Drive Me Crazy

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Summary: The way all librarians should be viewed!
Review: Being extremely smart doesn't mean you have to look dull and professional. Alex Forrest dresses in what she likes, which could confuser her with a "high class escort" but Duncan learns that more than a killer body lies behind the sexy librarian's image.
A great steamy read that is full of laughs although the suspense of the book is pretty predictable it still adds some extra "tension".

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Summary: This book has it all
Review: Drive Me Crazy is a delightful, sexy, emotional and intriguing good time.

Professor Duncan Forbes is in sleepy little Swiftcurrent, Oregon in search of a missing Van Gogh. While doing research at the local library he sees the sexiest woman on the planet. Much to his shock Miss Alex Forrest is the librarian. Wowza, Alex complexly blows away Duncan's image of a typical librarian. Alex is way to sexy and is the granddaughter of the late Franklin Forrest, who may have had the missing painting. Duncan and Alex's first meeting snaps and sizzles. Alex has her life planned, she wants to settle her grandfather's estate and move to the big city. She hadn't planned on a studly professor upsetting those plans.

When a body is found in the library things really start to heat up. Along the way to romance, this couple survives and attempted murder and a shooting. The intrigue in this story is very compelling and will keep you on your toes.

There is a secondary romance that is so sweet and emotional. Gillian is Alex's cousin and is fresh from a divorce. She reconnects with an old friend Tom who is the cop investigating the new crime wave in town. This romance really complements the main
story.

This book has everything you want in a great book, I just loved it. Alex and Duncan's chemistry makes the pages singe in your hands. Their verbal foreplay is funny as it is steamy. You can't go wrong with this book.

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Summary: Passion and excitement blend together for a fantastic read.
Review: Duncan Forbes is an art professor who's visiting the small town of Swiftcurrent, Oregon, with hopes finding a missing Van Gogh painting. He's also writing a book, and heads to the town library to begin research on his art book, and to see what he can find out about the missing painting. It is at the library where he meets the delectable Alex Forrest. Alex excites Duncan because she looks more like the town hooker than a librarian.

While filing books, Alex sees a man looking up her skirt; bad first impression, even if she feels a sizzling attraction when she catches him and looks him in the eye. Alex returned to her home town to look after her grandfather after her grandmother died. Her grandfather died two months ago, and now she's transcribing his memoirs. Once she's finished, she plans on moving to a bigger city. She's past thirty now and her biological clock is ticking. There just aren't any men in Swiftcurrent that interest her.

Looking for a missing painting that was stolen during World War II by Alex's grandfather makes for a terrific plot. The attempted recovery of this painting leads to murder, shooting and attempted murder. Though the intrigue is light, it remains a strong back story while Duncan and Alex let their attraction lead them to some hot and heavy moments ... and fun and games.

I was surprised, yet pleased, to read a secondary love story in DRIVE ME CRAZY. Alex's cousin Gillian, who's had a hard life, finds the love and strength she needs with Tom, the local cop. Gillian and Tom's story is a tender display of faith and trust.

Prolific author Nancy Warren's first single title, DRIVE ME CRAZY is a fantastic story filled with wonderful elements, two love stories - one hot and sexy story, another sweet and tender - then there's intrigue and excitement. Duncan was very enjoyable. I loved his past, and his knowledge and love of art. His reasonableness and gentleness were wonderful qualities as well. Alex was great too! Her love of books made an impression on me. I also enjoyed the evidence of Ms. Warren's research with matters like art, rock climbing and addiction.

Fans of Ms. Warren will be delighted with this story, as its excellent pacing and wonderful characters blend together to make this an engaging read, one destined for the keeper shelf.

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Summary: Good plot; so-so romance
Review: I didn't like this book as much as the other reviewers here did. The suspense plot is well-designed (although you'll likely guess the murderer early on) and the dialogue has snappy moments, but I never got caught up in the romance. I think the success of a romance novel depends in large part on the quality of the hero and heroine's first meeting, and in this book, their initial exchange fell flat. Duncan is immediately attracted and hits on Alex while she is distant and sarcastic (rightfully so, I thought). I didn't get the sense of a passionate attraction-- just a weird guy making rude comments while the woman wishes he'd stop bothering her. There's a fine line between believable instant-attraction and creepy stalker guy making a sleazy play for a woman, and for me, Duncan and Alex never fit into the first category, only the second.

As the plot develops, the book gets more interesting, especially as Alexis' cousin and the town sheriff meet. In fact, the supporting characters were a lot more interesting to me than Alex and Duncan. When Alex and Duncan do get together, the sex scene is pretty mundane and again, there was no build-up of sexual and romantic tension-- just Duncan confidently asserting to Alex that she would sleep with him until she actually did.

This isn't a bad book; the plot will probably hold your interest. But I'm not going to seek out Nancy Warren's books in the future. She didn't sell me on the romance-- the fact that Duncan was gorgeous wasn't enough to convince me I should be swept up in his interest-- which seemed very shallow-- in Alex. Warren never quite got me to care about these two as lovers or individual characters, despite a very promising premise.

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Summary: Great steamy romance with suspense thrown in
Review: I loved this book! Nancy Warren knows how to stir up romance with colorful characters tying it all up with family secrets and mystery.

Alex Forrest, a 30-year-old sexy librarian in the small town of Swiftcurrent Oregon thought she had to leave town to find a drop dead gorgeous, ruggedly handsome man like Duncan Forbes. She resists him at first as she does not trust him or her body's reactions to him. Duncan Forbes, an art professor on sabbatical to write a book on the Impressionists is taken by the hot blooded librarian, captivated by her short skirts, stiletto heels, sleek black hair and at the same time fierce adherence to the rules. Duncan's interest in her recently deceased grandfather and his connection to a lost Van Gogh make for clandestine investigations that he feels he needs to keep secret from Alex.

The side story of Alex's cousin Gillian, the co-heir to their grandfather's estate and a woman with a bad reputation in town adds a poignant addition to the story. Her attraction to the town's police seargeant going back to high school twelve years ago leads to a heartfelt romantic climax.

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Summary: A Fun Read!!!
Review: I really had fun reading this story. The character's and plot were unique and this was a decent way to pass the time while I was traveling.

Duncan is looking for a missing Van Gogh and his quest has brought him to Swiftcurrent Oregon which seems like a sleepy small town but is really anything but. His first clue is the librarian Alexander Forrest. She is hot with a capital H! Ducan and Alex's first meeting is not the coolest meeting and sparks fly between these two very different individuals.

Alex likes order, peace, books, and dressing sexy. What she doesn't like (at least to this point) are smarmy "Indiana Jones Wannabe's" taking peeks up her skirt while "looking" for research material. She totally does not believe that Duncan is a College professor let alone a art buff! Ya right!!!

What brings these two together you ask? Why a dead body in the in the home decorating section of the library of course! Now there is a murder to solve, a painting to find, and Alex doesn't realize it but she may just have all of the clues. And then of course there is the raging hot chemistry that both Duncan and Alex need to either admit to or....burn up trying to get it out of their system!

This was a fun full-length romance that was a nice read. The character's were quirky, and the storyline was fun. I at times found myself skimming pages because there were a few slow spots but overall I think this book was good. Ms. Warren is well on her way to be great author!!!

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Summary: A Fun Read!!!
Review: I really had fun reading this story. The character's and plot were unique and this was a decent way to pass the time while I was traveling.

Duncan is looking for a missing Van Gogh and his quest has brought him to Swiftcurrent Oregon which seems like a sleepy small town but is really anything but. His first clue is the librarian Alexander Forrest. She is hot with a capital H! Ducan and Alex's first meeting is not the coolest meeting and sparks fly between these two very different individuals.

Alex likes order, peace, books, and dressing sexy. What she doesn't like (at least to this point) are smarmy "Indiana Jones Wannabe's" taking peeks up her skirt while "looking" for research material. She totally does not believe that Duncan is a College professor let alone a art buff! Ya right!!!

What brings these two together you ask? Why a dead body in the in the home decorating section of the library of course! Now there is a murder to solve, a painting to find, and Alex doesn't realize it but she may just have all of the clues. And then of course there is the raging hot chemistry that both Duncan and Alex need to either admit to or....burn up trying to get it out of their system!

This was a fun full-length romance that was a nice read. The character's were quirky, and the storyline was fun. I at times found myself skimming pages because there were a few slow spots but overall I think this book was good. Ms. Warren is well on her way to be great author!!!

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Summary: Wow!
Review: Just fabulous!
Ms. Warren's work is, as usual, a treat for the senses and a blast to read!

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Summary: The truth about librarians
Review: Librarians get a hard rap in our society. For some reason they are always portrayed with thick glasses, nose buried in a book. Not so Alex Forrest in Drive Me Crazy -- she's efficient organized and not afraid to show the wild side. She meets her match in Duncan Forbes, an art professor who turns out to also be an adventurer.

There are many books out there that provide a fun read. There are also many wonderfully written books. Unfortunately, it is rare to find fun and good writing in the same book. Drive Me Crazy is one of those rare finds -- a beautifully written book that is fun from front cover to back!

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Summary: Too Long?
Review: Ms. Warren stated that her audience wanted a longer/full length story from her, but I think she missed her mark with this one.

Whitney and Duncan's relationship seemed forced and superficial. While Gillian and Tom's relationship was much more believable, tender and romantic.

If it wasn't for Gillian and her trials and tribulations, this book would have been beyond dull.