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Racing Devil
After a racing accident, Myles Carlton, the famous Formula 1 driver struggles to accept that his face has become disfigured, and there is no way to fix it.
Everybody keeps saying that it’s a curse. He has been insulting, selfish, and irritable. He lacks sportsmanship and regularly breaks women's hearts.
But then he meets Nicky who checks every box for him, and most importantly, she never acts like she was repulsed by his face. The playboy driver decides to go on a mission to win her heart.
Nicky's life has been going well. She was a management expert, and even better at controlling her emotions, until she has to work as Myles’ manager.
He makes her feel flustered, lightheaded, and she is about to lose control.
Falling in love with a dangerous man was the last thing in the world that Nicky wants to risk her heart with, resisting his charms and his burning desires for her has also proven to be a very difficult task.
If a fair maiden's kiss could break the beast's curse,
Will her love be able to help this hunter beast break his curse as well?
Everybody keeps saying that it’s a curse. He has been insulting, selfish, and irritable. He lacks sportsmanship and regularly breaks women's hearts.
But then he meets Nicky who checks every box for him, and most importantly, she never acts like she was repulsed by his face. The playboy driver decides to go on a mission to win her heart.
Nicky's life has been going well. She was a management expert, and even better at controlling her emotions, until she has to work as Myles’ manager.
He makes her feel flustered, lightheaded, and she is about to lose control.
Falling in love with a dangerous man was the last thing in the world that Nicky wants to risk her heart with, resisting his charms and his burning desires for her has also proven to be a very difficult task.
If a fair maiden's kiss could break the beast's curse,
Will her love be able to help this hunter beast break his curse as well?
396 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 1, 2022
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About the author
P.J. Scarlet
1 book1 followerP.J. Scarlet is the pen name of a Thai female author who has published over ten books in the Thai language. She is also an award-winning author in the country.
She is a hedonist who lives with anxiety. She loves listening to music and reading about people. She believes in the power of passion, dream, and determination, and she sets out to live her life accordingly.
P.J. Scarlet has a rare disease. Writing fulfills both her life and her heart.
She is a hedonist who lives with anxiety. She loves listening to music and reading about people. She believes in the power of passion, dream, and determination, and she sets out to live her life accordingly.
P.J. Scarlet has a rare disease. Writing fulfills both her life and her heart.
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May 5, 2022
A high-octane romance that combines the no holds barred world of F1 racing and two troubled souls trying to find happiness. On the face of this book, it would seem it is a fun story that will have mass appeal. This is completely true. If you are a fan of the world of F1 racing, then you will love this book.
There is more to this book when looked at in-depth. Nicky is a young woman trying to get her life together while coming off a terrible relationship. Add to that, she is trying to get out from under the thumb of a domineering dad. Myles is a racer who has it all - looks, fame, money - but no love.
The author creates a level of drama not often found in romance. Myles is faced with a life-altering challenge. The bigger questions come from this...how is beauty truly defined? In some ways, Myles is more of a beautiful person when he doesn't look like it.
Fans of HEA romance will be appreciative of this book. Fans of books dealing with family drama will love this book. Again, if you are a fan of F1 racing and also a fan of romance, then read this book. A fantastic first effort in English by a Thai author who I cannot wait to read more from.
Disclaimer: I read this on Kindle Unlimited.
My Rating: 5 stars
Reviewed by: Mr. N
This review first appeared: https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/po...
There is more to this book when looked at in-depth. Nicky is a young woman trying to get her life together while coming off a terrible relationship. Add to that, she is trying to get out from under the thumb of a domineering dad. Myles is a racer who has it all - looks, fame, money - but no love.
The author creates a level of drama not often found in romance. Myles is faced with a life-altering challenge. The bigger questions come from this...how is beauty truly defined? In some ways, Myles is more of a beautiful person when he doesn't look like it.
Fans of HEA romance will be appreciative of this book. Fans of books dealing with family drama will love this book. Again, if you are a fan of F1 racing and also a fan of romance, then read this book. A fantastic first effort in English by a Thai author who I cannot wait to read more from.
Disclaimer: I read this on Kindle Unlimited.
My Rating: 5 stars
Reviewed by: Mr. N
This review first appeared: https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/po...
January 5, 2022
Racing Devil by P.J.Scarlet.
This is without doubt one of my favourite books of the last twelve months. Let’s talk about the writing.
This manuscript has been translated by the author from Thai. As I’ve found with other authors who have translated their manuscripts, the writing is excellent and far better than in many books—and that includes the native English/American speakers. For the most part, the sp/grammar/and punctuation are tight and beautiful to read. Each word carries you straight into the next without a stammer or pause. It’s a joy to read.
However, the beauty of this book is in the story, the characterisation, and the description. Myles is a pig-headed, obnoxious narcissist until two things change him. One is when he meets the lovely and ever-so-gentle Nicky. The other you can read about yourself.
We’ve had Rhet and Scarlet, Bonnie and Clyde, King Kong and Fay Wray—now we have Myles and Nicky. He’s awful—she’s aloof, but you know it’s going to happen. It isn’t easy, and we’re given all the method obstacles and resolution the genre demands, but these two are great. They are polar opposites and put each other right through the wringer. They live and breathe, and if they walked down the street, you could touch them—Myles would punch you for it, but you could.
The author has failed in that we’re supposed to dislike him, he’s a misogynistic pig, but he’s so childlike and innocent with it that you can’t help but root for him—and that’s the art of a skilled writer.
Then we have the travelogue. Anybody who’s read my reviews knows I’m a sucker for being taken out of my dreary bleak-mid-winter and transported somewhere exotic. This author spoils us, we’re taken worldwide, and the description is outstanding.
And then we have the F1 world. They can change a tyre in how many seconds? The author knows their stuff, and we live with Myles in his need-for-speed head as he goes through the pressure of the heats for the World Championship. He’s making a comeback after a terrible accident has taken his face and made him a freak. It’s tense, gripping and deeply engaging even for a non-sporty like me.
This is without doubt one of my favourite books of the last twelve months. Let’s talk about the writing.
This manuscript has been translated by the author from Thai. As I’ve found with other authors who have translated their manuscripts, the writing is excellent and far better than in many books—and that includes the native English/American speakers. For the most part, the sp/grammar/and punctuation are tight and beautiful to read. Each word carries you straight into the next without a stammer or pause. It’s a joy to read.
However, the beauty of this book is in the story, the characterisation, and the description. Myles is a pig-headed, obnoxious narcissist until two things change him. One is when he meets the lovely and ever-so-gentle Nicky. The other you can read about yourself.
We’ve had Rhet and Scarlet, Bonnie and Clyde, King Kong and Fay Wray—now we have Myles and Nicky. He’s awful—she’s aloof, but you know it’s going to happen. It isn’t easy, and we’re given all the method obstacles and resolution the genre demands, but these two are great. They are polar opposites and put each other right through the wringer. They live and breathe, and if they walked down the street, you could touch them—Myles would punch you for it, but you could.
The author has failed in that we’re supposed to dislike him, he’s a misogynistic pig, but he’s so childlike and innocent with it that you can’t help but root for him—and that’s the art of a skilled writer.
Then we have the travelogue. Anybody who’s read my reviews knows I’m a sucker for being taken out of my dreary bleak-mid-winter and transported somewhere exotic. This author spoils us, we’re taken worldwide, and the description is outstanding.
And then we have the F1 world. They can change a tyre in how many seconds? The author knows their stuff, and we live with Myles in his need-for-speed head as he goes through the pressure of the heats for the World Championship. He’s making a comeback after a terrible accident has taken his face and made him a freak. It’s tense, gripping and deeply engaging even for a non-sporty like me.
January 24, 2022
A Formula-One take on Beauty and the Beast, as karma turns up on the doorstep of spoiled world-champion grand-prix driver Myles in the form of a horrific race accident, leaving the womanising playboy with facial disfigurements that have his first post-accident conquest running screaming for the door when he removes his mask. But then he meets Niksa, an employee of his mother sent to smooth the way while he recuperates in a luxury hotel. Moving on from a relationship betrayal herself, Niksa manages to keep things professional between herself and this moody male, but for how long?
As an ex-petrol-head myself I found much in this book to remind me of my days following Formula-1 and Formula Ford. The thrills and spills, the accidents serious and not-so-serious, the intense rivalry of the top drivers, risking everything to take top spot on the podium and their jubilation in success, marked by the mini crowd-dive of the victorious driver into his team and the champagne-spraying on the podium. The author has utilised issues well-known to F1 followers, the horrific crash and injuries of Niki Lauda and the womanising of his rival, James Hunt to name just a few.
There’s a good pace and movement between the public racetrack and the personal space of both Myles and Niksa, and even an element to match the fairytale storyline. Having done something similar in one of my books I can’t criticise the author for that, nor would I want to. We all need a bit of a fairytale in our lives. Recommended.
As an ex-petrol-head myself I found much in this book to remind me of my days following Formula-1 and Formula Ford. The thrills and spills, the accidents serious and not-so-serious, the intense rivalry of the top drivers, risking everything to take top spot on the podium and their jubilation in success, marked by the mini crowd-dive of the victorious driver into his team and the champagne-spraying on the podium. The author has utilised issues well-known to F1 followers, the horrific crash and injuries of Niki Lauda and the womanising of his rival, James Hunt to name just a few.
There’s a good pace and movement between the public racetrack and the personal space of both Myles and Niksa, and even an element to match the fairytale storyline. Having done something similar in one of my books I can’t criticise the author for that, nor would I want to. We all need a bit of a fairytale in our lives. Recommended.
January 14, 2022
'It's lights out and away we go!' are the words spoken by a well-known F1 commentator at the start of every race and these words certainly refer to Racing Devil by P.J Scarlet.
This is a fast-paced, high-octane romantic novel centered around F1 driver Myles Carlton and his personal manager, Niksa - or Nicky as he calls her.
When he is terribly disfigured as a result of an accident, he is no longer the rich, arrogant playboy racing driver with a different beautiful woman on his arm, and in his bed, every night. He retreats from the world, and the limelight that his career as a racing drive imposes on him, to a five-star resort in Phuket, Thailand. There he meets Niksa and his life changes when she agrees to become his manager.
I loved this book. I am a massive Formula 1 fan and the attention to detail and the descriptions of what goes on at the races leads me to believe the author is a fan too.
The romance element is brilliant - both Myles and Nicky have past issues that spill over into their present lives and they have to overcome these issues of their love is to survive.
Myles may come across as unsympathetic but, give him a break, his upbringing and what happened to him when he crashed make him the man he is today.
Can Nicky change him? is her love enough for him? Will they make it to the chequered flag together and take the trophy of love home with them?
You must read Racing Devil to find out.
This is a fast-paced, high-octane romantic novel centered around F1 driver Myles Carlton and his personal manager, Niksa - or Nicky as he calls her.
When he is terribly disfigured as a result of an accident, he is no longer the rich, arrogant playboy racing driver with a different beautiful woman on his arm, and in his bed, every night. He retreats from the world, and the limelight that his career as a racing drive imposes on him, to a five-star resort in Phuket, Thailand. There he meets Niksa and his life changes when she agrees to become his manager.
I loved this book. I am a massive Formula 1 fan and the attention to detail and the descriptions of what goes on at the races leads me to believe the author is a fan too.
The romance element is brilliant - both Myles and Nicky have past issues that spill over into their present lives and they have to overcome these issues of their love is to survive.
Myles may come across as unsympathetic but, give him a break, his upbringing and what happened to him when he crashed make him the man he is today.
Can Nicky change him? is her love enough for him? Will they make it to the chequered flag together and take the trophy of love home with them?
You must read Racing Devil to find out.
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