Be Still My Racing Heart by Madison Love: Book Review

 **ARC received for consideration. All opinions are my own. 

The Book

A reformed bad boy, an heiress with a secret, and a forbidden love.

Blake

Groomed to run my father’s company, I dream of flying down the speedway. Not "flying" a desk.

Forbidden from chasing my dream, I spend my free time helping kids chase theirs while waiting for fate to claim me.

It’s not until Ryder and I collide—literally—that I know I have to break free and take control of my own destiny. But if I do, it could cost me my family.

Ryder

I thought I could forget my past, but one crash with my archnemesis changed everything.

Now, I’m forced into community service and facing the consequences of my recklessness—both on and off the track.

Slowing down isn’t easy, and losing isn’t in my nature. Yet, when she walks through the door, I have only one goal.

Win her heart.

Will I end up losing mine in the process?

Be Still My Racing Heart, a rivals to more novella, is book 3 of the Sweet Sports Kisses multi-author series—a sweet/clean romcom sports collection set across the U.S. Each story is connected through the Play It Forward organization, bringing heartwarming romance, humor, and just the right amount of competition. If you’re looking for no-spice, kisses only with the perfect amount of swoon, then this series is for you!

The Author

Best Selling, Award Winning Author, Madison Love enjoys writing clean and Christian romances while intertwining humor, faith, and suspense. She has spent most of her life traveling abroad, discovering new places, and meeting wonderful people. She spent twenty years in the military before settling in a rural town outside of Buffalo, New York, where she now lives on a forty-acre farm with her husband, son, and two dogs. Having been afforded the time and opportunity to bring her ideas and stories to life, she seeks to give her readers the ‘happy ever after’ they seek.

Book Review

Be Still My Racing Heart is part of the Sweet Sports Kisses series. This is a multi-author sports romance series that is connected through the Play It Forward organization, but all books can be enjoyed as standalones or in any order. 

This was such a sweet read. I have read two racing romances recently, and while I never would have thought that would be something I would really enjoy, I have to say... I'm a fan! It's definitely a unique sport, and I've enjoyed being brought into that world... and this one did that very well! Ryder has a bit of a reputation as the bad boy of racing, due to his father and his past. When he needs to turn that reputation around, he finds himself volunteering to mentor a teen through Play It Forward, where he finally gets to meet the sister of his best friend (the sister that his friend has been keeping him away from). And sparks fly. Ryder was such a fantastic character. I loved that while Ryder did have this impulsive, perhaps even a little reckless side to him, he was also just a really good person. I loved seeing not only how he connected with his mentee, but also how he encouraged Blake to follow her dreams as well. These two had a really cute chemistry, and while it was definitely a bit of an insta-love story... it absolutely worked for them. There's a little bit of a mystery with sabotage to a racer and a mysterious racer... and it all just worked together to create this really fun story that I couldn't put down. It's a quick read, but one with so much to love: complicated family dynamics, secret identities, swoon worthy romance, messages of faith, and of course, the Biddies! 

Be Still My Racing Heart is a closed-door romance with kisses only, faith elements, and no language. 


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