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The Pretenders
Series · 3 books · 2017-2024

Books in series

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#1

Drive

2017

Determined to win. Destined to fall. Savannah “Savvy” Jenkins is no stranger to the crude comments and leering looks she gets in the pit. Out to prove that she can succeed in a man’s world, she thinks she knows what to expect when she joins Formula World champion Dante Annunziata’s crew. Dante is determined to finish his season on top. And Savvy is nothing but a distraction that threatens to get in the way. Convinced Savvy has no business on the team, Dante’s prepared to do anything to get her off. But when a paparazzo catches the two in a compromising position, Dante and Savvy are in for a fauxmance for the ages. As their fake attraction turns real, they realize that there may be more to life than simply speeding through it.
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#2

Crash

2023

Nothing ventured, nothing gained... Alex Jenkins has everything he wants. Almost. Once a competitive teenage motorcycle racer, he's now grown up and aiming to take over his family's corporation. He just needs to prove to his grandmother - the steely, foul-mouthed matriarch of the Jenkins clan - that he's the right man for the job. So what's a fake engagement to a gorgeous brunette intern? Everything, apparently, because Alex can't get her out of his head... Evie Cooper needs money to help put her sister through college and to pay off her mountain of student loan debt. When Alex makes his proposal, she drives a hard bargain. She's never been in love, never been touched by a man, and isn't about to fall for this arrogant older businessman.
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#3

Burn

2024

A second chance may be too hot to handle in this sizzling romance set in the world of Formula 1 racing.Fired in a spectacular fashion from a job she loved, Lily Onassis has resigned herself to spending her days comfort-baking in her condo. But when her father has a heart attack, her life takes an immediate U-turn. As he’s wheeled into surgery, he has one he wants Lily to take over running his Formula World Team, which includes managing their sexy star driver, Max Becker. Max and Lily have a history, and when she walked away from their affair years ago, she swore she’d never go back to racing or to Max. She wanted a quiet, drama-free life—while he was the rising star of Formula World. Back in close proximity, the two must fight their burning attraction and keep their relationship strictly professional. Lily’s got a job to do . . . and so does Max. No distractions. But as the season develops so do their feelings, and the pair must confront the fact that they’ve been given a second chance. Maybe this time they shouldn’t walk away.

Author

Tamara Lush
Tamara Lush
Author · 21 books

Tamara Lush writes steamy and emotional contemporary romance stories set in tropical locations. Her book Constant Craving was a 2018 RWA RITA® finalist in erotic romance. She's married and lives near a beach in Florida. For many years, she was an award-winning newspaper journalist. In 2017, she was one of 24 writers chosen by Amtrak to ride around the United States on a train and write fiction. She also writes cozy mysteries under the name Tara Lush. Tamara's a fan of vintage pulp fiction book covers, Sinatra-era jazz, 1980s fashion, tropical chill, kombucha, gin, tonic, seashells, iPhones, Art Deco, telenovelas, coloring books, street art, coconut anything, strong coffee and journalism.

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