"fabulous sports romance"

Due to the publication of semi-nude pictures she took to pay off her college tuition several years ago, Sarah Tingle loses her kindergarten teaching position. Needing money, she obtains a job to drive NASCAR racer Lance Cooper's RV to Florida from North Carolina. When her vehicle breaks down, she begins walking towards his house on an isolated road only to have Lance run her over. She suffers no injuries, but he is concerned for her though he pretends to be a worker and not the racing star. When she learns who he is she wants to leave, but needs the money so agrees to complete the job.

Lance, who has been in a slump, is attracted to Sarah who tingles all over when he seductively looks at her. As they fall in love while she learns what a driver and his crew do, Sarah has doubts as she feels her already negative PR will only hurt Lance. However, her leaving him hurts him much more as he wants to share a life of driving with her.

IN THE GROOVE is a fabulous sports romance that is better than most entries into the athletic arena because Pamela Britton brings to life the milieu of the car racing world from an insider's view of the pit and not just as a convenient backdrop. The romance between the lead duo is warm and tender, enhanced by the exciting NASCAR circuit. Fans of car racing will enjoy this driving look inside the sport as much as readers who appreciate a strong love story.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted February 21, 2006

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Summary

She wouldn't know a NASCAR star if he hit her with his car—and he just did.

Sarah was a kindergarten teacher until a sleazy ex-boyfriend got her fired. Now the only job she can find is driving the motor coach for racing star Lance Cooper...whoever that is. Sarah doesn't know a thing about NASCAR—she just needs a job, and she's off to a rocky start when she doesn't even recognize her ultra-famous boss.

Lance can't help but notice Sarah's sweet smile—and how seriously unimpressed she is with his fame. It's a reaction that peaks his interest—that is, until things get a little too friendly on the bus. But Sarah has no interest in Lance's jet-setting life; she'd rather deal with spit balls than one super sexy race car driver.

But when things begin to heat up on the track, Sarah begins to wonder if life in the fast lane might be a detour worth taking—and if maybe, just maybe, she might be able to take a famous race car driver down a rocky road to find love.

The high-speed thrill of NASCAR racing meets the high-stakes game of love in this whirlwind romance from the author of Dangerous Curves!