From its highs to its lows, Hard Chrome by Vanessa North is definitely worth the read.
- Sue Menard
- Oct 21, 2019
- 3 min read
He’s tough. But she’s tougher.
Tanner Ellis left American Heavy Metal in her rearview mirror. She didn’t see the beauty behind the grease stains and the polished chrome until it was too late. Now she’s back, determined to save her father’s legacy—and bring the South’s premier classic-car shop into the new century. Nothing is going to stop her—especially not the sexy tech who refuses to follow her lead.
American Heavy Metal is the only home Duke Wilson’s ever known, and no high-heeled, sharp-tongued princess is going to take it away. He tolerates Tanner’s advice, and it’s fun to push her buttons, but she doesn’t belong in the shop—never has, never will. The sooner she realizes that, the sooner he can find his new normal.
When Tanner falters, revealing the pain beneath her bravado, Duke comforts her the only way he knows how. And when violence from his past threatens their future, she’ll be there for him, offering him the one thing he’s always wanted—a shot at a real family. He just has to convince himself to take it.
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MY REVIEW
Duke is a sexy, southern man and a car tech at American Heavy Metal. He does not like change. So, when owner and father-figure, Ellis dies and his stuck-up, smart ass daughter returns to take their reigns, he is less than impressed.
Tanner is returning to help her family after the passing of her father. She is weighed down by a debilitating amount of shame and grief for not being there before her father died because of the time and effort she spent on a business that went bankrupt.
From the first day they meet, sparks fly. Tanner and Duke butt heads immediately but they also have undeniable chemistry. Chemistry that leads them to have angry, passionate sex. They put it off as a one-time thing as they both know they are not good for each other. Or, are they?
I loved this story from beginning to end. Duke and Tanner throw off sparks like it’s the 4th of July. From their spats, to their chemistry and the all-out sexy love scenes, I was rooting for them.
Duke is kind and has guilt because he feels as though he cannot keep his family safe. He also had a very rough upbringing with his abusive step-father and a mother who did not protect her son from harm.
Tanner is strong but is so defeated. She feels as though she no longer belongs with her family. It is an uphill battle for her. She must learn to trust in her family and in Duke, and to know that regardless of her past, she is not defined by it.
Duke and Tanner had some hard confrontations in the beginning and they bring out the worse in each other. They hurt each other and this truly had me feeling emotional. But, what I loved about this is that it culminated is something so much better.
From its highs to its lows, Hard Chrome by Vanessa North is definitely worth the read.
I received an ARC via NetGalley of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Vanessa North is a romance novelist, a short fiction geek, and a knitter of strange and wonderful things. Her works have been shortlisted for both the Lambda Literary Award and the RITA© Award, and have garnered praise from The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Publisher’s Weekly. She lives in Northwest Georgia with her family: a Viking, twin boy-children, and a very, very large dog.
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