book cover of Pit Stop for Love
 

Pit Stop for Love

(2026)
(A book in the Playbook series)
A novel by

 
 
Two drivers. One Championship. And a rivalry that burns hotter than a blown engine.

Jack Brooks is Formula 1 royalty. He is the Golden Boy of the grid, a precise machine built for speed and haunted by the fiery crash that killed his brother. He doesn’t have time for distractions. He certainly doesn’t have time for a teammate who carries the most hated last name in motorsport history.

Bailey Jimenez knows exactly what the world thinks of her. She’s the daughter of a disgrace, a "diversity hire," a mechanic playing dress-up in a fireproof suit. But Bailey isn’t here to make friends. She’s here to clear the red from her ledger. She drives with the desperate precision of someone running from a ghost, and she refuses to let an arrogant, brooding British champion stand in her way.

The Strategy: Hate each other. The Reality: An obsession that defies physics.

When a series of mechanical failures and shadowy threats forces them into a reluctant alliance, the friction between them ignites into something dangerous. A stolen moment in a dark garage. A panic attack at 30,000 feet. A secret affair hidden behind hotel doors and "Just Sex" contracts.

But the paddock is a shark tank, and their team owner is playing a game rigged for disaster. As the sabotage turns deadly and the secrets threaten to destroy them both, Jack and Bailey have to make a choice:

Drive for the win, or drive to save each other?

In a sport where the difference between life and death is a fraction of a second, falling in love is the most dangerous maneuver of all.

PIT STOP FOR LOVE is a high-octane, high-heat contemporary sports romance. It features a grumpy-sunshine dynamic, a badass female engineer-driver, and a redemption arc that will leave you breathless. No cliffhanger, no cheating, and a guaranteed podium-finish Happily Ever After.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

  • Rivals-to-Lovers: From screaming matches on the radio to whispering in the dark.



    Forced Proximity: Stuck in the same garage, the same hotels, and the same mess.



    Secret Relationship: Stolen touches and "meet me in five minutes" texts.



    "Touch Her And You Die": Jack Brooks might hate her, but nobody else is allowed to hurt her.



    Competence Kink: She fixes his engine; he fixes her heart.



    High Stakes: Blackmail, sabotage, and 200mph danger.



    High Heat: The tension breaks, and it breaks hard.




    Genre: Romance

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