Killer Curves [Mass Market Paperback]

Roxanne St. Claire (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 25, 2005

He's fast. She's furious. They're in for the ride of their lives.

Rising star Roxanne St. Claire puts the pedal to the metal in a story of intrigue and passion that will get your heart racing!

When sexy NASCAR racer Beau Lansing tracks down high society debutante Celeste Bennett, it's a matter of life or death. Stunned at the secret Beau reveals, Celeste is forced to make a life-altering decision. But with her love life on the skids and her family life in a tailspin, escaping incognito into Beau's world is just what she needs -- especially if she can get answers about her past.

Beau needs Celeste to save a man's life -- he never expected a high-octane attraction that could wreck his well-protected heart. And when Celeste's life is threatened by someone who clearly knows her real identity, Beau has to risk everything -- including his own life -- to save her. With menacing forces in the driver's seat and time ticking too fast, the two must win the biggest race of all...the race for their lives and their love.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

St. Claire (French Twist) sets a sleek, sexy and very American romantic suspense novel in the high-pressure world of auto racing. Decades after his brief affair with a socialite ends in pregnancy and heartbreak, NASCAR team owner Travis Chastaine is diagnosed with kidney failure. Desperate to save his beloved mentor, driver "Beau" Lansing travels to New York to beg the daughter Travis has never met to donate the kidney that will save him. Celeste Bennett has been raised amid riches by her uppercrust mom. Still, stung by romantic failures and the betrayals of her adoptive dad, she agrees to consider Beau's request—if she can get to know Travis better before committing to surgery or even revealing herself as his daughter. Following Beau to Chastaine's Florida headquarters incognito, she takes a job that will put her close to Travis, only to find herself tangled in mysterious threats, racing curses and corporate crime. St. Claire grounds the plot's many dramas in solid emotional logic, developing the protagonists' romantic relationship with a compelling mix of sexuality and tenderness. While Celeste's NASCAR conversion is a bit abrupt, the vivid evocation of racing's colorful culture should win over even the least automotively inclined. Agent, Roberta Brown at the Brown Literary Agency. (Feb.)
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From Booklist

Museum docent Celeste Bennett is used to answering the questions of rich patrons, but Beau Lansing is the first to ask her for a kidney. Celeste knows that her natural father is NASCAR legend Travis Chastaine, but she isn't sure she wants to give up a kidney for someone who deserted her mother before she was born. But Beau is adamant: Travis is like a father to him. Reluctantly, Celeste agrees to work at Chastaine Motorsports incognito to learn more about the man who fathered her. Also a racetrack star, Beau has had lots of "Beau Babes"; Celeste has just broken her third engagement, and neither is happy about their mutual attraction. The wife of Beau's sponsor doesn't like their budding relationship either. In fact, she may be downright murderous. Readers mesmerized by Kathryn Shay's Trust in Me (2003) or Patricia Hagan's Race to the Altar (2001) will find themselves glued to St. Claire's page-turner, and you don't have to be a NASCAR fan to go for this sexy, exciting, and poignant romantic suspense. Shelley Mosley
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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Books (January 25, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743462777
• ISBN-13: 978-0743462778
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #244,841 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

ROXANNE ST. CLAIRE is a New York Times Bestselling author of nearly thirty novels of romance and suspense. The author of two very popular suspense series, the Bullet Catchers and the Guardian Angelinos, her most recent release is a full-length stand-alone romantic suspense novel, Space In His Heart.

A five-time nominee and one-time winner of the prestigious RITA Award for the best in romantic fiction, Roxanne's books have also been awarded the National Readers Choice Award for best romantic suspense for two consecutive years as well as the Daphne du Maurier award, the Booksellers Best Award, the Award of Excellence, the Maggie, the Holt Medallion and many more. Her novel, The Sins of His Past, was selected as the Borders Top Pick in Romance for 2007, and will be reissued this March as part of the "Kiss Me, I'm Irish" trilogy from Harlequin. Roxanne's books have been published in dozens of countries and are routinely featured as selections in the Doubleday and Rhapsody book clubs.

Space In His Heart is her first independently published novel, a never-before-released thriller about a Navy fighter pilot turned astronaut and the PR superstar who sends his heart to the moon. This spring, a brand new contemporary romance series set on a fictional island off the coast of Florida begins with the April 2012 release of Barefoot In The Sand. In addition, Roxanne has stories in multiple anthologies throughout 2012 and her entire backlist is available in electronic versions. This summer, her first Young Adult novel, Don't You Wish, will be released in hardcover.

Free reads, excerpts, character profiles, author news and contests can be found on her web site: www.roxannestclaire.com. You can follow her at www.facebook.com/roxannestclaire and www.twitter.com/@roxannestclaire,or email her via her web site. Roxanne lives in Florida with her husband, two children and loves to hear from readers all over the world!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Romantic Suspense with Family Secrets and NASCAR, February 7, 2005

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Dr. Edward Dow (Pewaukee, WI USA) - See all my reviews

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

This is my third book by Roxanne St. Claire and she did not disappoint!

I was riveted to the story of Celeste and Beau. The plot had multiple layers bringing in the family secret tied to Beau's need for Celeste and Celeste's need to understand where she came from. Celeste's escape from her debutante upbringing, three failed engagements and sham of a father brings her to the "redneck" world of colorful characters within the NASCAR circuit. The reader is drawn into this world through Celeste, taking the journey of her self discovery while being drawn into the steamy romance ignited by the characters' powerful chemistry.

In addition, if you haven't read French Twist or Tropical Getaway, I urge you to do so ASAP! Both are excellent romantic suspense.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Zoom, Zoom, January 23, 2005

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Marilyn Puett (Huntsville, AL, USA) - See all my reviews

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

When bad boy racing legend Beau Lansing shows up in NYC and personally requests her as a guide at the Guggenheim, socialite Celeste Bennett knows that something's up. Before long, she finds out that Beau knows the secret she's kept since she was a teenager. Beau's mentor, Travis Chastaine, is dying and only Celeste can save his life. And now Beau must convince Celeste to make the sacrifice necessary to do so. He asks her to donate a kidney for Travis. But before she'll consider it, Celeste wants to learn more about the man who fathered her and then took a huge pay-off to disappear from her life. She takes a position with Chastaine Motorsports, working incognito as a sponsor liaison. Celeste becomes Cece, Beau becomes enamored of this woman who's his total opposite and they both become very concerned when someone threatens her. Roxanne St. Claire is living up to last year's "Publisher's Weekly" prediction that she would be one of the next big names in writing. She blends NASCAR, high society, romance and suspense and then runs flat-out across the finish line for a checkered flag.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A race from start to finish!, January 29, 2005

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Lauren K. (USA) - See all my reviews

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

This book roars right out of the gate with nonstop adventure. I've never read a NASCAR romance but after this, I'm tempted to go to a race. Ooooh are all drives like Beau Lansing? I wanna be a Beau Babe!

Heroine Celeste (Cece) is a wonderful fish out of water in the NASCAR world and her relationship with Beau really heats up the track. The mystery kept me wondering, the relationship kept me turning pages, and the love scenes..well, wow!

For a fast thrill ride, grab Killer Curves the minute you see it.