REVIEW: Drive Me Crazy by Lizzy Dent

Drive Me Crazy by Lizzy Dent: Chloe Coleman has worked too hard to become one of the first female team principals in Formula 1 to let her struggling team fall apart now. She has a plan, a strategy, and something to prove. What she doesn’t need? A cocky, headline-grabbing driver joining her roster — especially when that driver is Matt Warner, her former childhood crush who still knows exactly how to make her pulse spike.

Matt is desperate for a comeback after a devastating crash derailed his career and confidence. Racing under Chloe’s leadership might be his last shot at redemption. But as race weekends intensify and old feelings resurface, their partnership starts to blur the line between professional and personal at full speed. Now they have to decide if risking their hearts is worth risking everything they’ve built.

DRIVE ME CRAZY is about trust, control, and what happens when the person who once made your heart race is suddenly standing in your pit lane again. The F1 world gives the story real dimension—the pressure, the travel, the politics—and Dent clearly knows this world. It shows in every detail.

Chloe is fierce and strategic, carrying the weight of leadership in a space that constantly questions her authority. Matt’s comeback arc adds another layer of emotional depth. Beneath the confidence and bravado is a driver still shaken by loss and failure. The chemistry between Matt and Chloe is full of history, banter, and stolen moments between pit stops. They’re two people who know each other too well to pretend. The push and pull between control and desire keeps the tension humming the entire time.

Tropes & Themes

• Formula 1 romance
• Boss x employee tension
• Childhood crush
• Forced proximity
• High-stakes workplace
• Redemption and second chances
• Ambition vs. vulnerability

DRIVE ME CRAZY is fast-paced, genuinely funny, emotionally charged, and full of that delicious tension that comes from mixing ambition with unresolved feelings. Perfect for readers who love their romance fast, their tension slow-burning, and their heroines proving everyone wrong on the way to the finish line.

QOTD: Would you risk your career for a second chance at love?

Book Info:

Publication: Published: January 6, 2026 |  G.P. Putnam’s Sons |

Sparks fly when an up-and-coming team principle and her new hot-shot driver—and former childhood crush—are forced to work together to save their careers and team in this deliciously winning Formula 1 romance.

Can they navigate the twists and turns of love without crashing and burning?

As one of the first female team principles in Formula 1, Chloe Coleman is determined to prove herself and transform her failing team from underdogs to champions. Nothing can ruin her strategy—except maybe the surprising new addition of a cocky, top-tier driver who’s lost his edge. And he just so happens to be her estranged childhood crush who still sends her heart racing.

Matt Warner needs a comeback. A former champion, he hasn’t won a race since the disastrous crash that landed his best friend and teammate in the hospital. If there’s a silver lining to this scandalous demotion, it’s his fierce and familiar new boss, Chloe. But as the competition heats up, so does an unexpected spark that turns dangerously and passionately hot. With the world watching and pressures of the season mounting, will their chemistry lead them to victory, or spin them out of control?