Liam Zander is Formula 1's charming golden boy — all easy smiles and effortless talent, and privately convinced he's a fraud one bad season away from being found out. Sophie Mitchell is exactly the temptation he can't afford: sharp, creative, and tied to a rival team, which makes her strictly off-limits with his contract renewal on the line.
Unable to leave well enough alone, Liam proposes a bargain instead of a friendship: one season, one bucket list, no strings. Sophie, who has spent years shelving her own ambitions to fit her father's plans, agrees to let Liam help her check off every reckless item she never allowed herself. What begins as a low-stakes arrangement steadily turns into something neither of them planned for.
The second book in Lauren Asher's Dirty Air series, Collided is a steamy, banter-heavy Formula 1 romance about chasing freedom, defying expectations, and the risk of falling for the one person you were supposed to resist. Like the rest of the series, it reads as an interconnected standalone within the same racing world.