Retired NASCAR champion Steve Clayton is no stranger to risk. Still at the top of his game, the world-renowned wine grower is willing to take chances--in everything but love. Then he meets Sarah Stanton. The fiercely independent college professor is totally different from the women he usually dates. Yet he can't get her out of his mind....
Sarah has given up on finding the right man to share her life and give her the child she yearns for. The former racecar driver and paparazzi-loving playboy is wrong for her in every way. So why is Steve pursuing her as if this were the most important race of his life?
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Dorien Kelly is the award-winning author of The Last Bride in Ballymuir, the first novel in her captivating trilogy set in Ireland from Pocket Books. She is the recipient of both the Romance Writers of America's Golden Heart Award and the Georgia Romance Writers' coveted Maggie Award. A frequent visitor to Ireland, Dorien has followed the coast from Dublin to Dingle and north to Dungloe, and tracked the River Shannon from beginning to end. When not traveling the Irish byways with her family, Dorien can be found in Michigan. For a bit of flavor from her journeys, visit her website at www.dorienkelly.com.
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After ten years practicing law seemed quite enough, Dorien Kelly returned to her first love: writing. Her first novel was published by Harlequin Books in 2002. Since then, she has published over a dozen more novels and novellas with Harlequin and Pocket Books. Recipient of the Romance Writers of America's Golden Heart award and finalist for their coveted RITA award, Dorien lives in Michigan with dogs, children and various other forms of insanity.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Really blah...just blah,
This review is from: A Taste for Speed (NASCAR Library Collection) (Kindle Edition)
Here's the thing: a Taste for Speed has the usual NASCAR undertones but it's on the fringe since 50 year old Steve Clayton is retired from racing and is now a protege winemaker. 42 year old Sarah Stanton is a prim and proper college professor by day but more relaxed outside of the stifling classroom environment.
The chemistry between these two is VERY stilted. At times, I had to stop reading and drill it in my head that these two were actually suppose to be developing feelings for each other. Dorien Kelly really messed up with the character and romantic development in this book. She devoted more time on Patsy and Dean Grosso (and the never-ending Gina drama) and a ridiculously, annoying and bratty 30 YEAR OLD daughter. THIRTY! Mattie made me want to stop reading all together. I had a speculation about a character in Steve's life that could have been connected to Sarah as the ominous "him" but that went bust and I think it should have happened because maybe it would have given this story energy. It's just blah, slug dragging blah. No great chemistry, romance or plot. Just two blah characters and a blah storyline disguised as romance. It can't be blamed on the character's ages but Ms. Kelly's writing is to blame for having decent elements and not developing them into anything beyond a yawn.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic,
This review is from: A Taste for Speed (NASCAR Library Collection) (Mass Market Paperback)
Loved this story. It's a tiny bit different, because its not quite so submerged in the world of NASCAR, more like on the fringes, but I loved the characters, Steve Clayton and Sarah Stanton, and the storyline moved along. The wine-making industry of Sonoma was a key feature, and was a real nice backdrop to the story. A nice older hero that was very likable, a smart and sexy heroine who knew where she was going, but also wasn't so strong-minded to be overly willful. She sees it like it is, and doesn't get caught up in complex character traps. I was intrigued by the hero, and wondered at the use of his public image as a shield, so it seemed. It was a pretty good setup for a character's social versus personal mechanisms of behavior, if that makes sense. Their romantic chemistry was good. Secondary characters will later develop into their own stories. Should be good.
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