“Raina Bowen knows she can handle herself just fine against anything the harsh Northern Waste throws at her. Until it throws her an enigmatic stranger called Wizard. First, she has to haul him out of a brawl he can't hope to win. And next, her libido is shooting into overdrive at the feel of his hard body pressed against hers on the back of her snowscooter. But there's something not quite right about this guy. Before she can strip bare Wizard's secrets, they're lured into a race for their lives, battling rival truckers, ice pirates...and a merciless maniac with a very personal vendetta.
This is a fast paced book set in future Earth. An Earth that has been decimated by plague and war to become a harsh uncivilized world of the strongest survives. Raina is a strong female character but who is flawed and has demons to battle. While Wizard is a genetic created being who was raised by a computer, and has no understanding of human emotions. Raina must set aside her mistrust of others to help wizard to get the man who had hurt her in the past and is searching for her now. Wizard must come to terms about the feelings he has for Raina and understand them before its too late.
This book had me hooked from start to finish. I couldn't wait to see what Wizard would do next to set Raina off, and how she was going to cope with him. The villain is an evil, malicious individual who preys on the young and delights in the fear of others. I was happy to see him what he deserved in the end.
Driven will appeal to all readers because it has everyghing. Action, adventure, a strong female lead, and a quiet reserved male. Their are ice pirates and a nasty villain to defeat and a world to save. With enough tension and romance between the two characters to give a die hard romance reader chills. This was a delight to read. ”
