Faster Series Book 2: Close Quarters by Regina Kyle

 

Faster Series Book 2

I left racing for a reason.

But when team owner Jacques LaRue offers me a chance to try to make amends for my best friend’s accident, I find myself back on the circuit hand-holding rookie driver Grady Lewis. We’re miles apart, and not just in age. He’s the sunshine to my grump. The fresh-faced newcomer to my jaded veteran. The friendly free spirit to my solitary recluse.

And if I want to help the man who I put in a wheelchair fund his new charity, I’m stuck being Mr. Sunshine’s race engineer for the rest of the season. The voice in his ear on race days. The link between him and the rest of the team. Which means we’ll be practically joined at the hip.

Strangely, despite our differences, the relationship works, on and off the track. And it’s the off-track part that’s the problem. Sure, we’re hot for each other. I mean, who wouldn’t want Grady? The guy is seriously smoking, with his California surfer boy good looks. But hooking up isn’t just a terrible idea, it’s potential career suicide. For both of us.

And falling in love? Well, that would be a disaster of epic proportions. Every time he goes out on the track, his life is in my hands. The last time I was responsible for someone I cared about, he wound up paralyzed, and I almost drowned myself in a bottle of Jameson. My head is telling me there’s no way I can risk that happening again.

But it seems like my heart has other ideas.

Close Quarters is a contemporary mm sports romance about open-wheel race car drivers. It’s a grumpy-sunshine, age gap love story set against the glitzy backdrops of Monaco, Brazil, Mexico, Australia and more. Close Quarters is a stand-alone book in the Faster series, which also includes books by Leslie McAdam and Victoria Denault.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199819849-close-quarters

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

Ben has avoided Formula 1 ever since his best friend his best friend, Stefan, got into an accident on his watch and left him paralyzed. Feeling guilty that for what happened, he just can’t seem to look at the track the same without thinking of his best friend. Even though his friend has never blamed Ben for the accident at all. But when an opportunity arrives for Ben to take on rookie driver, Grady Lewis, Ben is sure there is nothing that can get him back on the track. At least until the team owner promises to help launch Stefan’s charity off the ground. And deep down, there is a part of Ben that misses the track. But he never expects the chemistry that sparks between him and Grady when they meet. One that will make things a whole lot complicated if they give into their feelings. Grady didn’t get along with the last guy who was his race engineer. But when Ben takes his place, Grady knows things will be different. He also knows that he is super attracted to Ben and is willing to take the risk to be with him. Even when no one knows he is gay. It won’t take long for these two to give into their feelings and it will be everything the other is looking for. But there is still a lot to figure out when it comes to being on and off the track for these two. Really loved this one! The grumpy and sunshine combination was great and I loved the banter with these two. Really fun story and I’m looking forward to the last book!