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Hot Finish (Fast Track #3)

by Erin McCarthy (Goodreads Author)

3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 · rating details · 2,876 ratings · 275 reviews

Not all marriages last forever!

Suzanne Jefferson is broke, which is why she’s given up charity work for wedding planning. Fortunately, she has a high-profile client,and best of all, he’s paid in advance. There are just two teensy problems: The bride is a bona fide bridezilla, and Suzanne’s ex-husband is the best man. At least she thought he was her ex-husband!

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Published August 3rd 2010 by Berkley

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Jun 14, 2010 Mahlet rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: eagerly-anticipating, erotic-romance, favorite-author, series

Erin McCarthy’s amazing Fast Track series is considered contemporary romance, but I think it’s a little hotter than most, and that’s just fine with me ;) Flat-Out Sexy (#1) gave us the story of stock car race driver Elec Monroe, one of the sweetest, hottest beta heros you’ll ever meet. Hard and Fast (#2) was hilarious and the opening love scene was one of the most well-written, ever!, with Ty and his little “reversals”<--sweet torture.

The chemistry between divorced couple Suzanne and Ryder J...more Erin McCarthy’s amazing Fast Track series is considered contemporary romance, but I think it’s a little hotter than most, and that’s just fine with me ;) Flat-Out Sexy (#1) gave us the story of stock car race driver Elec Monroe, one of the sweetest, hottest beta heros you’ll ever meet. Hard and Fast (#2) was hilarious and the opening love scene was one of the most well-written, ever!, with Ty and his little “reversals”<--sweet torture.

The chemistry between divorced couple Suzanne and Ryder Jefferson was evident in the previous series installments and reaches the breaking point here :) In Hot Finish, Suzanne is still refusing additional alimony $$ from Ryder, and back into the wedding planning business for none other than Nikki Borden, that air-headed bimbo that was chasing Ty in Book 2-->Yes, Nikki’s still just as brainless, but this leads to a lot of laughs ;) Nikki’s finally snagged a driver willing to marry her, and Suzanne will do just about anything to make the high profile, ridiculously themed (thank you Nikki) wedding a success and secure the future of her business. Of course, Nikki’s an attention whore, too, so she has enlisted all the stock car race drivers you know and love, including Elec, Ty, and Ryder, to be groomsmen.

It’s clear very early on that Ryder never stopped loving Suzanne. The way he’s so supportive of her, and helps her in ways her sometimes stubborn ass can’t refuse, just melted my heart. Without going into too much details, communication breakdowns, false beliefs and unmet expectations led to the breakdown of their marriage on round one. Those problems don’t simply go away for Suzanne and Ryder because it’s their story, and I thought McCarthy did an excellent job of handling this. It seemed very realistic and at times, I felt like I was almost eavesdropping on a real couple - in serious trouble. Suzanne and Ryder were fiery in their conflicts when they hurt each other, but in the bedroom as well! Hot Finish has all the heat I have come to love and expect with this series. Suzanne and Ryder have none of that awkwardness that a new couple might experience. Ryder seems to realize their marriage is worth saving much sooner than Suzanne, so he’s almost wooing her? Damn is it hot! Especially when Ryder suggests a little change in scenery - YOWZA! But there’s more than smokin’ hawt sex - this is also full tender moments I love, like when Ryder wants to say more, and tell Suzanne that he loves her and wants a chance to be a better husband...but instead keeps things light for fear of scaring her off. I liked being in Ryder’s head, so to speak ;) And I’d like being in his bed, too, but I’ll just say ;) This was a great installment to the series, and I look forward to more, especially after the special preview to The Chase, (driver Evan Monroe’s) story, at the end of Hot Finish. If you need a fix to satisfy you until August, when Hot Finish is released, you can access 2 excerpts to Hot Finish, plus a plot summary for The Chase, by becoming a member of Erin McCarthy’s website (it’s free). Happy reading and enjoy these hot & sweet stock car race heros! :) (less)

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Jul 13, 2010 Cynthia rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. By the end I felt unsatisfied and harassed. Which was sad, because I was looking forward to this book. The story revolves around 2 people who fell out of a marriage and somehow manage to get it back. Yet they are constantly miscommunicating and bickering. It was all just so exhausting. Unfortunately, they are way too much like an average couple with big problems. Although, they do have some funny bantering before the hot sex-a-thon starts.

Suzanne's a guarded, tough gal with a uncontrollable barb...more

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Dec 01, 2010 Jodie Riverina Romantics rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: awesome, lickable-covers, on-blog, contemporary

I was eagerly anticipating reading this book since the first in the series. I am a big fan of sarcastic humour so Suzanne is definitely a girl i would want on my team and loved every minute of reading this book.

Every chapter was filled with witty humour that had my giggling in my head as well as laughing out loud.

I don't want to drag on, so stating it simply.....THIS IS A MUST READ SERIES.

So many favourite quotes so I will only name a few:

"I cant hold it against the guy that he's marrying a wom...more

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Aug 07, 2010 Shawna rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Fans of funny, steamy contemporary romance & reunited married couples theme

Shelves: contemporary-romance, erin-mccarthy, erotic-romance-erotica-romantica, favorite-romance-series, sports-romance-hot-jocks, series-fast-track, reunions-are-sweeter-second-chances, im-a-cover-hottie-ho, married-couples-married-convenience, i-read-own-faves-keepers, culinary-lovin-food-and-sex-chef, hero-alpha‎, hero-mix-of-alpha-beta, hero-stud-mantel-hall-of-fame, hero-expert-skilled-voracious-lover, heroine-curvy-plump-not-stick-thin, humorous-at-times-or-fluffy-fun, made-me-cry, pregnancy-fertility-baby-kids-drama, yowza-hotness, hh-social-class-wealth-matters, 2010-reads, heroine-kickass-spirited-strong, 4-to-5-stars, hh-bad-communication-conflict-mgmt, hh-big-constant-misunderstandings, bikes-grease-monkey-hot-rods-racer, hh-famous-celebrity, heroine-sassy-full-of-attitude

4 ½ stars – Contemporary Romance

Fast Track is one of my favorite contemporary romance series and not just because of the smokin’ hot, studtastic cover hunks...really, I swear! Flat-Out Sexy, with sweet, doting Elec Monroe falling hard for older widow Tamara and her kids, is one of my favorite romances and much more to him than meets the eye, Ty, and quirky, brainiac Imogen were loads of fun together and burned up the pages in Hard and Fast.

The sexual tension between Suzanne and her ex-husband R...more

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Aug 24, 2010 Isis FG rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Isis FG by: continuation of a series

Shelves: series-fast-track, 2010, info-full, published-2010, reviewed, genre-romance-erotic, stars-3

By far not my favorite of the series. I didn't hate it, but I also didn't love it. I liked it enough, but was expecting a better story.

Series Note:
Third book in McCarthy's "Fast Track" series. I'd recommend reading them in order.

Summary:
Ryder and Suzanne Jefferson have been divorced for two years, but neither has gotten over the other. Suzanne still thinks about Ryder and seems to bump into him all the time and Ryder still doesn't really understand what went wrong in his marriage. He still cares...more

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Aug 04, 2010 Auntee rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Fans of the series; contemporary romance fans

Shelves: contemporary-romance, erin-mccarthy, part-of-a-series, 2010_reads

Not my favorite of the series (hard to top Elec and Tamara from Flat-Out Sexy or even Imogen and Ty from Hard and Fast), and at times I had issues with the sometimes bitchy, often snarky Suzanne Jefferson and the way she treated her sometimes clueless ex-husband Ryder, but all-in-all a pretty entertaining (if unspectacular) read.

Suzanne works as a wedding planner, and she really needs the money she would make from planning the wedding of air-headed bridezilla Nikki Borden to stock car racer Jona...more Not my favorite of the series (hard to top Elec and Tamara from Flat-Out Sexy or even Imogen and Ty from Hard and Fast), and at times I had issues with the sometimes bitchy, often snarky Suzanne Jefferson and the way she treated her sometimes clueless ex-husband Ryder, but all-in-all a pretty entertaining (if unspectacular) read.

Suzanne works as a wedding planner, and she really needs the money she would make from planning the wedding of air-headed bridezilla Nikki Borden to stock car racer Jonas Strickland. Suzanne has been divorced for two years from her husband (of four years) stock car racer Ryder Jefferson. Suz walked out on him (and I'm not really sure why, except they weren't getting along) but has never really stopped loving him (although she would die before admitting that to him). Ryder never stopped loving Suz either, but he has a hard time communicating his feelings, as does Suz. Really, these two have no idea how to talk without someone getting defensive, which leads to arguments about nothing. Anyway, due to some technical glitch, Suz and Ryder find out that they're still legally married. This puts all kinds of thoughts in Ryder's head, because truthfully, he never wanted to get divorced, and he thinks this may be a sign that they should stay together. But how will he convince Suz of that? They've always been red hot in the bedroom, so maybe they can start there?

This book basically revolves around the plot of Suz planning the wedding of crazy bride-to-be Nikki (who once dated Ty from Hard and Fast) and all that entails, her interactions with her soon-to-be ex Ryder (who happens to be the best man in the wedding) and her friends and their spouses who are also in the wedding, and deciding if she really does want to call an end to her marriage once and for all. There's plenty of hot sex with her almost ex husband, lots of reminiscing about their good times, and wondering just why their marriage fell apart. The reader finds out that this couple's problem is basically a failure to communicate their feelings--I thought Suz and Ryder's problems stemmed from them never really sitting down and talking and listening to each other--they just made assumptions about how the other was feeling. Many times in the book I was yelling out "just tell her" or "talk to him" or "ask him"...whew, this couple exhausted me!

There's plenty of humor in this one, plenty of sex--including some inventive use of strawberries, chocolate, and whipped creme (the one place where Suz and Ryder communicate is in the bedroom!), and a little plot twist that you knew was coming with Suz and Ryder spending so much time together...The only question was, were Ryder and Suz ever going to open up to each other and lay their cards on the table?

Fans of this series will probably enjoy this one, even though the H/h weren't quite as likable or the story quite as exciting as the first two in the series. But it was nice to see the gang all together again, and we see a bit more of Evan Monroe (Elec's brother) in this one, who seems to have quite an aversion to marriage. Like I said, not the best of the series, but a solid 4 star read. Now bring on Evan's story The Chase!(less)

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Sep 12, 2012 Kennedy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Jun 29, 2012 Amy Jacobs rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own

After reading about Ryder and Suzanne in the last two books, I was looking forward to reading their story. Suzanne has been entertaining with her snark and wit so I was looking forward to the brave front she was going to portray in her happily-ever-after. Ryder has always been the nice guy but he does have a sexy streak in playing the field at times. Put these two together and I was looking for some fun and smexy action! Unfortunately, their book was not as entertaining and as romantic as the fi...more After reading about Ryder and Suzanne in the last two books, I was looking forward to reading their story. Suzanne has been entertaining with her snark and wit so I was looking forward to the brave front she was going to portray in her happily-ever-after. Ryder has always been the nice guy but he does have a sexy streak in playing the field at times. Put these two together and I was looking for some fun and smexy action! Unfortunately, their book was not as entertaining and as romantic as the first two books. Don't get me wrong! There was sexy time and there was humor, but their romance just didn't click for me as the previous books have.

I think my main problem with this book is the character of Suzanne. Yes I love her smart mouth and the funny lines she comes up with, but I was clearly on Ryder's side of the fence in the romance. This woman does not know how to talk and work things out. She would rather run than talk about anything. She walked out on her marriage of two years instead of just talking to Ryder. They clearly still love each other and I give kudos to Ryder for attempting to try and work things out. He may not have been romantic in some of his actions, but you could tell he was serious and trying the best way he could. Whenever he did try to do something nice for Suzanne, she would twist it all around and make him look like a bad guy. I just couldn't bring myself to enjoy her character in the romance department. When it came to the fun dialogue though, Suzanne and Ryder are pros at getting a chuckle out of the reader.

While this wasn't my favorite book in the series, it still had its moments of enjoyment. What I love the most is how the author includes previous characters and weaves them into the current story. Usually in a series, previous characters are forgotten and the plot moves on. With the Fast Track series, they are such a big family of friends that they are included in the plot and remembered through out the story. I am anxious to start reading the next book and can't wait to see what the author has in store for the still eligible bachelors of the race track!
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Jun 21, 2012 Tai the Lioness rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, already-marrie, best-banter-wit-conversation, characters-change-for-the-better, contemporary-romance, favorite-heros-my-husbands, favorites, emphasis-on-family, favorites-of-all-time, children, fucked-up-situation, great-sex, heroines-bad-past-suffering-abused, impending-poverty, instant-chemistry, its-raining-men-hallelujah, miscarriage, opposites-attract, pregnancy, proved-me-wrong-romance, rough-road-to-hea, second-chance-at-love, theme-forgiveness, theme-secrets, strong-best-heroines, struggle, hero-professional-athlete, heroine-event-planner, alpha-heroine, communication-issues, setting-north-carolina

Hot Finish: Steammmmmmy Five Star read that will have you racing to pick up another McCarthy book

In all honestly, I am always late when it comes to great authors and great books. This is my first time reading a Erin McCarthy book and boy have I been missing out. I know its crazy that I jumped in on the third book, but I don't do chronological lol. What I love the most about this book was how comfortably fun it was. I laughed my ass off and loved all the characters , flaws and all. I sped through...more

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Jun 15, 2012 Autumn~ Rain rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is my first time reading this author's book. I have been on the hunt for contemporary series lately to keep me busy during my summer vacation, I picked up this book base on the high rating and the whole "second chance" concept.
I have never been more annoyed by a book. I cannot believe this is a story involving a couple who's in their 30's, they acted/spoke like they're teenagers. The silly lack of communication and annoying (repetitive) banters covered up 80% of the storyline. I felt zero...more

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Apr 28, 2012 Mer rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: a-f, a-cr

I'd been waiting for Suzanne and Ryder's story since their appearance in Flat-Out Sexy. I found them interesting. Chemistry surrounded them and I did hope the two of them would get to be together again. Well, in this book, they did! Only it wasn't that easy and yeah, their story pretty much gotten me headache.

They were great together, alright. I really liked their romance especially when they were good with each other. They were just as romantic as previous couples in two previous books and they...more

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Mar 25, 2012 Erika rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: too-good-to-be-true, favorites

"When you loved someone, you loved them forever, no matter what, and he was going to do whatever he had to in the hope of convincing Suzanne they belonged together."

Sometimes, all it needs is a second chance to make everything right.

GOD. I seriously loved this to bits. I won't even try to elaborate. The plot is not that unique, but man. Erin McCarthy totally pulled it off!

I guess, what made me truly fall in love with 'Hot Finish' are the characters. GOD. WHO COULD RESIST SUZANNE AND RYDER? Thei...more

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Jan 19, 2012 KatiD rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: a-review-ish

Hot Finish by Erin McCarthy - I adore McCarthy's Fast Track series. Both of the previous books have had interesting heroes and heroines and it has to be said, McCarthy writes some smokin' hawt sexy times. This book featured Suzanne and Ryder Jefferson, a divorced couple who we've gotten to know through the last two books. We never really understood the reasons behind why they split up, just that they did, but were still very much in each other's lives and definitely still had a mutual attraction...more

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Dec 21, 2011 Kathy Davie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance

Third in the Fast Track romantic racing series revolving around a group of stock car drivers.

My Take
It's greatest value is in its resolution of Suzanne and Ryder's relationship with which McCarthy has been teasing us for the past two stories. It's a satisfying resolution but no great tensions or dramas despite McCarthy's trying to create them.

Suzanne discovers that she really doesn't like the person she's turning into. Manipulating clients to do/choose the more expensive option just so she can...more

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Dec 10, 2011 Addictive added it · review of another edition

Suzanne Jefferson is a struggling wedding planner trying to catch a break, Ryder Jefferson is an up and coming stock car driver who is still in love with his ex wife, actually he is still in love with his wife. It turns out that the divorce papers that Suzanne and Ryder signed and dated never reached the court, so when they meet two years later they flabbergasted and secretly thrilled because it turns out that they still have that spark between them and it can no longer be resisted.
Suzanne’s cur...more Suzanne Jefferson is a struggling wedding planner trying to catch a break, Ryder Jefferson is an up and coming stock car driver who is still in love with his ex wife, actually he is still in love with his wife. It turns out that the divorce papers that Suzanne and Ryder signed and dated never reached the court, so when they meet two years later they flabbergasted and secretly thrilled because it turns out that they still have that spark between them and it can no longer be resisted.
Suzanne’s current client is a typical bridezilla whose best man is none other than Ryder Jefferson. Instant chemistry ignites between the two, but the old battles still remain inside the two of them. The problem? Communication, or lack there of. Suzanne always thought her marriage happened because of the unplanned pregnancy and when she miscarried it was a good enough excuse to skedalle from her feelings, years later she is staying away because she is not Ryder’s equal in the money making department.
Ryder’s deal? Expressing his feelings. Typical man trouble. Every time he tries, Suzanne doesn’t want to hear it or something interrupts their time together. To complicate matters, there is a blog that is written it seems to Suzanne expressly exploiting Ryder’s hotel romps by the name of Tuesday Talladega. Cool name huh? And just like a scorned woman, Suzanne believes what she reads on paper and not what she reads in Ryder’s body language. Ryder has been in love with Suzanne since he laid eyes on her, how can he convince her that he still loves her and wants to stay married?
The third in McCarthy’s Fast Track series, Hot Finish is a sizzling must read. If not for the steamy sex scenes alone, then for Ryder’s sincerity. True, Suzanne did seem to take up most of the book with her trust issues and the plot wasn’t all that great, the characters were still interesting enough to keep me turning pages.

McCarthy’s next in the Fast Track series, “The Chase” comes out in March of 2011 with Evan Monroe’s story.
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Nov 09, 2011 Michelle (MsRomanticReads) rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: book-cover-stud, contemporary, nascar, november-2011, romance, sports-romance, heroine-needs-a-swift-kick, second-chance-at-love

No love lost here.

Probably my least favorite of the series (so far). Suzanne and Ryder have been a part of books since the beginning. We know they were married at one point but are now divorced. We also know that they have a rather explosive relationship. Ryder pushes her buttons and has a rather laid back attitude, and Suzanne is always flying off the handle with snarky comments and a rather bitchy attitude. There seem to be lingering feelings on both sides, but they stubbornly refuse to acknow...more
No love lost here.

Probably my least favorite of the series (so far). Suzanne and Ryder have been a part of books since the beginning. We know they were married at one point but are now divorced. We also know that they have a rather explosive relationship. Ryder pushes her buttons and has a rather laid back attitude, and Suzanne is always flying off the handle with snarky comments and a rather bitchy attitude. There seem to be lingering feelings on both sides, but they stubbornly refuse to acknowledge them.

Nikki plays a prominent role in this story since Suzanne is her wedding planner. I could have done without the play-by-play of the planning with bridezilla. I don't care if it adds to the irony that the bimbo seems to have a better clue about marriage than the "seasoned veteran", Miss Uptight herself. Though some parts were funny, I would have had more fun watching tumbleweeds roll by.

The rest of this review doesn't have a spark of optimism, so if you don't wnt to know how I really feel, stop now.

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Thank goodness for the reoccurring appearances of Tammy and Elec and Ty and Imogen. They're good eggs.

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Oct 22, 2011 Sayjil rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Ok, this book was seriously disappointing. Even though I started off at the 3rd book, it doesn’t make a difference, I thought that maybe the series would be more inventive. First of all the racing is just to show how much money this dude got and novelty, you would expect more right? Secoundly you would thing that there would be drama that made sense in the relationships except it just showed how they broke out and didn’t know why. Thirdly the characters were total idiots. Forth, if I have to see...more

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Aug 22, 2011 Lady Lioness rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: genre-contemporary-romance, read-august-2011, subgenre-sports

I'm giving Hot Finish 3 stars. It would probably have been less, but I don't want to torpedo the book's rating. The main reason I feel this way is the book's very first sex scene. I didn't like it. I would go so far as saying it affected my opinion of the characters. It's not that I thought they weren't a good match, but I didn't want to hang out with them. I didn't have a problem with Suz or Ryder in the first two books, but their interactions here rubbed me entirely the wrong way.

Ryder calls...more I'm giving Hot Finish 3 stars. It would probably have been less, but I don't want to torpedo the book's rating. The main reason I feel this way is the book's very first sex scene. I didn't like it. I would go so far as saying it affected my opinion of the characters. It's not that I thought they weren't a good match, but I didn't want to hang out with them. I didn't have a problem with Suz or Ryder in the first two books, but their interactions here rubbed me entirely the wrong way.

Ryder calls Suz a 'sexy bitch' after oral sex and McCarthy writes:

"And he used to call her sexy bitch all the time. It was a term of endearment some women might not like, but she loved it. It had told her that Ryder got her and her sense of humor, and he always said it with a grin, a satisfied smile, or an indulgent exasperation." -page 110

This is one of those times when I understand what the character is trying to convey, but I don't get it. I don't understand it. I think it's demeaning and it doesn't even happen again, although they have sex multiple times later on in the book. So why include it at all?

In addition, I found the sex scene between pages 113-119 to be jarring. I think the problem was that Suz and Ryder are basically an established couple. Sure, they're trying to find their way back to each other, but they already have a comfort level as a couple that allows them to be, um, a tad more raunchier than you would expect to find in a non-erotica romance.

Their communication throughout the book was awful. Suz was very defensive and seemed to treat Ryder worse than he deserved. Ryder seemed bewildered most of the time, like he had no idea what would set Suz off or what to do about it. And I'm sorry, and maybe it's because I'm single, but (view spoiler)

Hot Finish follows the other two books chronologically, so it takes place during NASCAR's off-season. I didn't know NASCAR had an off-season and I also don't know what "intensive training for Daytona" (pg.39) entails. I would've liked to find out. Aside from Ryder's profession as a driver, there was really no other 'sporty' element to the book. It's disappointing all around, but I'm willing to acknowledge that maybe after the awesomeness that was Hard and Fast, Hot Finish simply couldn't measure up. (less)

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Aug 17, 2011 Jo Vandewall rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

2/3s of the way into the book, the hero and his buddies suddenly become women in hairy suits when the guys (all in the testosterone heavy profession of race car driging) start asking the hero how his relationship with his woman was going. Then they tell him he should TALK to her about the RELATIONSHIP. I mean, come on. How girlie is this? Do you know any guy who would do this with his buds? I don’t. Not one. (Okay, maybe my gay guy friends. Maybe.) But a hetro male? They’d rather be boiled in oi...more

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Jul 23, 2011 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: sports, contemporary-romance

Good 3rd book in the series. Ryder, successful Nascar driver and Suzanne, a wedding planer, have been separated for 2 years and find that a misunderstanding regarding a court appearance has caused a delay in making their divorce official. They still run in the same social circle and see each other often enough to know that things were never really finished between them. Ryder knows that he doesn't want to let her go. Suzanne has trouble coming to terms with the same feelings and things go from t...more

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Jun 28, 2011 Shelly rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance-contemporary, romance-sports, set-in-usa-north-carolina

I like this series, but I'll admit, I don't love it. I change explain what it is, but some thing feels like it's repeating in each of the books. I think I may hold off for a while before I read the 4th book, but I do feel this series is still worth the time if it sounds interesting to you.

I've read lots of reviews where people say they don't like Suzanne, and I can see that, but I really do like her. She's a girl after my own heart! I can't say we are exactly alike, but the scarcasm and hiding o...more I like this series, but I'll admit, I don't love it. I change explain what it is, but some thing feels like it's repeating in each of the books. I think I may hold off for a while before I read the 4th book, but I do feel this series is still worth the time if it sounds interesting to you.

I've read lots of reviews where people say they don't like Suzanne, and I can see that, but I really do like her. She's a girl after my own heart! I can't say we are exactly alike, but the scarcasm and hiding of true feelings is something I feel I do as a defense mechanism as well. I get her, and maybe that's why she doesn't grate on my nerves, but as someone who's similar, I have heard the same things said about me. In the end, Suzanne begins to let go and realize she can't control everything. I would have liked to see that sooner, I think it would have gone a long way towards redemption for her, but as it is, it's not too little too late.

Ryder is a nice guy, but I just never got too involved with him, it wasn't anything he did, or didn't do, he just seemed sorta flat to me. I kept waiting for him to wow me, or hell, even piss me off, but it never happened. I don't know what I wanted from him, all I know is I wanted more. Not exactly the type of hero I'm dying to have walk off the page, more likely to fall off and I wouldn't notice.

The whole premise of the book is a little bit of a stretch for me. It's wasn't awful, but again it wasn't great. The whole miscommunication throughout the marriage and for 2 years after their supposed divorce was a little much. Really - these two have been together for 6 years and and they can't even tell each other the love each other, or show any kind of affection for one another, just constant bickering? It's a bit much for me, just a little brother/sister sort of relationship, not the kind of relationship I would expect to bloom into love, or fall back into love, or whatever. Also, it was so bad, but they stuck it out for four years, and have kept in touch for two? I think if it had been married for two and divorced for four, it might have been a little more believable, but as it is, I just don't see being together that long and the miscommunication being that bad.

I'm sure I'll read the last in the series, but I think I'll hold off for awhile. Evan seems like it it might be interesting to see him fall hard, but I'm afraid I may be disappointed if he doesn't. I hate to leave series unfinished, so either way I'll be reading to find out!(less)

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Jan 21, 2011 Madison Griffith rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Books 1 & 2 of Erin McCarthy's 'Fast Track' series introduced me to a world that I quickly came to enjoy. All through those books you are given glimpses of Suzanne & Ryder Jefferson. Divorced, they just can't seem to get away from each other because of the way their circle of friends keep pulling them back in. Throughout the other books you are given the sense that maybe things aren't over with the two of them and there is more to their 'story.' We get that - finally- in this book!

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Sep 21, 2010 Book Binge Blog rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

...After the buildup of Suzanne and Ryder in the first two books, this book was anticlimactic. I was anticipating Hot Finish as a reunion story. In actuality, it was a story about a couple that never really split up. Oh they thought they did. They went through the legal motions (or so they thought), they stopped living and sleeping together, they even stopped acting like a couple. But they still saw each other regularly. They still compared their current lovers to each other. It wasn’t my idea o...more

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Sep 16, 2010 Jo (My House of Books) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Who knew Suzanne would be like this?? I never imagined it, given the short moments we see her in Flat-Out Sexy and Hard and Fast. But I love her. She's sassy, spunky, fun, smart, and guarding her heart like nobody's business, especially once she discovers her ex-husband of two years isn't so much of an ex-. Here's just a few of Suzanne's gems:

Why, so every day can be a special plunge into hell?

You have nothing to worry about. Your penis is very pretty and more than enough to make any woman happ...more

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Aug 26, 2010 Ana rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: keeper-shelf

– After reading the two previous titles, Flat-Out Sexy and Hard and Fast, I couldn’t wait for Suzanne’s book. She’s saucy, proud, intelligent and so hopelessly in love with her ex-husband that she doesn’t know what to do with herself. This characters is what I call a girl’s best friend because she’s the kind of personality that you want to hang out with when you’ve had a breakup or some other kind of trauma in your life. She’s the one who will show up with a gallon of ice cream and a box of wine...more

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Aug 04, 2010 Laura rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ebook, 2010, romance-sports, romance-contemporary, release-2010

3.5 stars

This is the 3rd in the Fast Track series. Suzanne and Ryder's relationship has been a staple in the first two books and in this one it comes to the fore front. They are divorced, but still have a hot relationship. Although the last two years have mostly been hot with arguments, there is still a spark between them that isn't about anger. When news arrives that their divorce was never finalized, things take a strange turn. Both start to question their relationship and wonder what really w...more 3.5 stars

This is the 3rd in the Fast Track series. Suzanne and Ryder's relationship has been a staple in the first two books and in this one it comes to the fore front. They are divorced, but still have a hot relationship. Although the last two years have mostly been hot with arguments, there is still a spark between them that isn't about anger. When news arrives that their divorce was never finalized, things take a strange turn. Both start to question their relationship and wonder what really went wrong between them. As Suzanne coordinates a wedding for Ryder's race car buddy, Jonas, and his crazy fiancee, marriage and relationships are constantly on the brain.

The last two books have been leading up to this one. I've been so excited for Suzanne and Ryder's story that I could barely wait for it to be released. I started out reading this with such enthusiasm. The attraction and sexy bantering was fun and exciting. Ryder's buddies were funny and the bride-to-be was outrageous. I couldn't help but laugh and some of the craziness.

Suzanne is funny with her dark sarcasm and Ryder plays right along with it. They have great chemistry that just made me root for them to work things out.

At some point, I started to get a little annoyed. The sexy banter stopped being sexy and became a little raunchy. All they seemed to do was talk about sex--more specifically oral sex--and body parts. It seemed to overwhelm the story and ruined it a little for me--I didn't really need to read the phrase, "mossy balls". Along with that, there was too much thinking about them not communicating, but none of them actually communicating. They really were a little messed up.

The story itself was a little contrived and predictable. It was plainly obvious the way the story was going to go from early on in the book. I didn't quite mind, but it ruins the allure of the story. It made it easy for me to put the book down and go do something else.

In the end, I was happy to see a conclusion for Suzanne and Ryder, but it just failed to meet my high expectations.

Evan Monroe, the lead in the next book, The Chase, was given more face time and I am interested in watching him fall for the right woman.

Sensuality: Burning - includes lots of sex, oral sex, and sexy banter(less)

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Jul 23, 2010 Shannon C. rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: humorous

I really liked the previous books in this series as well as other books by this author, such as the Vegas Vampires series, The Pregnancy Test, Mouth to Mouth, and You Don't Know Jack. Erin McCarthy usually does a great job creating a laugh out loud funny romance that's both sweet and sexy. But this newest installment fell a bit short. It's not bad--it's just that her other books were really very good so my expectations were high.

The storyline is about an estranged husband and wife Suzanne and R...more

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Dec 30, 2012 Ashley rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: hot-guy-alert, contemporary-romance

Book three of the Fast Track racing-themed contemporary romance series from Erin McCarthy. This is Suzanne and Ryder's story - finally! Their relationship has been teased in the first two books, with few details. All we know is that they were married, are now divorced, bicker constantly, and seem to still have a fiery connection. Suzanne has been my least favorite of the female leads, she is too loud and brash for me. However, she is a loyal friend and a good person, and as we come to see, maybe...more

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Apr 12, 2012 Kellie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: hot-sports-men

First of all I need to say that I have not read the first 2 books in this series.. YET… I’ll admit I was drawn to this book when I saw it at the Library simply because of his hotness. I was unaware that it was the 3rd in a series.

PRO’S ==>
-The cover! OMG HELLO!! –
-It didn’t matter that it was the 3rd I fell into line as they gave me enough back story about the others to know what was going on.
-RYDER-.. AH-MAY-ZING! I loved the guy! Especially his silly jokes… He really got my “motor runni...more

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Sep 15, 2011 Suzanne the Mighty ~Satin Seductress~ rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: alert-knicker-wettingly-hawt-cover, can-i-kill-the-bitch, contemporary-romance, lover-the-cover, funny-funny-har-har, pdf-kindle

2.5 Stars

I liked Suzanne at the beginning of the book and in the last two books but in this one she seriously got on my nerves. What the hell is wrong with her?! All she did was whine and I in no way felt sorry for her, so she had to stop living off her ex husband Ryder, big deal, get over it and get a job like the rest of the population! So, she still thinks she loves her ex go talk with him about it, stop whinging about how he can't possibly love you as he doesn't say what you think he should!...more

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USA Today and New York Times Bestselling author Erin McCarthy sold her first book in 2002 and has since written almost fifty novels and novellas in teen fiction, new adult, and adult romance. Erin has a special weakness for New Orleans, tattoos, high-heeled boots, beaches and martinis. She lives in Ohio with her family, two grumpy cats and a socially awkward dog.

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“And everyone is always saying that marriage is really hard and takes a lot of work. But the thing is, when you know that you love someone, those things don’t matter. You have to push all the everyday things and the outside world away, and just enjoy knowing that this is the man who has the chest your head is meant to lie on.” — 82 people liked it

“Did I ever tell you the difference between a Northern fairy tale and a Southern one?" she asked him, indulging herself and letting her head rest on his shoulder. God, he felt good. Her man. Where her head was meant to lie, right there, on him.
"What's the difference?"
"A Northern one starts 'once upon a time,' while a Southern one starts 'y'all ain't going to believe this shit.” — 67 people liked it

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