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Drive Me Wild
Aspiring novelist Molly Drake wants only two things out of life--a book contract...and one sizzling night with her driver, Alec Masterson. The contract seems unlikely, especially since, according to her agent, Molly's incredible sensual fantasies about Alec aren't so incredible on paper. But as for Alec...well, Molly's decided to take him for the ride of his life--and make sure that the trip is something worth writing about....
For months, part-time chauffeur Alec Masterson has been trying in vain to put the brakes on his infatuation with Molly. But that was before the gorgeous redhead purposely set out to drive him wild. Now Molly has him right where she wants him--in her bed, seducing him within an inch of his life. And all Alec can think about is convincing Molly to take him for more than just a test-drive....
For months, part-time chauffeur Alec Masterson has been trying in vain to put the brakes on his infatuation with Molly. But that was before the gorgeous redhead purposely set out to drive him wild. Now Molly has him right where she wants him--in her bed, seducing him within an inch of his life. And all Alec can think about is convincing Molly to take him for more than just a test-drive....
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published April 1, 2003
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Vicki Lewis Thompson
503 books1,536 followersNew York Times and USA Today bestseller Vicki Lewis Thompson believes love makes the world go around and laughter makes the trip worth taking. The recipient of RWA’s Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award and the author of more than ninety books, Vicki pioneered a new kind of romance hero with Nerd in Shining Armor. Following the success of her nerd stories, Vicki launched a boisterous paranormal series featuring a matchmaking witch and wizard, an ADD dragon named George, and a black cat inspired by her own precocious feline, Eve.
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August 3, 2015
2 1/2 stars rounded up, of course.
This is cute and consistent, but nothing to write home about, as my mom would say. VLT is a great writer with solid characters and a good sense of humor in her stories. This is a solidly written tale of a guy who's chauffeuring for a job while he plays at being a professional student and finds his career choice - in his early 30s. Our gal Friday is the daughter of Hollywood royalty who's trying to break out under her own name as a novelist. She's ghost written successful murder mysteries, but wants the satisfaction of writing under her own name - and her own style.
It's cute and well written.
This is cute and consistent, but nothing to write home about, as my mom would say. VLT is a great writer with solid characters and a good sense of humor in her stories. This is a solidly written tale of a guy who's chauffeuring for a job while he plays at being a professional student and finds his career choice - in his early 30s. Our gal Friday is the daughter of Hollywood royalty who's trying to break out under her own name as a novelist. She's ghost written successful murder mysteries, but wants the satisfaction of writing under her own name - and her own style.
It's cute and well written.
November 21, 2011
cute and sexy. a fun read with very likeable characters. will have to see if Josh's story is picked up in another book.
January 17, 2019
Meh. No hay trama, es una sucesión de escenas de cama.
March 13, 2012
Novelist Molly Drake is ready to break out of her cozy niche writing mysteries and try writing something hot and heavy. The problem is, her version of hot and heavy is... not. But she knows just who can help broaden her horizons on that front - her sexy chauffeur Alec Masterson. But when deeper feelings intrude on their fun and games, can they keep their hearts from getting broken?
Masterfully crafted, this story is not. It has the feel of someone young writing for young readers. Maybe that's mostly because the hero has been in college for ten years, flitting from major to major and never sticking with one for long - a fact awkwardly illustrated by his forced usage of terminology related to said majors, which Molly comments on so he can list all the ones he's dabbled in. When she says he looks like he's lit up inside: "I feel like I am. Like I'm a... rechargeable battery... hooked up to the power source." (electrical engineering); when he leaves her sprawled on the bed for a minute: "Let's get you a little more stable. You're cantilevered out a little too far for my comfort." (architecture); when she's feeling faint: "Breathe deep. Through your nose. It gets the oxygen to your brain." (premed).
Another thing that adds to the juvenile feel of the book is their nervousness and awkwardness when they first get together. Alec plans nervously in his head in a way that was reminiscent of a high school virgin, e.g. 'First of all, he'd buy her a single rose. Nice touch. When he walked into the room, he'd approach her slowly and present the rose. He'd look deeply into her eyes, and then he'd kiss her. The kiss should last a long time. If he intended to drive her wild, he should draw out the process.' That's understandable in reality, but it's not sexy or charming in a fictional hero.
Because of these issues, it was sometimes a struggle to view Alec as a romantic hero. But, he was also a good guy, charming at times, and frequently hot (although it didn't help when Molly described him thusly: "His manly pecs were decorated with downy hair and punctuated with nipples the color of milk chocolate."
As for Molly, she is a so-so heroine who does not particularly stand out as far as heroines go, except for the fact that the reader may want to smack her upside the head repeatedly. She's so stubbornly dim witted in her overreaction to the fact that if they pursue a relationship, Alec will have to - gasp! - balance her with his studies! For chrissake, people have REAL relationship problems. Deciding to TRY and balance studies/love life is not one of them. She also agonizes over telling him about her secret ghostwriting identity. Either he's not an important enough fling for it to matter, or he's important enough that she should just tell him, or at least call her writing "partner" on the phone right away and tell her she's going to tell him.
It was also curious that Molly and Alec get together to give her more wild sexual experience so she doesn't write flat, awkward love scenes, but their own lovemaking, while quite hot at times, is also tinged with embarrassingly inorganic bits ("Do me, Alec. Do me now."; 'And now that she'd experienced his penis up close and personal, she knew it was the jumbo model.'; "Don't tell me you don't want to do this. You're drenched in eau de arousal.")
Is it horrible from beginning to end? No, definitely not. Is it finely crafted and superbly written? No. DEFINITELY not. This is a relatively fun bit of fluff, but not a good representative of either the romance genre in general or Vicki Lewis Thompson's work specifically. For a better light, short read, try her Sons of Chance series, Wanted!, Ambushed!, and Claimed!.
Masterfully crafted, this story is not. It has the feel of someone young writing for young readers. Maybe that's mostly because the hero has been in college for ten years, flitting from major to major and never sticking with one for long - a fact awkwardly illustrated by his forced usage of terminology related to said majors, which Molly comments on so he can list all the ones he's dabbled in. When she says he looks like he's lit up inside: "I feel like I am. Like I'm a... rechargeable battery... hooked up to the power source." (electrical engineering); when he leaves her sprawled on the bed for a minute: "Let's get you a little more stable. You're cantilevered out a little too far for my comfort." (architecture); when she's feeling faint: "Breathe deep. Through your nose. It gets the oxygen to your brain." (premed).
Another thing that adds to the juvenile feel of the book is their nervousness and awkwardness when they first get together. Alec plans nervously in his head in a way that was reminiscent of a high school virgin, e.g. 'First of all, he'd buy her a single rose. Nice touch. When he walked into the room, he'd approach her slowly and present the rose. He'd look deeply into her eyes, and then he'd kiss her. The kiss should last a long time. If he intended to drive her wild, he should draw out the process.' That's understandable in reality, but it's not sexy or charming in a fictional hero.
Because of these issues, it was sometimes a struggle to view Alec as a romantic hero. But, he was also a good guy, charming at times, and frequently hot (although it didn't help when Molly described him thusly: "His manly pecs were decorated with downy hair and punctuated with nipples the color of milk chocolate."
As for Molly, she is a so-so heroine who does not particularly stand out as far as heroines go, except for the fact that the reader may want to smack her upside the head repeatedly. She's so stubbornly dim witted in her overreaction to the fact that if they pursue a relationship, Alec will have to - gasp! - balance her with his studies! For chrissake, people have REAL relationship problems. Deciding to TRY and balance studies/love life is not one of them. She also agonizes over telling him about her secret ghostwriting identity. Either he's not an important enough fling for it to matter, or he's important enough that she should just tell him, or at least call her writing "partner" on the phone right away and tell her she's going to tell him.
It was also curious that Molly and Alec get together to give her more wild sexual experience so she doesn't write flat, awkward love scenes, but their own lovemaking, while quite hot at times, is also tinged with embarrassingly inorganic bits ("Do me, Alec. Do me now."; 'And now that she'd experienced his penis up close and personal, she knew it was the jumbo model.'; "Don't tell me you don't want to do this. You're drenched in eau de arousal.")
Is it horrible from beginning to end? No, definitely not. Is it finely crafted and superbly written? No. DEFINITELY not. This is a relatively fun bit of fluff, but not a good representative of either the romance genre in general or Vicki Lewis Thompson's work specifically. For a better light, short read, try her Sons of Chance series, Wanted!, Ambushed!, and Claimed!.
August 28, 2010
Amazing sex scenes!!!
August 5, 2012
The writing seemed very choppy and staged. The storyline wasn't very believable.
January 31, 2013
Really really liked it. Liked the story and the characters were fun to get to know
April 5, 2015
I really wanted to love this book because I usually love everything by this author, but I just couldn't get into it.
July 2, 2012
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