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Mint Condition
Book 1 in the Classic Car Romance Series
Series starter. A bumpy road trip to love.
A spunky girl auto restorer.
A smokin’ hot CEO.
A classy Cadillac trouble magnet.
Twenty-five-year-old Maddie Kerrigan is known at Midwest auto auctions as the tall, hot babe in the tight jumpsuit and red stilettos. To take her car restoration company to the next level, she must sell a prized family heirloom: a one off, ’53 Cadillac Eldorado in mint condition.
But when the gorgeous Californian investor, Nick Berlin, shows up with a blank check in his hand and an irresistible gleam in his eye, Maddie knows she’s in for a rough ride. When she invites him behind the wheel, he’s raring to go.
Until a letter from her estranged father claims ownership of the car, and ties Nick to an old family enemy. Maddie puts the brakes on the sale and launches a road trip across country to confront her past… with Nick hot on her trail.
Jump on board a spicy road trip in this “Rags to Riches” nail-biting romantic suspense. You don’t have to be a classic car buff to love Nick and Maddies story! Grab the first in this series now!
What People Say:
Five Stars from JSTH on Amazon:
I love a side of love with my suspense or mystery and not just a little suspense to make the romance pop or fill in the blanks. This book was everything I wanted. The characters were well developed, even Flo and Walt, the introspection was dead on and I found the story kept me reading until late, two nights in a row.
The subject drew me in, particularly the career and education Maddie chose. Wow, from someone who wanted to play with little red wagons, basketballs, and roller skates rather than dolls and tea sets, the premise behind the mystery became most interesting. Loved the Mad Monkee name for her company and Maddie soon became a new heroine for me.
Even the bad guys had their sweet side, except for Jimmy Ray, and a few others I won’t mention. But the good sign in any book is when you begin to despise the bad characters when you fear them and loathe them. This is a sign the author has developed them well. Since this happens to be the first book in a series, I will keep an eye out for more. Well done!
Five Stars from another Verified Amazon Customer:
This was a wonderful romantic suspense. The blend between romance, which was both beautiful and steamy, and suspense was perfect. The plot involved family secrets, intrigue, crime and a touch of mystery that had me hooked from the start. Things moved at a fast pace, with some really thrilling parts as the story started to roll toward the climax. There were also a lot twists, many I didn’t see coming.
The characters were fantastically drawn. Maddie and Nick, while instantly attracted to each other, had a whole lot of obstacles both internally and externally between them. But wow there was some hot chemistry there. Maddie is a strong, well-rounded, easy to like and believable character. Nick is handsome and troubled, my kind of hero. I even found myself sympathizing with the bad guys, a few of them. Fans of romantic suspense should love this story.
“Who wouldn’t love a romance with secrets galore, a woman whose car restoration company is called Mad Monkey-? Fabulous concept. Those classic cars were the icing on the cake in this complicated mystery romance. It was a tough ride for Maddie and Nick, but… A fun read that will keep you turning pages to the end!!”
“Absolutely loved this! Make sure you set aside some time because you won’t want to put this down. It’s fast paced, good fun, and sexy, as well as being a mystery about a young lady who owns, and is trying to sell, a fabulous vintage car. There’s a delicious hero too. Lots going on throughout the whole book, with a web of mystery, deceit and lies involving a missing father, some horrible villians and a humungous diamond! An absolutely brilliant read. Great twist at the end too!”
Inspiration for Mint Condition
1953 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible
When Hunky Boy and were dating, we used to go to the car show at the Pomona Fairgrounds in Southern California where we saw a gorgeous beauty restored to perfection. There must have been a dozen calling cards slipped under the windshield wipers by parties who wanted to make offers. All I could think about was the stories that gorgeous car could tell.
After attending several workshops at the next Romance Writers of America conference, I know, it had to be romantic suspense, and my Classic Car Romance series “rolled off the line”.
