FORMULA FREEDOM by Sawyer Bennett is out today! This is a simultaneous release in audio with the amazing narrators Sean Masters and Katherine Littrell.
Why you will love this book:
- Second Chance
- Friends to lovers
- Forbidden romance
- Formula racing
- Professional athlete
The Race Fever series from New York Times Bestselling Author Sawyer Bennett continues as one of the hottest drivers to hit the Formula International circuit makes waves across the racing world in Formula Freedom, a forbidden romance standalone.
Reid Hemsworth is still a relatively new face in the racing world but hasn’t wasted any time making a name for himself. No stranger to standing on the podium, Reid’s success isn’t all champagne showers and post-race parties. He may be considered a rising star in the sport, but to his brother, Lance, Reid stole his chance at racing glory and that can never be forgiven.
Lara Candlish grew up with the Hemsworth brothers, the three of them wasting away the hours of their youth riding waves together in the Australian surf. But as they got older and Reid’s career started to take off, their trio splintered under the weight of Lance’s jealousy. In the end, one brother had the career and one got the girl, but they both wanted what the other had.
When Lara finds herself trapped in an increasingly volatile relationship, she turns to the one man she knows she can trust above anyone else—Reid. Harboring deep feelings for much of his life, Reid doesn’t hesitate to bring Lara into his inner circle to provide her with the safety that she needs, no matter how much that might infuriate his brother. Their forced proximity quickly uncovers feelings he thought he’d left behind and Reid is prepared to act on them. But when his brother finds out that Reid now has the career and the girl, the situation goes from bad to worse.
As the relationship between Reid and Lara intensifies, so does the danger, and one truth becomes abundantly clear. Reid will stop at nothing to protect the one thing he now knows he can never live without—Lara.
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Review:
Reid and Lara’s book was absolutely worth the wait! (Though not going to lie–I’m glad we didn’t have to wait *too* long ;)) Theirs is a very sweet friends-to-lovers story that I was absolutely here for–it started out a bit stressful, with the whole she’s-engaged-to-his-brother-and-he-has-an-anger-management-problem aspect of it, but honestly, once everything with Lance was finally finished, this was a relatively low angst story in the end. I very much enjoyed that for them–knowing that this was essentially a second chance romance for them as well (they weren’t in the right place to be together the first time around) made the fact that there wasn’t a whole lot of drama getting in the way of their HEA in the end feel even sweeter, we could just enjoy the Lana-and-Reid-figuring-out-how-to-be-a-couple goodness without the interruption of an overly angsty black moment.
Oh, and the racing, of course. Plenty of racing and team drama (the first female racer!) was going on in the background as well.
At least parts of Formula Freedom overlap previous narratives in the series, but it should work just fine as a standalone if you haven’t read the others. But you know I’m going to tell you to read them all…so why not save us both the trouble and read them all in order? 😉
I listened to an advanced audio copy of this one–not going to lie, it was a delight listening to it with all of the accents. It is Formula International, after all!
Rating: 4 stars / A-
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
About the author:
New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author Sawyer Bennett uses real life experience to create relatable stories that appeal to a wide array of readers. From contemporary romance, fantasy romance, and both women’s and general fiction, Sawyer writes something for just about everyone.
A former trial lawyer from North Carolina, when she is not bringing fiction to life, Sawyer is a chauffeur, stylist, chef, maid, and personal assistant to her very adorable daughter, as well as full-time servant to her wonderfully naughty dogs.
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