A Very NASCAR Holiday: An Anthology (Harlequin Nascar)

<p><P><i>All I Want for Christmas</i> by Nancy Warren<P>Darren Littlejohn may be only ten, but he knows what he wants&mdash;to meet his hero, NASCAR driver Jason Bane. Of course, that means his mom will be there, too. And she sure does seem anxious about seeing her childhood friend. Maybe there's more to those old high school stories than she's been willing to share&hellip;.<P><i>Christmas Past </i>by Debra Webb<P>After a tragic mountain-climbing accident changed his life forever, NASCAR driver Jason Fewell hasn't been himself, on or off the track. So he heads into the wilderness to face his worst fears&mdash;and miraculously finds the one woman who can make him whole again. If only she didn't have secrets of her own.<P><i>Secret Santa </i>by Gina Wilkins<P>Shhh&hellip; Don't tell! Under Santa's beard it's famous NASCAR driver R. J. Sanger! All he wants this year is to spread holiday cheer, away from the crowds. Until he meets Mrs. Claus. She says she's an average single mom. But to R.J., she might be all he needs to make his Christmas&mdash;and his life&mdash;complete.<br></p><h3>Library Journal</h3><p>Three highly eligible NASCAR heroes find romance in unexpected places in this engaging trilogy of sweet, funny, Christmas-tinged novellas. Ten-year-old Darren writes an essay that miraculously reconnects his mom with her high school classmate, who is also his NASCAR hero, in Warren's endearing "All I Want for Christmas"; a mountain rescue expert hired to ensure the safety of a star race-car driver intent on facing his guilt and fears after a tragic climbing accident finds love into the bargain in Debra Webb's "Christmas Past" (linked to her "Colby Agency" series); and a championship Sprint Cup driver who donates his time anonymously as a holiday Santa is attracted to the single-mom "Mrs. Claus" in Gina Wilkins's "Secret Santa." VERDICT Although linked by the increasingly popular world of NASCAR, this timely trio of zero-to-60 holiday sparklers has more romance than racing detail and will be at home in most collections.</p>