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The Car Share
Embark on a heart-warming romantic journey in this delightful comedy that proves it doesn’t matter where you’re going—it’s who you have beside you on the way . . .
After Lia’s old car breathes its last, the single mom must reluctantly take the bus to work . . . and face unwarranted attention from a troublesome teenager. It’s all too much to take—she’s been depressed since her fiancé’s death and even quit her beloved women’s football team. But it’s Happy Car Sharers to the rescue after her friends get her set up on the app.
Mateo, meanwhile, has recently moved to town, and his long walk to the train station is a literal pain due to an ankle injury. Soon he and Lia are riding each morning with a charmingly bossy driver and a rotation of colorful fellow passengers.
It’s not love at first sight. Technically it’s not even first they’ve seen each other before at the nursing home where both their fathers live and Mateo plays piano for the residents. But with each trip they get to know each other better . . . and the more they know, the more they find to like.
With both of them consumed by personal losses and pressing family responsibilities—and another man getting in the way—can romance lie on the road ahead for these commuting companions?
The Car Share is a humorous exploration of love, loss, and the unexpected detours that lead us to where we truly belong.
After Lia’s old car breathes its last, the single mom must reluctantly take the bus to work . . . and face unwarranted attention from a troublesome teenager. It’s all too much to take—she’s been depressed since her fiancé’s death and even quit her beloved women’s football team. But it’s Happy Car Sharers to the rescue after her friends get her set up on the app.
Mateo, meanwhile, has recently moved to town, and his long walk to the train station is a literal pain due to an ankle injury. Soon he and Lia are riding each morning with a charmingly bossy driver and a rotation of colorful fellow passengers.
It’s not love at first sight. Technically it’s not even first they’ve seen each other before at the nursing home where both their fathers live and Mateo plays piano for the residents. But with each trip they get to know each other better . . . and the more they know, the more they find to like.
With both of them consumed by personal losses and pressing family responsibilities—and another man getting in the way—can romance lie on the road ahead for these commuting companions?
The Car Share is a humorous exploration of love, loss, and the unexpected detours that lead us to where we truly belong.
304 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 9, 2024
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December 31, 2025
I had so much fun listening to this audiobook! Lia and Mateo are both struggling to overcome heartache. They’ve seen each other at the nursing home, where they each visit their fathers. But then they both are persuaded by friends to try a car share as a solution to their commuting issues. Mateo is hesitant about the idea, and doesn’t want to open up about his personal life. Lia gets caught up in a lie on her first day riding, and is resentful of Mateo. And both of them are sometimes unsure of the antics of their driver.
Over time, they all get to know each other better and form friendships. Lia and Mateo are attracted to each other, but each knows that neither of them are in a stable space to begin a relationship. I love how they developed a caring and supportive relationship before moving forward. And I loved how they both moved forward in their healing and built self confidence in themselves. Is a steamy jump in bed romance fun sometimes? Yes. But this one warmed my heart, had me cheering for our main characters, as well as enjoying the supporting characters. 💝
Over time, they all get to know each other better and form friendships. Lia and Mateo are attracted to each other, but each knows that neither of them are in a stable space to begin a relationship. I love how they developed a caring and supportive relationship before moving forward. And I loved how they both moved forward in their healing and built self confidence in themselves. Is a steamy jump in bed romance fun sometimes? Yes. But this one warmed my heart, had me cheering for our main characters, as well as enjoying the supporting characters. 💝
November 16, 2024
"Just remember it doesn't matter where you're going, it's who you have beside you."
August 5, 2025
I adored this book! Mateo and Lia were wonderful characters, but Stella stole the show!! So unique, so well-defined! The scenes with the DJ and commuters were brilliant. This is such a feel good story. I already downloaded more of Lucy Mitchell's books and can't wait to read them!
January 31, 2026
Heartwarming and sweet, The Car Share is a perfect read to cheer up a dreary January day. I really enjoyed it.
June 21, 2026
British chick-lit romance with dual passive protagonists
This story is set in London and the suburbs around it.
Lia is in her early 30s. Her beloved fiance, Joe, whom she had lived with for many years, died of cancer 20 months ago. She was in her last month of pregnancy with her little girl who is currently 18 months old. It has been extremely difficult for her dealing with her deep sorrow over his loss and raising her daughter alone. Lia used to play soccer with a woman's highly skilled, amateur soccer team called the Tigresses, but she hasn't played since she got pregnant. She and her closest friends, who are all on the Tigresses team, were raised poor in the same housing project.
Mateo seems to be also in his early 30s. His fiancee left him at the altar a year ago. He had not noticed that she had been cheating on him for a while with another man, but it was rubbed in his face when she dumped Mateo to run off with her lover. Rather than feeling well rid of a bad bargain, Mateo is still very morose about his loss. (From my cynical perspective, he had a deep bond with a fantasy version of his fiancee that never actually existed.) He hasn't dated since she left him.
Mateo's passion is music, and he is extremely talented at it, having previously performed professionally. But his fiancee talked him into doing more financially stable work, and he has held down a boring job in finance for years. He has done virtually nothing with his music all this time.
Lia's 75-year-old father had a stroke three years ago and is in the same residential care facility as Mateo's father, who has dementia. It was necessary to sell Lia's father's house to pay for his residential care. (There is no explanation as to how her father acquired ownership of a home when we've been told elsewhere that Lia was raised in poverty in public housing.) Her father is in a wheelchair and feeling bitter and depressed about his disability. Lia visits him regularly and brings her toddler daughter with her. (The dialogue from this child is an irritatingly inaccurate portrayal of an 18-month-old toddler's verbal abilities. Example sentence: "Do you want cake too?" That's more appropriate for a 4-year-old.)
Mateo begins playing the piano at the residential facility because it soothes his father. In the process, he feels a peace and contentment he has not experienced since he gave up his music. He is delighted at how quickly his previous level of skill returns.
Lia first notices Mateo when he is serenading the residents of the care facility both because his music is wonderful and because it has a very beneficial effect on her father's despair. Lia and Mateo exchange glances and half smiles but do not speak.
They encounter each other coincidentally soon after in much closer proximity when they both join the same rideshare. The driver is a middle-aged woman named Stella who is an extremely chatty extrovert. It's impossible for anyone in her car to remain an alienated stranger. She is a catalyst for bringing people out of their shell and giving them practical and compassionate advice for substantially improving their lives. However, she has an ironclad rule that her riders can't date each other in order to avoid potential breakup drama. So she is both a means to bring Mateo and Lia together and also a source of romantic conflict to keep them apart.
This story is more chick lit than romance. The main thing that is similar to the romance genre is that this book includes Lia and Mateo's dual POVs. However, there is a standard chick-lit growth arc for both Lia and Mateo into determined individuals who are actively directing their own lives instead of passively floating through long, empty days. Mateo reclaims his music and Lia reclaims her passionate joy in playing soccer. Unfortunately this doesn't happen until the book is almost over, so they are passive protagonists throughout almost the entire book, which is also typical of chick lit.
There are lots of minor plots within this novel featuring a colorful cast of secondary characters, which is another predictable feature of chick lit. While not totally boring, these subplots greatly limit the time that Mateo and Lia spend onstage together, and they have a very abbreviated courtship. In addition, their HEA epilogue is only one paragraph, and it's not from the POV of either of them.
There are no sex scenes in this story, only a tiny bit of kissing.
This story is set in London and the suburbs around it.
Lia is in her early 30s. Her beloved fiance, Joe, whom she had lived with for many years, died of cancer 20 months ago. She was in her last month of pregnancy with her little girl who is currently 18 months old. It has been extremely difficult for her dealing with her deep sorrow over his loss and raising her daughter alone. Lia used to play soccer with a woman's highly skilled, amateur soccer team called the Tigresses, but she hasn't played since she got pregnant. She and her closest friends, who are all on the Tigresses team, were raised poor in the same housing project.
Mateo seems to be also in his early 30s. His fiancee left him at the altar a year ago. He had not noticed that she had been cheating on him for a while with another man, but it was rubbed in his face when she dumped Mateo to run off with her lover. Rather than feeling well rid of a bad bargain, Mateo is still very morose about his loss. (From my cynical perspective, he had a deep bond with a fantasy version of his fiancee that never actually existed.) He hasn't dated since she left him.
Mateo's passion is music, and he is extremely talented at it, having previously performed professionally. But his fiancee talked him into doing more financially stable work, and he has held down a boring job in finance for years. He has done virtually nothing with his music all this time.
Lia's 75-year-old father had a stroke three years ago and is in the same residential care facility as Mateo's father, who has dementia. It was necessary to sell Lia's father's house to pay for his residential care. (There is no explanation as to how her father acquired ownership of a home when we've been told elsewhere that Lia was raised in poverty in public housing.) Her father is in a wheelchair and feeling bitter and depressed about his disability. Lia visits him regularly and brings her toddler daughter with her. (The dialogue from this child is an irritatingly inaccurate portrayal of an 18-month-old toddler's verbal abilities. Example sentence: "Do you want cake too?" That's more appropriate for a 4-year-old.)
Mateo begins playing the piano at the residential facility because it soothes his father. In the process, he feels a peace and contentment he has not experienced since he gave up his music. He is delighted at how quickly his previous level of skill returns.
Lia first notices Mateo when he is serenading the residents of the care facility both because his music is wonderful and because it has a very beneficial effect on her father's despair. Lia and Mateo exchange glances and half smiles but do not speak.
They encounter each other coincidentally soon after in much closer proximity when they both join the same rideshare. The driver is a middle-aged woman named Stella who is an extremely chatty extrovert. It's impossible for anyone in her car to remain an alienated stranger. She is a catalyst for bringing people out of their shell and giving them practical and compassionate advice for substantially improving their lives. However, she has an ironclad rule that her riders can't date each other in order to avoid potential breakup drama. So she is both a means to bring Mateo and Lia together and also a source of romantic conflict to keep them apart.
This story is more chick lit than romance. The main thing that is similar to the romance genre is that this book includes Lia and Mateo's dual POVs. However, there is a standard chick-lit growth arc for both Lia and Mateo into determined individuals who are actively directing their own lives instead of passively floating through long, empty days. Mateo reclaims his music and Lia reclaims her passionate joy in playing soccer. Unfortunately this doesn't happen until the book is almost over, so they are passive protagonists throughout almost the entire book, which is also typical of chick lit.
There are lots of minor plots within this novel featuring a colorful cast of secondary characters, which is another predictable feature of chick lit. While not totally boring, these subplots greatly limit the time that Mateo and Lia spend onstage together, and they have a very abbreviated courtship. In addition, their HEA epilogue is only one paragraph, and it's not from the POV of either of them.
There are no sex scenes in this story, only a tiny bit of kissing.
April 23, 2024
I would firstly just like to say a big thank you to the author, who very kindly forwarded me an arc copy of her book, for my kindle, in return for my honest review…..
I was left absolutely emotionally shattered just from the first few opening pages and i remember thinking that if this was how the rest of the book was going to be like then it was definitely going to be one hell of an emotional ride.
After only reading the first three chapters I already felt like i was being pulled into Lia’s life and it gave me the funny feeling that it was not going to let me go until it had wrapped me up in a gorgeous story!
I really loved the author’s style of writing and Lucy had a wonderful way with words, from the man coughing his guts up, to all the sights, sounds and smells in the nursing home…..
I enjoyed the main characters - Lia, the lead female character who is the lone parent of an 18 month old called Daisy and wife to Joe ( who tragically dies ) and also all the secondary characters too, they all play an integral part in the whole story and i thoroughly enjoyed getting to know them all…..
The Car Share was such an easy book to read and each chapter swiftly pushed me along to the next one until i had very quickly finished it all…..
This book was so refreshing to read and was such a heartwarming, beautiful, romantic, sensitive story about two lost souls and the journey they both had to take to get themselves back on track…….
I was left absolutely emotionally shattered just from the first few opening pages and i remember thinking that if this was how the rest of the book was going to be like then it was definitely going to be one hell of an emotional ride.
After only reading the first three chapters I already felt like i was being pulled into Lia’s life and it gave me the funny feeling that it was not going to let me go until it had wrapped me up in a gorgeous story!
I really loved the author’s style of writing and Lucy had a wonderful way with words, from the man coughing his guts up, to all the sights, sounds and smells in the nursing home…..
I enjoyed the main characters - Lia, the lead female character who is the lone parent of an 18 month old called Daisy and wife to Joe ( who tragically dies ) and also all the secondary characters too, they all play an integral part in the whole story and i thoroughly enjoyed getting to know them all…..
The Car Share was such an easy book to read and each chapter swiftly pushed me along to the next one until i had very quickly finished it all…..
This book was so refreshing to read and was such a heartwarming, beautiful, romantic, sensitive story about two lost souls and the journey they both had to take to get themselves back on track…….
December 30, 2025
I had to push myself to keep reading several times. But I try very hard never to abandon a book. There are 2 characters. A young man advertises for someone to share a ride with him for company. And to split the cost of the Gas/Petrol. An elderly lady answers the advertisement from a newspaper(?) He does not know her plans are to go to be euthanized. (This obviously does not take place in the USA---
God forbid we be permitted to make such life choices for ourselves)
At several points I had to make myself keep reading. However, about 1/2 way through the book intrigued me so much, I kept on reading. There were funny parts, but, also serious parts, due to the subject matter. Just imagine taking a trip with a TOTAL stranger. A million thoughts go through the young man's mind. But on this journey the two share thoughts and stories of their life's journeys. I would even venture to say they become friends. In the end which , to me was a very good surprise ending. Yes,it seems to be is a long book to finish, but in my point of view, Worth the while.
God forbid we be permitted to make such life choices for ourselves)
At several points I had to make myself keep reading. However, about 1/2 way through the book intrigued me so much, I kept on reading. There were funny parts, but, also serious parts, due to the subject matter. Just imagine taking a trip with a TOTAL stranger. A million thoughts go through the young man's mind. But on this journey the two share thoughts and stories of their life's journeys. I would even venture to say they become friends. In the end which , to me was a very good surprise ending. Yes,it seems to be is a long book to finish, but in my point of view, Worth the while.
April 16, 2024
Review to follow
July 24, 2024
Another cracking story from Lucy Mitchell. This was an emotional rollercoaster and so well written. Highly recommended!
April 9, 2024
I can imagine this book as a movie, with the car share driver, Stella, having the audience rolling around in stitches. Both Lia and Mateo need a lift to work, but are reluctant to sign up to a car share. Both are nursing grief and would prefer not to let anyone in to their private bubbles. However, public transport isn’t working for them, and concerned friends push them into downloading and using the car share app. They hope for a quiet, calm journey to and from work, and there are promising signs. One of the sharers is permanently asleep, so no hassle there. Stella’s rules sound perfect for introverted travellers. A full fifteen minutes of no talking, listening, instead, to Stella’s eclectic selection of music. It’s only when the music stops that the madness begins. Mateo seriously questions Stella’s parenting skills, and, occasionally, her driving. Her lifestyle appears chaotic and hedonistic. He is on the point of looking for an alternative lift, when Lia appears in the car. Lia’s father, is, like Mateo’s, a resident in a nursing home. There are, as always in romcom novels, misunderstandings, initial animosity, but eventual reconciliation. This is a light, refreshing, feel good novel which masters the genre and leaves the reader eagerly awaiting the author’s next book.
June 28, 2024
The Car Share by Lucy Mitchell was just the most gorgeous read. I laughed with the characters, and I cried with them. It's such a wholesome story about the people who really count in your life as well as not being scared to move on. I especially loved Stella and the snippets from the radio on listeners commutes, so funny. Loved it!
April 11, 2024
Predictable but easy read
March 29, 2024
I am a massive fan of Lucy Mitchell's writing and was thrilled to be asked to read an ARC of this beautiful story, essentially about two broken souls who have lost the meaning of their lives after traumatic events.
An extremely random meeting, forcing them together as co-passengers in a car share scheme, creates tension and misunderstanding, but ultimately, it results in a level of understanding, compassion, and support for both of them.
Lia is a character I had a lot of time for. She's a single mum who tragically loses the love of her life. She loses track of her past passions, choosing to live her life through her memories and for her little daughter, Daisy. Having to say goodbye to one of her most precious possessions and links to her boyfriend, Lia joins a car-sharing app and finds herself sharing the vehicle with someone she already knows, kind of.
I loved Mateo, too. He's a sensitive soul who has been taken advantage of. Battling with his own upset, alongside seeing his father deteriorate in front of his eyes, makes for a sad man who has forgotten all the unique talents he had that made him stand out.
This car share, driven by the unforgettable Stella, catalyses much change.
Stella is brilliant! Her interactions with her troublesome teens bring much-needed laughter into the car, as those in the passenger seats need something to draw them out of their funks.
Both main characters have passions that have been forgotten, but somehow, they are what brings them together.
Lucy has dealt with the sensitive issues of ageing and loss extremely sensitively and cultivated a beautiful romance that stems from forced proximity. Still, ultimately, that closeness is needed for them to understand one another and themselves truly.
Beautiful!!!
An extremely random meeting, forcing them together as co-passengers in a car share scheme, creates tension and misunderstanding, but ultimately, it results in a level of understanding, compassion, and support for both of them.
Lia is a character I had a lot of time for. She's a single mum who tragically loses the love of her life. She loses track of her past passions, choosing to live her life through her memories and for her little daughter, Daisy. Having to say goodbye to one of her most precious possessions and links to her boyfriend, Lia joins a car-sharing app and finds herself sharing the vehicle with someone she already knows, kind of.
I loved Mateo, too. He's a sensitive soul who has been taken advantage of. Battling with his own upset, alongside seeing his father deteriorate in front of his eyes, makes for a sad man who has forgotten all the unique talents he had that made him stand out.
This car share, driven by the unforgettable Stella, catalyses much change.
Stella is brilliant! Her interactions with her troublesome teens bring much-needed laughter into the car, as those in the passenger seats need something to draw them out of their funks.
Both main characters have passions that have been forgotten, but somehow, they are what brings them together.
Lucy has dealt with the sensitive issues of ageing and loss extremely sensitively and cultivated a beautiful romance that stems from forced proximity. Still, ultimately, that closeness is needed for them to understand one another and themselves truly.
Beautiful!!!
April 7, 2024
The Car Share sounded like an interesting read and as I had read Instructions for Falling in Love Again by Lucy Mitchell I jumped at the chance to read an ARC of another of her books.
This book is easy to read but not at all light and fluffy, even though there are two amazing cats who appear in parts of the story. It is the wonderful characters who make this story a must read. Lia, Mum to 18 month old Daisy, tragically lost Joe to leukaemia shortly before Daisy was born.
Even though Lia has always been a strong character she has had difficulty holding everything together for the sake of her daughter. She stopped playing football in a local football league and just withdrew into her own world, driving back and forth to work in her beloved car, she named Maria, bought by her and Joe.
However, when Maria has to be taken off the road, Lia suddenly finds herself having to step outside her comfort zone and join a Car Share to get her to and from work. Stella, is the driver and what a force of nature she is! She is a great character and not just the crazy car share driver she originally seems. In fact Lia is about to learn a great deal from Stella and her fellow car sharers as they all have their own back stories.
Mateo, in particular, has been through a trauma of his own and is someone Lia has already met at the care home where her father lives. Mateo’s father is at the same care home and he has started to piano for the residents. It comes as a surprise when she finds that he is a fellow car share passenger.
1980’s and 90’s music plays a large part in this heartwarming Car Share. I enjoyed every moment of it and raced through this book in a very short time. Thanks to the author and Bloodhound Books for an ARC of this lovely book.
This book is easy to read but not at all light and fluffy, even though there are two amazing cats who appear in parts of the story. It is the wonderful characters who make this story a must read. Lia, Mum to 18 month old Daisy, tragically lost Joe to leukaemia shortly before Daisy was born.
Even though Lia has always been a strong character she has had difficulty holding everything together for the sake of her daughter. She stopped playing football in a local football league and just withdrew into her own world, driving back and forth to work in her beloved car, she named Maria, bought by her and Joe.
However, when Maria has to be taken off the road, Lia suddenly finds herself having to step outside her comfort zone and join a Car Share to get her to and from work. Stella, is the driver and what a force of nature she is! She is a great character and not just the crazy car share driver she originally seems. In fact Lia is about to learn a great deal from Stella and her fellow car sharers as they all have their own back stories.
Mateo, in particular, has been through a trauma of his own and is someone Lia has already met at the care home where her father lives. Mateo’s father is at the same care home and he has started to piano for the residents. It comes as a surprise when she finds that he is a fellow car share passenger.
1980’s and 90’s music plays a large part in this heartwarming Car Share. I enjoyed every moment of it and raced through this book in a very short time. Thanks to the author and Bloodhound Books for an ARC of this lovely book.
October 12, 2024
The Car Share by Lucy Mitchell
Blurb
After Lia’s old car breathes its last, the single mum must reluctantly take the bus to work... and face unwarranted attention from a troublesome teenager.
It’s all too much to take — she’s been depressed since her fiancé’s death and even quit her beloved women’s football team. But it’s Happy Car Sharers to the rescue after her friends get her set up on the app. Mateo, meanwhile, has recently moved to town, and his long walk to the train station is a literal pain due to an ankle injury.
Soon he and Lia are riding each morning with a charmingly bossy driver and a rotation of colorful fellow passengers. It’s not love at first sight. Technically it’s not even first they’ve seen each other before at the nursing home where both their fathers live and Mateo plays piano for the residents. But with each trip they get to know each other better . . . and the more they know, the more they find to like.
With both of them consumed by personal losses and pressing family responsibilities — and another man getting in the way — can romance lie on the road ahead for these commuting companions?
My Opinion
I saw The Car Share available as an audiobook in my local library and the cover appealed to me so much that I just had to read it. Lucy Mitchell takes the reader on an emotional journey. There are sensitive issues all of which have been handled delicately. I really enjoyed listening to this audiobook and once I started, I was unable to put the book down. Whilst not the main focus of the story, my favourite character was Stella – and her children.
Rating 4/5
Blurb
After Lia’s old car breathes its last, the single mum must reluctantly take the bus to work... and face unwarranted attention from a troublesome teenager.
It’s all too much to take — she’s been depressed since her fiancé’s death and even quit her beloved women’s football team. But it’s Happy Car Sharers to the rescue after her friends get her set up on the app. Mateo, meanwhile, has recently moved to town, and his long walk to the train station is a literal pain due to an ankle injury.
Soon he and Lia are riding each morning with a charmingly bossy driver and a rotation of colorful fellow passengers. It’s not love at first sight. Technically it’s not even first they’ve seen each other before at the nursing home where both their fathers live and Mateo plays piano for the residents. But with each trip they get to know each other better . . . and the more they know, the more they find to like.
With both of them consumed by personal losses and pressing family responsibilities — and another man getting in the way — can romance lie on the road ahead for these commuting companions?
My Opinion
I saw The Car Share available as an audiobook in my local library and the cover appealed to me so much that I just had to read it. Lucy Mitchell takes the reader on an emotional journey. There are sensitive issues all of which have been handled delicately. I really enjoyed listening to this audiobook and once I started, I was unable to put the book down. Whilst not the main focus of the story, my favourite character was Stella – and her children.
Rating 4/5
July 2, 2024
I had the privilege of reading a early version of this and what I love about Lucy Mitchell’s books is that I can relate to the characters, which then draws me further into the story. Lucy writes about real people and real emotions. She is also writes really well about relief and the affects it has on someone who needs to learn to love again and also their children.
This book also included woman’s football which is a world I’m partly in myself having a young child who plays grassroots and I can hundred percent relate to that.
In this book Mateo and Lia find each other after joining a car sharing app, and their driver Stella is exactly how I’d imagine her and her unruly kids who I think we can all relate to. Mine for sure have phoned me up while I’m working and I’ve been like “you know I’m working why are you phoning now?” this book also reminds us we shouldn’t judge each other as we really don’t know what’s going on in someone else life.
This book and Lucy’s writing is slowly melting my heart and turning me into a softy.
Would recommend, whole heartidly!
This book also included woman’s football which is a world I’m partly in myself having a young child who plays grassroots and I can hundred percent relate to that.
In this book Mateo and Lia find each other after joining a car sharing app, and their driver Stella is exactly how I’d imagine her and her unruly kids who I think we can all relate to. Mine for sure have phoned me up while I’m working and I’ve been like “you know I’m working why are you phoning now?” this book also reminds us we shouldn’t judge each other as we really don’t know what’s going on in someone else life.
This book and Lucy’s writing is slowly melting my heart and turning me into a softy.
Would recommend, whole heartidly!
April 15, 2024
Thank you for the chance to read and review this book 📚
Lia is struggling to come to terms with her fiancee's death and birth of her daughter, she spends every day working, visiting her dad in the home and picking Daisy her daughter up from childcare. Before Joe's death, Lia played football but has given everything she once loved up as it's not the same without Joe.
Mateo is also grieving, his fiancee left him at the altar, he's given up his music passions for a steady job in finance but like Lia, his greatest passion was song writing but that was taken away at the abandoned altar, now he just plays piano at the care home, his dad is at.
Lias car breaks down and Mateo breaks his foot and by chance the 2 meet outside of the home and join a car share. With the help of Stella, will these 2 overcome their troubled pasts and face their passion head on not only for football and music but maybe for each other?
Lia is struggling to come to terms with her fiancee's death and birth of her daughter, she spends every day working, visiting her dad in the home and picking Daisy her daughter up from childcare. Before Joe's death, Lia played football but has given everything she once loved up as it's not the same without Joe.
Mateo is also grieving, his fiancee left him at the altar, he's given up his music passions for a steady job in finance but like Lia, his greatest passion was song writing but that was taken away at the abandoned altar, now he just plays piano at the care home, his dad is at.
Lias car breaks down and Mateo breaks his foot and by chance the 2 meet outside of the home and join a car share. With the help of Stella, will these 2 overcome their troubled pasts and face their passion head on not only for football and music but maybe for each other?
April 3, 2024
What a wonderful five-star read this is. I adore this author, they just bring such amazing depth and fullness to all of the characters even a car named Maria, as she plays her part well. I am so gutted I don’t have a car share with Stella, if she were real, I would happily move to be able to get a lift with her, as I feel like a couple of trips, and she would have me organised and planned and my activities would all be in place. Stella is just the best, the people she knows will make you desperate to get out an meet the variety. The question is would you follow the rules of the car share? And do Lia and Mateo, they will both bring you sadness and joy in the best way, watching them on their journey will keep you hooked. If you haven’t picked up this author before then do yourself a favour and grab any of their stories, as I promise if you pick up one, you will want them all.
May 2, 2025
Stella is the hero of this tale. She drives the car share, inviting people to ride in her car. She has rules they must abide by. And she is particular about the people she allows to ride with her. She is not in the car sharing business to make money; rather she helps people. She can sense what someone needs in the way of emotional support, and she provides that help. And she does that not only for her riders, but also for people she knows who need something to brighten their day. Now she has two new riders. Lia is still grieving for her dead fiancé, and Mateo is broken from being left at the altar. Can Stella sort this out? You’ll have to read this uplifting book to find out. The characters are delightful, especially Stella, and the plot, though predictable, is lovely and well written, from beginning to end.
April 28, 2024
This!
The first chapter alone is absolutely heartbreaking 💔
But I have completely fallen in love with the story and the Characters.
Mateo and Lia have been brought together in Stella's car when they both are in need of others company.
What Mateo found frustrating I found so funny, laughing away to myself.
I love Lia and Daisy and also Eds one amazing sleepy side character.
Stella is an absolute genius and she had me in stitches so much, her life advice was always the best.
If you love heartbreaking, emotional, funny, put your heart back together, then 100% this book is for you!
✨️ Opposites attract
✨️ Cat Lovers
✨️ Single mum
✨️ Football x Pianist
📚 Available on Kindle Unlimited
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The first chapter alone is absolutely heartbreaking 💔
But I have completely fallen in love with the story and the Characters.
Mateo and Lia have been brought together in Stella's car when they both are in need of others company.
What Mateo found frustrating I found so funny, laughing away to myself.
I love Lia and Daisy and also Eds one amazing sleepy side character.
Stella is an absolute genius and she had me in stitches so much, her life advice was always the best.
If you love heartbreaking, emotional, funny, put your heart back together, then 100% this book is for you!
✨️ Opposites attract
✨️ Cat Lovers
✨️ Single mum
✨️ Football x Pianist
📚 Available on Kindle Unlimited
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
April 17, 2024
This is a book to put a smile on your face. When Lia's car gives up on her, she's persuaded to sign up with a car share app to get to work- struggling with toddler Daisy and buses is not working. Mateo is persuaded by his friends to get on the app too when he injures his ankle and struggles walking. Both end up in Stella's car share- zany, bright, kind Stella who cares deeply for people. Lia and Mateo are nursing heartbreak, visiting their dads in the same nursing home, and both have given up the activities that makes them "them". Can they help each other rebuild? Fun, emotional and just such a happy tale. #bloodhoundbooks #thecarshare
April 10, 2024
This was such a cute story, I loved it! Lia is a very appealing main character - she's heartbroken, but you can still see the underlying fierceness she used to show on the football pitch. Mateo is also heartbroken, and I love how the initially unwanted car share and Stella brings them together to help everyone heal. The wider characters are all just as engaging and fun. This was a really light and likeable read and was really heartwarming. Thank you to Bloodhound books and Lucy Mitchell for the ARC 😊
June 28, 2024
Loved the characters in this book, Lia who’s a single mum after her fiancé Joe passed away before daughter Daisy was born. Mateo is struggling and their paths cross at the nursing home where both dads live.
They find themselves in a car share with Stella who is a larger than life figure, she also has rules in place to ensure everyone has a good journey.
The Breaking Commuter News by DJ Rick Carter was hilarious.
Funny, poignant in places but most of all a thoroughly uplifting and tenderly written entertaining story.
They find themselves in a car share with Stella who is a larger than life figure, she also has rules in place to ensure everyone has a good journey.
The Breaking Commuter News by DJ Rick Carter was hilarious.
Funny, poignant in places but most of all a thoroughly uplifting and tenderly written entertaining story.
April 5, 2025
What a beautiful love story, so wholesome. We follow Lua and Mateo who have both suffered loss, grief and loneliness and find each other at the nursing home of both their fathers. They both have problems with transport and end up doing a car share with the crazy, zest for life Stella. A funny, sometimes whacky full on daily drive tells the stories of all 3 characters. A must read. This is the second of Lucy’s books I’ve read and has fast become an author whose material I look forward to reading 💗
March 29, 2024
Ah what a fabulous read!
I absolutely loved the concept of the car share, the characters were likeable and it was lovely to read how the relationships developed over the weeks as they shared the commute. the radio shout outs were inspired and such fun to read. Funny, heartfelt and real, this book was a treat.
This is my favourite book from Lucy Mitchell, I can't wait to see what she writes next.
I absolutely loved the concept of the car share, the characters were likeable and it was lovely to read how the relationships developed over the weeks as they shared the commute. the radio shout outs were inspired and such fun to read. Funny, heartfelt and real, this book was a treat.
This is my favourite book from Lucy Mitchell, I can't wait to see what she writes next.
March 29, 2024
A well written, light and easy read book. The characters are brilliantly brought to life, Lia and Matteo have both had some traumatic events in their lives that have made them scared to move on and open up to new and old loves. Stella was brilliant, came across totally scatty at first but developed into a much more loveable and caring character.
Highly recommended read, I will certainly be looking from more from this author and would love a follow up with Stella in the starring role.
Highly recommended read, I will certainly be looking from more from this author and would love a follow up with Stella in the starring role.
April 13, 2024
When Lia and Matteo both find themselves without a car and unable to face the commute they use a car share app to solve the problem. Under the wise watch of Stella will they be able to deal with their pasts and move forward?
I absolutely loved this. I have such a warm fuzzy feeling now. Stella is such an amazing character and I'm really going to miss her. This is a glorious, uplifting read and Lucy Mitchell is fast becoming one of the best in this genre.
I absolutely loved this. I have such a warm fuzzy feeling now. Stella is such an amazing character and I'm really going to miss her. This is a glorious, uplifting read and Lucy Mitchell is fast becoming one of the best in this genre.
March 28, 2024
I throughly enjoyed reading this book. The characters are all so loveable especially Stella. Lia having finally given up on getting the bus to work gets a car share ride to work with Stella, Ed and Mateo. Stella has a heart of gold but strict car share rules....are Lia and Mateo about to break them and how will Stella react.
A well written, must read book.
A well written, must read book.
April 3, 2024
When Lia’s beloved car broke down she had to use the bus for her commute but it didn’t go well so her friends enrolled her into a car share scheme. At the same time Mateo hurt his ankle and enrolled in the scheme too. Neither of them could foresee the crazy car and driver that they end up in together. This is a wonderful novel with some great characters and their stories.
April 23, 2024
Such a lovely, lovely story! 2 main characters, both broken in different ways, meet & slowly help to fix each other, helped by the lovely Stella (we could all do with a Stella in our lives!) You really feel for the characters & what they are going through & can’t help but root for them! Beautiful book!
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