Slippery When Wet (Love Spell Contemporary Romance) [Mass Market Paperback]

Kimberly Raye (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2008

When a tomboyish racer is told she has to glam up in order to advance to the next stage of her career, she has her eyes on the prize: beating the pants off chauvinistic NASCAR superstar Rory Canyon.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Love Spell (December 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0505527731
• ISBN-13: 978-0505527738
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #526,698 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm so excited to announce that my books SLIPPERY WHEN WET and MIDNIGHT KISSES are now available as downloads in the KINDLE store! These are hot, sexy contemporary romances and I hope you'll check them out!!

A little about me? I've been writing since I was a sophomore in high school. While I went on to get a business degree with a minor in physics (because my dad thought I needed a REAL job), I've always wanted to write for a living. Luckily, that dream came to fruition when I sold my first novel to Harlequin/Silhouette Books about ten years ago. Since then, I've sold over fifty-five novels. I'm currently working on a new series and writing hot, steamy BLAZE books for Harlequin.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 Stars: sexy, funny and just downright reading fun, November 12, 2008

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D. Merrimon Crawford (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Slippery When Wet (Love Spell Contemporary Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

Race car driver Jaycee Anderson grew up around NASCAR all her life. Now she is poised to win and win big. Having finished fourth in the last Nextel Cup race, she has a shot at racing her way into the top three. Now, one man stands in her way to fame in the NASCAR Sprint Cup--- Rory Canyon! The Canyon racing family with their Men on Top group would irritate any woman on the racetrack circuit, but especially Jaycee. Rory has swooning fans and confidence galore. If his current popularity and swaggering image weren't bad enough, Jaycee cannot forget their childhood past. Jaycee is a woman in the man's world of NASCAR, a world that is rapidly gaining female fans. With Rory so quick to gain sponsors, how can Jaycee compete against him on both the racetrack and the sponsorship track? As the only driver in Race Chicks, her half-sister Riley Vaughn's team, everything rests on Jaycee, not only for Jaycee but also for Riley. Forced to work together, can the two sisters put aside their enmity long enough to achieve success? When her one sponsor gives Jaycee an ultimatum --- change to rev up fans or be dropped, Jaycee must adopt a whole new life from pink shoes, feminine attire and make-overs to goddess meditation and attitude adjustments. Can Jaycee turn herself from tomboy into a glamor girl and save her team? Will Rory finally look at Jaycee as a woman? As Jaycee and Rory come face to face in competition, the sparks fly!

Kimberly Raye's SLIPPERY WHEN WET takes the reader right into the heart of the NASCAR racing world with its competition not just on the race track but also for sponsors. The history of two great car racing families comes face to face in the sizzling rivalry between Jaycee and Rory, a competition that sets their bodies and hearts on edge along with the pre-race excitement. As Rory and Jaycee find themselves drawn to each other, can they overcome the missteps of their past relationship to find a space where best friends can also be lovers? Jaycee is a wonderful heroine --- gutsy, self-reliant, and success-driven ---- and yet with just the perfect combination of vulnerability and humorous, dynamic quirkiness. Rory is all man and everyone on the racing circuit knows it. Popular with fans and sponsors, Rory also has a side to him no one sees. Kimberly Raye's portrayal of his publically unknown side makes for loads of laughs and sensuality with just the right dash of tenderness. Kimberly Raye creates an intriguing contrast between Jaycee and her half-sister Riley. Here, the potential relationship is not quite developed as much as this reader would enjoy. I am hoping that their appearance in SLIPPERY WHEN WET is a teaser for future development of these fascinating secondary characters and their relationships in future NASCAR books. The glimpse here is certainly peaks my interest in seeing more of these Canyon racing brothers as well! SLIPPERY WHEN WET is a perfect pick-me-up read as winter approaches (or any other time a reader needs some good perking up) ---sexy, funny and just downright fun!

4.0 out of 5 stars Slip Right Into A Great Novel!, July 27, 2011

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Jess @ From Me to You ... Book Reviews (Elizabeth City, NC) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Slippery When Wet (Kindle Edition)

Even though I'm not really a NASCAR fan .... I just cannot seem to get enough of the stories on the fictional drivers and their crews ... and this one has just made it on my top list for these type of novels!! Jaycee is a young woman who is still growing into her adult/womanhood and you get to see how she develops into the woman she wants to be instead of who everyone keeps tell her she is or needs to be. Plus ... you have the added bonus of a HOT romance between Rory and Jaycee ... and they both deal with finding out who they really are and who they want to be in the future. Very intriguing!

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4.0 out of 5 stars More like 4 1/2 stars..., February 22, 2009

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Deborah Wiley (Winter Haven, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Slippery When Wet (Love Spell Contemporary Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

NASCAR driver Jaycee Anderson has a huge problem. Her sponsor, Revved and Ready, is ready to dump her if she can't align her image with the demographic they are looking for. Tomboy Jaycee is comfortable behind the wheel and under the car but now she finds herself encased in slinky gowns and tottering on high heels. Worse, driver Rory Canyon is suddenly showing an interest in her. Rory turned her down years ago but Jaycee has never gotten over her desire for him. But is Rory falling for the real Jaycee or the image Revved and Ready is creating for her?

Kimberly Raye takes on stereotypes in SLIPPERY WHEN WET. From Revved and Ready's insistence on a certain look to Rory's family with their belief in the Himanist philosophy (which espouses exactly what it sounds like) and involvement in Men on Top, SLIPPERY WHEN WET tackles some very real issues by showing the excesses they can go to. Even Rory's sponsor, Bubba Beer, is a humorous swipe at the pervasive labels and reliance on image.

Kimberly Raye creates characters that are fun and Jaycee is definitely fun! Full of determination and grit, she has doubts about her femininity that humanize her and keep her realistic. I couldn't help but giggle just a bit at some of her escapades and reactions. Rory, in contrast, is a pure Alpha male but he too has insecurities. The happily-ever-after for Rory and Jaycee is guaranteed to bring a smile to the reader's face as these are two characters who just belong to one another. SLIPPERY WHEN WET is easily recommended!

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