They say love hurts and I’m about to prove them right.
When asked to be the keynote speaker to honor my stepfather’s twenty-fifth year with Ridenhour Racing, I was determined to get even with my stepbrothers. When I took an instant dislike to the team’s young superstar, Dale knocked my plans awry by betting his prized ‘71 Barracuda Hemi against Kolby’s new Audi R8 that I could beat the rising … that I could beat the rising NASCAR superstar in a drag race.
Play with fire, you might get burned.
I agree to the high-stakes bet, only to realize I’m back where I swore to never be again, drag racing on the country lane where Colt Hannah ruined my life. Can I find a way to put Colt and Caine on their knees and still win the race, or must I betray the growing relationship with my stepfather to get vengeance on the pair who humiliated me?
Play with love and all bets are off.
One thing hasn’t changed in the four years since I left town. Nothing with the Hannah brothers is ever what it seems. And once more, when I leave town, neither am I.
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Second book in this series
I’m mind blown right now. It’s 5am I’ve not stoped reading since I started this book.
My initial reaction is… what?!!??
There are a lot of thoughts going through my head but the main one is.. what the hell is shelby doing??? This book was so freaking good… but my lord… Shelby..you asshole! That ending has finished me off… I want to go and read book 3 right now! But I can’t ive got work in a few hours and my poor whiplashed brain needs to function on some level for that!
Some time later after a power nap…or three…..
Ok so I’ve slept, I’ve had some coffee and I will try to make sense of my earlier reaction to this book…( I’ve read book 3 aswel after a major toddler tantrum over the fact that real life was interrupting and delayed my fictional life…HOW RUDE)…
This book is set four years after Gas or Ass, Shelby left to go to college and is 6 months away from finishing. However, Pulled back into a world of pain she’s tried her best to escape, there’s no way she can not return… revenge is better a red head bitch…
I want to explain why I called Shelby an asshole… after the total mindbending games those boys put her through, the dark and oh so twisty messed up treatment she received in book 1… I understand completely her actions and why she chose to leave and why the author left us with a stinking cliff hanger of DHOOM! But ow man… it hurt me… hurt me sooo bad.
But after spending some time thinking about it I’ve come to the conclusion. For Shelby to be able to trust anyone from the Hannah family was a miracle… one that was gonna happen… yet…
This book is so so so many layers of pain and hurt. Learning which hurts need to be healed first and why those hurts are the most painful. Yeah it’s easy from an outside perspective to say that about someone else… from an inside perspective, we all know our what triggers us, when to push and pull on the wounds that cause the most pain and which ones to run the hell away from as fast as possible. That what the Hannah’s were to Shelby…the biggest throbbing hurt….but dayum it was painful and wonderful and mesmerising watching Shelbys journey.
I understand that the boys needed to have a taste of the pain that Shelby experience… what they received in shelbys ‘revenge’ wasn’t a fraction of what they deserved… but the ‘total girl’ in me was glad because if I’m being honest… I was rooting for one of those brothers from day one… and I literally felt my heart tear in two during this book numerous times.
The first book Gas or Ass… was the set up… this book was a masterpiece of a trap! Hot damm did it spring on me… And I adored every bloody second!
This second book was written so much better! I loved how it flows, and the plot is so organic. I can’t wait to see what happens next!
Whew. This series just keeps getting wilder and hotter and I am here for it. This book is a pure adrenaline rush from start to finish. I need the next book now!
This book is not going to be for everyone, especially if you are opposed to same sex scenes. But aside from that, the story line is great! I love how Shelby is growing into a strong young woman and doesn’t take anything from Colt or Caine. I’m ready to see how this story ends!
5 stars for Turn and Burn by Eden Connor. This is book 2 in the Cuda Confessions. This book starts off 4 years after Gas or Ass. Shelby took off and went to school. She has built a relationship with Dale and considers him her step father. Dale brought her the cuda and Shelby has been doing videos with people talking about the Cuda. This all starts when she meets Ernie , an old man who has a connection to Dale. Shelby no longer has much of a relationship with her mother and she hasn’t seen Colt or Caine since she left and discovered what Colt had been doing with her. Shelby comes home to speak at Dale’s 25 year celebration at his job with the Nascar team. She is back and the one thing on her mind is revenge. Shelby gets pulled in to a bet and is racing again. The book is filled with a web of lies and half truths. Shelby learns the truth about what she was told to make her leave. I don’t wanna give anything away so I am going to stop here. This book is not for the faint of heart. It is dirty and filled with plenty of hot sex.
Dang. I didn’t think this book could be the first one but it did. Not only was the steam hotter but I finally feel a little romance even if it slightly. A lot went on in this book but it only spanned a weekish in time. I love how the family is coming closer together even though some issues still arise. I don’t want to give too much away but I really do love those Hannah men. They rock and then Shelby is awesome too. She has this Sass that you can’t help but be drawn too. Can’t wait to see what the 3rd book brings. 4 stars #2OCCJD