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Thunderstruck (Harlequin NASCAR)

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When the announcer shouts, "Gentlemen, start your engines," secrets, intrigue, and sexual tension rev their motors on Thunderstruck's starting line, and the cars aren't the only things that move fast in this spin around the race track. If you weren't a NASCAR fan before, Roxanne St. Claire's tightly woven story will make you one before you reach the finish line in this collision of wills, hearts and racing cars.

Change has always been spelled d-i-s-a-s-t-e-r for Thunder Struck Racing Team owner Shelby Jackson. And soccer heart-throb Mick Churchill is about to change Shelby's world. His money and prestige can turn everything around for Shelby's faltering team, but will he destroy one of the last family-owned NASCAR teams and wreck her heart in the process?

Roxanne St. Claire has created her own `track magic' in this thrilling page-turner that will captivate you with the opening sentence and leave you cheering at the checkered flag.

Shelby Jackson hates change. When her grandfather, Ernie, breaks the news to her that he wants to sell his share of Thunder Racing to hotshot soccer star Mick Churchill, Shelby is determined to do whatever it takes to stop the sale. Mick is equally determined to convince Shelby that he is serious about his offer. Who will win in this clash of wills?

THUNDERSTRUCK is an exciting tale that quickly engages the reader into the world of NASCAR racing. Roxanne St. Claire deftly incorporates technical details about restrictor plate racing in a way that even readers unfamiliar with the sport will enjoy and appreciate. You'll hear the cheering crowds and the roaring engines while visualizing the flashing lights at Daytona through Ms. St. Claire's vivid descriptions of Daytona.

The issue surrounding the struggle of family owned teams to function in a sport that is now dominated by corporate teams is sensitively addressed. Long time NASCAR fans will understand Shelby's reluctance to forgo tradition. Mick's ignorance of the sport allows readers who are not NASCAR fans to learn about a sport with deep family roots while enjoying the storyline.

Roxanne St. Claire has written a fabulous romantic suspense with THUNDERSTRUCK. The intrigue and mystery is exceptionally well done while the romance is sweetly sensual. Roxanne St. Claire will leave readers THUNDERSTRUCK with this magnificent story!

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If your a sucker for romance books and a fan of Nascar then ya gotta read this book.

I'd enjoyed the book. At the beginning, Shelby Jackson's attitude was a real pain but as the story moved on, she became more likable. Mick was not very complex - pretty predicable - Mr. charming.

Actually best of all, Thunder Jackson (or his so-called 'ghost') was my favorite character.

It is definitely worthwhile your time and money.

This is the story of a small family owned team trying to compete against the larger owners that dominate the sport. The grandfather wishes to retire and sell his portion of the ownership to a famous British soccer player whom he believes will attract corporate sponsorship and high quality drivers that will revitalize the faltering team. The granddaughter is highly suspicious of the soccer player's motives, and is hesitant to trust him to be her partner in owning the team. As he works to prove himself to her, both on and off the track, the team is being sabatoged. Lots of action and intrique ensue - is he the one sabatoging the team? Are his motives honorable? Will the team excel or dissolve if he becomes a partner? The chemistry between the granddaughter and the soccer player sparkles. The setting is Speed Week at Daytona, so there is a lot of interesting behind the scenes details of this two week long event.

Shelby Jackson is co owner of Thunder Racing. Shelby lives, eats, and breathes NASCAR, so when her grandfather informs her that he is retiring and wants to sell his share to soccer star Mick Churchill, she's shocked. Shelby has no idea who the world-renowned athlete is. Sure, Mick is more handsome than any man she has ever seen, but he knows nothing about racing and Shelby is not interested in working with him.

Mick needs to make this deal happen. A lot is riding on it. After meeting Shelby he wants her too, but she's off limits and if she finds out why he really needs the team, they may both lose more than a racing partnership.

Thunderstruck is a romantic story, and it also has great racing details with a thrilling ending, which I did not expect. Mick is sinfully sexy and completely irresistible. Shelby is a beautiful tomboy who's headstrong and intelligent. Thunderstruck is a love story that's fun to read.

Nannette reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

I thought the book was very good. The author was very knowledgeable about the sport of Nascar and it showed in the book and the story line.

Sinfully delicious and racy. The story contains all the right elements to pull you in, including a wounded family that squeezes the heart and a hot determined hero. Yum! Plus St. Claire's snapshot of the NASCAR world made me long for a front row seat smack dab in the midst of the action.

I'm giving this book a hearty thumb's up to all my friends. It's fun. It's sexy. It's fast.

Shelby Jackson is trying to hold on to her family NASCAR racing business in the face of corporate NASCAR mega teams running the games, partly because it's the only life she knows and partly in honor of her late father who started Thunder Racing.

Mick Churchill wants into the NASCAR team and uses his international stardom as a famous soccer player to make positive things happen for the underdog team, Thunder Racing...much to Shelby's dismay since she wants to keep her 'family owned' business in the family.

This book is a wonderful story of two people trying not to fall in love with each other. It's also exciting and I couldn't put it down until I'd read the entire story.

My favorite phrase in the book...Track Magic. :)

Roxanne St. Claire delivers a well-written fast-paced tale of NASCAR racing where I could practically smell burnt oil and tire rubber as I raced through to the end without a pit stop.

Do yourself a favor, don't miss THUNDERSTRUCK by Roxanne St. Claire. Another keeper.

This book is a gem. The heroine's story tugs at the heartstrings, while the hero is simply to die for! Thunderstruck is tightly plotted and as fast-paced as a well-timed pit stop at the Daytona 500. The addition of a believable suspense to this sizzling romance makes it a keeper in my library. The author obviously knows her game: NASCAR, soccer and writing.