LIGHTS OUT #1
CROSS THE LINE
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Her brother’s best friend sends her heart racing in this sparkling Formula 1 romance.
Formula 1 driver Dev Anderson’s career is on the line. After a social media disaster leaves him with an angry team and sponsors threatening to jump ship, he needs someone to help save his image. At a party in Monaco, he bumps into the woman who can fix it all. There’s just one problem: she’s his best friend’s little sister. And, okay, maybe there’s another problem—he kissed her last year and hasn’t been able to stop thinking about it since.
Recent college grad Willow Williams needs a job. She may have a talent for seeing the bright side of any bad situation, but it’s hard to stay positive when she’s struggling to get hired. So when Dev offers her a temporary solution, she can’t help but say yes. Even if it means ignoring the crush she’s had on him since childhood.
Willow and Dev are determined to keep things strictly professional, regardless of old feelings and the blazing chemistry between them. But in the glittering and high-stakes world of Formula 1, some lines are meant to be crossed…
GENERAL INFORMATION & TROPES
- Biracial MCs (Black & White FMC, Indian & White MMC)
- FMC with a chronic illness (hypermobility)
- Sports romance (Formula 1)
- Dual POV
- Brother’s best friend / best friend’s sister
- F1 driver x social media manager
- Sunshine x sunshine
- She falls first, but he falls harder
- No third act breakup
CONTENT WARNINGS
- Sexual content
- Strong language
- Instances of racism & racial microaggressions against main character in his workplace
- Injuries, including burns, due to motorsport crash
- Mentions of cheating by a previous partner (not MC)
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