Sep
Come celebrate the release of A Fast Woman by Laralyn Doran, the first contemporary romance novel in the Driven Women series. Each book has an HEA and features feisty, headstrong heroines and the men who fall for them. You’ll want to devour this enemies to lovers romance. Check it out, order your copy and enter the fabulous giveaway!
I love romance novels. And my husbands loves racing. To be specific Formule 1 racing. So every week I see little bits of the Formule 1 race, and slowly on, although I still don’t love it, I begin to enjoy watching it a little to. So when I read this book description I was immediately fascinated and decided to sign up.
In ‘Fast Woman’ we meet CJ Lomax. She is one of the best drivers in the racing business. But as a woman in a male dominated world, she has it rough. No one seems to really take her seriously. So when she finally gets the chance to race with her own car, she wants to do everything she can to make it work. But what she didn’t expect was to have to share her car with Grady. Grady McBane wants a new chance at being the best and he will do anything to get it. But what he didn’t expect was having to face CJ.
‘Fast Woman’ was definitely an interesting read. It took me a little while to really get into it, especially with all the race stuff, but it definitely was a fun read. CJ’s character is really tough and I loved how strong and feisty she was. Grady’s character was very different from CJ’s, but I think I liked his character the most. There was just something about him that I really enjoyed reading about. But it didn’t really fit the ‘bad boy’ vibe he supposedly had.
The whole racing thing definitely didn’t really work for me though. I just don’t love the racing world, and although it wasn’t the main part or subject of this read there was enough in this book about racing that made me pause a little. I just didn’t really care for it. Fortunately the romance between CJ and Grady was fun enough it kept me hooked.
In the end I think ‘Fast Woman’ was definitely a fun read. It was different from my normal reads, which was fun and it was nice to read about another tough female character.
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He was definitely on Dewey’s shit list now for sticking up for me. That would make his life more complicated if he didn’t get Merrick’s contract.
When he didn’t get Merrick’s contract. Because I wanted Merrick’s contract. Then why was I cheering for him? Why did I want him to win—to succeed? Him winning this race, a race I’d struggled at, would not help achieve my goal.
Him winning would get in the way of fulfilling my dreams. But the thought of him losing dragged me down—especially if Dewey was the cause.
God, my head was a mess.
Just then, Grady’s voice came through, threatening Dewey’s manhood and I smiled.
I liked the guy. Not liked-liked. Just, I was rooting for the guy. And, fine. If I was willing to admit it, he was attractive and seemed like a pretty good egg. And he had a charming smile…his lips…his kiss…
I shook the thought out of my head.
But watching Dewey pursue him as if there were a target on his back made me want to run Dewey into the wall more than I ever had before.
An image of me as a cartoon character with steam coming out of my ears flashed across my mind.
By the end of the race, my nerves and my nails were a mess, but Grady finished eighth, which was a damn good position out of forty-three cars—even sweeter was that Dewey finished at the back of the pack.
I ran to the finish, having to hold myself back from hugging him in my shared excitement. He climbed out of the car with a satisfied smile on his face, pride at his decent finish. He was immediately flanked by media and crew members. Someone handed him a Mingle Singles hat. I caught his slight grimace before he placed it on his head and then began scanning the crowd.
I’m pretty sure it wasn’t my imagination—his smile grew as soon as he found me.
I was a besotted girl with a crush.
Oh, Lord. What is happening to me? A guy sweeps in and defends my honor and suddenly I’ve got hearts in my eyes. What the hell?
Unsure of my role in this situation, I held back with my hands in the back pockets of my jeans, and I glanced up at him under my lashes but gave him an involuntary smile.
What the hell was that? Was I flirting?
With his target locked on he strode toward me in slow, but purposeful, long strides, parting the sea of people. When he reached me, I straightened, more than a little aware of the cameras and the attention on the two of us.
He, however, didn’t give them even a glance.
The electricity increased with each inch he drew closer to me. I couldn’t be imagining this.
“So, how’d I do?” he asked, his voice low enough only I could hear.
I shrugged my shoulder, going for indifference. “Not bad. But maybe try to go a little faster and win next time?”
He threw back his head and laughed before hooking his arm around my shoulders and pulling me into his chest, yanking on my ponytail like a big brother would. The cameras and media went crazy shouting questions. He ignored all of them and walked me over to the rest of the crew.
Warm fuzzies…warm fuzzies throughout my body. What the hell? I wanted to reach up and kiss him soundly in front of God and the entire country. Instead, I wrapped my arm around his six-pack waist. The gesture caught his attention and his side-eye gaze shifted into something different—something more intimate.
And that was the money shot the media ran with the next day.
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Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always! Facebook | Instagram
Thanks Maureen.
You’re very welcome 😉
I love the cover, it’s so cute! This sounds really good
It’s definitely a cute cover. And it sure was a fun read.