Full Throttle describes this book. Right from the very humorous start in a fetish club this book goes full speed. Rhett Ford who is Nolan’s (from previous book) little brother is an intense guy who likes to be in charge in the bedroom. He’s 25 but knows what he wants out of life and in the bedroom but hasn’t had much luck finding that with women is own age. When he sees Shawn Hamby for the first time he knows she is what he has been looking for.

Shawn runs race track that has been in her family for years. When her grandfather died he put a stipulation in his will that she had to be married to become owner of the track. She in her 30’s and has no prospects until the man she met at the club comes walking into her office and she makes a proposal.

These two get married after knowing each other only for days but you felt the sexual attraction between them from the start and the bedrooms scenes between these two was smoking. Eve plays a big part in this book as she is Shawn’s best friend and Rhett’s sister in law. Eve provided plenty of laugh out loud moments as usual. This was a very entertaining read from start to finish with plenty of fanning self moments from the sex scenes and laughter when Shawn and Eve and the girls were together.
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I barely made it through this steamy story. The premise set up was decent enough but after that it was mostly sex or sexual tension. The heroines behavior was so erratic that I never really understood her. I skimmed a lot. Race track owner Shawn meets younger man Rhett at a fetish club.
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Not my favorite of the series, but still good. Shawn meets Rhett during a night out with her friends, not knowing he's her best friend's brother-in-law. There is an instant attraction, but he's seven years younger than she is and that bothers her a little at first. But when she needs a husband fast, Rhett is the one she goes to. He agrees to marry her, but refuses the idea of a marriage of convenience. He wants Shawn and this is the perfect chance to have her.

Shawn is a business woman and independent. She needs Rhett in order to keep the race track, but isn't interested in anything more until her attraction to him takes off. She discovers that Rhett likes to be the boss in the bedroom and finds that she's okay with that. And while they started out putting a time limit on the marriage, Shawn starts thinking about what it would be like to stay married to him.

Rhett is the youngest of his family and spent a lot of time being bossed around by his sisters. As a result, he likes to have control where he can. He's an intense guy, not known for being light and charming, and finding a woman who can handle that intensity has been difficult. Shawn is mature enough to do so and Rhett realizes that she is perfect for him. He just has to convince her.

I really liked the way that Rhett realized his feelings so quickly and wanted to find a way to make the relationship permanent. He does seem to be something of a steamroller and doesn't pick up on the clues that, while she cares just as much as her does, Shawn is much warier about believing in a happy ending. I liked their honesty with each other and that they make the effort to really communicate. Rhett's youth does influence things at the end, when he seems to have an all or nothing attitude, without seeming to be willing to compromise. Fortunately, wiser heads have an influence and they are able to work things out.

The bedroom scenes are pretty intense and not really my cup of tea, but they worked for the story. I was happy to see Rhett not be a total ass. He did have a quick, emotional connection with Shawn that made their relationship more believable. ( )

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

What a scorcher! Holy panty melting hotness! I’ve read a few of Erin McCarthy’s books before, but none in the Fast Track series. Be prepared with a fan, because the level of intensity in this book is unreal! I know it is common for many to complain about the unrealistic nature of insta-love, but I am a HUGE believer of when you know, you just know. Try to fight it all you want, but deep down inside, something inside of you recognizes the truth.

Fast Track begins with Shawn and Rhett randomly meeting at a fetish club. Though they have common acquaintances, neither of them know that at the time. Rhett is searching for someone in particular, someone who can go toe to toe with him. Shawn doesn’t even know she is searching. When they collide, sparks fly. What ensues, without giving away too many details, it hotness to another level. The description and detail that Erin gives puts you in that scene, in that moment with them.

When I have more time, I cannot wait to read the other books in the series. I literally flew through each page and would highly recommend it to anyone. Though their electricity is off the charts, there is also a lot of tenderness and caring between these characters that will make your heart melt. Like I said, when you find your person, you just know. 5 star read from me!

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Review courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales

Quick & Dirty: Marriage of convenience with an Alpha male.

Opening Sentence: “I double dog dare you.”

The Review:

There are moments as I read and review books when I have to stop and remind myself that this is what I truly longed to be doing full-time when I was a high school nerd with very few friends. I would love to tell the 15 year old me to hang in there because one of my dreams will come true before I reach forty.

But back to our regularly scheduled review of Full Throttle by Erin McCarthy. This book was a ravenous read. I sat down over two nights and one long lunch and couldn’t get enough of Rhett and Shawn.

Huge props must go to Ms. McCarthy because what author in their right mind would name their hero Rhett, but she did and she nailed it. There is much fun poked at our hero because of his name. And there were a number of times I heard in my head, “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a ****.” The amazing part of this is that our Rhett does in fact give and take care every where but in the bedroom. This made his character sizzle in this reader’s eyes. His care and consideration of Shawn throughout their journey bar one blip seals him as a man to be taken seriously and appreciated.

Our heroine is no light weight either and is willing and able to give as good as she gets. This is part of her charm and a portion of why Rhett is drawn to her from the very beginning. The circumstances that she finds herself in due to her grandfather’s will and a stipulation to wed make her impulsive decision to ask Rhett to marry her believable. I don’t know about the rest of you, but when I’m stressed about a huge problem all I want to do is fix it and drop it as quickly as I can, and I found this particular character trait not only believable, but I’m an expert at this maneuver.

Ok, I can hear you all saying but she hasn’t mentioned anything about race cars or sports up until this point, and that is in part because they don’t play a major role in this story. The track acts more as a secondary character pushing Rhett and Shawn together in the beginning and having a minor role in their turbulent marriage.

As some of you may know, I’m a sucker for marriage of convenience. I guess in part it is a throw back to some of my first romance novels by the Queen of Romance, Barbara Cartland. So when I found out that this book had that as part of the story, I was giggling with girlish delight. Ms. McCarthy worked this romance trope like a true craftsman and made it work for not only the story but the characters.

One last thing before I wrap up, don’t be concerned if you haven’t read the other six books in the Fast Track series. I hadn’t either and I was in no way hampered or lost as I navigated this wonderful journey of love between Rhett and Shawn.

So I heartily endorse this book and encourage you to check it out. I have a feeling if you love marriage of convenience, contemporary or just well written prose you will find great joy in sneaking off to read this book just like I did.

Notable Scene:

And then he strode right over to them, his eyes locked on Shawn. On her. Yikes. She swallowed and tried not to fidget. She didn’t really want to do this. She wasn’t prepared to talk to a guy here. It was all just a dumb idea to even set foot in this place, and she certainly didn’t want to encourage any attention from a guy who would clearly be interested in areas outside her expertise and comfort level.

She would have to politely dissuade him.

Before he even spoke, his hand slid out and took hers, his thumb stroking across her palm, causing a shiver of arousal to take her totally by surprise.

“You should dance with me,” he said, already pulling her toward him.

“Okay.”

FTC Advisory: Berkley provided me with a copy of Full Throttle. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review. ( )