Driving Hard [Paperback]

G.A. Hauser (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 22, 2008

They met on the highway. It was the beginning of a ride they’d never forget… Texan Jude Rae Clark hit the road in his pride and joy, a jet black International big rig, searching for a new life after his divorce. Unfortunately the long, lonely hauls provided little comfort until just outside Houston on Interstate 10 a blue-eyed stranger asked for a lift. Yale Law School graduate, Logan Bleau, set out to explore America and escape his past by hitching his way across the country to San Francisco. Then he meets up with a handsome stranger in his eighteen-wheeler, a physical attraction blooms and the two men end up taking a detour. When what began as sexual exploration on the open road turns into something deeper, the pair find themselves reevaluating their lives and Jude is faced with a decision. Should he give up his career of cruising the highways or pass up on the love of a lifetime?

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About the Author

Award-winning author G.A. Hauser was born in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, USA and attended university in New York City. She moved to Seattle, Washington where she worked as a patrol officer with the Seattle Police Department. In early 2000 G.A. moved to Hertfordshire, England where she began her writing in earnest and published her first book, In the Shadow of Alexander. Now a full-time writer in Ohio, G.A. has written dozens of novels, including several best-sellers of gay fiction. For more information on other books by G.A., visit the author at her official website. www.authorgahauser.com --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 244 pages
• Publisher: Linden Bay Romance (October 22, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1602021384
• ISBN-13: 978-1602021389
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 4.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,461,189 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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About the Author
Award-winning author G.A. Hauser was born in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, USA and attended university in New York City. She moved to Seattle, Washington where she worked as a patrol officer with the Seattle Police Department. In early 2000 G.A. moved to Hertfordshire, England where she began her writing in earnest and published her first book, In the Shadow of Alexander. Now a full-time writer, G.A. has written over sixty novels, including several best-sellers of gay fiction and is an Honorary Board Member of Gay American Heroes for her support of the foundation. For more information on other books by G.A., visit the author at her official website. www.authorgahauser.com
G.A. has won awards from All Romance eBooks for Best Author 2010, 2009, Best Novel 2008, Mile High, and Best Author 2008, Best Novel 2007, Secrets and Misdemeanors, Best Author 2007.
The G.A. Hauser Collection
Single Titles
Unnecessary Roughness
Hot Rod
Mr. Right
Happy Endings
Down and Dirty
L.A. Masquerade
My Best Friend's Boyfriend
The Diamond Stud
The Hard Way
Games Men Play
Born to Please
Of Wolves and Men
The Order of Wolves
Got Men?
Heart of Steele
All Man
Julian
Black Leather Phoenix
London, Bloody, London
In The Dark and What Should Never Be, Erotic Short
Stories
Mark and Sharon (formally titled A Question of Sex)
A Man's Best Friend
It Takes a Man
The Physician and the Actor
For Love and Money
The Kiss
Naked Dragon
Secrets and Misdemeanors
Capital Games
Giving Up the Ghost
To Have and To Hostage
Love you, Loveday
The Boy Next Door
When Adam Met Jack
Exposure
The Vampire and the Man-eater
Murphy's Hero
Mark Antonious deMontford
Prince of Servitude
Calling Dr Love
The Rape of St. Peter
The Wedding Planner
Going Deep
Double Trouble
Pirates
Miller's Tale
Vampire Nights
Teacher's Pet
In the Shadow of Alexander
The Rise and Fall of the Sacred Band of Thebes

The Action Series
Acting Naughty
Playing Dirty
Getting it in the End
Behaving Badly
Dripping Hot
Packing Heat
Being Screwed
Something Sexy
Going Wild

Men in Motion Series
Mile High
Cruising
Driving Hard
Leather Boys

Heroes Series
Man to Man
Two In Two Out
Top Men



G.A. Hauser
Writing as Amanda Winters
Sister Moonshine
Nothing Like Romance
Silent Reign
Butterfly Suicide
Mutley's Crew

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Driving Hard (Men in Motion 3) by G.A. Hauser, November 16, 2008

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Elisa (Italy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Driving Hard (Paperback)

Third in the Men in Motion series, who better than a trucker could be one of the hero? Jude Rae is a Texan long hauler trucker. From a small town Texas, he is the proud owner of a 18 wheels new truck that he always parades in front of everyone. Jude is a good guy, and even if he is not in the closet, he doesn't see the reason to flaunt his sexuality since the trucker world seem not so accepting, especially in the deep south. In comparison to other male characters by G.A. Hauser, Jude is almost a perfect hero, tender, caring, respectful of the elders... the only time he was nasty is when he admits with himself to have been happy that his ex wife cheated on him, so she had the fault to ending their marriage, even if he long ago stopped to love her.

Logan is a 26 years old WASP mom's son... wealthy, spoilt and too much clever for his own good, after graduating from a prestigious law school, he has not reason to set an own life. He is wandering among the States searching for something he even knows what. Since he meets Jude. Even if Jude is a bit shy, he has the joy of life in him and he involves Logan. They spend a lot of time tip-toeing around each other since their gaydar seems not working well, but when they finally admit the mutual interesting, the sleeping quarter of the truck is too small to contain them.

Even if Logan is younger, he is more enthusiastic and wants to experiment a lot. He has had few partners in the past, but maybe he was freer to express his sexuality, and so he sweep off Jude with his euphoria. Jude only experiences with men are fast one night standings and he thought to be happy with that. But a relationship with Logan is not something he can hide, since the boy is too enthusiastic and "loudy", and not only in the voice meaning. If Jude wants to be with Logan, he not only needs to set down somewhere he also needs to fully embrace his sexuality and fully stepping out of the closet.

All in all Logan doesn't change much after meeting Jude. He is still a free spirit, and a spoilt brat, but Jude is too kindhearted to disappoint him: Logan only passes to be spoilt by his parents, to be spoilt by Jude.

This book is a bit of a change in the usual production from G.A. Hauser... the characters are not so "bad boy" like in the previous books. True, Logan is a brat, but all in all he is nice and friendly. Jude instead his a very good boy, the classical man your mommy would like for you to bring home...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Driving Hard, February 9, 2009

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M. Nix - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Driving Hard (Paperback)

Cowboy trucker Jude Rae Clarke picks up hitchhiker Logan Bleau on his way to San Francisco. Logan is looking for a fresh start. He was burned by his lover and he wants to find something or someone new. He finds love with Jude, but Jude's life is on the road. He's not thinking of settling down. Driving from Texas to California, Logan and Jude find something special in each other's arms. Is Logan's love enough to keep his cowboy tied down?

Driving Hard is a love story about finding love when you least expect it. Logan and Jude's lives are drastically changed when they meet. The progression of their relationship is slow but steady. As their love grows, the sex gets kinkier. Logan brings some spice to Jude's life and Jude gives Logan the love he was craving. Jude and Logan are good guys and Driving Hard is a tender romance with lots of hot sex.

Nannette
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5.0 out of 5 stars Driving Hard, indeed!, November 2, 2008

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M/M fan "Michael Wayne" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Driving Hard (Paperback)

Yet another fun romp of m/m erotica. Two men, one a seasoned divorced trucker,Jude Rae Clark, the other a graduate student, Logan Bleau, meet while the student is thumbing a ride to see America. The two men are instantly attracted to each other, but the 'is he or isn't he' game begins. The way Logan overwhelms Jude in bed is hilarious. It's as if Jude didn't know what hit him. Good story with an overlap of the characters of Mile High, which was great fun. All in all, a nice easy read.