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Hard and Fast
Written by Erin McCarthy
Narrated by Emily Durante
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
Grad student Imogen Wilson realizes she's hit on the perfect thesis for her sociology degree. If she follows the so-called "rules" on how to get a man, can she steer her way into the world and hearts of stock race car drivers, and establish their dating-and mating-patterns?Although sexy and reckless racer Ty McCordle is the ideal test subject, Imogen knows that for the sake of science, she can't give in to her growing attraction for him. Yet he's the one who's chasing after her, and Imogen realizes that she actually wants to be caught. A southern gentleman like Ty will satisfy all her curiosity-and make all the risks worthwhile . . .
Author
Erin McCarthy
USA Today and New York Times Bestselling author Erin McCarthy sold her first book in 2002 and has since written over seventy-five novels and novellas in the romance and mystery genres. Erin has a special weakness for high-heeled boots, martinis, and Frank Sinatra. She lives with her renovation-addicted husband (he built her a bar, so it’s all good!) and their blended family of kids
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Reviews for Hard and Fast
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I'm not usually a fan of contemporary romance, but I loved both of the books in this series. Considering I got them last night and one day later, I'm done reading both of them, I guess that's a good sign! Easy to read, interesting dialogue, interesting characters, & hot sex.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I think it was a little better than the first one. I really liked Ty and Imogen sometimes just cracked me up, but I still think something was amiss by the end of it. Really looking foward to reading Suz and Ryder's story.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
We met Ty in the first book, and now we get more of him. I laughed my way through his more than awkward liason with that airhead, Nikki. That was just painful to read. Ty came across as a bit of a jerk when he kept calling Imogen "Emma Jean". As soon as he revealed that he's dyslexic, his behaviour made more sense. Imogen is totally awesome! She reminds me of Dr. Brennan from Bones - nerdy and socially awkward. She always says what she thinks, so her open curiosity paired with her honesty had me laughing through the story. I howled when she managed to make Ty's eye tic. The visual was just too funny.
This story was more emotion-filled than the first book, and it made me weepy more than once. The most endearing thing about this story was Ty's feelings of inferiority in the brains department around Imogen, but when he talked about racing, it was obvious that his passion and interest in something more than made up for a lack of a GED. Imogen's background of wealth and intelligence didn't play a factor at all. She didn't act like a snob like one might expect of such a character. She swatted his self depricating comments aside more than once, all the while sounding more than sincere. The story flowed smoothly with both of them learning something from each other; both of them stepping out of their comfort zones. Their slow discovery of love and trying to figure out their feelings was sweet and tender, but more importantly, it felt honest with neither one of them playing "games". I would definitely re-read this over and over again (just for the laughs). That's why I'm giving it 5 stars. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Imogen Wilson is a graduate student who is thinking about choosing the dating habits of NASCAR drivers as the subject of her thesis. Being a rather intellectual sort of person, she's inexplicably attracted to Ty McCordle, one of the drivers. Equally inexplicable is Ty's attraction to Imogen, since he ususally prefers to hang out with bimbos. The two of them become lovers, but will Ty's secret destroy their relationship? This book wasn't as much fun as its prequel, but I read it in one evening, which means it's really entertaining. However, I wasn't too enthusiastic about some of the turns the book took towards the end, because the characters acted rashly and were shown to be quite immature.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hard and Fast was as good as the first book in the series! I laughed out loud several times. Erin writes with great knowledge of the character backgrounds and delivers lots of steam along with the story. I loved this book, I only hope she is going to write another one so that Ryder and Suzanne get back together!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Another hot hero from Erin McCarthy. "Hard and Fast" is book two in her series about stock car racing drivers and their rocky road (yes, I couldn't resist) to romance. Ms. McCarthy knows how to write heroes and heroines that readers can relate to and identify with. This time she's provided a bad boy driver and a cerebral graduate student in search of a thesis. Now there's two stereotypes you don't usually see together!Imogen is sure she's finally found something new and different for her sociology thesis. Visiting the racing track with her friend, she ran into a woman with a book titled "How to Marry a Race Car Driver in Six Easy Steps". Now all she'll have to do is follow the steps to see if they work...not that she intends to actually marry a driver, but she's pretty sure nobody else has ever done research on this social group. Ty is happy to be driving race cars and bedding pretty fans. Not too shabby for a man with dyslexia who had so much trouble in high school! Of course he's always careful to break it off with his flavor of the month before things get too serious since he's not ready to settle down. Is he? Well of course not. Otherwise he sure wouldn't be attracted to the brainy woman whose name he can't even pronounce correctly. She's not his type...right?Erin McCarthy delivers her romance with heat, humor, and scads of laughter. The interaction between the hero and heroine will have you sweating and fanning yourself, and then laughing out loud. The relationships between her characters build steadily and readers always get to figure it out before the hero or heroine...which leaves readers (well, me anyway) happily smug. There's always a barrier to overcome and character growth which leaves me smiling. And her secondary casts of characters provide humor, relief, and tantalizing hints for future heroes and heroines."Hard and Fast" was a fun read for me. After reading the first book in the series, "Flat-Out Sexy", I didn't think I would like the hero of this book. But Erin McCarthy came through (as usual) by providing a closer look at what lurks behind the social mask this hero wears...and I fell a little in love with Ty myself. There's no danger (well, other than being a race car driver), no mystery, no intrigue; just pure southern romance that'll leave you with a big ole grin.