Kiss & Collide is the second installment in Amanda Weaver’s Racing Hearts series. This series has become a favorite since picking up the first book, Fast and Reckless, last year. I haven’t read many Formula One Romance series in the last several years, but thanks to Amanda Weaver, I need to read more of them. I especially need to go back to watching the races since I used to when I was much younger. I loved how Amanda Weaver not only had a romantic storyline that was the main focus of this book, but also included the moments of the MMC driving in races and what he was feeling at the time. I felt like I was there with Chase while he was racing, especially since he was finally living his dream of being an F1 driver.

Let’s focus on the main characters, though, and how Violet and Chase, who were enemies at first, become so much more when they are forced to work together. Chase has moved from F2 to F1 and is now working with Pinnacle, and the one person he never expects to run into is Violet Harper. The woman he hasn’t stopped thinking about since their ONS. Violet doesn’t do relationships and has no time for a man like Chase, but unfortunately, he’s not someone who gives up easily. The more they work together, the more fireworks fly between the two, but they keep it secret and casual at first. The back and forth that happens between Chase and Violet is not an easy story to read, especially when you want to go through the book and talk some sense into one of the characters the whole time. I’m talking about you, Violet?

This book put me through the wringer. There were times I had to set the book down and go back to it due to a certain character’s actions. There was a lot of: What are you doing? Go get that young man, dang it? He loves you, can’t you see it? Yeah, that’s what I kept saying the whole time reading Violet and Chase’s story. I understood why Violet was hesitant to give her heart over, though with her past relationship she had with a rockstar, who ends up showing up several times. Then, there is the fact that Violet is trying to push Chase away by doing something crazy, in my opinion. Chase, though, was determined when it came to Violet and wasn’t willing to give up on her, even though at times I felt he should just step back a bit with how she was treating him. I loved his character and knew right away at the beginning, he was going to be the MMC that was hard to forget. It was frustrating at times, reminding me of the soap operas I used to watch with my mom when I was younger, which were just too addicting to turn away from. You needed to know if the characters would finally get together. It takes a bit, but it’s worth it in the end, especially with the drama that happens that involves Pinnacle, too.

Seriously, Amanda Weaver, you know how to make my heart race when I read the Racing Hearts series. It’s ironic since the series is a Formula One Racing Romance. Kiss & Collide to me is a high-stakes, fast-paced, emotional roller coaster ride that brings the steam, angst, and so much more when I was reading it. Overall, a great installment in the series, and I give it 4.5 stars. I really hope we get another book in the series because I need more Formula One Racing Romance books in my life.

Single/Dual POV: Third-Person Omniscient POV

Standalone or Part of Series: It’s an interconnected standalone in the Racing Hearts series, which means it can be read as a standalone.

Would I recommend this book? Yes. If you enjoy Formula One Racing Romance books where the MMC falls first and is determined to win over the FMC, check out Kiss & Collide.

What to Expect:
🏎️Formula One Racing
🏁Workplace Romance
🏎️Enemies to Lovers
🏁Friends with Benefits
🏎️He Falls First
🏁Grumpy vs. Sunshine (FMC is the Grumpy One)
🏎️Opposites Attract

Thank you NetGalley and Zando for the advance copy of this book. After reading the first one I was so excited to jump in and read Violets story.
Of course we met Violet our FMC in the first book and got a brief glimpse of Chase our MMC but did really get to know him I did really enjoy this book however it lacked some originality and depth. I feel like from the start even the chapters were very cut and paste we had an event or little personal scene then boom to a hotel room and this continued for about 50% of the book then we started getting a little depth and past history but really not a lot it was just thrown in there to make the characters have a disconnect and reconnect. I am aware that this is the way they start their relationship with a fun one night stand but continuing throughout the book with the "no strings" hook ups, which is similar in its own way to the first story line left us with no real attachment to the characters. In the end I really did enjoy Violets character she was real and relatable and I will continue with any other books that may come out in this series when I want just a spicy fun F1 romance.

2.5 stars. I really struggled with the whole OM/OW drama as that really isn’t my thing. I also struggled quite a bit with the whole back and forth issues with their relationship. Overall I was pretty disappointed

3.5 Stars

Violet left being an assistant a prize winning team to running the PR ship at Pinnacle, a team currently last on the grid. What Violet wasn't expecting her first day, was that Pinnacle was a sinking ship. Under new and inexperienced management, Violet had bit off more than she could chew and that was only further confirmed when her past one night stand, Chase Navarro, became her teams shiny new star.

Chase had be racing in F2 and fighting for his spot when he got the call to be moved up to F1, racing for Pinnacle. All his dreams came true with one phone call, especially when he would get to work with the one night stand that hadn't left his mind.

Both have to work endlessly to bring Pinnacle up from last on the gird to a respectable spot. At times their characters felt a little one dimensional and some sort of conflict was needed in order to really get anything out of them.

A lot happened in this book between the selling of teams, Violet being pulled in many directions, Chase being forced into a PR relationship to better the team, etc. I found it a little overwhelming at time to keep up with what was happening, but I was also never sure where the story would go. The ending felt a little bit rushed and I was thrown off by the pacing, but overall it had the ending I wanted.

My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✋ Emojis to describe this book: 🏎️🏁🎸🍾🌶️
Pub Date: August 5, 2025

Quick Intro: The follow up novel to Fast & Reckless by Amanda Weaver, Kiss & Collide is a spicy 🥵 F1 romance featuring an up and coming driver and the head of PR. What is meant to be a one night stand turns into something more as they work together to save their team. Can be read as a standalone.

Quick Thoughts:
After reading a few of not my favorite F1 romances Kiss & Collide was what I was looking for. It’s definitely a lust forward romance with their relationship starting as a one night stand and turning into regular hookups.

I think this book has a fair amount of racing and behind the scenes of F1 represented. I think the authors husband is an F1 reporter and it shows that she wanted to showcase the drama of the sport. In fact there was a moment in the book that gave the same energy of Niko Hulkenberg’s recent win. The descriptions of Chase’s hair made me think of Carlos Sainz and I can’t fault Amanda Weaver for that!

The romance is definitely the focus of the novel but there is also a plot. Violet Harper is the new head of PR and on day one finds out the team is under new management. In an effort to help turn the team around and save her job Violet works to raise the profile of the new driver (Chase Navarro) while avoiding PR disasters caused by the new team principal.

I enjoyed that the book takes place over the course of the season but wish it included more exploration of the cities (like Fast & Reckless) instead of their hotel rooms.

Content Warnings: explicit content

Im newer to the romance genre, and I took a chance on this one, but it didnt end up being my cup of tea. I do think it would be a hit with the romance community.

This was such a fun, fast-paced read with the perfect mix of romance, banter, and F1 chaos!

If you love a black cat FMC and golden retriever MMC dynamic, you’re in for a treat. Violet is a PR queen who gets stuck trying to save a disaster of a racing team—and she does it with sneaky brilliance, sharp wit, and a whole lot of charm. Watching her whip things into shape was honestly so satisfying. The Formula 1 setting added just enough excitement without being overwhelming, even for someone who’s not a racing expert or just a casual fan.
The romance was spicy, sweet, and had just enough angst to keep me turning the pages, and the side characters? Obsessed. I need a whole spin-off series.

Quick, addictive, and a total blast from start to finish!

Fast paced and sexy F1 work place romance! 3.5

Violet has just taken a big gamble by stepping in to a new role as head of PR for a bottom ranking F1 team, Cut throat and vicious, she isn't looking for love or for anyone or anything to stand in her way of her career. But when a steamy one night stand, Chase Navarro steps up into the 2nd seat of the F1 team she manages, it might be harder to keep it at one time only! Chase is nothing if not determined. You don't make it to the highest level of motor sport without taking big risks! The only thing he has his eye on is the Track and Violet, but with his natural charisma and charm, the camera loves him, forcing all eyes on Chase. But can he get the things he truly wants while being forced into the spotlight?

Thoughts and Spoilers:

WOW! This book was HOT! I didn't realize this was the second book in a series while reading and definitely wasn't lost at all, so it can easily be read as a standalone!

Violet is ruthless, cutthroat and corporate. Think Sandra Bullock in The Proposal! BUT she has a massive heart! She steps into a team with a big vision of increasing the teams popularity and media presence, all while dealing with a stereotypical frat bro of a boss who knows NOTHING about F1. Constantly dodging PR disasters while making some HUGE changes for the team! Keeping people at a distance because she's terrified of getting hurt again. As a reader it can be frustrating especially with dual POV because we see how crazy down bad Chase is, and she won't let him in and constantly tries to push him away even when we know it's not what she truly wants. UGH it was just done so well! Like I wanted to throw the book across the room but I also can relate to alot of Violets inner monologue!

Chase? Delicious. I'm always such a sucker for a dynamic like this, where he falls first and tries to be patient with the FMC. It was an interesting choice to see him struggle with what he wanted personally vs what was good for his career and growth. The celebrity fake dating, literally set up by Violet?!? MESSYYYYY but I loved it!

I think one of my biggest struggles with this, is that it was just a bit repetitive? The hookups to instant wall up flip flop that Violet put up. But I think it just aided in loving Chase and his patience but also the way he challenged her too. Also I'm an avid F1 girly and I feel like it was just enough F1 to feed the fans, but not too much that people with no F1 knowledge would be lost!

Thank you to NetGalley and Zando for an ARC copy! All thoughts and opinions are my own.

ooo this book take us way over the limit but in this case for all the right most delightful reasons. this book is the best kind. fun, flirty with brilliant interactions and no doubt a great story to go with it. and we want to collide with this book over and over again which meant i didn't put it down and just read right through it. loved it.
this is Violets story. shes in the PR business and that is all she intends to focus on. her job. thats it. always. hahaha. but thats not made easy when her new job involved making someone shine. and thats because that someone is Chase who she knows all too well.
Violet is such a character to love. she is determined and bright but also guarded and worried to let those protective walls down. i instantly cared about her and was impressed by her i equal measure.
Chase is gorgeous, in all sorts of ways. he just felt like a good man and im more than glad to be seeing that written about. his stance on love and caring for Violet was so beautiful to see. we need more of this!
their interactions felt real and what they went through and how felt authentic. it was cliche or just to "make a plot". i was rooting for them on their own but also cheering for them as a pair.
the sports romance part of the book never took over but had its light shine so for someone like me who has no clue about F1 even i got involved.
this book hit every note to perfection i cannot give it enough stars.
i looooved it.

Kiss and Collide seemed like it would be a fun read and introduction to the F1 romance world. However it ended up being a big let down. I found the FMC to be extremely unlikeable from the start which made the rest of the book hard to get through. While there were moments I liked from the relationship they were mostly hard to fully enjoy due to the lack of interest I felt in the main character.

PR wiz Violet and then F2 driver Chase had a one night stand in Monaco months ago. Upon starting a new job at the failing F1 team Pinnacle there is a shakeup in the driver lineup and Chase is promoted from reserve driver to the F1 team. Violet and Chase are now working closely together to get Chase, and by extension Pinnacle, sponsors. The pair agree to non-committal hookups that of course leads to feelings, made more complicated by Violet’s ex popping up and Chase needing to enter a PR relationship with a Hollywood starlet. On top of this, the F1 team’s position is tenuous at best as they are still struggling to get points let alone a win.

I love F1 but have found the romances set in the world to be hit and miss. This is a series that works for me and I’ve now enjoyed both books in the series. I love that the characters feel like real people and not just stand-ins for real drivers (there’s so many that are blatant self-insert fanfic). I also appreciate that the book doesn’t try to just be each race weekend. It actually shows the characters working and doing things outside the race weekend festivities so we can actually see them grow as characters and in their relationship. I also really appreciated that the author didn’t take the easy way out for a externally forced third-act breakup, rather the pair’s falling out fell true to the characters and their backstories. I would happily read a third book in this series.

Thank you to NetGalley and Zando for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Iff you watched the F1 movie and were left wanting more....this might be the book for you!

Kiss & Collide follows the story of Chase, Violet and Pinnacle racing. Chase is an F2 driver who is about to have his chance on the f1 circuit. Violet is about to make a name for herself in the world of f1 as a PR superstar. And Pinnacle is a failing f1 team that's stuck at the end of the grid and holding on for dear life at the hands of the worst team principle a daddy's money can buy.

Through out the story we follow not only the romance that is budding between the want to be enemies (well, Violet thinks Chase is an enemy), but we also get to see the journey the team makes through out the story. AND we get to see three kick ass women in motorsports get the deal of a lifetime because they worked hard, showed results, and deserved the chance at the table.

I am in love with this book. The steam and romance was just so well crafted. Each character came to the relationship with their own baggage which made the story juicy.

I know this one isn't out yet....but when do we get the next story in Amanda Weaver's f1 world!

I have been on an F1 kick and this book did not disappoint at all!
This book left me wanting so much more. I enjoyed it from beginning to end and I truly cannot wait for the rest of the series to continue.
I enjoyed the writing and how the storyline drew me in from the start.

I cannot wait to see what is in store with this author

This was a quick read (it only just took me a little longer because I was a busy girl). I really enjoyed the strong women characters and loveable F1 MMC, Chase. This is one of the F1 storylines I have really enjoyed and found the information super easy to digest. The only concern I really had was the constant break ups.

Thanks to NetGalley and Zando for the advanced reader copy.

When Violet finally levels up to being the head of PR for Pinnacle racing, she's ecstatic, even if the team is dead last in Formula 1 standings, and even if the day she starts she finds out that the team has been sold to an American who's placed his screw up son in the role of Team Principal; she's willing to make it all work. But then she finds out that the team has hired a new driver, Chase, who Violet spent one memorable night with in Monaco. But Violet doesn't do strings; she's a one and done girl. Except that she and Chase can't seem to keep their hands off each other. As Violet works to up Chase's profile in Formula 1, it may require her to push him away (into a fake dating situation?) even if she's falling for him.

KISS AND COLLIDE fell a bit into the sophomore slump. While the plot continued to do a good job of peeking behind the curtain of how Formula 1 racing works and the two main characters were each sufficiently flawed, the spicy sex scenes felt rote and toned down, and perhaps this is a matter of reading an ARC that hasn't been through final copyediting, but the POV shifts felt clunky and at times it felt like the narration was in both characters' heads at the same time, which was disorienting. This was still a solid romcom set in the world of Formula 1. For anyone who enjoyed Weaver's previous book, this one is worth giving a shot.

Tropes: enemies to lovers, fake dating, forced proximity

Kiss and Collide is out August 5, 2025.

Lights, motors, action! We are back with book 2 in the Racing Hearts series. PS -yes I know that intro was corny, come at me 😘I’ve been on a Formula One kick what can I say.

Anyway Kiss & Collide was a lot of fun to read. Not as good as the first book in the series but still an easy read with a light-hearted romance.

Now I will mention if you are new to Formula One I wouldn’t start with this romcom series. I’d say start with Lauren Asher’s series. My reasoning Amanda Weaver goes into much more technical depth to the Formula One racing world. And I know some may not like that. I for one found it fascinating and felt so much more authentic.

My only big complaint goes towards Violet. I understand she has a mean “ice queen” persona but that doesn’t mean take it out on poor Chase. Now before y’all come for me I understand her struggles and insecurities. But I need her to put on her big girl pants and work through it. The girl is literally tough as nails in a business setting but using communication in a love relationship setting hard struggle. Just didn’t make sense at times. And her decision making for the third act breakup infuriating. Now she does redeem herself but it took her way too long to get there.

Chase on the other hand. I loved him he is my golden retriever sweetheart and I wish he was real. I love a man that wears on his sleeve and his commitment to Violet was perfection. I also loved that we got to see cameos from Will & Mira. I loved seeing updates into their lives and offering great support to our main characters here.

Overall, I had a blast reading this and I throughly recommend it. Thanks again to Zando and NetGalley for the ARC.

The premise of this book may have been good but the formatting was so abysmally bad I end up DNF'ing only a few chapters in because it was so frustrating to read.

OMG, "Kiss & Collide" by Amanda Weaver is everything I needed and more! I was absolutely obsessed with "Fast & Reckless" (Book 1) and this one definitely lived up to the hype and then some. The F1 vibes are still immaculate, but the enemies-to-lovers trope with Violet and Chase? Their chemistry was literally off the charts, like, I could feel it crackling off the pages! I'm a total sucker for a workplace romance, especially when it starts with a scorching one-night stand and then they're forced to work together. The banter was top-tier, the steam was chef's kiss, and watching Chase fall first for Violet, even when she was trying so hard to resist, was just chef's kiss again. I’m a huge F1 fan, so I’m so excited to be reading a book that doesn’t do it dirty!!

Really enjoyed this book, have not read any type of racing book before and for a first one it was really good and I enjoyed this writers writing style.

My favorite type of sport romance books are the ones where the author seemliessly intervweaves the actual sports with the romance. I find when this happens the pacing of the book just flows so well. Amanda Weaver has done this not only for Kiss & Collide but also the previous book Fast & Reckless.
Kiss & Collide we get our girl Violet’s story. She was the PR bestie from the first book. She is a take no names baddie who sets up all the pieces of the board and makes everything happen. Chase is a F2 driver and when he is basically brought in to replace one of the F1 drivers she now needs to make him shine. But they do have a past.
I love Chase. He is that golden retriever type of character that you just can’t help but loving. He is the opposite of Will in a way that he isn’t a player that you get from the beginning of the first book. He wants what his parents have. Violet has been burned and she is that hesitant person to jump into anything. And While this book does contain some miscommunication in it I think it was done well and it wasn’t stretched out completely and fit the plot of the book well. It wasn’t just put there as a means to initiate discourse but becuase of things the characters went though.
This year I am newer to the F1 scene and books but if Amanda Weaver is going to keep writing them then I will be purchasing and reading all of them becuase she is becoming my top F1 author!

Thank you to Zando/Slowburn for the complimentary copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.