LIGHTS OUT #3
CRASH INTO YOU
A forbidden love forces a shift in gears in the next sizzling Formula 1 romance from the USA Today bestselling author of Cross the Line.
Formula 1 driver Zaid Yousef is back—though he’s not sure he wants to be. After a crash last season left the seven-time world champion with two broken wrists and a hesitance to get back behind the wheel, his future in the sport is nothing short of uncertain. Saddled with an unfinished contract and expectations to win a record-shattering title, the only choice is for him to return . . . right?
The press turned Ava Farahani’s life upside down in the last few years, forcing her to leave her job in marketing and the world of F1 she grew up in. She knows she should stay far away from the track, but the draw of the sport she loves is too strong to resist.
A preseason event brings the two together for one hot, reckless night, and weeks later, results in a positive pregnancy test. Ava desperately wants to be a mother, and the baby gives Zaid a newfound drive to survive the season and break the world record.
There’s just one little problem: Ava is a team principal’s daughter . . . and Zaid is their biggest rival.
GENERAL INFORMATION & TROPES
- Multicultural romance (Iranian American FMC & Iraqi British MMC)
- Sports romance (Formula 1)
- Dual POV (first person, present tense)
- Unexpected/accidental pregnancy
- F1 driver x rival team principal’s daughter
- Grumpy x sunshine
- He falls first and harder
- MCs in their 30s
- Full F1 season timeline
CONTENT WARNINGS
- Sexual content
- Strong language
- Loss of a parent (off-page); on-page grief. Both MCs have lost a parent: FMC lost her mother 20 years ago (aneurysm); MMC lost his father 2 years ago (heart attack)
- Mentions of racism & microaggressions
- Injuries, including burns and fractures, due to motorsport crash
- Mentions of parental abandonment
- Pregnancy complications (minor, resolved)
