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shadowmaster13's review
3.0
I picked this up for the short story by Vicki Lewis Thompson - "A Calculated Risk". Because Roni the heroine of the story is frequently referred to in Thompson's Sons of Chance series.
Sadly this was actually the worst of the novellas. Most of the story is taken up by drama between Judd (Roni's love interest) and Tucker the driver of the car. I like that Thompson picked a crew chief and a mechanic for a NASCAR story, something a little different, but inevitably as the story's focus isn't on the couple it falls flat.
"An Outside Chance" by Nancy Warren
The second story in the anthology is about Lucy a thirty-something who succumbs to a lame dating advice book. She knows it's lame but follows the advice to 'go where the men are' right to Daytona before a race. Unfortunately her internet date is a married man and a total scumbag. In a fit of rage she punches the air, accidentally hitting Sawyer Patton.
Sawyer's a rookie driver about to race for the first time and he finds Lucy a great distraction for his nerves.
The story is sweet and enjoyable.
"This Time Around" by Dorien Kelly
Megan is a rookie driver back from vacation. Only... her vacation fling Chris followed her to Daytona. There's some unnecessary angst between Chris and his father who is a team owner, but Megan and Chris are really cute together.
The anthology on the whole is good if you have a spare afternoon.
Sadly this was actually the worst of the novellas. Most of the story is taken up by drama between Judd (Roni's love interest) and Tucker the driver of the car. I like that Thompson picked a crew chief and a mechanic for a NASCAR story, something a little different, but inevitably as the story's focus isn't on the couple it falls flat.
"An Outside Chance" by Nancy Warren
The second story in the anthology is about Lucy a thirty-something who succumbs to a lame dating advice book. She knows it's lame but follows the advice to 'go where the men are' right to Daytona before a race. Unfortunately her internet date is a married man and a total scumbag. In a fit of rage she punches the air, accidentally hitting Sawyer Patton.
Sawyer's a rookie driver about to race for the first time and he finds Lucy a great distraction for his nerves.
The story is sweet and enjoyable.
"This Time Around" by Dorien Kelly
Megan is a rookie driver back from vacation. Only... her vacation fling Chris followed her to Daytona. There's some unnecessary angst between Chris and his father who is a team owner, but Megan and Chris are really cute together.
The anthology on the whole is good if you have a spare afternoon.
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