Driven by Desire

by Luann McLane

Only one man could make her heart race... Daredevil stunts and dangerous accidents are par for the course in the world of motocross racing. Just ask Alexia Spencer, who almost lost her high school sweetheart in a near-fatal accident. But when she asked him to give up racing, Jayden Michaels rode off without even a goodbye, leaving Alexia heartbroken.
Ten years later, Jayden's back-determined to prove he's over Alexia. But it's impossible to ignore the irresistible woman she's become. And it isn't long before Jayden finds himself on Alexia's doorstep, driven by his insatiable desire, hoping he can tempt the woman he still loves into letting herself feel the heat-and taking a risk with her heart.

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Sports Romance, Erotica, Fiction, Erotic Romance

320 pages, Paperback

First published October 7, 2008

About the author

LuAnn McLane writes sexy contemporary romance with a touch of sass and humor. Published in 2003, her novels have appeared on bestselling lists including USA Today, Nielsen BookScan, Barnes and Noble and Amazon. Her books have been featured selections for Rhapsody and Doubleday Book clubs. A love of country music led her to a collaboration with superstar Wynonna Judd with the novel Restless Heart. A member of RWA, she conducts workshops on a local and national level and connects with readers on social media. She divides her time between Kentucky, Florida and Arizona and when she isn’t writing or reading, she enjoys cooking, beachcombing and spending time with friends and family.

Reviews

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I suppose if you can finish a book in less than 48 hours, it's a good book? Then that is how this went down. Of course, I am a huge sucker for a romance novel. With sex. This, of course, was both. It was a little busy with both Alexia & Brianna...getting busy. But it was a fast-paced book that sucked you in and held on until the end. Having Jayden a motocross title winner only adds to his bad-boy image and makes you want to submit to this pull of this book.

[Cindy (BKind2Books) · Rating 2 out of 5]

Totally underwhelmed. It took me a while to connect to this one and I think what *kept* me reading it was the secondary romance between cutie pie Brianna and smokin' hot Colin, not the main characters. Other than a few cute / hot scenes involving the MC, I simply did not care. The whole plot line with them was totally ho-hum and the *exciting* conclusion was anything but. I could see it coming almost from the moment that Alexia mentions it. I think that the other issue was that the world of motocross holds no fascination for me - give me a hockey or football player and I can totally get with the program. Maybe even some other sport - I mean, who hasn't watched a few of those Olympic sports - swimmers or luge or even a gymnast - and thought "yummm"? But motocross does not do it for me. If you read this, I recommend skimming it for the Colin and Brianna romance - I wanted to see more of these sweeties.

[Bronwyn Rykiert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Alexia Spencer loves Jayden Michaels but when he chose his love of motor cross over her she let him go. He thought she would go after him and she did but she had an accident and lost their baby. Because of that she felt she could not go after him, so she ended up in an unhappy marriage.

10 years later both Alexia and Jayden have come home, Alexia because her marriage has broken up and Jayden because he has a business venture with his best friend and fellow motor cross racer Colin McCord.

It doesn’t take Alexia and Jayden long to get back to basics and before long they realize that there was never anyone else for them.

I really enjoyed this story – it has 2 love stories in it – Alexia and Jayden and Colin and Alexia’s younger sister Brianna. There was no playing hard to get though Alexia and Jayden still had some problems to sort out but with Colin and Brianna it was a new relationship.

[Sara · Rating 2 out of 5]

I can't believe I finished this book. It started fine, the sex was good and everything, but somewhere in the last 100 pages I started rolling my eyes and trying not to puke up my lungs. Whenever any of the four main characters were alone with the same-gender counterpart, I wanted to punch everyone. The language was so unbelievable that I'm not sure a human being wrote this dialogue. It was better in the M/F scenes, but not much, and it got especially nauseating towards the end. On page 280, I said, OUT LOUD, "oh God, can I make it through the last 16 pages?" So sad, because Luann McLane's short story in the TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS anthology was pretty awesome. Maybe that's the key here: size does matter.

[Lady Allison · Rating 4 out of 5]

I definitely enjoyed this read! It was steamy for sure, but had a good dose of romance to it and the supporting characters were just as as entertaining as the main characters. I loved the banter between characters and there was quite a bit of humor mixed into an interesting plot & down home setting. The changing POV in the midst of a chapter was sort of confusing, but I didn't really mind too much. The motocross aspect was really interesting but quite a bit of the terminology was lost on me.

Steamy & funny, it's a killer combination & I definitely recommend it!

[Jessica Flaska · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was a good book, and reading sex doesn't bother me, but it seemed like there was just as much sex as story. it is a good book, but after reading enough sex i ended up skipping the last few scenes cause it was getting boring to read that much. it seemed like the last five chapters alone was half sex. but, it is a good book with some humor. i still like luann mclanes's books and will continue to read them, i just hope that the other books have a little less sex like her other ones.

[Desiree M ~*~*~ LiveReadCollect · Rating 2 out of 5]

2-2.5 stars.

This whole story for me was just ok/fine.

The characters were fine. The storyline was ok. The secondary romance was fine. The writing style was fine.

Basically there was nothing hugely fantastic about this novel. There was very little to nothing I connected with and could say 'oh that's good'.

I really tried to get into it but most of this book I skipped/skimmed.

[Jess · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5/5 - This one started out great, had my attention and then got a bit cheesier as the story went on. Everything worked out a little too perfectly for the lead couple by book's end. The sex between Jayden and Alexia is hot, and the side story with Colin and Alexia's sister Brianna is sweet. But the story itself is just ok for me.

[Natasha Hagen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love motorcycles so this book had my attention from the first page. It's a great love story and deals with all aspects of life. The story is easy to follow and draws you in to keep reading. The book is a little spicy, but that makes it even more fun and entertaining.

You could definitely relax on the beach and enjoy this spicy sexy love story.

[Natasha Blocker · Rating 1 out of 5]

The story was somewhat confusing and the conflict was unrealistic. It all seemed very contrived and didn't flow well at all. If I was more interested in sex scenes rather than a good light story, I would have been very happy!

[Caitie · Rating 1 out of 5]

After enjoying all the other Luann Mclane books I've read, I'm surprised how much I just didn't like this one. TSTL characters, silly plot, and cliches galore. Very disappointing.

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

SO GOOD....I never thought I could read books like these...Now I can't get enough :)

[Shawna · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars – Contemporary/Sports Romance

[Cherie Clark · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was awesome loved it from the beginning. Both couples made this book. Read it in one setting. ☆☆☆☆♡♡♡☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Rereading this book again🌟💛⭐💚🌟🧡⭐💙⭐💜⭐💝🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[MJ · Rating 3 out of 5]

2½ Stars