No Time to Lose

The Tanner family has a solid NASCAR team headed by driver Ryan Pierce. However, the daughter of the team owner, Jamie Tanner has given up on the family business and NASCAR because her dad refuses to accept how talented she is when it comes to racing engines. However, when her father suffers a heart attack and the engine in Ryan's racing car seems to have a low performance, Jamie is brought home to take over running the operation and fixing the poorly performing engine. She begins to build a new engine for Ryan even as they investigate who wants him and his team to fail. Although their respective hearts race from their attraction to one another, neither the driver nor the boss' daughter expected to fall in love. NO TIME TO LOSE is an entertaining NASCAR romantic suspense starring a gender bending female coming home to save the family business even though she was rejected because of her sex when she originally wanted to join the team. The story line is at its best when Jamie stars as the heroine saving the day. Though the causes for the engine problems and the thefts seem distracting, the romance between the driver and the mechanic is a fine race around the track. Harriet Klausner

I freely admit I'm not a NASCAR fan and wasn't sure I'd be able to truly enjoy this book; however, I love Carrie Weaver's characters and decided to give it a try, anyway. I'm so glad I did because I thoroughly enjoyed the story. I found the NASCAR aspect far more interesting than I ever anticipated. The development of the relationship between Jamie and Ryan is magic of the very best kind, believable and electric. I also truly appreciated how they don't just fall into bed. Relationships are complicated, and healthy ones are balanced. Watching the friendship grow between this couple is heartwarming. The secondary characters add depth and delight to her story, as they always do. I look forward to her next project.