Upon returning to his hometown, Dean Hughes makes a deal with his best friend Stella Archer. However the more time they spend together the more the lines between friendship and romance blur, will they risk their friendship to take a chance on love? Fall for this hard-working hottie in Speeding Hearts by Claire Wilder, a Friends to Lovers Romance, the next book in the Blue Collar Romance Series.
Speeding Hearts
Author: Claire Wilder
Release Date: 10/15/2021
Genres: Contemporary Romance
STELLA
Stella Archer has never been afraid of a challenge.
She was the first woman mechanic in her hometown. She runs her own garage.
And when her best friend and fellow mechanic Dean announces he's moving back to his hometown, instead of being devastated, she jumps at the chance to work part-time at his uncle’s dirt track—and finally fulfill her dream of racing cars.
But with plenty of time to train with her best friend, for the first time in my life, Stella's scared. Scared that racing isn’t really what she wants.
Scared that Dean is.
DEAN
Dean Hughes knows he can handle moving back to his hometown to care for his sick—and surly—father. He can even deal with returning to the scene of all his past mistakes.
The only thing he can't take is the idea of losing his best friend Stella.
Now that she's here in Oak Bend, she’s going to see what a screw-up he really is.
Worse, he might see the truth he's been hiding from himself: he wants more from Stella than just friendship.
And when Stella finds out?
There'll be no putting the brakes on what comes next.
Claire Wilder
I write steamy lakeside romance novels (and the occasional sweet & sexy short story). When I'm not writing I'm either reading, taking long walks by the ocean (which I consider a giant lake!), or frolicking in the trees with my husband and three kids.
About The Blue Collar Romance Series...
Escape to Oak Bend where blue-collar hotties work hard and love even harder.
From broody carpenters to sexy electricians, these eight standalones are packed with small town feels, heat, and heartwarming happily ever afters.
Enjoy your favorite tropes written by an amazing group of authors: Jaymee Jacobs, Alexa Rivers, Evelyn Sola, Kate Carley, Tracy Broemmer, Mila Nicks, Claire Wilder, and Moni Boyce.
Fall head over heels for swoon-worthy book boyfriends who aren’t afraid of a little hard work for that happily ever after.
Stella Archer is one of those girls that doesn't let anything keep her from doing what she wants, she's ballsy and unintimidated. She wanted to work in the garage turning a wrench, so she learned things and now runs her own garage. And now she has her sights set on the dirt track, she wants to race, and nothing is going to stop her.
Well except for a maybe a pesky secret crush on her best friend that keeps sneaking up on her...
Speeding Hearts is a story of chasing dreams and conquering love. Stella has done just about everything she has ever wanted to do, be a mechanic, race cars on the dirt track, own her own shop... but there is one thing that she hasn't, chase after the guy that stole her heart. Dean has been her friend and co-worker for a long time now, and she has harbored a secret crush on him for quite a while, but something has always kept her from acting on it. That is until he announces he is leaving town...
Losing him is weighing heavy on her heart and no amount of distractions are helping keep thoughts of him at bay. She has to tell him how she feels, but risking a good friendship is a risk she's not so sure she wants to take...
This friends-to-lovers romance came brimming with feels that left my heart feeling the squeeze. The intense moments between our hero and heroine had me reeling at times, the whole "will they-won't they" thing had me reeling...it was the best kind of torture. If you like your romances with a bit of angst and a whole lot of heart then I have no doubt you will love this one... it's a thoroughly satisfying read!
I requested an advanced copy of this title from the publisher, and I am voluntarily leaving my honest and unbiased opinion.
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