DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION - Ashleigh Raine
Hollywood Heat, Book 1
Samhain Publishing www.samhainpublishing.com
ISBN: 1-59998-663-9
August 2007 
Erotic Contemporary Romance

Los Angeles, California - Present Day

When Blaina Triton sees a hot car on the side of the road with an even hotter guy working on it, she figures her night is looking up.  While fixing the car, Blaina and the hunk toss sexual innuendos back and forth, and then she follows him to his home where they relieve the sexual tension they’ve built up. Though they make plans to see each other again the following Saturday, Blaina meets her mystery man much sooner than that... when she shows up for her new job on Monday.

Blaina is shocked, not only because the man she met over the weekend is Jay Williams, the stunt coordinator on the new film she’s working on, but because he freezes her out from the moment they meet again.  Worse yet, he seems to think that Blaina doesn’t know how to do her job.  When she confronts him about this, once again the passion between them explodes, and Jay cautiously agrees that they can start dating, but insists that they keep their private lives private.  But is Blaina going to be happy hiding their relationship when she realizes how deep her feelings for Jay are?

What starts out as a little lust and fun gradually turns into much more in DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION.  Blaina and Jay are a lot alike, both totally love their jobs as stunt people, both love muscle cars, and neither are interested in getting involved in a relationship.  That changes as they get to know each other, and they are both surprised by their lack of interest in anyone other than the other.  Jay has his reasons for not wanting others to know about their after-hours activities, not the least of which is his role as her boss. 

The cast and crew of the movie make up the very large list of secondary characters, but the most notable are Blaina’s best friend Sam and Sam’s husband Connor, and two stuntmen, Cash and Smitty.  In addition to some comic relief, each of these characters help to bring Jay and Blaina together – even if they don’t know it.  A sexy and adventurous tale, check out DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION.

Jennifer Bishop