thirty-something author of seventeen romance novels (with many more on the way) for such publishers as Avon Books, HarperCollins and AOL TimeWarner. Currently, I'm having a lot of fun writing about NASCAR for HQN books.

When not writing, believe it or not, I like to read. Since I find it hard to read within my own genre, I like to peruse mainstream fiction in my spare time. My favorite authors are Koontz, Corbin, and Marian Keyes.

You can read even more about me on www.pamelabritton.com Or, visit my blog at www.myspace.com/pamela_britton

Customer Reviews

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars checker flag for Britton, July 2, 2005

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Deborah MacGillivray "Author," (US & UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dangerous Curves (Mass Market Paperback)

Pamela Britton is mostly known for her Regency era Historical Romances. So I was curious how she made the jump into Contemporary Romance with a NASCAR theme. I must say Britton is hitting her stride here, her voice more fluid as a Contemporary writer. She's obviously done her racing homework, and strongly portrays the NASCAR world. It's a nifty drama that leaves me hoping Britton does more contemporaries.

Cece Blackwell is a FBI Agent. She's in the middle of a case ready to break open when her boss yanks her from that assignment and pushes her into a racecar circuit case. She has to work undercover, posing as a NASCAR groupie, while trying to get to the bottom of a racecar driver's death. She threatens to quit her job because of it, but her boss is determined to keep her on the case since she is the only one with enough knowledge to be believable in the high-powered, high-states world. Exacerbating the upset is the fact her high school crush, Blain Sanders heads one of the racecar teams. Sanders' NASCAR team employed the man who died. When she confronts Blain, he says he requested she run the investigation. He knows she is good with the cars, the circuit and can blend in well, so will cause minimum fuss while the investigation runs its course. Blain would accept the death of the other driver was an accident, but for the threatening letters, which came just before the man died.

Cece must race to find a killer, while the throttle on her attraction to Blain is thrown wide open. The fast pace of the writing matches the racing theme, and the hero and heroine are deliciously attractive, drawing you in to the high-profile world of stockcar racing. Britton makes the transition from historical romance writer to contemporary romance writer with ease. It's pedal to the metal fun.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wave the checkered flag..a WINNER for sure, February 23, 2005

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sz4 "sz4" (Northern Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dangerous Curves (Mass Market Paperback)

I picked this up in the bookstore...was actually looking for her other books (Seduced/Tempted/Scandal) and was more than pleasantly surprised. I enjoyed the story, the dialog, and the realistic emotions pulling back and forth between Cece and Blain.... i even cried at one point...i was so engrossed on the train i didn't realize we had reached the station... if you liked the Bonner series from Susan Elizabeth Philips or some of the hockey series from Deirdre Martin you'll love this book about LOVE around the track... wish i knew more racing metaphors!!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fast-paced police procedural romance, February 26, 2005

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dangerous Curves (Mass Market Paperback)

FBI Agent Cece Blackwell threatens to quit because her boss Bob takes her off the Mantos explosives case that she has worked undercover as a loose bimbo for weeks to handle a driver's death amongst the NASCAR racing set. Bob says she is the only one he has with racing car experience. Part of her ire comes from the fact that her high school nemesis and (unrequited crush) Blain Sanders heads the Sanders NASCAR team whose employee died. To her shock, Blain admits he asked for her to run the investigation because their mutual mentor insists she is the best and because of her experience with racing cars; she gloats that she beat him back in school.

Blain explains that it appears on the surface Randy, his team's driver, died in an accident except for the fact he received threatening letters. Reluctantly she accepts the case. Rather quickly Blain and Cecilia (as he calls her) struggle with an attraction for one another, but unlike high school she is hesitant to act on her feelings for fear of rejection and the danger of her work. As the threats rise and the killer becomes even bolder, the duo works together to uncover the murderer while falling in love.

DANGEROUS CURVES is a fast-paced police procedural romance that stars two wonderful protagonists whose romance has a bumpy detoured path. The investigation is cleverly handled and shares lead theme with the romance and the insightful look at a racing car team. Cece is handled brilliantly throughout but especially when she suffers a traumatic injury while Blain is more of a surprise as he seems so confident and sure of himself yet (read the book). Pamela Britton provides her audience with an exciting spin.

Harriet Klausner