Not So Fast

eBook and audio formats for Not So Fast will be released by Afterglow Books on April 1, 2025. Trade paperback will be released May 27, 2025. 

It’s Formula One—getting revved up is all part of the fun in this sizzling high-octane rom-com for fans of Rush and The Hating Game.

When the curves are this dangerous, only a race car driver will do…

Mia Neal is a champion overthinker. Find something, fixate on it and spiral down. Fortunately, she puts that energy to good use: a podcast about Formula One, her favorite sport in the world. There’s nothing about racing Mia doesn’t adore. The speed. The drivers. The fierce competition. The single-minded ambition. Ironic for a woman who’s changed careers more times than she can count.

Only now her salty takes on gorgeous Brit driver Xander Bishop have gone viral, and the podcast feels more and more like what she’s meant to do… Then Xander’s teammate invites her to the Miami Grand Prix to see F1 up close—and get in Xander’s head. He’s not exactly delighted at all the shade she’s been throwing his way.

It should be all-out war. Instead, Mia and Xander are stunned by the sudden crackle of…something sexual arcing between them. It’s irresistible, unbelievably hot—all Mia’s warning flags are waving. Because this reckless attraction is coming at Mia all too fast…

Praise for Not So Fast:

“Not So Fast is a great read—hot, funny, and charming!” —Serena Bell, USA Today bestselling author of the Wilder Adventures series

“Booth crafts the perfect mix of a sweet and spicy frenemies-to-lovers story about two immensely lovable people looking for their place in the world and finding it together. NOT SO FAST will get you through a Sunday without a race!” —Andie J. Christopher, USA Today bestselling author

“Full of passion, wit, and high-octane F1 racing… Xander and Mia’s chemistry burns up the pages! One of my favorite reads of the year!” —Amanda Weaver, author of Fast & Reckless

“A delicious enemies-to-lovers vibe.” —Jenny Holiday, USA Today bestselling author

“Sweet and sexy… [with] witty banter and great characters.” —Naima Simone, USA Today bestselling author

“Karen Booth is always a guaranteed winner for me.” —Louise Bay, USA Today bestselling author