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“But how long will Brant be out of the races?”

“I don’t know. When his foot is healed enough to satisfy the doctors I guess. I don’t care how long it takes. The next time I race Brant Bye it’ll be without sabotage charges hanging over my head, and it’ll be with him in complete health. It’ll be one hell of a race. I honestly don’t know who will win. He’s just that good.”

“What about sponsors? Isn’t number 34 still a minor driver?”

“You’d be stupid not to sponsor him. Hell, I’d sponsor him just so I could race him again if that wasn’t a major conflict of interest. In all honesty I don’t know what’ll happen, but if he loses his chance at the big time because of a stupid injury I’ll go face him at the track in Sturgis, his home track.”

“Chloe, how does it affect you, being related to one driver and involved in another?”

“Oh, well, Brant and I aren’t that close, but it’s going to make dinner with my father very interesting.”

Trey smiled. “I’m in the market for a new manager, obviously, so my career doesn’t end before I get the chance to face Brant again. Thanks for taking the time to make the trip down here.”

Once the media had departed to write up their stories Troy draped an arm over her shoulder and said, “That wasn’t so bad, was it?”

“I guess not. Trey, that was amazing. You may have saved Brant’s career by saying those things. You continue to amaze me.”

He led her down to the curb. “That was really you driving the heat trials?”

“Yes. That’s why ‘Brant’ took off without shaking your hand after the race. We couldn’t let anyone know it wasn’t Brant driving or he’d be disqualified.”

“You didn’t trust me?”

“I went against my family for you, Trey, I trusted you with my heart, and with my brother’s life. But I promised Brant I’d keep that secret and I did. Do you understand?”

He nodded. “I’ll never understand women, but yeah, loyalty I understand. Come on.” He flagged a taxi.

“Where are we going?”

“Back to the track, I want to see what you can do.” He nudged her into the waiting car.

“Can’t we go back to the hotel instead?” she asked, snuggling against him as he slid in beside her. “It’s been an exciting, exhausting, day and I could use a little down time.”

“If I get you back to that hotel it won’t be for relaxing.”

The kiss she gave him nearly stopped his heart.

“Driver, the Plaza, if you please.” He kissed her softly. “Don’t expect that to work every time.”

She gave him a wide-eyed innocent stare that was made only slightly ridiculous by the black eye. “Of course not.” She smiled and rested her head against his shoulder with a contented sigh. “I love you.” –
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Author’s Note

First, I have to admit that I know only the basics about car racing. I have to thank the Facebook National Novel Writing Month group for answering a lot of my research questions. There help and support was invaluable. And a thanks to my husband for making sure all the tools and parts that were named were named correctly.

Second, on that note, I admit that the format and time frame of the racing may not be one hundred percent accurate or traditional. I took the basic framework and made it fit with the story—a stretching of the truth. To all the hard core stock car racing fans out there I hope I haven’t insulted you or made this book unreadable.

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I thoroughly enjoyed writing these characters and I look forward to coming back to them again to see where their stories take me. I hope you will enjoy getting to know them, and that you will want to know every detail of their race-driven lives.

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A SNEAK PEEK AT BOOK 2

Brant Bye is used to being #1. He’s the first-born son, his father’s favourite, and a champion stock car racer—at least he was until an injury threatened all that. The broken foot has healed but now Brant is hooked on painkillers, and if his father or manager find out he can kiss his #1 status good-bye.

Seth was too used to playing second-fiddle to his cocky, spoiled older brother, and he had lots of practice cleaning up Brant’s messes. When Brant wants his help sneaking off to rehab, Seth says ‘okay’ without a second though.

But Seth is getting tired of being second rate and his disillusionment turns into full blown rivalry when they meet Alice.

Alice McGee is a recovering addict and this isn’t her first time in rehab. She’s always been a nothing, a nobody, and now she has not one but two men swearing their love for her. Will she choose the man who understands her but may enable her to keep using just like all her past boyfriends? Or will she ride off with her very own knight in shining armour? And what happens to two brothers when only one can win?

Full Throttle Book 2: Race to Recovery will be available December 2013.