Overdrive

by Amber Vant

Rule one: Don't look back at the wreckage.

Rule two: Never let them see you bleed.

Carter Hayes knew the danger of getting too close to Dominic Valerio. She just never expected the worst collision to happen off the track.

Now, the deal that brought her to the Valerio estate feels less like a temporary sanctuary and more like a sentence. She is still trapped under his roof, forced to play a part and pretend what happened between them never existed, all while Dominic prepares for a future that doesn't include her.

But the house isn't her only prison.

When a toxic figure from her past unexpectedly resurfaces—lured by the wealth and prestige now tied to the Hayes name—Carter is caught between a family dynamic built on superficial lies and the quiet torture of living with a man who is suddenly a stranger.

Guarding her secrets was hard enough. Guarding her heart while living inches away from the person who broke it might just ruin her completely.

Some wrecks you can walk away from.

Others will force you into overdrive.

Genres: Romance, Enemies To Lovers

285 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 2, 2026

About the author

Amber Vant is an author specializing in romance, particularly Contemporary Romance and New Adult novels.

She resides in Kansas City, Missouri, with her husband and their lively cat, both of whom keep her laughing with their playful personalities.

When she's not writing, Amber enjoys traveling the world, exploring new destinations one plane ride at a time.

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Reviews

[Fatena Amaru · Rating 5 out of 5]

📚✨ Book Review 📚✨ 


Here's the tea 🫖

Overdrive (Book 2) l Amber Vant
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OMG, this was worth the wait. SO worth it!

Now that my heart rate has finally returned to normal, let’s talk about why you need this duology in your life.

I devoured Overdrive in a few hours. The adrenaline. The tension. The chaos. I could NOT put it down.

Welcome back to the Valerio Estate! Overdrive is the perfect finale to the Redline duology and delivers everything I wanted from Carter Hayes vs. Dominic Valerio: high-stakes tension, toxic family dynamics, witty banter, forced proximity and enough intensity to keep my heart racing from start to finish.

Pace: F1 speed
Spice: 3/5
Tropes: sports romance, enemies to lovers, bully romance, forced proximity, witty banter, high-stakes tension and dysfunctional family drama.

Fast. Intense. Addictive.

If you love the chemistry of Cole and Dr. Claire in Days of Thunder, the speed of Gone in 60 Seconds and the found-family chaos of Fast & Furious, this duology is for you.

Read it. Buckle up. Hold on.

Get it now on Kindle Unlimited ❤️

[read.with.rhi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did not love as much as the first one, but it completes the story. I think I would’ve rather had more time pass in between books or just one book total. I didn’t believe in Dominic and Carter’s relationship anymore, the way the mom storyline was resolved felt unrealistic to me, and I wish the pregnancy plot twist reveal was before they reconciled. Sleeping with a man who has allegedly just gotten a different girl pregnant is so yucky. I feel like Carter’s character just felt apart with the forgiveness aspect. I thought she had more self respect in a lot of regards with this book. Also, there were gaps in the plot where I was confused on how we got from point a to point b.

[Lucy · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5⭐