An old flame still manages to accelerate her pulse and drive her crazy.Hot Shoe: 1. Driver who has the most past wins among active drivers at a particular track; is the quickest in qualifying, and is favored to win at that track. 2. Gorgeous footwear.This Thanksgiving, Sgt. Audrey McNeil Watson is thankful for wine. Lots and lots of wine. And her closet of hot shoes. Together, they help her deal … Together, they help her deal with the return of her sexy ex-boyfriend, the now famous NASCAR Champion she left after 9/11 to join the National Guard and make a difference. Too bad he still manages to accelerate her pulse and drive her crazy.
Professional stock car racing driver, Matthew “Stone” Bennett returned home to meet with the Wyne brothers to discuss a recent encounter with their estranged brother Keiffer, to face the reality of his cousin’s suicide, and for the wedding of his buddy, Ethan Wyne.
Volunteering to draw the paparazzi away from the happy couple, he and Audrey agree to spend time together with purely platonic intentions. But he soon discovers their old flame never died, as well as old hurts and resentments. Matthew must face the pain of his past in order to sort out his future.
~CITIZEN SOLDIER SERIES~
Book 1: Wyne and Dine
Book 2: Wyne and Chocolate
Book 3: Wyne and Song
Book 4: Wine and a New Year Cowboy (Harland County Crossover Novella)
Book 5: Whine and Rescue (Dallas Fire & Rescue KW Crossover Novella)
Book 6: Wine and Hot Shoes
Book 7: Wine and Scenery
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Wine And Hot Shoes by Donna Michaels is a fantastic contemporary romance. Ms. Michaels has provided readers with a well-written book populated with a phenomenal cast of characters. You can’t help but love them. This is a fairly quick read, perfect for those with limited reading time. Matt is home for the secret wedding of one of his best friends. Audrey is surprised to find the man she just slammed into is her ex, Matthew. Audrey and Matt’s story is loaded with drama, humor and sexy bits. I enjoyed reading Wine And Hot Shoes and look forward to my next book by Donna Michaels. Wine And Hot Shoes is book 6 of the Citizen Soldier Series but can easily be read as a standalone. This is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.
Once again I read a book that is part of series and not at the beginning of it. I would have gone back to read the others first, but this is a story around Thanksgiving so the timing is perfect.
NASCAR Champion, Matt ‘Stone’ Bennett is home for Thanksgiving and also the secret wedding of his best friend Ethan Wyne. Secret to try to keep paparazzi from invading the event.
Audrey McNeil is Matthew’s ex. She left him to his racing and the limelight to go to college, but after 9/11 she joined the National Guard and served two tours overseas. She met and married a fellow soldier but he never made it back from their second deployment. Now a widow, she works with her family in realty as she finishes out her obligation to the National Guard. She runs into Matthew as she’s rushing out to meet with the girls, where Phoebe is planning to spring the secret wedding on her friends.
After Thanksgiving dinner they all meet up for the annual touch football game at the Wyne’s home. A discussion leads to Matt and Audrey agreeing to take the paparazzi heat and a very interesting game.
As these two keep the paparazzi away, they also discover there is still a lot of chemistry between them. But the past is something that must be dealt with and it’s very painful.
The death of Matt’s cousin Greg by suicide the year before, is a hurdle Matt needs to conquer, as well as bringing the uncomfortable knowledge that his friend’s youngest brother, Keiffer, doesn’t appear to be doing well to the Wyne brother’s attention.
Rebuilding a relationship that went wrong, and resolving the misunderstandings that went with it, under the watchful eyes of paparazzi is quite an adventure. Yet they manage to keep the attention off the bride and groom during the wedding and for the honeymoon too.
Hot shoes by both definitions, and definitely plenty of heat and sizzle elsewhere. This is a wonderful Thanksgiving read!
Now I have to go back to read the rest of this series, and maybe find the one for Christmas too!
4 stars
I purchased Wine and Hot Shoes: A Citizen Soldier Series:Guarding the Hearts in the Pocono Valley book 6 by Donna Michaels and this review was given freely.
Separated for 14 years by multiple life changes and misunderstandings, National Guardswoman Audrey reunites with Nascar driver Matthew aka Stone for Ethan’s wedding during the Thanksgiving Holiday. A holiday romance with multiple storylines, multiple happy events, conflict without violence, and finishing with some steamy scenes between Audrey and Matthew.