Slow Ride is the sequel to Driven to Distraction. This one is Jack and Ronnie's story. Jack is a lot tougher than his buttoned up persona might hint at. Ronnie resents her bosses hiring him to be her driver for her next job. The one thing they both can't deny is the instant attraction that knocks them over.

I really loved reading this one. The one aspect of Ronnie and Jack's relationship that was my favorite was that they didn't hook up as a result of their meeting in the bar in the beginning of the book. Instead, we got a nice, slow build up of tension that made their first bedroom scene so much more exciting. I loved watching Jack break down Ronnie's defenses and show her she could trust him. She had a lot of reasons not to trust anyone and to only rely on herself. He was so cute and has bumped ahead of Brodie in my Lori Foster book boyfriend list.

The mystery was good and kept me guessing. We get to see all of the characters from the first book, including Howler. I was excited to find out it was going to be a trilogy because I want Charlotte's story! I know that one will be just as enjoyable.
.-Kari

Ronnie needs offer a job to Jack Crews who is seen a straight laced but she doesn't need help from anyone and it not happy about this. While looking for a distraction for someone to spend the night with who else would she find other then the man himself? Jack takes on the job working with Ronnie and can't help but feel that undeniable attraction. Working with Ronnie seems to be coming increasingly dangerous the more they work and Jack will do everything he can to protect her.

I read the previous books and while reading this one I could see the connections and loved getting to know Ronnie and Jacks story. I loved that Ronnie was a tough as nails chick and it was obvious there was something she was hiding under that tough exterior to make her the way she was. I loved seeing that Jack was able to get her to open up a bit. I loved watching that connection between Jack and Ronnie. I loved that there was enough mystery and suspense to keep the readers wanting to know when the person might strike who it might be. If its someone in Ronnie's past or if its a seller of the items that Ronnie helps pick up. There is so much going on in this book that its easy to get hooked. I look forward to seeing whats next in store for this series.

3.75 stars--SLOW RIDE is the second instalment in Lori Foster’s contemporary, adult ROAD TO LOVE erotic, romantic suspense series. This is acquisitions agent Ronnie Ashford, and Jack Crews’ story line. SLOW RIDE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

Told from several third person perspectives including Ronnie and Jack SLOW RIDE follows a similar premise to book one – ROAD TO LOVE-in that acquisitions agent Ronnie Ashford is sent to meet up with a man who will be her guardian and protector as she is tasked as the courier for the rare and odd. Enter Jack Crews, the man with whom Ronnie will fall in love. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Ronnie and Jack, and the potential fall-out as Ronnie is target by a unknown assailant who wants Ronnie for himself.

Ronnie Ashford acquires oddities –murderabilia, the macabre-items found, lost and procured for the collectors Drake and Drew Dolby, but several of Ronnie’s recent assignments find our heroine’s life precariously on the edge when she becomes the target of someone unknown. Jack Crews has quickly fallen for the woman that will call to his heart but everyone becomes suspect when numerous attempts on Ronnie’s life place both in danger. Mysterious strangers, messages and attacks push Ronnie to reconsider the people from her past.

The relationship between Ronnie and Jack is one of immediate attraction but Ronnie doesn’t do relationships fearing loss and rejection as happened long ago. Jack also struggles with memories of the past, of a father whose lifestyle affected the family he left behind. The $ex scenes are intimate and seductive without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are reintroduced to Jack’s brother Brodie and his wife Mary; his mother Roz, and foster sisters Charlotte, as well as Drake and Drew Dolby, and a number of sellers hoping to make money from their odd collectibles.

SLOW RIDE is a story of family, friendship, obsession and love. The premise is engaging and intriguing; the romance is passionate and hot; the characters are eclectic, charismatic and intense. I did struggle with a couple of issues: the revelation and identity of the person responsible for the attacks against our story line heroine was disappointing –the disconnection between events and threats with no explanation-as was the quick conflict to the story line resolution.

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Entertaining with a Gripping Mystery...the story of Jack Crews and Ronnie Ashford is witty, sweet, heartbreaking and romantic. Everything that you would come to expect in a book by Lori Foster. I couldn't put it down.

Slow Ride
Great story that grabs you from the first line to the end.
I loved the suspense and mystery surrounding Ronnie.
Ronnie goes to Jack to hire him for a job that she doesn't want him to take but he's too intrigued in her not to take it. When they realize someone is after Ronnie, Jack is determined to find out who it is and to protect her even though she thinks she can handle everything on her own. Lori Foster has done an outstanding job on this story.

Well now I can't decide who I like better - Jack or Brodie! I loved this book and I am going to give the author a big high five for writing a man like Jack!

When Ronnie first meets Jack, she's looking for a one night stand. When she discovers that he is actually who she will be meeting for business the next day, anything sexual gets put on the back burner. Ronnie is prickly, has been put aside by other people in her life (including her family), and she thinks Jack is just a suit, a pretty boy, but he shows her so much more!

I loved Brodie, but Jack is just amazing. He reads Ronnie and understands her from day one and knows how to ease her in to the thought of forever. He is just the best.

There is also some action in this book and I couldn't predict what was going to happen from chapter to chapter, which I love. Lori Foster is quickly becoming one of my go-to authors for romance and a little bit more.

SLOW RIDE is a mixture of sad, hilarious, sweet, steamy, thought-provoking and fun. In other words author Lori Foster at her best. Y

ou will soon be caught up in the danger and drama they face. And, of course, one should not forget the way Ms. Foster makes her readers melt as the romance builds, so SLOW RIDE is a fantastic read.

Annetta Sweetko, reviewer for Fresh Fiction

Complete review may be found at: http://freshfiction.com/review.php?id=68063

I was hooked from the beginning of the story. I was so happy to get Jack's story & it was wonderful. Even though this is book 2 in the series & is a stand alone book I am happy I read the first book in the series first. I enjoyed the sparks between Jack & Ronnie which started right away. Both are stubborn in different ways. I liked their personalities & how they get things done.

This is the second book in the Road to Love series and I enjoyed it more than the first. It can be read as a standalone. Jack and his brother Brody, who we met in the first book, run Mustang Transport. Ronnie is a feisty woman who comes to town to meet with Jack to discuss an employment opportunity. Truth be told, she really wants no part of working with another person. Arriving early for a morning meeting the following day, Ronnie goes to a bar and decides to find a way to distract herself from her tortured past so that she can get some needed sleep and a reprieve from her pain. Jack is hungry after working and enters the bar to grab a bite. When he catches Ronnie’s eye, the dance begins as the two are like sparking wires looking to connect. The banter/sexual tension is overt and in the next few minutes the two are leaving together. However, plans go awry when another patron inadvertently calls out Jack’s name; effectively putting the brakes on any one night stand that Ronnie had considered. Can they keep things strictly business between them? Throwing in a little mystery, suspense, a scorching romance and Howler the d-o-g, kick back and prepare for the ride that will have you feeling good all over.
I read an advance copy provided by Netgalley. All opinions are my own.

I really enjoyed Jack and Ronnie's story The crazy situations that they encountered while collecting oddities for Ronnie's bosses were interesting and kept me guessing about the identity of the bad guy.

It was fun catching up with the characters from Driven to Distraction, and I'm so glad that we got to see more of Brodie's dog. I absolutely loved the scenes with Howler!

Slow Ride was a great read! I look forward to reading Charlotte's story next.

I voluntarily read & reviewed a complimentary Advance Reader Copy from NetGalley.

Heart pounding excitement, sweetly sexy, emotionally thrilling and action packed adventure filled with so much passion, drama and dangerous twists..... loved this exciting journey between two exciting, sexy and stubborn charters that were just meant to be. Don't miss this adventure!

Lori Foster does it again. This is the second book in the Road to Love series. Tough, edgy Ron (Veronica) and sexy polished Jack have to work together despite Ron's protest. They chemistry between them is beyond hot. Slow Ride has everything a book needs: sexual chemistry, suspense, cute rescue animals, etc. I can't wait to read another one in this series.

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy.

Good story, 2nd in this series, in the same vein as the 1st book with the brothers' transport business.
Jack will melt your heart and your panties, with a ton of patience and love where Ronnie is concerned. Ronnie is a lot broken, and the whole Crews family, by blood or not, helps this wonderful woman find her place with them.
There is drama here with twists, and a bit of the macabre as Ronnie's bosses collect anything weird or abnormal.
All the action, heat, snark and funny bits keep the story moving at a fast pace, with Howler and the new Peanut adding to the goodness.
I received an ARC from the author thru Net Galley, all the opinions are my own and voluntary

Love Lori Foster! Jack is the calm and polite brother of Mustang Transport Courier Service. Jack is a HOT alpha male who is protective of those he cares about and can be a total bad ass when the situation calls for it. Ronnie is sent to town by her employers to hire Jack as her driver when she is sent to purchase items for their collection. Ronnie knows the only person she can trust is herself, so she planned to offer the job to Jack and convince him not to take it. The chemistry between Jack and Ronnie is instant and explosive. Can Jack prove to Ronnie that she can trust him? Can Jack protect Ronnie when danger comes after her? Jack and Ronnie are great, but I really loved Jack's family, the twins, and the fur babies, Howler and Peanut. This reader found Slow Ride entertaining from the beginning to the end. Slow Ride by Lori Foster is a fantastic read with drama, intrigue, danger, laughter, and passion. Lori Foster is a MUST read author for this reader. I would highly recommend getting Slow Ride by Lori Foster. I received an ARC of this book, and I am leaving my honest review.

So much fun! The way Ronnie and Jack net was priceless! There is never a dull moment with edge of your seat, nail biting action! Twists and turns keep you guessing. This book might be called “Slow Ride” but it’s anything but! Ronnie and Jack sizzle! You also get a healthy dose of Howler and a new friend! That’s all I’m saying! I highly recommend this book.
I received and ARC from Netgalley and this is my honest and unsolicited review.

Jack Crews is expecting to meet a man about a job. Except it turns out it's not a man. Ronnie Ashford is Veronica Ashford and she's tough as nails and independent. She's had no choice but to be since she's been on her own essentially abandoned by her family. Jack takes the job much to Ronnie's chagrin but he also wants Ronnie. This is a follow up book to Driven to Distraction, Brodie's book. Ronnie has had some really bad things happen in her life. Because of that she's protected herself from relationships and emotions. Jack's had some of this own heartbreaks but he's always had a loving mom and supportive brother and pseudo-sister. There's no way Ronnie can defend against the Crews family. Watching Ronnie slowly lower her shields and learn to trust in Jack was fun to see. There is some suspense and danger in this book as someone has it in for Ronnie. The question is who and why. Love this book and the Crews family. Excited to see what comes next!



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Jack Crews can’t believe that when he meets Ronnie, Veronica, a small, gorgeous distrustful, “Chip on her shoulder” woman, he feels an instant attraction and the more she tries to antagonize him, the more he is attracted to her. Slow Ride is the second book in the Road To Love series by Lori Foster, but can be read as a stand-alone, something Ms Foster does well. Jack Crews and his brother own Mustang Transport, and do pretty much what the title to their company says. They pick up and deliver items, large and small for customers. Ronnie works for a pair of twins who specialize in collecting “Oddities”. She does not want a partner to “help” her with her collections of such Oddities, but the twins insist. As it turns out, much to her dismay, Ronnie is a magnet for crazies, and one of them is after her. With Jack by her side, Ronnie finally finds a family and learns to trust. A wonderful book to read. The characters felt very real to me, and i enjoyed the humor and well as the tension this story garnered. I have been a Lori Foster fan for years, and her books just get better and better.

I am a long time true fan of Lori Foster's writing - she writes stories that I can actually feel connected to and her new series "Road to Love" started out wonderful, I really loved the first book about Brodie and Mary but I really had a bit of trouble with the second story in this series. I love both the brothers in both stories but with Jack's story I had a real dislike for Ronnie - she just did not jell for me. I did of course love the interaction of Peanut and the rest of the family. Would I recommend this book, yes I would, The story of the brothers of Mustang Transport is a great story full of wonderful characters with a compassion for fun and true family. I am looking forward to Charlotte's story next.

"I received an ARC from NetGalley, and this is my honest review."

I really enjoy when an author "flips the script" on us and takes what we, the readers, would typically think of as male characteristics and gives them to the heroine. You don't see that too often in contemporary romance, but that's just what Ms. Foster did with Ronnie in Slow Ride. She's someone who's more interested in scratching an itch, rather than getting involved with someone long term.

Ronnie gets more than she bargained for with Jack Crews, though, in both her personal and professional life. When things don't go as she hoped professionally, she does her best to keep her distance personally. But with Jack, that's kind of a lost cause, as he slowly breaks down the barriers she's built around herself. He's just as persistant and caring as his brother Brodie, and it would take someone far stronger than Ronnie, and she's pretty damn strong, to resist everything he offers.

While things between Ronnie and Jack are heating up, so is the mystery of who and why someone is after her. I have to admit, I think I might have to steer clear of their little town, there's just a bit too much craziness going on there! Where do these people come from that collect all these oddities, and why is someone else always after them?!? But it sure makes for an entertaining story!

I'm loving the Crew's family. Jack, Brodie, and their mom Ros, along with Charlotte, sure know how to make someone feel cared for and loved. I can't tell you how excited I am for Charlotte's story- the little peek into the next book has definitely piqued my interest!

Strong heroine with a crazy past.....check
Incredibly compassionate hero who loves animals.....check
Crazy things that happen during courtship....check

Must be another amazing Lori Foster book! One can always count on some laughs, gasps, awwwws & love in her books! Another winner!