Loving the Chase

Dramatic pursuits and forces of nature play into the lives of Texans Madison Hayes and Zach Chase in just about every feasible way. Zach is one of the famous storm-chasing Chases and would like to promote the family business. When a Dallas-based online video company decides to produce a reality show featuring the Chases, it seems like a great opportunity. The only trouble is that the producer turns out to be none other than Maddi, Zach’s ex-fiancée. She was nearly killed in a storm he was chasing, and those turbulent memories soon come to the surface as the two try to make a strict business relationship work. The metaphors and the romantic chemistry all succeed as nature takes its course; there are no surprises, but the excitement of Texas’s dramatic weather and Maddi and Zach’s dramatic history make this an exhilarating and satisfying read. Agent: Jessica Faust, BookEnds. (Aug.)