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Speed Dating
One minute I'm locked out of my hotel room, and the next...Dylan Hargreave thinks I'm an actress paid to pose as his girlfriend at a North Carolina society wedding. How did this happen to me, of all people? Kendall Clarke, award-winning actuary, the veritable shining star of number crunchers who, just hours ago, learned her responsible fiance; (sorry, ex-fiance;) called off our wedding because he'd gotten one of my colleagues pregnant. What are the odds? Don't tell me you've never heard of Dylan Hargreave. Celebrity NASCAR driver? People magazine's Sexiest Man of the Year? Those eyes. That smile... Forget sensible! I've assessed the risk...and I'm taking it! I usually keep the brakes on, but as of now I'm taking a vacation. From me.
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 1, 2007
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June 25, 2011
I only finished this book because I'm stubborn and kept hoping things would get better. Unfortunately, they never did and I just lost two hours of my life.
Dylan and Kendall were annoyingly stupid and had zero chemistry together. He spent the whole book as a pawn to his ex-wife's demands, to the point that he just let her sit on his lap and kiss him passionately, all the while finding nothing wrong with it - and that happened very close to the end of the book, not at the beginning or even at the middle of it! Kendall wasn't exactly a doormat but she was just too passive and forgiving. At one point, I really thought she should dump Dylan and hook up with his ex-wife's new husband because they would make a better match. If I cared, I'd still be wondering how I was supposed to believe Dylan and Kendall's HEA; as I don't, I'll just wish them luck and forget I've ever met them.
The only saving grace here was the fact that I didn't pay a cent for this book, since this was one of the freebies that Harlequin gave away in celebration of its 60th Anniversary. Other than that, this was a complete waste of my time.
Dylan and Kendall were annoyingly stupid and had zero chemistry together. He spent the whole book as a pawn to his ex-wife's demands, to the point that he just let her sit on his lap and kiss him passionately, all the while finding nothing wrong with it - and that happened very close to the end of the book, not at the beginning or even at the middle of it! Kendall wasn't exactly a doormat but she was just too passive and forgiving. At one point, I really thought she should dump Dylan and hook up with his ex-wife's new husband because they would make a better match. If I cared, I'd still be wondering how I was supposed to believe Dylan and Kendall's HEA; as I don't, I'll just wish them luck and forget I've ever met them.
The only saving grace here was the fact that I didn't pay a cent for this book, since this was one of the freebies that Harlequin gave away in celebration of its 60th Anniversary. Other than that, this was a complete waste of my time.
April 20, 2009
She’s an underappreciated actuary in a rut, he’s a dashing NASCAR driver who needs a date - they have no sexual chemistry!
There are a couple of things I really liked about this book. I think it's hilarious that Kendall Clarke (heroine) is an actuary – not a secretary or a model or an airline flight attendant or a more typical romance novel occupation. And she uses her actuary powers to fend off an unwanted advance. How cool is that? But what really warmed my heart was Dylan Hargreave (hero) having to turn down Champagne in order to drink the beer of his NASCAR sponsor. NASCAR makes the Olympic marketing people look like amateurs and the author actually had her hero acknowledging and interacting with his marketing people and his sponsors! Both characters are well rounded with Dylan having hidden intellectual depths and Kendall a surprising adventurous streak. The one big problem I have with Speed Dating is that there’s no sexual chemistry. And that’s key for a romance novel.
This book is surprisingly epic in scale. The two meet through a misunderstanding where Kendall is locked out of her hotel room in her slip and Dylan assumes she his date for the evening. (It is never explained properly why Dylan basically hires a date.) Anyway, the two get along well, Dylan figures out, relatively quickly, that Kendall is not his date for hire, and the evening ends with Kendall dive bombing her career while accepting an actuarial award. Which leaves Kendall at a lose end and Dylan good naturedly having her tag along at his races. There’s this thing where she has to kiss him before each race, for good luck, (I think she becomes contractually obligated) but they two might just as well be Best Friends Forever rather than possible lovers. They spend months publicly kissing for his marketing people and the fans while in private they don’t even hold hands. In fact, when the sex happens, it is so off screen that I’m still not sure it actually took place. I think that they just sat on his bed, watching old Steve McQueen movies and drinking hot cocoa.
To sum, main characters, likeable and well rounded - romance, not present.
There are a couple of things I really liked about this book. I think it's hilarious that Kendall Clarke (heroine) is an actuary – not a secretary or a model or an airline flight attendant or a more typical romance novel occupation. And she uses her actuary powers to fend off an unwanted advance. How cool is that? But what really warmed my heart was Dylan Hargreave (hero) having to turn down Champagne in order to drink the beer of his NASCAR sponsor. NASCAR makes the Olympic marketing people look like amateurs and the author actually had her hero acknowledging and interacting with his marketing people and his sponsors! Both characters are well rounded with Dylan having hidden intellectual depths and Kendall a surprising adventurous streak. The one big problem I have with Speed Dating is that there’s no sexual chemistry. And that’s key for a romance novel.
This book is surprisingly epic in scale. The two meet through a misunderstanding where Kendall is locked out of her hotel room in her slip and Dylan assumes she his date for the evening. (It is never explained properly why Dylan basically hires a date.) Anyway, the two get along well, Dylan figures out, relatively quickly, that Kendall is not his date for hire, and the evening ends with Kendall dive bombing her career while accepting an actuarial award. Which leaves Kendall at a lose end and Dylan good naturedly having her tag along at his races. There’s this thing where she has to kiss him before each race, for good luck, (I think she becomes contractually obligated) but they two might just as well be Best Friends Forever rather than possible lovers. They spend months publicly kissing for his marketing people and the fans while in private they don’t even hold hands. In fact, when the sex happens, it is so off screen that I’m still not sure it actually took place. I think that they just sat on his bed, watching old Steve McQueen movies and drinking hot cocoa.
To sum, main characters, likeable and well rounded - romance, not present.
April 16, 2011
It is a cute enjoyable romance though few things really really got me angry but still it was a good read
Kendall is up for award and an hour before her speech her fiance comes to her door and tells her he fell in love with another co-worker and she is having his baby. kendall end up meeting dylan a racecar driver who thinks she is a actress thats supposed to be his date to ex-wife wedding. so after a bunch of things happen kendall goes with dylan to race track to keep his ex-wife at bay and he ends up kissing her before race calling her his good luck charm and wins. ending dylan bad luck streek. so they keep pretending and he keeps kissing for camras and fans and keeps winning
Dylan really frustrated me with his reactions to his ex-wife he wants to get rid of her as he keeps saying but he was caught kissing with his ex- wife. The heroine just does nothing and the only one who stops those continuing. kissing is the ex - wife's new husband. Sometimes the heroine has some backbone and other times she has no backbone. " All is fair in love and war". So, if she really loved him; she would have been mad at that scene. The ex- wife got really annoying with always coming in between the blooming couple,extremely irritated with the 'ex-wife' character and the guy's reaction to her
It seemed to me he only said those things but whenever his ex-wife comes in front of him or throws herself at him he takes full advantage of it like if i m getting it why not take it disgusting jerk
Dylan's childhood was so strict and when his parents rejected him for going in Nascar really felt for him in the crowds of millions billions fans he was all alone he takes a lot of time to realise he loves heroin
Good read,not a keeper for me
Recommend it
Kendall is up for award and an hour before her speech her fiance comes to her door and tells her he fell in love with another co-worker and she is having his baby. kendall end up meeting dylan a racecar driver who thinks she is a actress thats supposed to be his date to ex-wife wedding. so after a bunch of things happen kendall goes with dylan to race track to keep his ex-wife at bay and he ends up kissing her before race calling her his good luck charm and wins. ending dylan bad luck streek. so they keep pretending and he keeps kissing for camras and fans and keeps winning
Dylan really frustrated me with his reactions to his ex-wife he wants to get rid of her as he keeps saying but he was caught kissing with his ex- wife. The heroine just does nothing and the only one who stops those continuing. kissing is the ex - wife's new husband. Sometimes the heroine has some backbone and other times she has no backbone. " All is fair in love and war". So, if she really loved him; she would have been mad at that scene. The ex- wife got really annoying with always coming in between the blooming couple,extremely irritated with the 'ex-wife' character and the guy's reaction to her
It seemed to me he only said those things but whenever his ex-wife comes in front of him or throws herself at him he takes full advantage of it like if i m getting it why not take it disgusting jerk
Dylan's childhood was so strict and when his parents rejected him for going in Nascar really felt for him in the crowds of millions billions fans he was all alone he takes a lot of time to realise he loves heroin
Good read,not a keeper for me
Recommend it
April 9, 2023
I’m gonna start by saying that when I found out there’s officially licensed nascar romance novels I laughed so hard I started crying. Second thought: this book was not spicy enough. Third thought: the amount of times she said she works with statistics and planing and used it as a reason for this relationship not working made me want to jump. Fourth: I’m still laughing over this being officially licensed.
May 11, 2009
Not so much of a romance than a NASCAR tribute, but still a lovely and entertaining read. Made me want to clobber the hero over the head a few times, but I loved the heroine. Her gradual change from shy mouse to feisty lioness determined to fight for what she wants was almost bitter-sweet and slow enough to make it believable.
I’ve never been to a NASCAR race but this book made me want to give it a try. I could almost hear the roar of the engines and see the colorful cars fly along the track.
I have a question, though? How does a rebel yell sound? I first started wondering with the Billy Idol song, but Mr. Dylan “Dy (which is apparently short for dysfunctional)” Hargreave made me curious once more.
I’ve never been to a NASCAR race but this book made me want to give it a try. I could almost hear the roar of the engines and see the colorful cars fly along the track.
I have a question, though? How does a rebel yell sound? I first started wondering with the Billy Idol song, but Mr. Dylan “Dy (which is apparently short for dysfunctional)” Hargreave made me curious once more.
March 9, 2020
Nascar-themed Harlequin romance novels are a thing? I got one as soon as I heard (thanks, NPR). I haven't read any Harlequin romances novels before, but was aware of their status and who they market to. Despite not being an elderly woman, I was surprised that this wasn't incredibly dumb. I expected much worse so perhaps that's why it gets 3 stars.
The plot is silly, but it moves swiftly. I find it amusing that these are a real sub-genre. Just read one already, you'll be thrilled.
The plot is silly, but it moves swiftly. I find it amusing that these are a real sub-genre. Just read one already, you'll be thrilled.
February 1, 2009
This is my first Harlequin category romance in a very long time - since I was about 19 or 20. The last time I read any category romance (let's call that the early 1980's), the heroines were only just emerging from the era of "orphaned governess seeking work in a draughty castle somewhere in the mountains of Bavaria". The heroes almost all had noses described as 'aquiline', and were almost all angry or at least uncommunicative and judgmental, and surrounded by people whose purpose was to excuse the hero to the heroine and provide insight into his character. Nobody was ever honest about what they wanted or what they thought or felt, when anyone else was around. There was never any sex, either actual or alluded to; those novels were entirely chaste; even the kiss in the final scene often felt more like a handshake.
I remember being thrilled when SuperRomances came out - three times the length of regular Harlequins, with more depth of story and character, and quite often some sexual allusion or actual sex. (Oh, the revelation the first time I read sex in a romance novel!) I had a steady diet of them for a couple of years, and those books were all the sex I knew for a time. :) I stopped buying them eventually; I think finances might have been the catalysing event for that change in reading material.
Fast forward to the early 21st Century. I know that romance has changed, that heroines and stories are more modern. And you know what? Harlequin is celebrating 60 years (!!!) in print by giving away a 16-book sampler of their entire line. Electronically. So I downloaded it. As research material, because I do enjoy romantic fiction, and I'm wondering about the possibility of writing some. For publication. :)
Not without reservations, I assure you; I downloaded their four free mini-romances at Christmas, and found them all utterly horrible.
The heroine in this book, Kendall Clarke, starts out engaged and preparing to accept an industrial achievement award. Not unpredictably, both the engagement and the award go pear-shaped, followed swiftly by the job, in what I thought was a pretty good case for a constructive dismissal suit. But apparently it's still essential that the heroine is at liberty to change her life in a Harlequin, so off we go.
Through a series of mishaps and odd circumstances that involve getting locked out of her hotel room while wearing only her underwear, Kendall meets NASCAR racing car driver Dylan Hargreave, who mistakes her for someone else, and they are thus thrown together. Another implausible series of circumstances conspires to keep them together, in Dylan's world, until they both realize that they're in love.
Apart from the implausibility factor, this book is peopled with convenient and two-dimensional characters (notable exception: Carl Edwards, who is a real person) and a superficial treatment of the world of racing, in which most of the action occurs. I'm no fan of NASCAR (don't hate me; I'm a open-wheel racing fan when I'm a fan at all), but I know enough about racing to know gloss when I see it, and I found it disappointing. I also questioned the verisimilitude of these two people spending twelve weeks together in a 'pretend' relationship, and not moving beyond friendship, in spite of mutual attraction. I also couldn't quite get behind a heroine who was content to be someone's arm candy and social shield for those twelve weeks. I was willing to be convinced, but I remained unconvinced.
I'm not disparaging Harlequins, or category romance as a genre, but I don't think I'd be a new convert to the genre based on this book.
I remember being thrilled when SuperRomances came out - three times the length of regular Harlequins, with more depth of story and character, and quite often some sexual allusion or actual sex. (Oh, the revelation the first time I read sex in a romance novel!) I had a steady diet of them for a couple of years, and those books were all the sex I knew for a time. :) I stopped buying them eventually; I think finances might have been the catalysing event for that change in reading material.
Fast forward to the early 21st Century. I know that romance has changed, that heroines and stories are more modern. And you know what? Harlequin is celebrating 60 years (!!!) in print by giving away a 16-book sampler of their entire line. Electronically. So I downloaded it. As research material, because I do enjoy romantic fiction, and I'm wondering about the possibility of writing some. For publication. :)
Not without reservations, I assure you; I downloaded their four free mini-romances at Christmas, and found them all utterly horrible.
The heroine in this book, Kendall Clarke, starts out engaged and preparing to accept an industrial achievement award. Not unpredictably, both the engagement and the award go pear-shaped, followed swiftly by the job, in what I thought was a pretty good case for a constructive dismissal suit. But apparently it's still essential that the heroine is at liberty to change her life in a Harlequin, so off we go.
Through a series of mishaps and odd circumstances that involve getting locked out of her hotel room while wearing only her underwear, Kendall meets NASCAR racing car driver Dylan Hargreave, who mistakes her for someone else, and they are thus thrown together. Another implausible series of circumstances conspires to keep them together, in Dylan's world, until they both realize that they're in love.
Apart from the implausibility factor, this book is peopled with convenient and two-dimensional characters (notable exception: Carl Edwards, who is a real person) and a superficial treatment of the world of racing, in which most of the action occurs. I'm no fan of NASCAR (don't hate me; I'm a open-wheel racing fan when I'm a fan at all), but I know enough about racing to know gloss when I see it, and I found it disappointing. I also questioned the verisimilitude of these two people spending twelve weeks together in a 'pretend' relationship, and not moving beyond friendship, in spite of mutual attraction. I also couldn't quite get behind a heroine who was content to be someone's arm candy and social shield for those twelve weeks. I was willing to be convinced, but I remained unconvinced.
I'm not disparaging Harlequins, or category romance as a genre, but I don't think I'd be a new convert to the genre based on this book.
July 30, 2010
Read it while passing the time today. It was actually pretty good. The free e-reads from Harlequin were hit and miss in their quality. This one was one of the better ones. It glosses over the smexy smexy parts which is okay if you're reading under your monitor stand at work. You're definitely left outside the bedroom door.
One problem was a lot of the parts were glossed over. Six weeks passed in a single double space with little explanation of what happened. Granted "they went to a race, he finished in the top whatever, they drove somewhere else and went to another race" would have been boring, but it would have been nice to actually see how they got from point A to point B in their relationship and in their personal growth.
The clingy ex-wife was annoying, but she was supposed to be. I was disappointed the main character didn't file a discrimination suit with the company she worked for because they demoted her because her fiance got another woman she worked with pregnant (she also got demoted) and nothing happened to the fiance. I would also liked to have seen the fiance eat his heart out at some point.
I could have done without the ever so sappy I-love-you-even-though-I-treated-you-like-a-prop-all-this-time especially since it abruptly ended the book. Add to that it ended at a departure gate where a guy without a ticket wearing a race car driver outfit wouldn't be allowed to go and it was kind of a let down.
Why did I give it 4 stars? Because it was well written. All the words were strung together correctly in sentences with punctuation in the appropriate places. The main character was likable. I could hear the race car driver's drawl and I like that. Sometimes it's hard to hear an accent in a book, but Ms. Warren managed it with stuff like this:
Having heard people talk like that made it easy for me to understand what she meant. It was an easy read. Easy to find my place between stops and starts around actual work. The ex-wife was annoying, but the book wasn't. I might find something else Nancy Warren's written. I like her style.
One problem was a lot of the parts were glossed over. Six weeks passed in a single double space with little explanation of what happened. Granted "they went to a race, he finished in the top whatever, they drove somewhere else and went to another race" would have been boring, but it would have been nice to actually see how they got from point A to point B in their relationship and in their personal growth.
The clingy ex-wife was annoying, but she was supposed to be. I was disappointed the main character didn't file a discrimination suit with the company she worked for because they demoted her because her fiance got another woman she worked with pregnant (she also got demoted) and nothing happened to the fiance. I would also liked to have seen the fiance eat his heart out at some point.
I could have done without the ever so sappy I-love-you-even-though-I-treated-you-like-a-prop-all-this-time especially since it abruptly ended the book. Add to that it ended at a departure gate where a guy without a ticket wearing a race car driver outfit wouldn't be allowed to go and it was kind of a let down.
Why did I give it 4 stars? Because it was well written. All the words were strung together correctly in sentences with punctuation in the appropriate places. The main character was likable. I could hear the race car driver's drawl and I like that. Sometimes it's hard to hear an accent in a book, but Ms. Warren managed it with stuff like this:
"Well there's a stupid question if I ever heard one." His drawl was so good ol' boy it almost took him half an hour to spit out those words.
Having heard people talk like that made it easy for me to understand what she meant. It was an easy read. Easy to find my place between stops and starts around actual work. The ex-wife was annoying, but the book wasn't. I might find something else Nancy Warren's written. I like her style.
December 27, 2015
Why I Read this Book: I got this book more than 2 years ago as a free Kindle book. This book never had a purchase price; it has ALWAYS been a free Kindle book. So I thought well, it must not be that good if they’re giving it away for free forever, right? Not necessarily.
What I Liked: Dylan is a NASCAR driver. I love reading about race car drivers. They’re sexy as hell. But the story didn’t include much of the NASCAR world so it will appeal to more readers I think.
Dylan and Kendall couldn’t be any more opposite. Dylan, being a race car driver, is a big risk taker. He’s a fly by the seat of my pants kind of guy. Kendall doesn’t take risks. Ever. She’s a freaking actuary; she calculates risks for a living. She is so bland and boring. Dylan even describes her clothes as being ‘mud colored’. So it was fun to see them together. Better yet, it was fun to watch Kendall loosen up with Dylan’s help.
Dylan and Kendall’s relationship starts off in a funny way. Kendall is mistaken for Dylan’s hired date but she goes with it, which is completely out of character for her.
What I Didn’t Like: Not enough smut. Oh hell, what am I saying? There wasn’t ANY smut. Dylan and Kendall get ‘intimate’ but it ALL happens behind closed doors. All the reader gets is smooches.
Dylan was too gullible when it came to Ashley, his ex-wife. He couldn’t ignore her calls and he had a hard time telling her ‘no’. It got annoying and if I were Kendall, I would have smacked him upside the head. And the ‘caught in the act’ moment was underwhelming.
I don’t like the cover at all. The dude looks like a hybrid of James Van Der Beek and a Jonas brother, which neither of whom I’m a fan of. Less face, more chest! But I guess the cover suits the book since there’s no smut.
Overall Impression: Speed Dating was an enjoyable quick read. Not earth shattering but still a fun read. And it’s FREE! I may just have to check out more book from this NASCAR series. And although Speed Dating is book 2 in this NASCAR series, it can definitely be read as a stand alone.
What I Liked: Dylan is a NASCAR driver. I love reading about race car drivers. They’re sexy as hell. But the story didn’t include much of the NASCAR world so it will appeal to more readers I think.
Dylan and Kendall couldn’t be any more opposite. Dylan, being a race car driver, is a big risk taker. He’s a fly by the seat of my pants kind of guy. Kendall doesn’t take risks. Ever. She’s a freaking actuary; she calculates risks for a living. She is so bland and boring. Dylan even describes her clothes as being ‘mud colored’. So it was fun to see them together. Better yet, it was fun to watch Kendall loosen up with Dylan’s help.
Dylan and Kendall’s relationship starts off in a funny way. Kendall is mistaken for Dylan’s hired date but she goes with it, which is completely out of character for her.
What I Didn’t Like: Not enough smut. Oh hell, what am I saying? There wasn’t ANY smut. Dylan and Kendall get ‘intimate’ but it ALL happens behind closed doors. All the reader gets is smooches.
Dylan was too gullible when it came to Ashley, his ex-wife. He couldn’t ignore her calls and he had a hard time telling her ‘no’. It got annoying and if I were Kendall, I would have smacked him upside the head. And the ‘caught in the act’ moment was underwhelming.
I don’t like the cover at all. The dude looks like a hybrid of James Van Der Beek and a Jonas brother, which neither of whom I’m a fan of. Less face, more chest! But I guess the cover suits the book since there’s no smut.
Overall Impression: Speed Dating was an enjoyable quick read. Not earth shattering but still a fun read. And it’s FREE! I may just have to check out more book from this NASCAR series. And although Speed Dating is book 2 in this NASCAR series, it can definitely be read as a stand alone.
January 25, 2013
Main characters Dylan Hargreave and Kendall meet under crazy circumstances. Dylan is a NASCAR driver with an ex-wife who thinks they are destined to be together. So when Dylan goes to her wedding, he knows that he had to bring a date and appear to be in love to prove to Ashlee the ex that he has moved on relationship wise.
Kendall is an actuary (sidenote: before reading this book I had no idea what an actuary was) having a pretty good life until her fiancé tells her that he cheated on her with a co-worker, the woman is pregnant, and they are breaking up. To make it worse, he tells her this on the night when she is supposed to be getting a prestigious Actuary of the Year award. Her life went from good to bad to worse in a matter of minutes. Since analyzing risk and weighing options is something that Kendall does for a living, she kind of flips out and decides not to play it safe. Making conservative choices seems to have brought misery to her life. It was during this mini breakdown that she met Dylan and decided to be his date to his ex-wife’s wedding. Throwing caution to the wind means her life will never be the same.
I can empathize with Kendall. I am not an extreme risk taker. That being said, I don’t know how I would react if everything that I thought to be true came crashing down around me in one swoop. I probably would have went cray cray too. The chemistry between Dylan and Kendall created a believable story. There are many different layers to the playboy Dylan that he keeps hidden from the public in order to market his image. And the more that Dylan and Kendall learn about each other, it brings them closer together.
I guess he can thank his crazy ex-wife for helping him find his true love.
Kendall is an actuary (sidenote: before reading this book I had no idea what an actuary was) having a pretty good life until her fiancé tells her that he cheated on her with a co-worker, the woman is pregnant, and they are breaking up. To make it worse, he tells her this on the night when she is supposed to be getting a prestigious Actuary of the Year award. Her life went from good to bad to worse in a matter of minutes. Since analyzing risk and weighing options is something that Kendall does for a living, she kind of flips out and decides not to play it safe. Making conservative choices seems to have brought misery to her life. It was during this mini breakdown that she met Dylan and decided to be his date to his ex-wife’s wedding. Throwing caution to the wind means her life will never be the same.
I can empathize with Kendall. I am not an extreme risk taker. That being said, I don’t know how I would react if everything that I thought to be true came crashing down around me in one swoop. I probably would have went cray cray too. The chemistry between Dylan and Kendall created a believable story. There are many different layers to the playboy Dylan that he keeps hidden from the public in order to market his image. And the more that Dylan and Kendall learn about each other, it brings them closer together.
I guess he can thank his crazy ex-wife for helping him find his true love.
March 12, 2011
I thought this book was great up until the last part of the book.. when Dylan is caught kissing his ex-wife (who is married to someone else, btw), and he's not at all sorry or thinks he did anything wrong. I was really disappointed. Kendall, on the other hand, was a great character, and you could really see how her character changed throughout the book, and became a confident woman. Which is why it is so strange that the Kendall at the end of the book would attach herself to a guy who was still so "attached" to his ex-wife; literally at her beck and call. The point where he is caught kissing her was a great place to show how much HIS character had grown, but it didn't. Kendall deserved better than that, especially after he promised that they would be exclusive to each other, even though their romantic relationship was fake. Why she would let that happen to herself in a pretend relationship, when she had let it happen to her in a real one, doesn't make sense. It made the whole novel a disappointment, because I was really liking it up until that point, and still willing to give it a chance after that point, if the author made up for it in the end (with a heart-felt apology, or something)... An epilogue would've been nice to see if anything had changed in the ex-wife area of their lives in the future, to see Dylan grown up and taking responsibility. But in the end, he told Kendall exactly what she wanted to hear in order to make her stay, and she believed him. I didn't. I'm glad it was a free download, otherwise I'd want my money back.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 16, 2012
This was a stupid book. Maybe I was expecting something... I don't know, even remotely "hot" or "romantic" because it's a harlequin romance, but this was neither hot nor romantic. It was insipid. Kendall Clarke is stupid and I wanted to hit her with an actuaries guide, upside the head, repeatedly. And I don't normally have violent impulses to "heroines" in books.
There weren't even any good racing puns, I was at the very least expecting "her body was thrown into overdrive" or hilarious pit stop references. But no.
There weren't even any good racing puns, I was at the very least expecting "her body was thrown into overdrive" or hilarious pit stop references. But no.
November 27, 2009
This was a cute little contemporary romance. I got it free through the kindle so there was no harm in me trying it. I've never read anything by Warren but I thought it was pretty good.
Basically a story about a woman who is tired of being the toe-the-line personality and she decides to live a little and ends up involved with a high risk Nascar Driver.
Definitely one of those books you read when you want to see a nice HEA romance going on. I would read the author again.
Basically a story about a woman who is tired of being the toe-the-line personality and she decides to live a little and ends up involved with a high risk Nascar Driver.
Definitely one of those books you read when you want to see a nice HEA romance going on. I would read the author again.
December 23, 2011
A romantic novel that brought out not a few sighs from me. I just couldn't get over the almost impossible circumstances involved. Well that is if I don't get beyond an award-winning actuary agreeing to be the pretend girlfriend of a celebrity NASCAR driver. But considering her tumbled emotions at the time they accidentally met, I think I can live with it. Recommended for fans of romance novels who enjoys a quick read.
May 25, 2020
I received this as a freebie for Independent Bookstore Day 2019 at A Likely Story in Sykesville, MD. I picked it simply because it made me smile (I'd totally forgotten NASCAR had gotten into this book deal with Harlequin!) as I thought back to my teen years of obsession with the sport and its drivers. The sport certainly makes sense as a romantic setting. Dylan Hargreave, full of swagger and bravado on the track and with his legions of female fans, needs friends to run interference for him off the track in the case of his clingy ex-wife. Honestly, it's pretty pathetic, but Kendall Clarke makes up for it when she accidentally becomes his date in another of these misadventures. In pretending she's someone else for a little while, she realizes how strong she actually is.
Quarantine read props: Kendall is essentially taking a vacation from herself (she didn't have much choice in the time off, but she did in where she spent it), which feels about where most of us are. By being out of the familiar routine, you learn and gain insight you otherwise wouldn't have.
Favorite quotes: "Whether good, bad, loving or harsh, a family affected a person. There were always stories."
Quarantine read props: Kendall is essentially taking a vacation from herself (she didn't have much choice in the time off, but she did in where she spent it), which feels about where most of us are. By being out of the familiar routine, you learn and gain insight you otherwise wouldn't have.
Favorite quotes: "Whether good, bad, loving or harsh, a family affected a person. There were always stories."
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April 30, 2025If NASCAR drivers were really monks who took a vow of celibacy…
This started off with so much promise and was very fun. Then it became some weird apologist text for *Not All Drivers* or something.
The hottest moment between two characters was when his nutty ex wife jumps his bones. Maybe in 2007 we didn’t understand boundaries, but the FMC should have moved on with her actuary career and told him where to put his dipstick several times.
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Harlequin NASCAR collection (Feb 2007)
Steam/Spice Level: CLOSED DOOR, practically nailed shut. They kiss and then there’s a vague reference to being “intimate” before he proposes at the end
POV: dial third POV
Standalone or Series: standalone
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This started off with so much promise and was very fun. Then it became some weird apologist text for *Not All Drivers* or something.
The hottest moment between two characters was when his nutty ex wife jumps his bones. Maybe in 2007 we didn’t understand boundaries, but the FMC should have moved on with her actuary career and told him where to put his dipstick several times.
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Harlequin NASCAR collection (Feb 2007)
Steam/Spice Level: CLOSED DOOR, practically nailed shut. They kiss and then there’s a vague reference to being “intimate” before he proposes at the end
POV: dial third POV
Standalone or Series: standalone
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January 27, 2021
A NASCAR romance - so absolutely stay away if you cannot bear any mention of cars and racing, but I thought it was fairly unobtrusive. At its roots a friends to lovers story, with a hilarious set of side characters. The exes of both characters feature in the plot (see hilarious side characters), and are to some extent drivers of conflict. Main male character is rather thick, as is his ex, which might be too much for some. However both main characters come out of the story as better and more confident people than they were before- I really appreciate how meeting each other was a good development for both of them.
September 11, 2022
This book was a nostalgic choice, bringing me back to the summer when my mom, my sister and I worked our way through a box of Harlequin Romance paperbacks while we were at our camp. Every basic plot was the same, but they were somehow addicting to read, and I certainly got my fill!
When I came across this NASCAR-themed romance, I just had to read it, and I must say, I enjoyed it. It was a quick and fun read, and I thoroughly enjoyed the NASCAR twist to the usual romance storyline.
When I came across this NASCAR-themed romance, I just had to read it, and I must say, I enjoyed it. It was a quick and fun read, and I thoroughly enjoyed the NASCAR twist to the usual romance storyline.
May 17, 2018
Speed Dating
They met under mistaken identity. She was there to receive an award along with her fiancee. He was there to race his car. She was dumped he ended up being her rescuer. Can these two people who have nothing in common end up in love? If you love reading sports car romance this is an old but goody.
They met under mistaken identity. She was there to receive an award along with her fiancee. He was there to race his car. She was dumped he ended up being her rescuer. Can these two people who have nothing in common end up in love? If you love reading sports car romance this is an old but goody.
January 20, 2020
It was romantic it was funny it just gave me a good feeling I love the book I wish there was another one
It was romantic it was funny it gave me a good feeling I love the book it was great it was fun
It was romantic it was funny it gave me a good feeling I love the book it was great it was fun
January 4, 2022
actually 2 1/2 since it was an easy read with an interesting female lead situation but not a 3 since the main male character was annoying, The main male character was a wimp who used the main female character and that was annoying also. Thank goodness it was a very quick read
January 17, 2019
Good
Its a good quick read. It will fill gaps in between your other authors. Good storyline and likable characters make it easy to enjoy.
Its a good quick read. It will fill gaps in between your other authors. Good storyline and likable characters make it easy to enjoy.
November 12, 2019
The first book I read for my November reading theme of #NASCAR-November
October 21, 2021
A Kindle freebie - plot required massive suspension of disbelief in the beginning, but once the hero/heroine got together, it was a sweet romance, with lots of Nascar details.
July 5, 2023
Fine for free
Verrrry predictable
Good for a lazy Sunday morning but nothing spectacular
Verrrry predictable
Good for a lazy Sunday morning but nothing spectacular
November 28, 2011
Book reviewed as a guest post for BonaFide Reflections. Please see full review for excerpt and highlights at: http://bit.ly/taOg2d
Review:
Speed Dating is certainly speedy. I found this book on Kindle as I was browsing through titles one day. I hadn’t heard of Nancy Warren before, but the story seemed intriguing enough, so I decided to give it a shot.
Basically Kendall has her whole life laid out in front of her. She is about to receive a prestigious award within her profession when her fiancé drops a bomb and tells her that he’s been messing around with a co-worker and, surprise, she’s pregnant. Not shocking that Kendall immediately begins to re-evaluate some of her life decisions. And certainly not unexpected that she sheds her cool exterior for a more daring persona – at least for one night when she accidentally encounters Dylan.
Dylan is in need of some luck. He’s been loosing races left and right. After a night with Kendall that deviates tremendously from his average night, he decides that he needs her longer to play a part. This part involves posing as his girlfriend not only for the cameras, but also to dissuade Dylan’s ex-wife from getting any ideas involving leaving her new husband in an effort to rekindle a relationship with Dylan. Sound confusing? Well, there is a lot going on in this book.
Eventually Kendall has to make a decision. Stay with Dylan, or return to her demotion at work thanks to her philandering ex-fiancé. The two have come to care for each other, but it is not enough for Kendall despite considering trying to make it work. Dylan is set against a permanent future with anyone and his stubbornness threatens to cost him the one thing that could be the best thing that ever happened to him: Kendall.
While I moved through this book quickly, I found a few aspects annoying and repetitive. First, Kendall is almost too sensible. She needs to take it down a notch. While she knows nothing about NASCAR, it seems odd that she seems to “get” Dylan right off the bat. And Dylan – let’s just say that I didn’t fall in love with him as a character. He takes dense to a whole new level. The most annoying aspect is the flighty, snobbish ex-wife. Get a clue Dylan! Sheesh! I felt like the book could have easily been a novella had the secondary characters of Ashlee and Harrison been cut out completely. Ironically, I ended up liking Harrison. Odd, that. Also, there is absolutely no SMEXY in this book! A couple of kisses that could have been promising, but then … crickets. Zero heat. The reader is left to conjure whatever thoughts he/she can based on the book, which will be less than stellar, I do assure you. And what fun is it when we have to conjure our own images of smexy? This is what I read for – it is my quest! Well, maybe that is a bit much, but don’t leave me hanging on the smexy!
Overall, the book was a fun read. I have never read a book centered on the NASCAR sport prior to this one. Knowing nothing about the sport other than you need quick pit stops, and you need to drive very fast (avoiding collisions, of course), I found that I enjoyed the alternate backdrop from the books I usually read. I imagine that many of the details within the book concerning the life of a NASCAR driver are factual as they are very believable. Should I come across another book involving NASCAR, I will likely give it a try just to see what the differences are from author to author. So, liking the characters, not loving them, and totally bummed that there is nada for heat level. But if you are looking for a book to pass the time, Speed Dating would certainly accomplish such a feat. I just doubt that anyone would choose this book for a re-read. *whispers* It’s currently FREE on Nook and Kindle – it’s at least worth free. Might as well give it a shot while the giving’s good.
(Kindle downloaded from Amazon)
Review:
Speed Dating is certainly speedy. I found this book on Kindle as I was browsing through titles one day. I hadn’t heard of Nancy Warren before, but the story seemed intriguing enough, so I decided to give it a shot.
Basically Kendall has her whole life laid out in front of her. She is about to receive a prestigious award within her profession when her fiancé drops a bomb and tells her that he’s been messing around with a co-worker and, surprise, she’s pregnant. Not shocking that Kendall immediately begins to re-evaluate some of her life decisions. And certainly not unexpected that she sheds her cool exterior for a more daring persona – at least for one night when she accidentally encounters Dylan.
Dylan is in need of some luck. He’s been loosing races left and right. After a night with Kendall that deviates tremendously from his average night, he decides that he needs her longer to play a part. This part involves posing as his girlfriend not only for the cameras, but also to dissuade Dylan’s ex-wife from getting any ideas involving leaving her new husband in an effort to rekindle a relationship with Dylan. Sound confusing? Well, there is a lot going on in this book.
Eventually Kendall has to make a decision. Stay with Dylan, or return to her demotion at work thanks to her philandering ex-fiancé. The two have come to care for each other, but it is not enough for Kendall despite considering trying to make it work. Dylan is set against a permanent future with anyone and his stubbornness threatens to cost him the one thing that could be the best thing that ever happened to him: Kendall.
While I moved through this book quickly, I found a few aspects annoying and repetitive. First, Kendall is almost too sensible. She needs to take it down a notch. While she knows nothing about NASCAR, it seems odd that she seems to “get” Dylan right off the bat. And Dylan – let’s just say that I didn’t fall in love with him as a character. He takes dense to a whole new level. The most annoying aspect is the flighty, snobbish ex-wife. Get a clue Dylan! Sheesh! I felt like the book could have easily been a novella had the secondary characters of Ashlee and Harrison been cut out completely. Ironically, I ended up liking Harrison. Odd, that. Also, there is absolutely no SMEXY in this book! A couple of kisses that could have been promising, but then … crickets. Zero heat. The reader is left to conjure whatever thoughts he/she can based on the book, which will be less than stellar, I do assure you. And what fun is it when we have to conjure our own images of smexy? This is what I read for – it is my quest! Well, maybe that is a bit much, but don’t leave me hanging on the smexy!
Overall, the book was a fun read. I have never read a book centered on the NASCAR sport prior to this one. Knowing nothing about the sport other than you need quick pit stops, and you need to drive very fast (avoiding collisions, of course), I found that I enjoyed the alternate backdrop from the books I usually read. I imagine that many of the details within the book concerning the life of a NASCAR driver are factual as they are very believable. Should I come across another book involving NASCAR, I will likely give it a try just to see what the differences are from author to author. So, liking the characters, not loving them, and totally bummed that there is nada for heat level. But if you are looking for a book to pass the time, Speed Dating would certainly accomplish such a feat. I just doubt that anyone would choose this book for a re-read. *whispers* It’s currently FREE on Nook and Kindle – it’s at least worth free. Might as well give it a shot while the giving’s good.
(Kindle downloaded from Amazon)
April 28, 2011
I didn't feel like this book was a complete waste of time, but I was a little let down. To be fair I'm sure some people would like this book more than me. But for me the development wasn't what I would expect and the character development was lacking. It started off strong, but things just kind of stalled. I prefer the emotional stuff to drag me in and in Speed Dating all the problems were neatly glossed over and just instantly gone. It was a little to pretty and neat without really letting the reader know how it was handled.
Starting off this book our leads get thrown together in a very unlikely situation. I honestly didn't mind that and was starting to enjoy the story in the beginning. But once things got rolling and we decided Kendall and Dylan were going to spend twelve weeks together I was expecting things to pick up. Unfortunately things went down hill. In twelve weeks these two did not move past a friendship until the end when suddenly or it felt that way they both realized they loved each other. I find it honestly hard to believe that these two sexual active adults who were attracted to each other from the start spent twelve weeks together while Kendall played Dylan's arm candy and never moved their relationship on to any level. Every time it seemed like they were going to have an earth shattering moment or a ground breaking conversation the chapter ended and we jumped forward another week. It felt like my head was spinning wondering what the heck happened. I've read plenty of older romance with the everything interesting happens in the "quadruple space" and I can live with that, but this was worse. The whole book was so chaste it was unreal. Not to mention when they finally did have sex I wasn't sure it really happened or not. After so many end chapter at an interesting moment and then jump forward a week when the chapter ended on them closing the door I truly wondered if they did or didn't or if I could even assume they did with what the author gave us. Finally in the next chapter jump forward two weeks Kendall has a thought about them "loving" in the evening. I'm to assume they are having sex.
Okay now that I've finished my rant about the sexual development in the book I have to say I'm not really a big Nascar fan, but I don't really mind it. In this story I kind of feel like Warren could have done some more research on the subject. I wouldn't like her to go into overkill on the details, but since the majority of the book is set in that area it seemed a little glossed over.
My other complaint would have to be the outrageous relationship with Dylan and his ex-wife Ashlee. Those issues were adding lots of dynamic to the book, but really it did not do Dylan any favors as the hero. And the ending to that problem once again was just cleanly glossed over. That should have added to more of the emotional ups and downs, but mostly I just felt annoyed and then wondered what the heck happened when suddenly it wasn't a problem anymore.
Starting off this book our leads get thrown together in a very unlikely situation. I honestly didn't mind that and was starting to enjoy the story in the beginning. But once things got rolling and we decided Kendall and Dylan were going to spend twelve weeks together I was expecting things to pick up. Unfortunately things went down hill. In twelve weeks these two did not move past a friendship until the end when suddenly or it felt that way they both realized they loved each other. I find it honestly hard to believe that these two sexual active adults who were attracted to each other from the start spent twelve weeks together while Kendall played Dylan's arm candy and never moved their relationship on to any level. Every time it seemed like they were going to have an earth shattering moment or a ground breaking conversation the chapter ended and we jumped forward another week. It felt like my head was spinning wondering what the heck happened. I've read plenty of older romance with the everything interesting happens in the "quadruple space" and I can live with that, but this was worse. The whole book was so chaste it was unreal. Not to mention when they finally did have sex I wasn't sure it really happened or not. After so many end chapter at an interesting moment and then jump forward a week when the chapter ended on them closing the door I truly wondered if they did or didn't or if I could even assume they did with what the author gave us. Finally in the next chapter jump forward two weeks Kendall has a thought about them "loving" in the evening. I'm to assume they are having sex.
Okay now that I've finished my rant about the sexual development in the book I have to say I'm not really a big Nascar fan, but I don't really mind it. In this story I kind of feel like Warren could have done some more research on the subject. I wouldn't like her to go into overkill on the details, but since the majority of the book is set in that area it seemed a little glossed over.
My other complaint would have to be the outrageous relationship with Dylan and his ex-wife Ashlee. Those issues were adding lots of dynamic to the book, but really it did not do Dylan any favors as the hero. And the ending to that problem once again was just cleanly glossed over. That should have added to more of the emotional ups and downs, but mostly I just felt annoyed and then wondered what the heck happened when suddenly it wasn't a problem anymore.
July 31, 2011
Had trouble enjoying this one for some reason.
After her engagement is abruptly ended right before a big speech of acceptance, Kendall Clarke is mistaken by NASCAR driver Dylan Hargreave as his pretend girlfriend to accompany him to his ex wife's wedding. Btw, his ex is obsessed with him.
After enjoying her company, Dylan isn't mad to find out her true identity when she gives her speech and calls out her ex who broke up with her.
In fact he wants her to accompany him to the race to keep his ex away from him. After winning the race and breaking the bad streak he's been on, Dylan wants her to keep the act going and stay longer with him.
When she finds out she's been 'demoted' for her speech and given a mandatory 3 months leave, Kendall takes him up on his offer and accompanies him.
But soon, she's called out on her feelings for Dylan by his ex wife's new husband. Both are in love with people who don't love them back, for throughout the book his ex is throwing herself at Dylan who doesn't quite deter it from happening, and after constantly having to keep Dylan and his ex apart, Kendall is starting to believe it's not worth the fight for him.
Knowing she must leave, Dylan uses the team and his luck as a way to make her give a two week notice. Although Dylan can't imagine her leaving, he allows his supportive family life to make him feel he can't bring anything to a relationship and is determined he's not the one for her.
So what I hated about this book the most was it totally skipped the 'intimate' part of the book. Serious! From the end of one chapter to the next, suddenly they had been intimate. I thought part of the pages had been ripped out at first. I mean seriously? Why skip it? We're all adults....we okay I'm almost an legal adult, but still. Write the scene and move on.
So after becoming 'intimate' Kendall knows she can't wait for the two weeks to run out and leaves a note during a race.
Internally, Dylan knew something was up, so when he didn't see Kendall after the race he instantly went looking for her and is hit when he sees a vision of Kendall and their three children running towards them.
No longer afraid of settling down, he races to the airport and stops her before her flight. Yet just chasing her isn't enough. He has to convince her it's not the luck or his crew she wants him to stay for, but for himself.
After her engagement is abruptly ended right before a big speech of acceptance, Kendall Clarke is mistaken by NASCAR driver Dylan Hargreave as his pretend girlfriend to accompany him to his ex wife's wedding. Btw, his ex is obsessed with him.
After enjoying her company, Dylan isn't mad to find out her true identity when she gives her speech and calls out her ex who broke up with her.
In fact he wants her to accompany him to the race to keep his ex away from him. After winning the race and breaking the bad streak he's been on, Dylan wants her to keep the act going and stay longer with him.
When she finds out she's been 'demoted' for her speech and given a mandatory 3 months leave, Kendall takes him up on his offer and accompanies him.
But soon, she's called out on her feelings for Dylan by his ex wife's new husband. Both are in love with people who don't love them back, for throughout the book his ex is throwing herself at Dylan who doesn't quite deter it from happening, and after constantly having to keep Dylan and his ex apart, Kendall is starting to believe it's not worth the fight for him.
Knowing she must leave, Dylan uses the team and his luck as a way to make her give a two week notice. Although Dylan can't imagine her leaving, he allows his supportive family life to make him feel he can't bring anything to a relationship and is determined he's not the one for her.
So what I hated about this book the most was it totally skipped the 'intimate' part of the book. Serious! From the end of one chapter to the next, suddenly they had been intimate. I thought part of the pages had been ripped out at first. I mean seriously? Why skip it? We're all adults....we okay I'm almost an legal adult, but still. Write the scene and move on.
So after becoming 'intimate' Kendall knows she can't wait for the two weeks to run out and leaves a note during a race.
Internally, Dylan knew something was up, so when he didn't see Kendall after the race he instantly went looking for her and is hit when he sees a vision of Kendall and their three children running towards them.
No longer afraid of settling down, he races to the airport and stops her before her flight. Yet just chasing her isn't enough. He has to convince her it's not the luck or his crew she wants him to stay for, but for himself.
February 13, 2011
Kendall Clarke calculates risk for a living, but never takes any. She likes her drab suits and trite fiance, and has no complaints about either, since her safe and steadfast attitude earns her Actuary of the Year and the prestigious Sharpened Pencil Award. Hours before receiving the award, however, Kendall’s fiance tells her that he’s leaving her for a co-worker … and unborn child. In the midst of trying to keep calm and carry on, Kendall runs into celebrity NASCAR driver Dylan Hargreave. For the first time in her life, Kendall decides to throw caution to the wind and joins Dylan on his racing tour.
The next few weeks are a whirlwind, filled with pre-race kissing rituals, adrenaline-pumping laps and intensified chemistry between Kendall and Dylan. Kendall’s having the time of her life, but knows that eventually all good things must come to an end. When the season is over, she plans to resume her normal ho-hum life. But can Dylan convince her that their pre-race kisses span beyond racing superstitions?
I was originally leery about this book (since I’m not particularly interested in race car driving as a sport), but was willing to give it a try because it was free to download on Amazon. I mean, c’mon, who doesn’t like free?
Despite having zero knowledge of and interest in race cars, this book was a speed read (I will not apologize for the pun!). The author paints an elaborate picture of tread-marked race tracks and sweaty, screaming fans that puts the reader right alongside the pit crew. Dylan’s modesty is endearing, while Kendall’s snap judgment spirals into hilarious and awkward situations that make this book a riot to read.
The intimacy between Dylan and Kenall was definitely a slow and steady build-up. I actually enjoyed the fact that the tension between them held up through the majority of the book, because it made their unity that much sweeter and realistic. I’m not sure if a NASCAR story would be the first Harlequin I flocked to, but if it’s anywhere near as entertaining as Speed Dating, it would definitely be worth a try.
The next few weeks are a whirlwind, filled with pre-race kissing rituals, adrenaline-pumping laps and intensified chemistry between Kendall and Dylan. Kendall’s having the time of her life, but knows that eventually all good things must come to an end. When the season is over, she plans to resume her normal ho-hum life. But can Dylan convince her that their pre-race kisses span beyond racing superstitions?
I was originally leery about this book (since I’m not particularly interested in race car driving as a sport), but was willing to give it a try because it was free to download on Amazon. I mean, c’mon, who doesn’t like free?
Despite having zero knowledge of and interest in race cars, this book was a speed read (I will not apologize for the pun!). The author paints an elaborate picture of tread-marked race tracks and sweaty, screaming fans that puts the reader right alongside the pit crew. Dylan’s modesty is endearing, while Kendall’s snap judgment spirals into hilarious and awkward situations that make this book a riot to read.
The intimacy between Dylan and Kenall was definitely a slow and steady build-up. I actually enjoyed the fact that the tension between them held up through the majority of the book, because it made their unity that much sweeter and realistic. I’m not sure if a NASCAR story would be the first Harlequin I flocked to, but if it’s anywhere near as entertaining as Speed Dating, it would definitely be worth a try.
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