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In High Gear
Some secrets aren't ever forgotten... Since the early days of NASCAR, the Murphy and Grosso families haven't been exactly friends. In fact, "bitter enemies" might be more accurate, with tales of deception, cheating and even suspected murder. But driver Kent Grosso--who's still hearing about his grandfather's decades-old grudge--has a few closeted skeletons of his own....
Professional photographer Tanya Wells thought she knew Kent pretty well, but it turns out Kent's been hiding a few details from her. To make matters worse, Kent's been getting anonymous e-mails from someone who's a little too familiar with the Grosso family history...and isn't above a little blackmail!
Now the past is coming up fast in Kent's rearview mirror. Question is, can he swerve in time to avoid a deadly collision?
Professional photographer Tanya Wells thought she knew Kent pretty well, but it turns out Kent's been hiding a few details from her. To make matters worse, Kent's been getting anonymous e-mails from someone who's a little too familiar with the Grosso family history...and isn't above a little blackmail!
Now the past is coming up fast in Kent's rearview mirror. Question is, can he swerve in time to avoid a deadly collision?
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 1, 2007
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Gina Wilkins
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Gina Wilkins sold her first book to Harlequin in 1987, and has been writing full-time ever since, publishing more than 90 books for Harlequin/Silhouette. Her books are translated into 20 languages. A lifelong resident of central Arkansas, she attended Arkansas State University, obtaining a degree in journalism. She pursued careers in advertising and human resource development before achieving her lifelong goal of becoming a published writer. The bestselling author is a four-time winner of the prestigious Maggie Award for Excellence sponsored by the Georgia Romance Writers, and has won several awards from the reviewers of Romantic Times magazine. She was a recent nominee for a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times.
A member of Romance Writers of America, Diamond State Romance Authors and Novelists, Inc., she is a past president of Fiction Writers of Central Arkansas. She is a frequent speaker at writers’ conferences, civic organizations and in middle and senior high schools, where she focuses on literacy and goal setting.
Gina and John, her husband of more than 30 years, have raised three “extraordinary” children, two daughters and a son, all pursuing careers in science and medicine.
Gina Wilkins sold her first book to Harlequin in 1987, and has been writing full-time ever since, publishing more than 90 books for Harlequin/Silhouette. Her books are translated into 20 languages. A lifelong resident of central Arkansas, she attended Arkansas State University, obtaining a degree in journalism. She pursued careers in advertising and human resource development before achieving her lifelong goal of becoming a published writer. The bestselling author is a four-time winner of the prestigious Maggie Award for Excellence sponsored by the Georgia Romance Writers, and has won several awards from the reviewers of Romantic Times magazine. She was a recent nominee for a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times.
A member of Romance Writers of America, Diamond State Romance Authors and Novelists, Inc., she is a past president of Fiction Writers of Central Arkansas. She is a frequent speaker at writers’ conferences, civic organizations and in middle and senior high schools, where she focuses on literacy and goal setting.
Gina and John, her husband of more than 30 years, have raised three “extraordinary” children, two daughters and a son, all pursuing careers in science and medicine.
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January 16, 2016
In High Gear by Gina Wilkins
Harlequin NASCAR Series Library: Secrets And Legends Book 1
This is the first book of sixteen that focuses around the feuding Grosso & Murphy families along with meeting the Branch family and members from Motor Media Group, who supply PR people to keep things running smoothly.
When Kent Grosso receives an email that seems to threaten to expose his past mistakes, he can only assume it’s from his enemy Justin Murphy. Until that email arrived Kent was living the perfect life of a very lucky man. Since then things are falling apart. He just wants everything back where it was before.
Tanya Wells is a photographer and doing well in her business. She loves Kent for who he is as a person, not because he’s a NASCAR driver. She was expecting a proposal in the near future but when he tells her of his past it throws her off balance. He wasn’t completely honest with her and she is carrying pretty deep scars from living with the lies of her last serious relationship. She loves Kent, but is love going to be enough?
There is more excitement on and off the track as Kent and Tanya work out their relationship while working together against the blackmail. There are also back stories and characters that will have their tales told in the books that follow in this series. The next book, Forbidden Attraction by Marisa Carroll, continues the story with Kent’s sister Sophia and Justin Murphy.
http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/... .
Harlequin NASCAR Series Library: Secrets And Legends Book 1
This is the first book of sixteen that focuses around the feuding Grosso & Murphy families along with meeting the Branch family and members from Motor Media Group, who supply PR people to keep things running smoothly.
When Kent Grosso receives an email that seems to threaten to expose his past mistakes, he can only assume it’s from his enemy Justin Murphy. Until that email arrived Kent was living the perfect life of a very lucky man. Since then things are falling apart. He just wants everything back where it was before.
Tanya Wells is a photographer and doing well in her business. She loves Kent for who he is as a person, not because he’s a NASCAR driver. She was expecting a proposal in the near future but when he tells her of his past it throws her off balance. He wasn’t completely honest with her and she is carrying pretty deep scars from living with the lies of her last serious relationship. She loves Kent, but is love going to be enough?
There is more excitement on and off the track as Kent and Tanya work out their relationship while working together against the blackmail. There are also back stories and characters that will have their tales told in the books that follow in this series. The next book, Forbidden Attraction by Marisa Carroll, continues the story with Kent’s sister Sophia and Justin Murphy.
http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/... .
February 12, 2016
This book was probably the hardest of the Nascar books to get through. Having read several of the other Nascar books out of order and reading about Kent and Tanya, I couldn't wait to read their story. The heroine, Tanya, was so judgmental, and unsupportive of the hero, Kent, that I disliked her immensely. It was so frustrating that she couldn't get over a minor thing he did 10 years ago. All of the characters were at odds with each other the entire book and the storyline didn't really ever get anywhere. Forbidden Attraction that came out after this book was so much better!
March 23, 2008
My brother will be relieved that I believe I am done with the Harlequin NASCAR series. They're starting to interconnect more closely and feel much more like a serialized thing. I'm not a fan. Things aren't getting wrapped up into a nice neat little package.
This book, in particular, is frustrating because I just want to know who the bad guy is, I want to know if my suspicions are correct.
This book, in particular, is frustrating because I just want to know who the bad guy is, I want to know if my suspicions are correct.
March 6, 2010
I'm glad I'm finished with the racing romances for a while.
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March 21, 2016Good one, but there is an unanswered question, so I will have to do some research and see if there is a continuation to find out the answer.
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