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Alexandra Morgan is a smart and fun woman, but no one in the small town of Dahlia will ever let her forget her past. No matter that she was tricked into the humiliating act years ago, some things never die in a small town. But, when she goes on a blind date in Nashville, she finds that her luck hasn't improved. When she is almost picked up for soliciting she figures it can't get worse. Except that she meets the sexy Detective Jack Riley and has a blazing "one truck stand" with him, and walks away. What she doesn't count on is that he is in her dreams every night after that. When he appears at the local racetrack posing as a driver she is stunned. She is further stunned when he makes her a proposal she finds perfect for what she needs.

Detective Jack Riley can't believe he has run into the only woman to never leave his dreams. He knows he isn't the settling down kind of man but little miss trouble does make him want to have her with him every night. But, he will not do anything to jeopardize his latest job. He will find the killer of his partner.

Is there a way for these two to keep each other, solve the crime ring, find Alex's brother killer and keep the cool car at the end?

Alex Morgan in Out of Control is one of the spunkiest women I have read about in a while. She has taken a bad experience in her past and made a life, in spite of it. Then there is Jack Riley, yum is what I have to say about him. From the witty scene in Nashville to the end of the story Out of Control had my attention. You do not have to be a racing fan to love Out of Control and I Joyfully Recommend it.


Tanya
Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

Want a romance that intertwines the best of drag racing and heart pounding love? Then grab a copy of Out of Control, by Julie Miller. Your heart and adrenaline will race!

She thinks she's an ugly duckling in a man's world. He's trying to catch the person who killed his partner. Their paths cross on a street in Nashville for one amazing night and never to cross again... or so they think. Cars aren't the only thing racing out of control at the Dahlia Speedway.

I liked that Alex possessed the physical features of a vixen yet she didn't know that to do with those same attributes. She shows that all women can be sexy regardless of her status in life. Grease monkeys and gear heads can be very saucy. I also liked that Jack wasn't a typical cop/detective. He played by the rules - his own. His take charge attitude helped smooth over his possessiveness and made him more likable.

The writing was tight and the descriptions of the speedway made you feel like you were a real part of the story. I enjoyed every minute of the journey.

If you want a great summer read, filled with racing heart and racing cars, then Out of Control if the read for you. I give this novel 4.5 books.

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Nashville police detective Jack Riley is investigating a drug case, but changes venues to rescue mechanic Alexandra Morgan from the date from hell. Following the murder of her brother, Alex has come to town seeking sexual freedom having worked under the close thumb of her father at his garage in Dahlia, Tennessee.

Without exchanging names, Jack and Alex have incredible sex before going their separate ways. She returns to her hometown as a good girl while he goes back undercover working the drug case. A lead takes him to the Dahlia Speedway where his love of fast cars enables him to pretend to be a race-car driver. When they meet up, each knows the attraction remains strong. However, both share the same mission of finding the cold blooded killer who murdered her brother and his police partner.

OUT OF CONTROL is fast-paced in the bedroom, the race track and several places in between as Jack and Alex prove the body can go from zero to ninety in nanoseconds. The police procedural romance is filled with suspense and tension as each investigates related homicides until they team up as he fears she will be next if she remains OUT OF CONTROL; that is outside his touch. Although the shared allure between the cop and the amateur sleuth never fully shifts into gear, readers will enjoy this heated romantic suspense.

Harriet Klausner