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Welcome to Formula International, where legends are born and speed is king. From New York Times Bestselling Author Sawyer Bennett comes the Race Fever series, set within the fast-paced and dangerous world of formula racing.Posey Evans is looking to take her career as a romance author to the next level, shifting from historical love stories to writing about the high stakes world of formula racing. Wanting to immerse herself in the sport, Posey manages to secure full access to the Crown Velocity Racing team by faking credentials as a journalist. When she’s granted unlimited face-to-face time with one of the teams’ best drivers, Posey is equal parts elated and terrified because while she’s getting exactly what she wants, she can’t afford to have her secret exposed.Lex Hamilton lives for the thrill of being one of the fastest and most decorated race car drivers in the sport. When he’s behind the wheel, he’s focused on one thing and one thing only—earning top spot on the podium. But off the track? Let’s just say his extracurricular activities have put him on a very short leash with the team management at Crown Velocity. He’s cocky, handsome, dripping with swagger, and not super happy to have what he considers a babysitter following his every move. Lex’s unwillingness to help doesn’t deter Posey but when he uncovers her secret, they strike a deal—he won’t reveal her truth if she helps him stay out of trouble and keep his job.While many women would swoon at his feet, Posey isn’t interested in anything more than Lex’s racing knowledge. Mostly. As the season inches closer and passions ignite, time at the track leads to time in the bed. Having agreed there is an expiration date on their arrangement, what started as an assignment has the potential to go the distance as their physical relationship builds into something deeper. But when her secret is revealed, will Lex and Posey’s relationship hit a wall, or will this fling find its way to the checkered flag?
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4.5 stars
Another new series from Sawyer Bennett, but this one is already speaking to be more than the last. The author made the genius move of making Posey a romance writer who knew next to nothing about Formula International racing. Posey could be the proxy for the reader without the story getting bogged down by all the facts of formula racing. Especially the closer Posey and Lex got and he was eager to share his day with her and she was like a sponge, wanting to soak up all the knowledge Lex had to share. A lot of information needed to be shared in this book as the series starter, yet I always felt the story would steer away from the racing technicalities and veer back toward the storytelling before things got too in the mud. It was a perfect balance.
When it comes to the romance of Lex and Posey, that was spot on. It wasn’t as though Posey was magic. It was that Lex was at the right time in his life and career to be ready to settle down and Posey was the right person to have him thinking more seriously about the future. While their romance is both tender and fierce, it almost takes second billing to the world-building of the series. I don’t mean that in a bad way since I never felt anything was missing from their story. It’s just that in hindsight I realize how much was going on around this couple. I loved their relationship and how much they thought of how the steps they were taking to further their careers would impact the other’s career.
Since this is a series, I hope to see Lex’s race partner get his comeuppance and not his redemption. Some people do not deserve a HEA. I did not like that jerk and I didn’t like that Lex didn’t see how much of a jerk he was. I chalked it up to the length of time they knew each other. As for the other secondary characters, I’m excited to see a lot of falling in love going on in the world of FI racing.