Jackie Braun | Sexy Cars Are Nice, but I’d Rather Have a Sexy Guy

Unlike Kate Douglass, my heroine in REVENGE BEST SERVED HOT, I’m not much of car enthusiast, classic or otherwise. I see the vehicle I drive as a means of transportation, a way to get my kids and all their stuff from Point A to Point B.

Don’t get me wrong. I like a nice ride. (And who doesn’t like that new-car smell?) But you’re not likely to find me at a local car cruise or one of the big annual auto shows. What’s under the hood of a classic muscle car simply doesn’t excite me.

My husband, on the other hand, has a far greater appreciation for anything that comes with four wheels and an engine. Maybe it’s because he grew up in Flint, Michigan, also known as Vehicle City and the birthplace of General Motors. Or maybe it’s because he’s an engineer who has worked in the auto industry his entire adult life. Either way, he knows his cars. And he likes them.

When we met, in addition to the manly pickup truck he drove daily, he owned a sleek and sexy, cherry red Corvette. I didn’t know about “her” until he and I had been dating for a while, though. Apparently, he didn’t want me to use him for his hot ride. As if. Anyway, he loved that car. He babied her. He kept “her” covered when “she” wasn’t on the road. “She” was spotless inside and out. And under “her” hood? Nary a spot of grease or grime.

But as happens in any love triangle, one of us had to go. My husband is, at heart, a practical man. He knew which one of us was going to keep him warm on cold winter nights. So, “she” was sold and the money from the sale was used as a down payment on our first house.

That was more than 20 years ago. My husband and I have long since moved to another house and adopted two wonderful boys. But to this day he recalls that car with great affection and, yes, longing. In fact, he still has a framed photograph of “her”—which I removed from his bedside table and relegated to a shelf in our walk- in closet a while back.

Am I jealous? Nah. “She” may hold a special place in his heart, but in the end I got the guy!

About Jackie Braun

Jackie Braun is the author of more than 30 romance novels. She is a three-time RITA Award finalist, a four-time National Readers’ Choice Award finalist, and was short- listed for RT’s Series Storyteller of the Year in 2008.

In real life, she is happily married to her own hero and the proud mom of two sons.

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About REVENGE BEST SERVED HOT

Brody Flynn waited years to get his revenge on Douglass Shipping for his parents' accidental deaths. Now the company is fumbling, profits are down, and it's the perfect time for a hostile takeover. Vengeance. But the former CEO's daughter Kate Douglass has other plans...

Kate's been waiting for her chance to take on a real role at Douglass and prove to her family that she's not the fragile piece of glass they all think she is. There's no way she'll give up without a fight. All she has to do is convince the gorgeous new CEO to hire her...and not fall for him.

But Brody was never supposed to feel attracted to the daughter of his enemy. He was never supposed to want her as hard as he does. And the only thing stronger than his hunger for revenge is his hunger for her...