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Racing Love #1
Racing To You
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Love—the one roadblock they never expected.
Aurelia is living her dream, teaching for a year in the south of France. Except it’s all going wrong. The carefree culture is challenging her academic goals, and her students are so difficult that she wants the unthinkable: to give up and go home.
Meeting Terrence doesn’t help. When he’s not training for the Tour de France, the cocky pro cyclist is flirting with Aurelia, but she didn’t cross an ocean to hook up with an American jock, even if he does have killer dimples and looks hot in spandex.
Until the jock sets out to prove he’s more than mere muscle. He wants to teach her what having fun really means, which could be as dangerous to her structured life as it is to her heart.
As life hits unexpected roadblocks, they turn to one another for support, and flirtation becomes game-changing love. But Terrence is chasing his dream of being the fastest man on two wheels, and she isn’t sure how far he’ll go to win…or how far she’s willing to follow.
Warnings: Includes a hopelessly romantic hero, a guilt-free sex proposition, a lot of orgasms and, of course, croissants.
Love—the one roadblock they never expected.
Aurelia is living her dream, teaching for a year in the south of France. Except it’s all going wrong. The carefree culture is challenging her academic goals, and her students are so difficult that she wants the unthinkable: to give up and go home.
Meeting Terrence doesn’t help. When he’s not training for the Tour de France, the cocky pro cyclist is flirting with Aurelia, but she didn’t cross an ocean to hook up with an American jock, even if he does have killer dimples and looks hot in spandex.
Until the jock sets out to prove he’s more than mere muscle. He wants to teach her what having fun really means, which could be as dangerous to her structured life as it is to her heart.
As life hits unexpected roadblocks, they turn to one another for support, and flirtation becomes game-changing love. But Terrence is chasing his dream of being the fastest man on two wheels, and she isn’t sure how far he’ll go to win…or how far she’s willing to follow.
Warnings: Includes a hopelessly romantic hero, a guilt-free sex proposition, a lot of orgasms and, of course, croissants.
210 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 5, 2016
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About the author
Robin Lovett
16 books289 followersROBIN LOVETT enjoys writing romance to avoid the more unsavory things in life, like day jobs, housework, and personal demons. To feed her coffee and chocolate addictions, she can frequently be found overdosing on mochas. When not writing with her cat, she’s busy embracing untamable curly hair and adventuring in the outdoors with her husband.
Her newest sci-fi romance series on KU is ALIEN QUARANTINE RESCUE. Her other sci-fi series, PLANET OF DESIRE series features a sex planet, kick-ass heroines and, of course, ultra hot aliens.
Her dark romance thrillers STRANGER, DECEIVER, and KEEPER feature heroines who know what they want and sexy anti-heroes who know how to give it to them.
Check out her extra free stories available through her email list http://www.romancelovett.com/contact/
Find her on Twitter and Facebook @LovettRomance
For the writers, check out her weekly posts on #RWChat, a Twitter chat for romance writers every Sunday evening. She also writers a monthly romance writing column on diyMFA.com. She is represented by Rachel Brooks of BookEnds Literary Agency.
Her newest sci-fi romance series on KU is ALIEN QUARANTINE RESCUE. Her other sci-fi series, PLANET OF DESIRE series features a sex planet, kick-ass heroines and, of course, ultra hot aliens.
Her dark romance thrillers STRANGER, DECEIVER, and KEEPER feature heroines who know what they want and sexy anti-heroes who know how to give it to them.
Check out her extra free stories available through her email list http://www.romancelovett.com/contact/
Find her on Twitter and Facebook @LovettRomance
For the writers, check out her weekly posts on #RWChat, a Twitter chat for romance writers every Sunday evening. She also writers a monthly romance writing column on diyMFA.com. She is represented by Rachel Brooks of BookEnds Literary Agency.
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July 20, 2016
I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review.
I like this book because the writing style is good and encountering a story with a cyclist as a main character is quite rare in sports romance novels (for me). Plus, it's set in France (great descriptions on the places.) It's a guilty pleasure read but I have a love and hate relationship on the main characters. Aurelia has a potential to be a good female (she's a Filipina by the way) lead but most parts, she quite annoyed me. It's sort of my pet peeve when a character denies being attracted to someone but his/her body language says different? Her character development is okay.
Terrence has the charisma. He's charming and a great motivator to Aurelia of doing things what she wants. However, there are moments he puts too much pressure and I find it stressful for Aurelia. I think it's better that he adjusts as well according to Aurelia's comfort zone and slowly make improvements when she's ready to match him. Still, he is a good guy determined to do anything for her.
Overall, this is a good debut novel.
I like this book because the writing style is good and encountering a story with a cyclist as a main character is quite rare in sports romance novels (for me). Plus, it's set in France (great descriptions on the places.) It's a guilty pleasure read but I have a love and hate relationship on the main characters. Aurelia has a potential to be a good female (she's a Filipina by the way) lead but most parts, she quite annoyed me. It's sort of my pet peeve when a character denies being attracted to someone but his/her body language says different? Her character development is okay.
Terrence has the charisma. He's charming and a great motivator to Aurelia of doing things what she wants. However, there are moments he puts too much pressure and I find it stressful for Aurelia. I think it's better that he adjusts as well according to Aurelia's comfort zone and slowly make improvements when she's ready to match him. Still, he is a good guy determined to do anything for her.
Overall, this is a good debut novel.
January 14, 2019
“Has someone written a romance about pro cycling?” was something I wondered last week. And voila, this book.
It actually:
• Has some legit knowledge of cycling!
• Addresses doping as a plot point
• Addresses the extremely monastic and high-pressure lifestyle
• Gets the team dynamic!
• Has real races like Paris-Nice!
However, it also:
• Has its hero winning races in a way that kind of rider wouldn’t win races… unless he’s Peter Sagan
• Makes the hero basically Peter Sagan
• Except he’s American and has none of the qualities of Peter Sagan, superstar of the cycling
Overall, I did:
• Laugh at the name of our hero’s team, which is all-too-realistic in the wacky world of pro sponsors
• Like the way it tossed in a to-be-continued at the end
Although:
• It to-be-continued before the Giro. I want the Giro!
Although:
• Why a sprinter is racing the Giro when his target is the Tour, I have no idea
Although:
• Maybe this is one of those series that switches protagonists, and the sequel is Tom Dumoulin at the Giro. If not, can I pitch that?
Final verdict:
• Kinda like real cycling, but not like real cycling, just like it’s kinda Peter Sagan but not Peter Sagan
• I was entertained, and could nitpick, and really, that’s all a cycling fan wants
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Edited to add:
The origin of my curiosity was how one might handle the sexy hunk aspect when in reality, you do not want a cyclist to take off their kit. She does mention the tan lines! That’s a start!
It actually:
• Has some legit knowledge of cycling!
• Addresses doping as a plot point
• Addresses the extremely monastic and high-pressure lifestyle
• Gets the team dynamic!
• Has real races like Paris-Nice!
However, it also:
• Has its hero winning races in a way that kind of rider wouldn’t win races… unless he’s Peter Sagan
• Makes the hero basically Peter Sagan
• Except he’s American and has none of the qualities of Peter Sagan, superstar of the cycling
Overall, I did:
• Laugh at the name of our hero’s team, which is all-too-realistic in the wacky world of pro sponsors
• Like the way it tossed in a to-be-continued at the end
Although:
• It to-be-continued before the Giro. I want the Giro!
Although:
• Why a sprinter is racing the Giro when his target is the Tour, I have no idea
Although:
• Maybe this is one of those series that switches protagonists, and the sequel is Tom Dumoulin at the Giro. If not, can I pitch that?
Final verdict:
• Kinda like real cycling, but not like real cycling, just like it’s kinda Peter Sagan but not Peter Sagan
• I was entertained, and could nitpick, and really, that’s all a cycling fan wants
---
Edited to add:
The origin of my curiosity was how one might handle the sexy hunk aspect when in reality, you do not want a cyclist to take off their kit. She does mention the tan lines! That’s a start!
September 23, 2016
Late review omg sorry but here it is! Thank you to the author, Ms. Lovett, for a free copy. I loveeeette. :)) <3
Racing To You is one hot and fast-paced read as it takes us to the world of Paris and cycling where we are educated more about men with their huge bikes, ehem. Despite this unique part of the story, RTY also has the usual elements you'd usually see and perhaps like in a New Adult novel - the hot guy, the girl-who-doesnt-know-she's-pretty-and-personality-for-that-matter, and the drama, so you won't be disappointed in the whole romance part of the story.
My main issue with this novel, however, is the protagonist and how she deals with racism. You see, in this novel, our dear protagonist, Aurelia, is American, but her parents are Filipino, aaand she's staying in Paris to immerse herself with the French language and culture because she's a ~French Scholar~ as she claims, for she also plans to take up a Ph.D. in French.
This is actually why I was game to read this book in the first place. Because one, I'm a Filipino, who has experienced -subtle- discrimination in foreign countries, as well, and two, I'm also a country specialist -a Japan scholar, for reference- so I feel like I can relate to Aurelia before reading the book.
Moving on, so our girl is in Paris and sidelines as an English tutor to French high school kids who cannot fathom why they have an American teacher who doesn't have white skin. NOW my issue is that Aurelia, who is the TEACHER is not doing something about the kids' racist remarks. Instead she gives this flimsy explanation that she's still American despite having Filipino ethnicity without even bothering to bring up the Jus Soli policy of America and possibly you know, globalization. IDK why she's so afraid of her students, and doesn't even have the brains and balls to explain the history/roots of racism to enlighten these kids. She's a French scholar is she not? She could have given a quick background of France's history, particularly in the colonial period, in which the genesis of racism is very much tied to. And I also cannot take in the fact that it took a guy for her to she decide to discuss racism in class and face her students head on. I still wasn't impressed tho?? She could've put more depth so that her students will be enlightened individuals lol idk. Maybe these discussions are too big for these kids, STILL though, she could've said or done anything to deal with the kids's racist remarks.
Also, she mentioned that she's not ashamed of her heritage but when a random dude asked her if she's a Filipina, SHE FLINCHED AND ASKED, "How did you know???" Like, girl???
Still, though, overall, RTY is a good summer read. 3/5 stars!
Racing To You is one hot and fast-paced read as it takes us to the world of Paris and cycling where we are educated more about men with their huge bikes, ehem. Despite this unique part of the story, RTY also has the usual elements you'd usually see and perhaps like in a New Adult novel - the hot guy, the girl-who-doesnt-know-she's-pretty-and-personality-for-that-matter, and the drama, so you won't be disappointed in the whole romance part of the story.
My main issue with this novel, however, is the protagonist and how she deals with racism. You see, in this novel, our dear protagonist, Aurelia, is American, but her parents are Filipino, aaand she's staying in Paris to immerse herself with the French language and culture because she's a ~French Scholar~ as she claims, for she also plans to take up a Ph.D. in French.
This is actually why I was game to read this book in the first place. Because one, I'm a Filipino, who has experienced -subtle- discrimination in foreign countries, as well, and two, I'm also a country specialist -a Japan scholar, for reference- so I feel like I can relate to Aurelia before reading the book.
Moving on, so our girl is in Paris and sidelines as an English tutor to French high school kids who cannot fathom why they have an American teacher who doesn't have white skin. NOW my issue is that Aurelia, who is the TEACHER is not doing something about the kids' racist remarks. Instead she gives this flimsy explanation that she's still American despite having Filipino ethnicity without even bothering to bring up the Jus Soli policy of America and possibly you know, globalization. IDK why she's so afraid of her students, and doesn't even have the brains and balls to explain the history/roots of racism to enlighten these kids. She's a French scholar is she not? She could have given a quick background of France's history, particularly in the colonial period, in which the genesis of racism is very much tied to. And I also cannot take in the fact that it took a guy for her to she decide to discuss racism in class and face her students head on. I still wasn't impressed tho?? She could've put more depth so that her students will be enlightened individuals lol idk. Maybe these discussions are too big for these kids, STILL though, she could've said or done anything to deal with the kids's racist remarks.
Also, she mentioned that she's not ashamed of her heritage but when a random dude asked her if she's a Filipina, SHE FLINCHED AND ASKED, "How did you know???" Like, girl???
Still, though, overall, RTY is a good summer read. 3/5 stars!
June 21, 2016
2.5 Stars, 2.5 Flames
Aurelia is currently teaching English to the French and she should be happy. But instead she is homesick and utterly lonely. She is tired of teaching French teenagers basic manners during the day; then going to a café for a few hours where she should be studying for her French Ph.D. Along comes Terrence trying to show her life is for fun not just studies and prove to himself that he is more than just a jock.
Ever read a book that is completely not what you expected that left you confused and not knowing you wanted more? Yeah, me neither until this book. I loved the idea of jumping into the cyclist world because it is not a sport a lot of authors would think to write about. Add a shy teacher to the mix, I am all in. However, this book left me flat and sadly disappointed in it.
Aurelia, our teacher, wanted this grand adventure in France where she could make her own rules and figure out the life she wants, before her parents decide her future and forcing her to become a doctor. So many things wrong with this. One, her biggest adventure she ever let herself do after months of being in France with only a little time left, is actually talk to the cyclists the second time they came into the café. Throughout the book she never decided what she wanted, only ever let those around push her into doing things. Even if she decided not to become a doctor, she would do it anyway because she feels forced to do it because her parents “gave up their lives” to go to America to pursue their dream of becoming a doctor. Ugh! Makes me all kinds of crazy.
When her and Terrence become more serious she lets him walk all over her. He basically pouts or if he tries to walk away she forgives him, apologizes, and goes running back to him. She is 22 and totally naïve in her thinking especially after months of being on her own and living in a completely different county. I wish she would have grown more through her journey but she just gave into Terrence’s wants and needs instead of her own. Oh, last nitpick of the book: neither Terrence nor Aurelia could grasp the importance of each other’s dreams nor be happy by it.
So why am I wanting more? I guess because of the semi-cliffhanger that is the epilogue the author wrote. I am one of those readers who just has to know what happens, whether I liked the book or not, I cannot let it go until I know what happens! So will I be reading the next book? Most likely.
I was gifted a copy of this novel from the JeepDiva in exchange for an honest review. The ratings and opinions are solely my own.
Aurelia is currently teaching English to the French and she should be happy. But instead she is homesick and utterly lonely. She is tired of teaching French teenagers basic manners during the day; then going to a café for a few hours where she should be studying for her French Ph.D. Along comes Terrence trying to show her life is for fun not just studies and prove to himself that he is more than just a jock.
Ever read a book that is completely not what you expected that left you confused and not knowing you wanted more? Yeah, me neither until this book. I loved the idea of jumping into the cyclist world because it is not a sport a lot of authors would think to write about. Add a shy teacher to the mix, I am all in. However, this book left me flat and sadly disappointed in it.
Aurelia, our teacher, wanted this grand adventure in France where she could make her own rules and figure out the life she wants, before her parents decide her future and forcing her to become a doctor. So many things wrong with this. One, her biggest adventure she ever let herself do after months of being in France with only a little time left, is actually talk to the cyclists the second time they came into the café. Throughout the book she never decided what she wanted, only ever let those around push her into doing things. Even if she decided not to become a doctor, she would do it anyway because she feels forced to do it because her parents “gave up their lives” to go to America to pursue their dream of becoming a doctor. Ugh! Makes me all kinds of crazy.
When her and Terrence become more serious she lets him walk all over her. He basically pouts or if he tries to walk away she forgives him, apologizes, and goes running back to him. She is 22 and totally naïve in her thinking especially after months of being on her own and living in a completely different county. I wish she would have grown more through her journey but she just gave into Terrence’s wants and needs instead of her own. Oh, last nitpick of the book: neither Terrence nor Aurelia could grasp the importance of each other’s dreams nor be happy by it.
So why am I wanting more? I guess because of the semi-cliffhanger that is the epilogue the author wrote. I am one of those readers who just has to know what happens, whether I liked the book or not, I cannot let it go until I know what happens! So will I be reading the next book? Most likely.
I was gifted a copy of this novel from the JeepDiva in exchange for an honest review. The ratings and opinions are solely my own.
July 5, 2016
Robin Lovett's debut RACING TO YOU is perfect summer reading. It's a fun, fast-paced read that transports you to France during the frenzy of an exciting sporting event and draws you into the story with lush, sensual writing. I can't wait for the sequel!!
When the story begins, Aurelia is awkward, repressed, and judgmental. What she is not, is innocent. She sees Braker and she wants him. With his teasing grin, muscular cyclist's build, and spandex bike shorts, she can't stop staring. But they have nothing in common, and Aurelia is such a straight-laced academic that she doesn't know how to bridge the gap. From the beginning, you know she has a big lesson to learn. Girl needs to loosen up!
Terrence "The Terror" Braker is making a name for himself in the world of pro competitive cycling. He's saucy and provocative, and most importantly, he calls Aurelia on her BS. When he offers to help her loosen up, she's scandalized and tempted.
Then she sees him race. Everything changes. She gets him. She likes him. He sees her more clearly than anyone ever has. And her inner world (which we see clearly because the book is in first person from her POV) lights up. Her language and inner thoughts were darker at the beginning, when she was lonely and depressed. A quarter of the way through, she brightens up and undergoes a transformation.
I loved reading this book. The descriptions of food, scenery, feeling, and emotion are rich and vivid. Aurelia and Terrance's relationship is layered and realistic with ups and downs, self-doubt, and vulnerability. I'm excited to read the 2nd book, where we'll see more of their story.
When the story begins, Aurelia is awkward, repressed, and judgmental. What she is not, is innocent. She sees Braker and she wants him. With his teasing grin, muscular cyclist's build, and spandex bike shorts, she can't stop staring. But they have nothing in common, and Aurelia is such a straight-laced academic that she doesn't know how to bridge the gap. From the beginning, you know she has a big lesson to learn. Girl needs to loosen up!
Terrence "The Terror" Braker is making a name for himself in the world of pro competitive cycling. He's saucy and provocative, and most importantly, he calls Aurelia on her BS. When he offers to help her loosen up, she's scandalized and tempted.
Then she sees him race. Everything changes. She gets him. She likes him. He sees her more clearly than anyone ever has. And her inner world (which we see clearly because the book is in first person from her POV) lights up. Her language and inner thoughts were darker at the beginning, when she was lonely and depressed. A quarter of the way through, she brightens up and undergoes a transformation.
I loved reading this book. The descriptions of food, scenery, feeling, and emotion are rich and vivid. Aurelia and Terrance's relationship is layered and realistic with ups and downs, self-doubt, and vulnerability. I'm excited to read the 2nd book, where we'll see more of their story.
August 28, 2016
"His eyes graze my chest, leaving a fiery trail, and my nipples like it. I cross my arms to hide them. But it attracts his attention more, and his brown eyes dilate to whiskey-gold. They entrance me, like I'm slipping inside a tunnel of temptation."
4 racing heart stars!! Cute and adorable!
Aurelia got her dream teaching job in France, but things aren't going as planned and she's ready to head back home. She meets Terrence and while he is good to look at she refuses to fall for the bad boy cyclist. While training for the Tour de France, he finds time to try and prove to Aurelia he's not the guy she thinks he is. He's out to show her the meaning of fun, but is she ready to let him through the wall she has around her heart?? And while they both hit bumps in the road, they turn to each other for comfort and while doing that develop feelings... are they ready for this?
I love a super cute book... and that's just what I got with this book!! I loved the whole story and romance between Aurelia and Terrence, it wasn't boy meets girl and instantly they fall in love. There's buildup which I find so refreshing!!! What a great start to the series, I can't wait to read more!
ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review. Reviewed by Melissa from Alpha Book Club
4 racing heart stars!! Cute and adorable!
Aurelia got her dream teaching job in France, but things aren't going as planned and she's ready to head back home. She meets Terrence and while he is good to look at she refuses to fall for the bad boy cyclist. While training for the Tour de France, he finds time to try and prove to Aurelia he's not the guy she thinks he is. He's out to show her the meaning of fun, but is she ready to let him through the wall she has around her heart?? And while they both hit bumps in the road, they turn to each other for comfort and while doing that develop feelings... are they ready for this?
I love a super cute book... and that's just what I got with this book!! I loved the whole story and romance between Aurelia and Terrence, it wasn't boy meets girl and instantly they fall in love. There's buildup which I find so refreshing!!! What a great start to the series, I can't wait to read more!
ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review. Reviewed by Melissa from Alpha Book Club
June 28, 2016
I received a free copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads, so here is my review.
Aurelia is teaching English in the south of France, so why isn't she happy? She thought she would have loads of friends and read plenty of French novels and teach the children English. While sitting in her favorite cafe, she notices a group of cyclist coming through the door, she tries to go unnoticed but one of the cyclist does notice her. Terrence is the lead cyclist of the group and he is a beast on two wheels. With the announcers and the fans calling him "Terror Braker", he feels the pressure of being the team leader. But Terrence feels that Aurelia calms him, while his team-mates thinks she is a distraction.
Can they make their time together last? Or will there be too much come between them? And what will happen when it comes time for Aurelia to go home?
This is a first for me from Robin Lovett and I can't wait for more. I have to know what happens with Aurelia and Terrence.
Aurelia is teaching English in the south of France, so why isn't she happy? She thought she would have loads of friends and read plenty of French novels and teach the children English. While sitting in her favorite cafe, she notices a group of cyclist coming through the door, she tries to go unnoticed but one of the cyclist does notice her. Terrence is the lead cyclist of the group and he is a beast on two wheels. With the announcers and the fans calling him "Terror Braker", he feels the pressure of being the team leader. But Terrence feels that Aurelia calms him, while his team-mates thinks she is a distraction.
Can they make their time together last? Or will there be too much come between them? And what will happen when it comes time for Aurelia to go home?
This is a first for me from Robin Lovett and I can't wait for more. I have to know what happens with Aurelia and Terrence.
July 4, 2016
Sexy and unique, this book combines the juxtaposition of a competitive global athlete with a shy, book-lover who's still trying to find out what she wants in life.
Lovett's sensuality and tension are excellent. I also love the epilogue, which was completely unexpected and left me desperate to read the next one and find out what happens.
Great debut novel from Robin Lovett.
Lovett's sensuality and tension are excellent. I also love the epilogue, which was completely unexpected and left me desperate to read the next one and find out what happens.
Great debut novel from Robin Lovett.
September 21, 2016
Ugh, the epilogue totally ruined this book for me.
I was really intrigued by this blurb, mostly because while there are a lot of sports themed love stories, I have not seen one that featured a cyclist before. Add to that the fact that this takes place in France, and I looked forward to a story filled with the beautiful sights and sounds and delicious foods of France.
Sadly, that was not what I got.
Aurelia may have been in France, but in my opinion she was not living her dream as the blurb suggests. Initially, I found Aurelia to be closed off, introverted, painfully shy and lacking in self confidence. She’s in France on a program where she teaches English to French students. She fought hard to get the prestigious Fulbright teacher position. While fluent in the language, she struggles daily with making connections with the students. She feels like a fraud and she goes home each day to her itty bitty studio apartment complaining to herself. Her very small monetary stipend has her living on baguettes and cheese and she is unable to cook because she can’t figure out how to light her stove. You can’t help but feel sorry for her but at the same time my thought was, “you’re in France! This is what you’ve always wanted. Get off your ass and experience it”.
Aurelia is of Filipino descent. I never came to understand why the author chose to make a point about this, but Aurelia struggles with how she is perceived because of her skin color and how she looks. Her students don’t consider her “American” because she doesn’t look like what they expected an American to look like. Aurelia’s inner monologue whenever this is brought up got tiring and since it’s never really explained I’m not sure where the author was going with it. If her issues with her nationality weren’t enough, it is also hinted at that she has body issues which I took to mean that she was a bit curvy for her petite stature.
One of the small highlights of her day is the time she spends at a cafe she’s found where she can sit, have a coffee and people watch for a while. It is here that she first sees the cyclists and is a bit smitten with one in particular. But when he approaches her, flirting a little, she kinda blows him off. I found this really odd and again, wasn’t sure where or why the author chose that path to show Aurelia’s personality.
Terrance Braker is an American cyclist on the circuit with his team, heading toward the Tour de France. He is young, but racing is his life and he treats it like a job and is serious and strict about everything from his diet to his sleep. Initially he’s flirty and playful with Aurelia, but you get the sense that he is serious.That although his friends comment about his playboy ways, he seems to be truly interested in Aurelia. I liked Terrance immediately. I liked his approach to Aurelia and how he never let her rude, cold behavior shut him down. He seemed to just be himself, no matter what she threw at him.
Miraculously, Aurelia has a chat with herself and decides to give Terrance a chance. She is in France, after all and though she’d fantasized about meeting a French man, she is really attracted to Terrance. She has some personal issues where intimacy is concerned. I was truly surprised when she reveals her secret to Terrance. It took courage and showed me that she was all in and willing to put herself out there. Terrance immediately makes it a priority to help Aurelia out in this area. Their romance moves along nicely after this.
There is quite a bit of attention throughout the story about drug testing and the cyclists being tested after a race, especially if they win. It’s cause for a lot of speculation and distrust whenever it comes up. It causes conflict between one of the other cyclists and his wife and causes Aurelia to question Terrance. This is a serious issue for the team and has a great impact on Aurelia and Terrance’s relationship. Added to that is the fact that Aurelia’s time in France is coming to an end and she does not want to leave.
This story had its moments and I was engaged enough to want to continue even though I wanted to slap Aurelia for being so immature and downright annoying. I guess the author was trying to show Aurelia’s inexperience in love and relationships. If this was her goal, she succeeded. At the time I read this, I didn’t know that it was the first in a series or that it would end rather abruptly and with a cliffhanger of sorts. Told entirely in Aurelia’s POV, we get just a tidbit of Terrance’s thoughts in the form of an epilogue, and this is where the author lost me. In a short page and a half, you learn something that for me changed everything I had felt about the story. It wasn’t one of those “a ha” moments where things fall into place. It was a game changer and I don’t think I’m interested in traveling down that road.
I was really intrigued by this blurb, mostly because while there are a lot of sports themed love stories, I have not seen one that featured a cyclist before. Add to that the fact that this takes place in France, and I looked forward to a story filled with the beautiful sights and sounds and delicious foods of France.
Sadly, that was not what I got.
Aurelia may have been in France, but in my opinion she was not living her dream as the blurb suggests. Initially, I found Aurelia to be closed off, introverted, painfully shy and lacking in self confidence. She’s in France on a program where she teaches English to French students. She fought hard to get the prestigious Fulbright teacher position. While fluent in the language, she struggles daily with making connections with the students. She feels like a fraud and she goes home each day to her itty bitty studio apartment complaining to herself. Her very small monetary stipend has her living on baguettes and cheese and she is unable to cook because she can’t figure out how to light her stove. You can’t help but feel sorry for her but at the same time my thought was, “you’re in France! This is what you’ve always wanted. Get off your ass and experience it”.
Aurelia is of Filipino descent. I never came to understand why the author chose to make a point about this, but Aurelia struggles with how she is perceived because of her skin color and how she looks. Her students don’t consider her “American” because she doesn’t look like what they expected an American to look like. Aurelia’s inner monologue whenever this is brought up got tiring and since it’s never really explained I’m not sure where the author was going with it. If her issues with her nationality weren’t enough, it is also hinted at that she has body issues which I took to mean that she was a bit curvy for her petite stature.
One of the small highlights of her day is the time she spends at a cafe she’s found where she can sit, have a coffee and people watch for a while. It is here that she first sees the cyclists and is a bit smitten with one in particular. But when he approaches her, flirting a little, she kinda blows him off. I found this really odd and again, wasn’t sure where or why the author chose that path to show Aurelia’s personality.
Terrance Braker is an American cyclist on the circuit with his team, heading toward the Tour de France. He is young, but racing is his life and he treats it like a job and is serious and strict about everything from his diet to his sleep. Initially he’s flirty and playful with Aurelia, but you get the sense that he is serious.That although his friends comment about his playboy ways, he seems to be truly interested in Aurelia. I liked Terrance immediately. I liked his approach to Aurelia and how he never let her rude, cold behavior shut him down. He seemed to just be himself, no matter what she threw at him.
Miraculously, Aurelia has a chat with herself and decides to give Terrance a chance. She is in France, after all and though she’d fantasized about meeting a French man, she is really attracted to Terrance. She has some personal issues where intimacy is concerned. I was truly surprised when she reveals her secret to Terrance. It took courage and showed me that she was all in and willing to put herself out there. Terrance immediately makes it a priority to help Aurelia out in this area. Their romance moves along nicely after this.
There is quite a bit of attention throughout the story about drug testing and the cyclists being tested after a race, especially if they win. It’s cause for a lot of speculation and distrust whenever it comes up. It causes conflict between one of the other cyclists and his wife and causes Aurelia to question Terrance. This is a serious issue for the team and has a great impact on Aurelia and Terrance’s relationship. Added to that is the fact that Aurelia’s time in France is coming to an end and she does not want to leave.
This story had its moments and I was engaged enough to want to continue even though I wanted to slap Aurelia for being so immature and downright annoying. I guess the author was trying to show Aurelia’s inexperience in love and relationships. If this was her goal, she succeeded. At the time I read this, I didn’t know that it was the first in a series or that it would end rather abruptly and with a cliffhanger of sorts. Told entirely in Aurelia’s POV, we get just a tidbit of Terrance’s thoughts in the form of an epilogue, and this is where the author lost me. In a short page and a half, you learn something that for me changed everything I had felt about the story. It wasn’t one of those “a ha” moments where things fall into place. It was a game changer and I don’t think I’m interested in traveling down that road.
July 5, 2016
2.5 stars.
It’s July, the Tour de France has just begun and my brain is all about competitive cycling right now – what better time to pick up a pro-cycling romance? I was really looking forward to this one, but although I found it an easy read, I can’t say that I enjoyed anywhere near as much as I’d hoped.
Part of this is because I’ve grown so used to reading romances that last for one book, then it’s HEA and onto the next couple in the series. Not so here. This is only the start of Aurelia’s story, and the whole of it is told in her first person POV (except for at the very end where we get a few paragraphs from Terrence). I did think as I was reading that the time line was moving very slowly, and wondered how this could possibly end when they hadn’t even reach the first of the Grand Tours yet, before I twigged it wasn’t going to end here. So, if romances spanning multiple books aren’t your thing, be warned. Personally, I don’t mind them, I’m just out of practise.
Another problem I had was Aurelia. She’s a very naive character, pretty immature in some ways, and she doesn’t really develop over the course of the book – well, except to shift her anxiety of being away from home to being away from Terrence, and I really don’t think that’s a positive change. She’s well read and intelligent and totally in love with all things French, but she’s also shy, prone to saying nasty things when uncomfortable and a complete doormat. She may have dreams, but she won’t fight her parents on them, and when it comes to Terrence she folds at the least hint of displeasure. She’s twenty two and away from home for the first time, but I would have expected her to have matured a little more.
I wasn’t all that fond of Terrence either. He can be playful and flirty at times, which was fun, and he definitely isn’t pushy when it comes to Aurelia setting the pace for intimacy between them, but he also takes advantage of her need to please. Yes, he’s under a lot of team pressure, but I couldn’t help feeling that he takes advantage of her throughout. Even when he buys her an expensive gift, it’s a bike so that she can go riding with him. He doesn’t seem all that interested in her or her dreams, except for where they coincide with his.
And yet I read the whole thing. Partly because I loved the sense of France this book has and the way French is easily woven into the plot. I also liked the cycling bits scattered here and there, and all the little clues relating to the Voldemort of cycling (and Dr Bugatti – I see what you did there ;D). It’s not a bad book, but the characters irritated me kind of a lot, which would normally be a complete deal breaker for me. However, the cycling kept me intrigued and leaves me curious about the next book and the looming possibilities of the Giro d’Italia. So even though this one didn’t live up to my expectations, I’ll probably still be keeping my eye out for the next one.
(I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.)
It’s July, the Tour de France has just begun and my brain is all about competitive cycling right now – what better time to pick up a pro-cycling romance? I was really looking forward to this one, but although I found it an easy read, I can’t say that I enjoyed anywhere near as much as I’d hoped.
Part of this is because I’ve grown so used to reading romances that last for one book, then it’s HEA and onto the next couple in the series. Not so here. This is only the start of Aurelia’s story, and the whole of it is told in her first person POV (except for at the very end where we get a few paragraphs from Terrence). I did think as I was reading that the time line was moving very slowly, and wondered how this could possibly end when they hadn’t even reach the first of the Grand Tours yet, before I twigged it wasn’t going to end here. So, if romances spanning multiple books aren’t your thing, be warned. Personally, I don’t mind them, I’m just out of practise.
Another problem I had was Aurelia. She’s a very naive character, pretty immature in some ways, and she doesn’t really develop over the course of the book – well, except to shift her anxiety of being away from home to being away from Terrence, and I really don’t think that’s a positive change. She’s well read and intelligent and totally in love with all things French, but she’s also shy, prone to saying nasty things when uncomfortable and a complete doormat. She may have dreams, but she won’t fight her parents on them, and when it comes to Terrence she folds at the least hint of displeasure. She’s twenty two and away from home for the first time, but I would have expected her to have matured a little more.
I wasn’t all that fond of Terrence either. He can be playful and flirty at times, which was fun, and he definitely isn’t pushy when it comes to Aurelia setting the pace for intimacy between them, but he also takes advantage of her need to please. Yes, he’s under a lot of team pressure, but I couldn’t help feeling that he takes advantage of her throughout. Even when he buys her an expensive gift, it’s a bike so that she can go riding with him. He doesn’t seem all that interested in her or her dreams, except for where they coincide with his.
And yet I read the whole thing. Partly because I loved the sense of France this book has and the way French is easily woven into the plot. I also liked the cycling bits scattered here and there, and all the little clues relating to the Voldemort of cycling (and Dr Bugatti – I see what you did there ;D). It’s not a bad book, but the characters irritated me kind of a lot, which would normally be a complete deal breaker for me. However, the cycling kept me intrigued and leaves me curious about the next book and the looming possibilities of the Giro d’Italia. So even though this one didn’t live up to my expectations, I’ll probably still be keeping my eye out for the next one.
(I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.)
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August 30, 2016This is the first book I have read by this author, and I plan to read more.
Aurelia is finally living her dream. She is teaching English in France and reading real French books, so why isn’t she completely happy and homesick? She has a group of teenagers that are making it difficult for her. They question her heritage. She does loves her cafe corner for 3 hours where she watches the cyclist. You actually get to read about a lead male that rides a bike. LOVE IT. She stays in and doesn’t go out much. When she meets Terrance she feels things she never has before and she wants things she never has before. I loved Terrance. He was good for her and brought her out of her shell. She does sometimes need to think before she speaks. Terrance I adored him. She is his calm. Even though he should be resting his legs, he is trying to get to know her. His teammates think she is a bad distraction, he doesn’t think so. He needs her just as she needs him. There is some seriousness in the book as well, I liked how she would blurt thing, and she kept him on his toes. She doesn’t have a lot of confidence in herself or see herself clearly and that's where Terrence comes in. I enjoyed reading a book where the male liked a woman who has curves and isn’t stick thin. You hardly get to read that.
*ARC provided by Author in exchange for an honest review.
Reviewed by JoAnna from Alpha Book Club
Aurelia is finally living her dream. She is teaching English in France and reading real French books, so why isn’t she completely happy and homesick? She has a group of teenagers that are making it difficult for her. They question her heritage. She does loves her cafe corner for 3 hours where she watches the cyclist. You actually get to read about a lead male that rides a bike. LOVE IT. She stays in and doesn’t go out much. When she meets Terrance she feels things she never has before and she wants things she never has before. I loved Terrance. He was good for her and brought her out of her shell. She does sometimes need to think before she speaks. Terrance I adored him. She is his calm. Even though he should be resting his legs, he is trying to get to know her. His teammates think she is a bad distraction, he doesn’t think so. He needs her just as she needs him. There is some seriousness in the book as well, I liked how she would blurt thing, and she kept him on his toes. She doesn’t have a lot of confidence in herself or see herself clearly and that's where Terrence comes in. I enjoyed reading a book where the male liked a woman who has curves and isn’t stick thin. You hardly get to read that.
*ARC provided by Author in exchange for an honest review.
Reviewed by JoAnna from Alpha Book Club
July 9, 2016
Racing to You is the story of a young bookworm and an ambitious competitive cyclist who meet in France at a stressful point in both their lives. Aurelia is intent on immersing herself in French culture while Terrence is working his way up to the Tour de France. Their worlds almost literally collide when Terrence's cycling team makes a stop at Aurelia's favourite cafe.
I'm just going to put this out there - I'm a good twenty years older than our heroine, and I had to keep asking myself "was I like this at that age?" Somehow, I'm not sure that my two years of college in Toronto really compares to Aurelia's working visit to France. For that reason, I'm not sure that I'm this book's demographic. I think my 20-something niece might get a little more out of it than I did.
That said, the book is written in such a way as to allow you to directly experience the main character's life, which made a huge difference for me. I blasted through the book in a very comfortable two days (for me, that indicates a solid engagement in what I'm reading). I could relate to a story about a shy bookworm. My spouse has a tendency to collect bicycles if you leave him unattended for too long. If I didn't find the book fun and entertaining, I'd have to have my head examined.
Best of all, I'm glad to find out that this adventure is only the beginning. I'm looking forward to finding out what happens next!
I'm just going to put this out there - I'm a good twenty years older than our heroine, and I had to keep asking myself "was I like this at that age?" Somehow, I'm not sure that my two years of college in Toronto really compares to Aurelia's working visit to France. For that reason, I'm not sure that I'm this book's demographic. I think my 20-something niece might get a little more out of it than I did.
That said, the book is written in such a way as to allow you to directly experience the main character's life, which made a huge difference for me. I blasted through the book in a very comfortable two days (for me, that indicates a solid engagement in what I'm reading). I could relate to a story about a shy bookworm. My spouse has a tendency to collect bicycles if you leave him unattended for too long. If I didn't find the book fun and entertaining, I'd have to have my head examined.
Best of all, I'm glad to find out that this adventure is only the beginning. I'm looking forward to finding out what happens next!
August 29, 2016
I received this book for free in return for an honest review.
I was interested in this book because focusing on the world of cycling felt like a good change from my usual football and ice hockey fare and the author does an excellent job of recreating the excitement and pressure of competitive cycling. She also does a great job of bringing the setting of Nice to life.
At first I found Aurelia a little hard to like. She is anxious to the point of rude in social situations and it didn't quite fit for me that this person had all the courage and determination to get herself to France alone, but then couldn't make friends and have fun once she was there. She also has an annoying habit of saying something in French and then in the next sentence translating it to English, even when it was pretty obvious (and I have never learnt French) what she had said.
I was glad I kept reading though because I did enjoy the growing sexual tension between her and Terrence, and the way their relationship developed. You find yourself really rooting for her to have that first orgasm! Terrence to me felt like a very human hero, in that he was lovely and sexy in the way book heroes often are, but cheeky and rude and angry at times too; he felt believable and relatable.
I'm looking forward to the next book in this series, even if I didn't need the cliffhangery secrety secrets epilogue from Terrence's POV to make me want to read on!
I was interested in this book because focusing on the world of cycling felt like a good change from my usual football and ice hockey fare and the author does an excellent job of recreating the excitement and pressure of competitive cycling. She also does a great job of bringing the setting of Nice to life.
At first I found Aurelia a little hard to like. She is anxious to the point of rude in social situations and it didn't quite fit for me that this person had all the courage and determination to get herself to France alone, but then couldn't make friends and have fun once she was there. She also has an annoying habit of saying something in French and then in the next sentence translating it to English, even when it was pretty obvious (and I have never learnt French) what she had said.
I was glad I kept reading though because I did enjoy the growing sexual tension between her and Terrence, and the way their relationship developed. You find yourself really rooting for her to have that first orgasm! Terrence to me felt like a very human hero, in that he was lovely and sexy in the way book heroes often are, but cheeky and rude and angry at times too; he felt believable and relatable.
I'm looking forward to the next book in this series, even if I didn't need the cliffhangery secrety secrets epilogue from Terrence's POV to make me want to read on!
August 31, 2016
*Please note that this book was kindly given to me in exchange for an honest review.
I loved the premise of this book - a NA sports novel set in Nice!? Sign me up! And most of the book I loved - Aurelia, firstly her name is to die for, but she was such a lovely creation and really rather believable, at least to me. She did have her ups and downs believable-wise for me though, especially the part about not having many close friends, if any? Sounds false, but ok? Terrence was also really well thought out and he surprised me more than once in being so gentlemanly, and yet still had this bad-boy side? But he definitely didn't emanate a bad-boy tone at all. Terrence and Aurelia really matched as a couple and reading about them falling for one another was so brilliant.
I also really loved seeing into the world of cycling, and even though Terrence isn't my type, he still made me fall for him. But side note - I wish Aurelia had kept eating croissants, ain't nothin' wrong with that!
The sticking point for me was the ending. It came on WAYYYYYY too fast and their was no resolution really, and I guess the author is writing another but it isn't obvious by her goodreads so I'm a bit like... what just happened!? I really wish it had wrapped up a little neater.
4 stars from me, and I'll probably give it a re-read at some stage.
I loved the premise of this book - a NA sports novel set in Nice!? Sign me up! And most of the book I loved - Aurelia, firstly her name is to die for, but she was such a lovely creation and really rather believable, at least to me. She did have her ups and downs believable-wise for me though, especially the part about not having many close friends, if any? Sounds false, but ok? Terrence was also really well thought out and he surprised me more than once in being so gentlemanly, and yet still had this bad-boy side? But he definitely didn't emanate a bad-boy tone at all. Terrence and Aurelia really matched as a couple and reading about them falling for one another was so brilliant.
I also really loved seeing into the world of cycling, and even though Terrence isn't my type, he still made me fall for him. But side note - I wish Aurelia had kept eating croissants, ain't nothin' wrong with that!
The sticking point for me was the ending. It came on WAYYYYYY too fast and their was no resolution really, and I guess the author is writing another but it isn't obvious by her goodreads so I'm a bit like... what just happened!? I really wish it had wrapped up a little neater.
4 stars from me, and I'll probably give it a re-read at some stage.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 6, 2016
I was given this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This book appealed to me because I love to travel, and I was drawn to the idea of a romance in France. This book did not disappoint!
From the first pages, I was transported to Europe for a mini-vacation.
Aurelia is 4 months into an 8 month teaching job in Nice at the beginning of the book. It is her first trip to Europe, and as a reader we get to experience the joys and insecurities of being 23 years old and discovering the world.
Terrence is training for the Tour de France and runs into Aurelia in a coffee shop. They meet, and the rest is history!
It was fun reading about their romance. Aurelia had all these expectations about living in France, and it is fun watching her actual experiences be completely different.
I also liked the fact that Terrence was a cyclist. It fit in well with the French theme, and was a nice change from stereotypical football or baseball athletes.
I enjoyed reading this book, and would give it 5 stars. It is a fun summer read. I would definitely read more books by this author, and look forward to the rest of this series.
From the first pages, I was transported to Europe for a mini-vacation.
Aurelia is 4 months into an 8 month teaching job in Nice at the beginning of the book. It is her first trip to Europe, and as a reader we get to experience the joys and insecurities of being 23 years old and discovering the world.
Terrence is training for the Tour de France and runs into Aurelia in a coffee shop. They meet, and the rest is history!
It was fun reading about their romance. Aurelia had all these expectations about living in France, and it is fun watching her actual experiences be completely different.
I also liked the fact that Terrence was a cyclist. It fit in well with the French theme, and was a nice change from stereotypical football or baseball athletes.
I enjoyed reading this book, and would give it 5 stars. It is a fun summer read. I would definitely read more books by this author, and look forward to the rest of this series.
September 11, 2016
***received an arc of this book in exchange for an honest review***
Aurelia is an American living in France for 6 months on a scholarship as a teacher. She is reserve and does not go outside of her comfort zone until she meets an American cyclist in a cafe. Terrance is an up and coming pro cyclist trying to live out his dream of being the best cyclist and winning the every big race.
Terrance pushes Aurelia out of her comfort zone and makes her realize she can take chances and have fun. As they begin to spend more time together questions arise about doping in the cyclist world. Terrance denies that him and his team use any type of drugs, but as the races start to get more intense will they stay clean? And when Aurelia's time in France comes to an end will her and Terrance be about to continue their relationship?
This book was well done. The relationship between Aurelia and Terrance draws you in and you can wait to see what happens next. Can wait for the next book to see what happens next!
Aurelia is an American living in France for 6 months on a scholarship as a teacher. She is reserve and does not go outside of her comfort zone until she meets an American cyclist in a cafe. Terrance is an up and coming pro cyclist trying to live out his dream of being the best cyclist and winning the every big race.
Terrance pushes Aurelia out of her comfort zone and makes her realize she can take chances and have fun. As they begin to spend more time together questions arise about doping in the cyclist world. Terrance denies that him and his team use any type of drugs, but as the races start to get more intense will they stay clean? And when Aurelia's time in France comes to an end will her and Terrance be about to continue their relationship?
This book was well done. The relationship between Aurelia and Terrance draws you in and you can wait to see what happens next. Can wait for the next book to see what happens next!
September 15, 2016
Hmmmm . . . I dont really know how to describe this book best but I'll try.
I liked the fact that the mc was a Filipina since Im a Filipina as well. I read a few other reviews about how they hate the amount of insecurities Aurelia has. I admit, there were a lot of times where I felt very frustrated of her. Okay, so I'm not saying that most Filipinas are insecure it's just that Aurelia belonged to this stereotype of Filipina girls called "Pabebe". These girls are those who are quite insecure and act in this certain way that I really dont know how to explain so . . . yeah.
The story of the book is one of those typical boy chase girl, girl acts hard to get, etc. it was fun to read especially if you're like me, who loves books that are set in beautiful countries.
What I didn't like about the book is that I find Terrence a bit shallow. It's just that it felt like he was JUST there doing things to Aurelia, you know.
Anyway, I consider this book as a light read. There's going to be a next book, but I'm not sure if I'm interested enough to read it.
I liked the fact that the mc was a Filipina since Im a Filipina as well. I read a few other reviews about how they hate the amount of insecurities Aurelia has. I admit, there were a lot of times where I felt very frustrated of her. Okay, so I'm not saying that most Filipinas are insecure it's just that Aurelia belonged to this stereotype of Filipina girls called "Pabebe". These girls are those who are quite insecure and act in this certain way that I really dont know how to explain so . . . yeah.
The story of the book is one of those typical boy chase girl, girl acts hard to get, etc. it was fun to read especially if you're like me, who loves books that are set in beautiful countries.
What I didn't like about the book is that I find Terrence a bit shallow. It's just that it felt like he was JUST there doing things to Aurelia, you know.
Anyway, I consider this book as a light read. There's going to be a next book, but I'm not sure if I'm interested enough to read it.
May 14, 2016
* * ARC given on behalf of obsessed by books for an honest review * * *
What a great read. Robin really pulls you with her words and her description of the surroundings made me feel I was there in France. Aurelia loves her job teaching but things haven't went like she thought. She's having a hard time adapting and her students aren't taking to her like she hoped but she didn't come all this way to just give up even though that's exactly what she wants to do but when she keeps seeing the sexy American Terrence her time in France is pleasant but definitely not easier cause she isn't here for love or hook ups but his dimples it make it hard to say no. Terrence is good at what he does de France but trying to convince Aurelia that it's more than just a hook up is the hardest thing he's had to do but he'll whatever it takes to prove it to her. loved it 4.5.
What a great read. Robin really pulls you with her words and her description of the surroundings made me feel I was there in France. Aurelia loves her job teaching but things haven't went like she thought. She's having a hard time adapting and her students aren't taking to her like she hoped but she didn't come all this way to just give up even though that's exactly what she wants to do but when she keeps seeing the sexy American Terrence her time in France is pleasant but definitely not easier cause she isn't here for love or hook ups but his dimples it make it hard to say no. Terrence is good at what he does de France but trying to convince Aurelia that it's more than just a hook up is the hardest thing he's had to do but he'll whatever it takes to prove it to her. loved it 4.5.
June 27, 2016
4 1/2 stars. Racing To You is a true NA novel—about finding oneself, taking chances, and following dreams to a wanted future—even if discovery is required first. The book follow Aurelia, an American teaching in France, as she becomes tangled up with Terrence, an American cyclist. They are opposites in many ways, though both do share insecurities common, but often overlooked, in new adults. I loved Terrence from the start, even with his questionable ways. The insecurities did wear on me at times, but I still was spurred forward. I enjoyed the insight into the cycling world the author provided. I would love to see more from Aurelia and Terrence and look forward to the author’s next book.
August 30, 2016
Totally ticked off by the last line of the Epilogue. OMG am I ever seeing red at the moment. Okay, back to the beginning. I don't like Aurelia. She is whiny and insecure and more immature than a scholar at the level of a Fulbright. That aside. I liked our biker until that last moment. Right now, he isn't worthy of mentioning his name. I gave him the benefit of the doubt and believed in him. Now I'm irritated. I hope book 2 gets me calm over this situation soon. I am an emotional reader. I enjoyed the scenery of France through the eyes of the few bike rides our couple took (and her alone when he was training elsewhere).
ARC provided in exchange for honest review.
ARC provided in exchange for honest review.
June 15, 2016
Loved it. Beautifully written romance with French flavoring. The real characters struggle their way along as bike racing flows through the story. Fun facts on the racing with a European flare. I really want to believe Terrance will grow to be the man Aurelia needs. Ms. Lovett gives her characters lots of room to rise up from their challenges. Sexy fun too.
September 10, 2016
Great read! Left me wanting more! Can't wait for the next book in the series!
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Great read! Left me wanting more! Can't wait for the next book in the series!
Merged review:
Great read! Left me wanting more! Can't wait for the next book in the series!
May 25, 2016
A fast paced NA romance by a debut author. Robin Lovett has more in store for her readers.
August 22, 2016
2.5 Stars. Review at http://wp.me/p2F7IH-dUz
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