His life blurs at full throttle, hers unfolds under a microscope. Neither has time for love - until fate seats them elbow-to-elbow at a rain-drenched Monaco bistro.
Three-time world champion Cyrus Swift is fighting a faster, younger rival for his legacy-defining fourth title when back-to-back mistakes put blood in the water and paparazzi on his rear wing.
Dr Sofia Henderson would rather be pipetting cells than sipping champagne on the Riviera, but her new study linking chronic stress to accelerated ageing has her center-stage at a conference in Monaco. The last thing the brilliant introvert wants is a headline romance with a millionaire driver, until one cramped restaurant and a broken umbrella rewrite the race plan.
A spontaneous road trip up the Corsican coast turns strangers into something dangerously close to soul mates. But secrets, old griefs, and the world’s nosiest press corps are waiting at the next hairpin. With a future they’re only beginning to imagine, and a championship trophy on the line, can Cyrus and Sofia keep their relationship on track?