Title: FURIOUS RUSH
Author: S.C. Stephens
On Sale: August 23, 2016
Publisher: Forever
Trade Paperback: $12.99 USD
eBook: $4.99 USD
Audio: $22.98 USD
The first in an emotion-fueled, New Adult
series from the #1 bestselling author of the Thoughtless novels!
Too fast, too furious—and way too hot to
handle…
Mackenzie Cox has a lot to prove. Daughter of
a racing legend, she is eager to show the world that she has inherited her
father's talent in the male-dominated sport of professional motorcycle racing.
The last thing Kenzie needs is to be antagonized by her rival team's newest
rider, Hayden Hayes. Plucked from the world of illegal street racing, Hayden immediately
gets under Kenzie's skin. His insinuations that Kenzie is a spoiled princess
who was handed her career fuels her desire to win, and much to her surprise,
Kenzie soon learns she performs better when she's racing against Hayden.
As Kenzie and Hayden push each other on the
track, the electric energy between them off the track shifts into an
intense—and strictly forbidden—attraction. The only rule between their two
ultra-competitive teams is zero contact. Kenzie always does her best to play by
the rules, but when her team slips into a financial crisis, she has no choice
but to turn to Hayden for help. The tension simmers during their secret,
late-night rendezvous, but Kenzie has too much to lose to give in to her
desires. Especially when she begins to doubt that Hayden has completely left
his street life behind...
“Do you have any idea who
this guy is, and why the hell he’s on our track?”
Myles tilted his head as
he thought. “Don’t know, but if he’s on the track before noon, your dad must
have hired him. The Bennetis know not to break that rule. Not after what
happened last time.”
The last time a Benneti
stepped foot on our track before they were allowed to, that Benneti had found
himself duct-taped to the flagpole in the middle of the track. Naked. Of
course, the Benneti team had gotten us back by breaking all the windows in the
garage doors. They were still boarded over, since we couldn’t afford to fix
them yet. For the sake of our bank account, Dad had ordered every Cox racer not
to continue the paybacks, no matter how warranted they were.
Ignoring Myles’s chuckle,
I renewed my inspection of the racer. The new rider was fast, and ridiculously
good—his setup on the corners was perfectly timed, and he kept his body low,
hanging off the bike so that nothing was over the center line but his outside
arm and leg; his “triangle of daylight”—the space between his inside knee and
the bike—was so beautiful that Dad would probably photograph it and hang it on
his office wall. Considering the furious competition at the professional
level—races were won or lost by mere seconds—and considering how much time,
energy, and resources were spent on training new riders, I wasn’t too surprised
this guy was top-notch. With the upcoming racing season so close, any person
Dad brought onto our team would be impressive. Dad wouldn’t settle for anything
less than amazing; he couldn’t afford to. Yet another reason I was feeling a
profound pressure to perform. There was no free ride for Jordan Cox’s daughter;
I had to earn my place, same as everyone else.
When number 43 finally
finished his set and slowed to exit the track, Myles let out a low whistle.
“Not bad. He reminds me of you.” Frowning, I peeked up at him. His dark eyes
sparkled with amusement. “No guts, no glory, balls-to-the-wall racing, like you
have something to prove every time you go out there.” He raised a dark eyebrow
at me, but I remained silent. Having to prove myself was a daily occurrence,
and Myles knew that.
The rider exited the
track at the same place where we were standing with our bikes. He slowed to a
stop directly in front of us, shut off his motorcycle, and removed his helmet.
My jaw dropped to my chest, and my eyes bugged out of my skull. No. It was not
possible. But the long-dulled desires starting to tingle back to life at just
the sight of him told me it was possible. The man who was proudly
wearing the number 43 was the same drop-dead-gorgeous man who’d won the street
race early this morning. What the hell was he doing here—on my turf—looking
for all the world like he belonged?
In the bright sunshine, I
could see that his eyes were actually a light shade of green. There was a
devious glint in them that silently promised that every day with him would be
even more intriguing than the last. Add that to his dirty-blond hair, rugged
jawline, perfect bone structure, athletic build, and perfectly full lips that
hinted at a treasure trove of untold pleasures, and you got a man who attracted
a lot of attention everywhere he went—as I’d witnessed last night by the swarm
of groupies surrounding him while he’d been illegally racing.
No way. There was no way
Dad had hired this guy!
Hopping off his bike, the
stranger ran a hand through his sweat-soaked hair. The shaggy strands were
sticking up every which way now, and the chaotic hairstyle was too damn
appealing. A small groan slipped from me in my shock. Get it together,
Kenzie.
His emerald eyes swung my
way, taking me in, and I held my breath and stood a little straighter. Did he
recognize me like I recognized him? Did I want him to? Damn it . . . what was
his name again? And why the hell did he have to have such incredible eyes?
Green with flecks of gold, penetrating and intense, like when he was looking at
you—truly looking at you—nothing else around him mattered. I could easily
picture him studying the track with that unrelenting gaze. I could also picture
him studying my curves with that superheated stare. Goddammit, no. This
couldn’t seriously be happening.
Feisty leading lady ✔️
Hot dude ✔️
Book written by S.C Stephens ✔️
All the elements I need to dig into this book. Mackenzie Cox or Kenzie as her friends call her, is the daughter of a legendary racer. Ever since she was little Kenzie has had a passion for racing. One night she meets hottie Hayden Hayes. Kenzie's life is full at the moment, she has become a professional racer for her father's team. They are in need of money to fix up certain things so her sole focus is on nothing more than winning and beating her dad's rival Benneti Motorsports. Well guess who has just become apart of Benneti's team? Take a guess....just guess. YUP Hayden!
This is where I began to see these two just going at it with one another. Kenzie hated the way Hayden would speak to her because as a woman in a male dominated sport she constantly had to prove herself. Yeah, I know it sucks. And Hayden UGH he would make me so mad the way he would call her princess or sweetheart because he felt she didn't belong out on the track. Talk about an ass.
As the story progresses Hayden and Kenzie begin spending more time together, which leads to angst and y'all know I love me some angst and if you've read SC's books before you know the woman can write some angst and drama! Now because Kenzie's dad and Haydens' boss are rivals they are not supposed to fraternize with one another, which for me gave me that Romeo and Juliet type feel to it...forbidden, another element I love in plots.
Overall the author did a great job with the characters and the stroy line. I loved that Kenzie didn't take peoples crap. I adored Hayden, he just has this swagger that pulled me in and throughout the story he got better and better. The beginning for me was a bit on the slower side but about 1/2 way through, strap on your helmet because it's full speed ahead. That ending tho! What? Why? Man, I loved it and I know most people wont but I love books like this. If you want to know what it is you have to read it for yourself to find out.
S. C. Stephens is a #1 bestselling author who
spends her every free moment creating stories that are packed with emotion and
heavy on romance. In addition to writing, she enjoys spending lazy afternoons
in the sun reading, listening to music, watching movies, and spending time with
her friends and family. She and her two children reside in the Pacific
Northwest.
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