Sweet as Sugar, Hot as Spice

by Kimberly Raye

Book Overview

In this steamy romance, a playboy Nascar driver and a sex-positive filmmaker enter into a marriage of convenience, but sparks fly when their union stars to turn up the heat in their small Georgia... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446614017
• ISBN13: 9780446614016
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Forever
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.7" x 0.9" x 4.5"

Customer Reviews

Sweet as Sugar, Hot as Spice

Eve Farrel has always been the black sheep of her family and she likes it that way! When her two sisters abandon their feminist mother's life-work and marry, Eve finds herself in the unwelcome role of "good" daughter. Desperate to avoid her mother's focus, Eve does the unthinkable, she marries Linc Adams, NASCAR driver and renowned male chauvinist. But this is a marriage of convenience, for Linc needs Eve just as much as she needs him. Linc's passion is racing but family tradition and friendship has him in an untenable position as a mayoral candidate. What better way to lose the the political race in order to focus on winning it all in NASCAR, than to present the world, and his family, with a completely inappropriate wife? Eve, a noted sexpert and owner of Sugar & Spice Sinema, creator of how-to sex videos, isn't exactly a typical politician's wife. But neither Eve nor Linc count on the enormous attraction between them. Will Eve and Linc find their marriage of convenience more than just a solution to their temporary problems? Can a quickie marriage turn into a life-long love affair despite Eve's fear of commitment? Sweet as Sugar, Hot as Spice is the terrific conclusion to a wonderful trilogy! I loved Eve and Linc! Eve's wild woman facade and Linc's bad boy image make these two a great combination. Underneath it all Eve is less sexpot than sexy, and Linc is more nice guy than playboy. I loved them all the more for it! In Sweet as Sugar, Hot as Spice, Ms. Raye wraps up the secondary romance evolving over the course of the trilogy involving the Farrel sister's mother and father. I was also pleased to see more from sisters Skye and Xandra. Funny, hot, and sexy, Sweet as Sugar, Hot as Spice is my favorite book in the Farrel Sisters Trilogy. But I insist you read all three because they are all great reads! Annabelle reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

Originally Posted on Romance Junkies in 2005

Kimberly Raye finishes up her Farrel Sisters Trilogy with SWEET AS SUGAR, HOT AS SPICE, and boy, does she go out with a bang! If you haven't read the stories of Skye Farrel in Kiss Me Once, Kiss Me Twice or that of Xandra Farrel in Sometimes Naughty, Sometimes Nice (Warner Forever), you'll want to pick those two up at the bookstore when you run out to purchase SWEET AS SUGAR, HOT AS SPICE. Eve Farrel is starting to panic. She's recently watched both her older and younger sister find their happily-ever-afters and settle down in marital bliss-to the complete shock, dismay, and chagrin of their very famous feminist and anti-marriage mother, Jacqueline. Now that mom only has one single daughter left, she's determined that Eve will stay that way, no matter what. Jacqueline is driving Eve nuts, to the point that she now believes there's only one way to get her mother to leave her alone, once and for all-find a man, fast, and get married, even faster. Fortunately for Eve, there's a man who is having a very similar problem. Linc "Shooter" Adams is known on the NASCAR circuit as a bad boy, a skirt-chaser who knows no limits-on or off the track. Everyone and their brother knows that Linc's family is urging him to follow in his father's footsteps by becoming Mayor of his hometown, and nothing Linc says to the contrary will convince the constituency that he doesn't want a life of politics. In the current poll, he's even ahead of his best friend, Craig Sanders, the man Linc wants more than anything to win the election. Desperate measures are called for, and taking a very unsuitable woman as his wife just might do the trick. Eve is definitely an unsuitable politician's wife. As the owner of Sugar & Spice Sinema, a company that produces how-to sexual videos for couples who want to up their sex lives a few notches, Linc knows that marrying Eve Farrel will stop any Mayoral races cold. As for Eve, what better way to get her mother off her back than to marry Shooter, the ladies man of NASCAR? Kimberly Raye has written a laugh-out-loud romance story that has two people thrown together as a matter of convenience, and learning to love each other as a matter of the heart. Eve finds out pretty quickly that Linc isn't as bad as he'd like the world to believe, and Linc in turn realizes that there's more to Eve than a sexy body. As these two find a balance between the desires of their family and the desires of their own bodies, it's a joy to be along for the ride.

Hot NASCAR Action

This was my first Kimberly Raye purchase. I bought it because I love NASCAR. Ms. Raye did a great job of weaving NASCAR realistically into the storyline. Linc and Eve are a great couple, they have passion, humor and that intangible quality... chemistry. Eve concocts a plan that is so outrageous it just might work. They meet at her sister's wedding and before the night is through, they're married. The idea is to use the shock value of the wedding to get Eve's mother off her back as well as keep Linc out of local politics. The plan works, but not in the way either of them expected. You'll have to read it to see what happens. I have now read and thoroughly enjoyed the other 2 Farrel sister novels as well. "Kiss Me Once, Kiss Me Twice" and Sometimes Naughty, Sometimes, Nice"

Very Sweet - Very Hot

I was given this book as a gift and although it was my first book by this particular author. I will most definitely read more of her work. Very well written and easy to read. One of those books you cant put down. The kind you read in one day. I am finding that lesser know authors write the best books. It seems that the "biggies" dont have the creativity that the newer authors have. It is a wonderful and refreshing switch. But be forewarned - this is not a book for your children. Very sexy and with a good storyline and well developed characters.

If you enjoy Jennifer Crusie you will love this book!

What a fun and exciting read. This novel develops the story of Linc Adams a NASCAR star and Eve Farrel the director of 'how to sex videos'. They had a blind date that went bad but the story does not end there instead the author leads you down a path of,sex,NASCAR,How to videos,babies,marriage and more sex.I plan to read more Kimberly Raye ... Enjoy.