Cover of Crash Test

Crash Test

Amy James

contemporary romance(5k)

An F1 driver's secret boyfriend nearly dies in a crash — and his parents are determined to keep them apart.

Content Warnings
grief

Description

"Crash Test is one of the best sports romances I've ever read." — Rachel Reid, USA Today bestselling author of Heated Rivalry"A deeply romantic page-turner… I couldn't put it down." — Sarina Bowen, USA Today bestselling author of The New GuyLove and secrets collide in this emotional M/M contemporary romance in which a rising F1 star’s world spins out of control after a crash changes everything.Twenty-four-year-old Formula 1 driver Travis Keeping is halfway through an incredible racing season, with the championship well within his sights. But when a massive crash in Formula 2 leaves driver Jacob Nichols in critical condition, Travis’s world is flipped upside down. No one knows, but he and Jacob have been dating for almost a year.Now the only man he’s ever loved is clinging to life, his F1 team can’t understand why his performance is faltering, and he’s locked in a cold war with Jacob’s parents, who want him as far away from their son as humanly possible. Travis is sure everything will get better when Jacob wakes up, but he soon realizes he’s underestimated Jacob’s parents’ influence.As the F1 season barrels on, Travis and Jacob find themselves alone and miserable on opposite sides of the globe. But with some new friends by their sides, both drivers will be pushed outside of their comfort zones and onto a journey of self-discovery—one that just might lead them back to each other in the end.Crash Test is an angsty contemporary romance for fans of:Second chance romanceMen who yearnEnemies to loversFound family

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