There is just something about car related romances that just really get me going... which is ironic for someone who hates driving lol. But overall I loved this. I thought that it was angsty, it was fun, and overall it has made me a Tamara Lush reader which I will be forever thankful for. LOVED.

What a great story! This was a solid read and I loved being able to read about these characters. I felt fully immersed in this world and it’s a solid 5/5.

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Drive by Tamara Lush is the first book of the of this author that I have read and it won’t be the last if she publish anymore books . We meet Savannah and Dante in this Formula 1 sports romance.
Dante is an Italian formula 1 driver who is competing for world champion¬ship before he retires from the sport this year. Savannah has worked hard and has earned her position as a tire mechanic on Dante’s team and is out there to prove she can make it in a man’s world. Dante is a chauvinist and doesn’t like Savannah being on the team. These two are caught by a paparazzi in a seemingly compromising position and they are both forced into a fake relationship to keep their jobs. There is a good amount of tension and teasing between Savvy and Dante to keep the interest of the reader. I loved the unique storyline behind this love story between Dante and Savvy. Set in the European racing circuit, this book takes you traveling around the world. Savvy is such a lovable and strong heroine in this story. Tamara Lush has truly created a romantic masterpiece with this one.

I highly recommend this book to any romance lover.

Thank you to NetGalley, Wattpad Books, and Tamara Lush for my ARC in exchange for my honest review

ARC provided by NetGalley for an honest opinion. Dante and Savannah bring us the spicy, sports romance with a thick plot and sassy female. Smut factor 3/5; Romance factor 3/5. I can't wait for more from Tamara!

Five Stars! I absolutely loved this book. It was the perfect mix of sports, sweet romance, steamy scenes and a very satisfying ending. I really loved Savannah and Dante together and apart and their character development was real even though it was a quick read. I devoured this in a day. Do not miss!

It had been several years, since I read something from Tamara Lush. So, when Drive came along on Netgalley. I couldn’t resist.

Whereas the Paradise Beach series takes place on an island, Drive takes you through- out the world. Because Formula World Racing goes from track to track. We meet the spicy Italian Dante, who has a great chance of winning the champion­ship this year. And we have his younger new teammate Max. As a Dutchy, of course I immediately thought of Max Verstappen. Who was last years champion, by the way:)

However, in this story Max is rumoured to have been involved in a theft of car designs. So duh, definitely not’ our’ Max. The team owner therefore, could use some

distractions from these rumors. When the arrogant Dante gets photographed a little bit suggestive with one of the car’s mechanics, he sees a possibility to do just that. Savannah has worked very hard to earn her position as a tire mechanic on the team. Being the first woman working in the Formula world pits crew is hopefully her contribution in getting more gender equality in the pitts.

well, probably not, if the arrogant, stubborn and old fashioned Italian driver Dante has something to say about it. From the first condescending remark, Savvy knows she will hate this guy.

But now, in order to keep her job, she has to pretend that she is his girlfriend. During the season, we can read from both P0V the frustrations, opinions and the mutual attraction. So, maybe there is more to Dante’s blunt refusal to women in the pitts. And maybe there is a reason for Savannah to prove herself in this

men’s world. Sparks are flying, but will Dante and Savannah admit their feelings? Or will they just crash and burn?

Find out for yourself in this great read about lies, deceit and family. Four out of five stars from me and a special thank you to Netgalley for providing the arc.

This was a pretty good read following a Formula race driver and a member of his team. Dante is our driver, on his 7th and last seaon, Savannah is new to the auto sports world and secures a position on his team. Sparks and tension immediately fly. This book had so many tropes it was a romance lovers dream. I really liked how it played out and look forward to reading more from Tamara Lush soon!

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an arc for an honest review!

What a fun, spicy sports romance! I really enjoyed this one! It brought ALLLLLL the emotions! I will definitely read Tamara's next read. Also, I absolutely loved Savannah!

Savannah Jenkins is tired of being judged by her looks, all those beauty pageants her mother put her through have left a scar so now she is doing what she really wants to, working in the pit crew of Formula World champion Dante Annunziata. Dante has other ideas, there's no way he want a woman involved and makes plans to get rid of her. The paparazzi's interest makes that impossible and suddenly Dante and Savvy find they have to spend a lot more time together than they had planned. Fun and exciting

As a lifelong fan of both car racing and romance novels, I really thought I’d enjoy this book a lot more than I did. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed every Wattpad title I’ve reviewed in the past nine months or so, but this book really let me down in just about every way possible.

I don’t think I’ve read a contemporary romance novel like this where I was supposed to like the main male character and yet I couldn’t stand him at all. I found Dante utterly contemptible in a way that outstrips the hatred I feel for male main characters in other sports romances or in bully romances. He’s not only a stereotypical chauvinist (which is offensive in and of itself): he’s utterly stupid, too. Don’t get me started on Savannah, who’s supposed to be smart but crumples like a paper bag every time Dante winks at her. She has absolutely no backbone to speak of.

I don’t actually think I cared for almost any of the characters in this book. Don’t get me started on the American team owner from California who doesn’t speak like any corporate bigwig I’ve ever known would speak. I’m from California. Not even I speak with so many “dude”’s in my sentences.

The stereotypes are just so large and offensive in this book. The only thing that kept me going was the racing. I love racing. And the descriptions of that were pretty okay. The spice was all right. But if you’re looking to fall in love with the characters, this isn’t the book for you.

Thanks to Wattpad Books and NetGalley for early access to this title in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Could they actually fake a relationship?

Savannah Jenkins had gotten her degree in automotive engineering to help in her goal to run a professional race car team and something to prove for Team Eagle in the pit crew. Driver Dante Annunziata didn’t want any women on his team because he felt they would be a distraction and wanted her gone. But the team wanted them to fake a relationship to help with PR during Dante’s final season as a driver while he tried to win the championship for the seventh time.

I decided to read Drive because it was different from the usual romance between a race car driver and someone in the pit crew, but I liked the epilogue that made the perfect ending for the story.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Drive
By Tamara Lush
Published by Wattpad Books

*I received this ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*

I did not know where this book was going and Wattpad itself gets a bad reputation. However, this book surprised me and I freaking loved it.
This book will really take you through an emotional rollercoaster. There will be moments where you are pissed off at the character and moments when you are swooning - It’s called balance.

Dante is our Male Main Character and he is a 32 year old Italian Race Car driver - and not the kind at NASCAR. He drives through the streets of cities. So yes, Italian is spoken and yes you will swoon!!
Dante is also the best driver and has won 6 championships; however, this will be his last year before he retires. Because he is retiring his team has a younger driver to fill his spot, Max. Max is young and wild. He is constantly getting in trouble and Dante has to use his image to overrule the scandals Max causes. Due to this, Dante is not the biggest fan of Max’s.

But because this sport cannot be done solo, Dante relies heavily on his crew in order for the success of a win. But his life is scrambled when the owner of his crew hires a new female pit member. Dante is irritated with this decision - he has misogynistic views of women being on the crew. There is a reason for why he believes women should stay out of this sport, most of which is uncovered in the first chapter. But chances are you will not like Dante at first because of this.. He gets much better! Ages like fine wine! ;)

But that doesn’t stop Savannah, Savvy, our 24 year old American from Georgia from working with the crew. Savvy comes from a wealthy family, her father owns a parts company for race cars and most of her younger years she spent in beauty pageants. But the thing is, beauty pageants were something she never truly wanted. Thus, all her free time was spent with her father learning the ins and outs of race cars. This is how she ends up getting her degree in this subject matter and getting on with Dante’s crew.

Savvy is a gorgeous redhead who instantly catches Dante’s attention and they are caught in a sticky situation. Simultaneously, Max has gotten into trouble with the media. But before the spotlight can cover Max’s issues, the owner decides the best way to squash Max’s story is to have Savvy and Dante fake-date. Since this is all a publicity stunt put on by the owner, they are subjected to fake-date for the entirety of Dante’s final year of racing. Meaning they will spend the next 6 months together. The lines start to blur and what is fake and what is real…

But can Dante overcome his misogynistic views? Can Savvy keep her focus?

This book was a pleasant surprise! As someone who has made it their life's mission to read every F1 book they can get their hands on, I've read a lot of duds. And I'm happy to report that this one isn't a dud.

The premise was interesting - Dante is SO against women being on his team, Savvy has a lot to prove, and I love a fake relationship. It was a slow burn for the first half, and I think the tension was built up really well between the two of them. Fans of steamy romances will definitely enjoy this one.

I tend to be more of a fan of emotional romances, and I think that's where this book fell a bit short for me. Both Savvy and Dante had great set ups for emotional strife, but I don't feel like we got great insight into their feelings and how those changed over the course of the book. I would have preferred more angst, especially towards the end, and I just don't feel like it was there. At times, it felt like we were just hitting the beats needed for a romance (the third act breakup felt especially contrived and the reveal about their relationship truly came out of nowhere - I would have preferred Bronson to have been built up as a villain, and I don't think he was). Also, Dante had a real issue with not listening to Savvy and her desires about her career, and I thought it was just brushed under the rug at the end in order to wrap things up.

I think I would recommend this to people who are looking for a quick, steamy read, and maybe to F1 fans who are looking for more books within the subgenre.

Lovely 🥰

Could there have been a lil more spice? Of course, but overall ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for this sweet love story about a take-no-sh*t Georgia peach and a cocky Italian F1 racer finding love in the tropiest of circumstances, yes, a fake relationship (I myself am a sucker for a good fake dating book 🤤).

I certainly recommend this book to any romance lover and look forward to reading more from Tamara Lush!

*ARC provided via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review*

Savannah “Savvy” Jenkins is a reformed southern belle beauty queen turned grease monkey, who is out to prove she can make it in a man’s world. But not just any man’s world, six time Formula World champion Dante Annuziata’s pit crew. She was raised in an automotive empire and trained with the best, but will anyone be able to see past her beauty and appreciate her intellect and crew skills? Especially, when her boss seems to want to use her for PR stunts and Dante himself doesn’t want women on the track.

I loved the unique premise behind this epic love story between Dante and Savvy. Set in the European racing circuit, this book takes you traveling around the world and gives you plenty of plot twists, funny banter, emotional depth, and personal growth. Savvy is such a lovable and strong heroine in this story. Tamara Lush truly created a romantic masterpiece with this one. I highly recommend this book to any romance lover.

Thank you to NetGalley, Wattpad Books, and Tamara Lush for my ARC in exchange for my honest review!

This review will be posted on my Instagram blog (@bumbling.bibliophile), GoodReads (@bumbling.biblio), and Amazon upon release!

This was a fast read, but not one that I would purchase myself.

Savannah was the star of the show for me. She was completely loveable and I enjoyed being in her POV so much.

But As much as I tried to like Dante, he was…problematic to say the least.

From the first introduction we have to his character I was immediately annoyed and turned off by his view of women. I read a lot of different genres of books and can look over certain controversial things, but this story reeked of misogynistic behaviour. The cultural stereotypes were brutal as well. It got to the point where I couldn’t stand being in his head.

The writing style was not my favourite, but there were some moments where I enjoyed it. Overall I think this story stopped short of hitting its mark.

I do think this can be an enjoyable book to readers who don’t have such opinions on things as I do! It was a good slowburn and I felt the chemistry between the leads well.

This was a fast paced steamy read. Again this book will not be for everyone but if you enjoy drama with hairpin turns with a white hot temperature then you will like this book.

This steamy story actually had an interesting storyline to go with it…something that can be hard to come by in this genre. And overall enjoyable read!

Drive is a steamy , hot , erotica with ample amount of romance under the spice of feminism set onto the backdrop of formula one racing industry by none other than Tamara Lush ( who is an author of many published novels and a wattpad star ) . The storyline throughout the novel move with lead characters and their budding romance , aptly touching the issues of gender inequality, low treatment of women highlighting the dark reality & illusionistic world of Formula Racing Industry full with scams & lies.
Now the chemistry between our hot ltalian male & Fiesty America female is worthy blend of boldly impressive character development, which brings the novel futher up in one's reading list.
Lastly , my silly questions to Mrs. Tamara Lush :-
" When I am getting the opportunity to buy tickets for the live - action adaptation of your novel ?"
As I can see the release day isn't distant enough.
And this book also highly recommend so don't forget to pre-order it fast .