Love in the Fast Lane

By Leslie C Beeman

He built an empire by staying in control. She built her future by refusing to give up. Falling in love was never part of the plan.

Brielle Mercer knows what it means to start with almost nothing. A single mother who turned a battered delivery van into a thriving luxury transportation business, she has fought for every client, every contract, and every mile of success. She doesn't need a billionaire to rescue her. She needs the chance to prove that the business she built deserves a place at the top.

Enter Adrian Vale.

Self-made billionaire. Brilliant strategist. Relentless competitor.

As the founder of AURELIA, a revolutionary luxury travel company preparing for its Miami launch, Adrian is determined to build an operation that sets a new standard for premium travel. Brielle's independent company has the local expertise he needs, but when he approaches her with an offer to buy her business, he discovers one thing money cannot purchase: her cooperation.

Neither expects a transportation crisis to force them into a high-stakes, twenty-one-day partnership. With bookings threatened, providers withdrawing, and the launch hanging in the balance, Brielle and Adrian must combine their very different strengths to keep their businesses moving.

She believes success means protecting what you've built. He believes survival means controlling every possible risk. Working together tests both convictions-and the attraction neither wants to admit becomes harder to ignore.

But trouble is moving behind the scenes.

Confidential information begins leaking. A suspicious maintenance record puts Brielle's reputation at risk, while evidence of an unauthorized business arrangement raises questions about who stands to profit if AURELIA fails. As pressure mounts, Brielle and Adrian must decide how much they can trust each other when their livelihoods are on the line.

Adrian has spent years protecting himself from failure. Brielle has spent years making sure she never has to depend on anyone else. Yet the closer they come to uncovering the truth, the more they realize that winning this battle may demand something neither knows how to surrender: control.

For Brielle, love must never come at the cost of her independence or her daughter's security. For Adrian, it means learning that a partnership cannot survive on power alone-and that the woman who challenges him most may be the one he cannot afford to lose.

Can two fierce competitors build something lasting when trust is their greatest risk-and love is the one thing neither can control?

Perfect for readers who love billionaire romance, enemies-to-lovers chemistry, ambitious business rivals, a fiercely independent single mother, a guarded hero who falls first, slow-burn attraction, family bonds, and a hard-won happily-ever-after.

Love in the Fast Lane is a contemporary romance about ambition, trust, second chances, and discovering that the most meaningful journey isn't about getting ahead of everyone else. It's about finding someone who will stand beside you when the road gets difficult.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HPGT3326
• ISBN13: 9798165817731
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"