Gray Preston was born into money, but he’s built his racing empire on hard work and muscle. And now that Gray has millions of fans, his senator father sends one of his aides, Evelyn Hill, to elicit Gray’s help in garnering votes for the upcoming national election. Gray wants nothing to do with his estranged father’s campaign, but Evelyn can be pretty persuasive. She’s willing to learn about racing, and maybe even get a little dirty.
Evelyn’s number-one goal is politics, which makes working with Gray difficult, because his only passion is fast cars. As she and Gray spend time together, he teaches her about the sport he loves, and she learns a lot about the man behind the wheel. The more she learns, the more she wants him. But any desire that threatens to derail the carefully laid plans for her future is a dangerous one.
With the passion Gray and Evelyn share running hotter than either imagined, one of them is going to have to compromise, or else run the risk of losing more than their hearts.
I am a lover of this series, and I appear to be in the minority, because I enjoyed that Burton changed it up a little. It was a nice change of pace having the sport be auto racing, and I also really liked Evelyn. She was a powerful business woman, who she wanted it all, and was going for it all: the job, the house, the man, the kids. She was a great strong female MC. I also thought Burton did a good job with the transition from the Riley clan to Gray and his friend group. (Disclosure: I read these out of order, and have read through book 10. Therefore, I know the future) It was time to widen the Play by Play circle and I am all for the new additions. I got exactly what I was looking for with this book: hot and steamy, fun with just a pinch of drama. It was exactly was I was looking for to cure my sad-book-hangover.
