Slow Ride by Erin McCarthy (Fast Track Series)

4/5 Stars

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As a tribute to her late journalist father, Tuesday Jones is planning a career benefit, auctioning off racing memorabilia and meet-and-greets with drivers. Ex-racing star Diesel Lange has had his own brush with death, and is determined not to waste another minute of his life- especially when he meets Tuesday. He wants nothing more than to shift their romance into high gear, but he knows she's still grieving. Can Diesel do the one thing he could never do on the track and take it slow?

My Review:

I read this book a while ago but just forgot to post it. I love every book in this series. The author does an amazing job with the characters and their relations. It's a funny, sexy, quick read.

Great series.

A Match Made in High School by Kristin Walker

2/5 Stars

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When the principal announces that every senior must participate in a mandatory year-long Marriage Education program, Fiona Sheehan believes that her life can't get any worse. Then she marries her "husband": jerky jock Todd, whose cheerleader girlfriend, Amanda, has had it in for Fiona since day one of second grade. Even worse? Amanda is paired with Fiona's long-term crush, Gabe. At least Fiona is doing better than her best friend, Marcie, who is paired up with the very quiet, very mysterious Johnny Mercer.
Pranks, fights, misunderstandings, and reconciliations ensue in an almost Shakespearean comedy of errors about mistaken first impressions, convoluted coupling, and hidden crushes.


My Review:

I could see how this may be a "cute" read for younger girls, but I found the main female character wicked annoying. I don't know how she calls herself a good friend. She constantly only talks about herself with her friend ignoring what's going on in her friend's life completely. The character of Todd was pretty funny in some instances.

One other thing that really annoyed me was how the main character treated a particular boy throughout the book and especially at the end of the book. It was like all of a sudden her opinion changed and she "settled" for him. Not a great message to send to young people.

Fools Gold Series by Susan Mallery

4/5 Stars

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Welcome to Fool’s Gold, California, a charming community in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. There’s lots to do and plenty of people to meet, especially women. Because there’s just one tiny problem in Fool’s Gold: the men don’t seem to stick around. Maybe it’s the lure of big-city life, or maybe it’s plain old bad luck, but regardless of the reason, the problem has to be fixed, fast. And Charity Jones may be just the city planner to do it.

Charity’s nomadic childhood has left her itching to settle down, and she immediately falls in love with all the storybook town has to offer — everything, that is, except its sexiest and most famous resident, former world-class cyclist Josh Golden. With her long list of romantic disasters, she’s not about to take a chance on another bad boy, even if everyone else thinks he’s perfect just the way he is. But maybe that’s just what he needs — someone who knows the value of his flaws. Someone who knows that he’s just chasing perfect.

My Review:

This was a really cute book. The characters were well developed, and the author does a great job really bringing out the sense of humors with the characters.

Series:

Each book tied into the next introducing the different characters and their stories. The town itself seems like a really cute town with the issues that small towns have: constant gossip and constant butting into each other's lives.


Yes, each story was pretty predictable, but let's be honest. You don't read these types of books to "try and figure out what's going to happen". It's all about the easy reads and a way to escape.