Night Driving

Stop The Wedding #1

by Lori Wilde

The Rules of the Road vs. The Laws of Attraction How do you spell disaster? For former army captain Boone Toliver, it's his sister's wedding to a man she hardly knows, and he'll die before he lets that happen. Boone has five days to get from Montana to Florida with an injured leg. And his only option is hitching a ride with his free-spirited neighbor, hairstylist Tara Duvall-whose body makes his mouth water and his libido burn.

With each passing mile, the magnetic pull between them grows stronger, and Boone's trademark control is slipping away. But when his sex drive takes the wheel, will he be able to stop the wedding in time?

Genres: Romance, Harlequin Blaze, Harlequin, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Category Romance

223 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Lori Wilde can’t remember a time when she didn’t want to write. She even went to nursing school so she could have a schedule flexible enough to allow her to write on the side. She nursed for 20 years, working in a variety of settings from the newborn nursery to the recovery room, to dialysis. But she never lost her desire to write.

She sold her first book in 1994 to Silhouette Romance but later discovered she had a flair for comedy and branched out to Harlequin Duets and now, to Blaze.

Lori is an adventuresome soul who loves to travel. She’s taken flying lessons, completed two marathons, rode in a hot-air balloon, performed with a professional jazz band, traveled Europe as a teenager, hiked volcanoes in Hawaii, trod on glaciers in Alaska, shot white-water rapids, water-skied, snow-skied, raced all-terrain vehicles, bodysurfed in the Gulf of Mexico, and photographed grizzly bears in Yellowstone.

She lives in her native Texas, with her own real-life hero, Bill.

Reviews

[Abra · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked this book and the reason it got three stars rather than four is that the story just stops. The characters were interesting and likable and I enjoyed their backstories. It's not a spoiler in a romance novel to say that at the end they are in love and decide to stay together. The problem is that I cared about how the issues in the backstories were going to be resolved, but the book just ends. It's not a cliff hanger, but it's incomplete. The book seemed to be missing the final chapter or an epilogue.

[Amanda (Romance Reviewed) · Rating 2 out of 5]

I might have liked this book more if I would have read it 8 years ago when it was released, but I don’t think it aged very well. First, the misogyny was strong with this one (heroine is described as ditzy, overly chatty, etc). They go a civil war reenactment and I think they were cheering for the confederacy (called them “rebels”)

There’s some plot inconsistencies, the whole thing felt rushed but somehow slow at the same time, and then there’s barely any ending. They admit they have feelings for each other and the book ends. No discussion of the future, no details about how a side plot worked out, nothing.

[Lori (on hiatus, life is crazy busy)) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun road trip story! Boone and Tara are neighbors. Tara is moving back home to Florida and Boone needs to get to Florida to stop his sister from getting married! Boone is still recovering from any injury he sustained while serving in the military. He can't drive,so he hitches a ride with Tara. So many laugh's along the way! I loved these two characters!

[Geli · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute story. Slightly on the repetitive side but still a good read. Kinda wish they had ended it differently, with Tara finding out about her mother. But the story was kind of starting to drag on so I understand ending it where they did. Wouldn't mind reading another by this author.

[Morgan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sexy roadtrip read.

[Summerita Rhayne · Rating 3 out of 5]

The writing flowed at the beginning. The premise is good and the set up felt very realistic till the middle. The whole attraction bit felt repetitive and overemphasized. The end was rushed as though the page limit got over and the editor just had to end it. For example, what is he going to do? They don't even talk of any plans like where they're going to live. It would have been better to separate them and then he chalks out his plans and then comes and confesses his love to her. The love scenes were also rather disappointing even though this was in Blaze category. The dialogue was engaging and interesting.

[Cassie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh 😒 Nothing earth shattering but it was a decent read.

[the_chronicles_of_charnia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book but I think it's because me and my husband also fell inlove on the road. Hopefully we have a better ending than this.

[David Bailey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lori Wilde is one of my favorite romance writers! Her books (especially her 20+ Blaze books are well developed romances with a fair amount of semi-explicit sexual content. Her descriptions of the sexual encounters are not pornographic, but somewhat explicit at times. But the sexual encounters are necessary for the story. There is no gratitous sex. It always fits perfectly into the story line. And above all else, Lori is a fantastic story teller. She has many other non-Blaze books that are exceptionally fine stories. Lori is among my top 3 favorite authors, These 3 writers cannot be ranked 1. 2, 3 as they are equally great. Night Driving is the first book in her (Stop the Wedding series) "Smooth Sailing" is the second in the series that came just came out. Both of these books are about differenf persons determined to stop the same wedding--the first is her half brother (Night Driving) and the second in a good friend who thinks he is in love with her, but finds his true soulmate sailing toward Key West as does her half brother (Night Driving) who finds his true love while being driven a couple of thousand miles to his half sister's wedding. Two fantastic stories. The third book "Crash Landing" comes out on April 1 of this year. It appears to be another person trying to stop the same wedding. Very enjoyable reading. I recommend anything Lori has written! Especially her various series books.

[Pam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Night Driving is by Lori Wilde. This is a really quick book to read and one just maid for reading on the go. It is a cute book and I liked it.
Boone Toliver, a former army captain, has to get to the Florida Keys in time to stop his sister’s wedding to a man she has known for only a couple of weeks. He knew the pain of a divorce and didn’t want his sister to have those same pains. His problem is that he is in Montana, just had his knee operated on for the third time. The doctor said no flying and he is unable to drive himself to the doctor’s much less anywhere else. His only ride seems to be with the girl across the street. She is driving to Miami after she packs out her house. The only problem is she needs to leave a day earlier if she is to get him there in time
Tara Duvall is a very beautiful young lady with long fantastic legs. She has lots of friends, has lots of parties, and is always looking at things in a lovely sight. Boone has deliberately turned Tara away from a friendship with him. He thinks she is pretty much a “dumb blonde. But he has to convince her to pack out a day early so they could leave.
How can Boone last for days in a small car with it’s nutty driver? Will Tara survive without killing her up-tight passenger?
This is simply a great fun novel.

[Deborah (LoveToReadRomance) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well written with a great storyline! I loved watching the chemistry develop between these two opposites. Tara's perky personality is a perfect complement to Boone's moodiness.
The story was at times dramatic and at times hilarious. Who knew there were so many things that could go wrong on a road trip! It was intriguing to witness the sexual chemistry between these two as they developed a real relationship.
Next read: Smooth Sailing, Book two in the Stop the Wedding series.
Book supplied by the author for an honest and fair review.

[Sonali Rakesh · Rating 5 out of 5]

I couldn't put the book down from the start till the end. Its a very funny story between two very different people travelling together when mercury was in retrograde :-) Very well written story with deep emotional scenes of understanding ones survival mechanism in this difficult world. This is a no nonsense romance and I loved reading it.

[Shh I'm reading! · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't care about the characters and by the time I got halfway through the book decided it wasn't worth continuing. I've enjoyed Wilde's books in the past, but definitely less than impressed with this one.

[Josie]

Because the hero found the heroine annoying, that was how she came across and it became hard to connect with her. I also found it hard to buy into their HEA when, prior to a road trip over several days, he was so annoyed by her. Because of these issues, I ended up skimming through this.

[Harlequin Books]

Miniseries: Stop the Wedding!

[Lhenry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Road trip love story. A fun breezy story, not super original but a pleasant read. The introspection by both characters was a nice counterpoint to the some scenes bordering on slapstick.