HOT WHEELS AND HIGH HEELS

Author: Jane Graves ISBN: 0446617865 7/2007 CONTEMPORARY Publisher: WARNER

Trophy wife Darcy McDaniel has just discovered that, thanks to her embezzling husband, her posh, upper-class life is gone for good. Now she's trading her suburban palace for a trailer park and her weekly salon appointments for a job. Darcy needs a new man—fast—one who'll keep her in the manner she darn well deserves. Problem is, the hottest prospect around is the my-way-or-the-highway hunk who's making off with her beloved Mercedes! Ex-cop turned repo man John Stark is sure that hiring the furious blonde in his headlights is a colossal mistake. He knows Darcy's high-maintenance, designer-labels-only type—after all, he's used to taking their cars. But he never expected this hellion to have the smarts and the spunk to go from receptionist to repo agent in record time...or to drive him insane with desire. She's the last thing this tall, dark, and dangerous loner needs...and everything he never knew he wanted.

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

Darcy McDaniel is in trouble. She finds herself alone and with no money. The problem? She has no skills or training to get a job and she has spent her entire adult life being pampered and having everything she ever needed at her finger tips. Darcy's hope is to find an easy office job where she can meet a man who will marry her and take care of her. However, Darcy realizes she is not as young as she used to be, and it may not be as easy as she originally thought to find someone to marry and solve her problems. When Darcy's car is repossessed, she begs the agency owner for a job.

Enter, John.

John thinks that Darcy is a spoiled flake, but he gives her a chance as the receptionist for the agency. When Darcy learns how much money she could make by repossessing a vehicle, she begs John for a chance to do it. While John cannot deny a certain attraction to Darcy, he does not believe she is capable of handling repossessing vehicles.

Don't forget that Darcy is still on a man hunt, and while she feels John is sexy beyond compare, his bank account will not meet her needs. A multimillionaire, Jeremy Bridges, seems ready and willing to pamper Darcy, but she is hesitant about jumping into his arms. Which man will she choose? And will Darcy ever learn to be self sufficient?

HOT WHEELS AND HIGH HEELS is absolutely hilarious! It will make you laugh, cry, and want to throw objects across the room. I had a full range of emotions while reading this book. But, there is more to this novel than just a work of fiction. It's about a woman's discovery that she can stand on her own, even with the hurdles that she meets along the way. Jane Graves has done as outstanding job with this book.

Kym Oetting