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How does a responsible, intelligent, career-driven girl find herself half-naked and hooking up with a bad boy Formula One driver in a Barcelona night club bathroom?

Siena Lazio is a lot of things...but reckless isn't one of them.

She's only in her mid-twenties and already Team Ferrelli's Director of Public Relations and heiress to the top Formula One racing team. The esteemed daughter of Alfonso Lazio, the greatest driver F1 has ever seen, Siena seems to have it all figured out. All she has to do is uphold her family's honor and ensure her brother Enzo's public image is pristine while he rises to fame and clenches the title as Formula One's new champion.

Everything is perfect...

...Until she's swept mercilessly off her feet by the one man she can never be with. The one man who can fuck it all up.


Harrison Davies is Team McClain's secret weapon and he's the only driver who threatens to steal the championship from Enzo. The tattooed British bad boy knows how to get what he wants. And always gets what he wants.

Harrison and Siena fall deeper and deeper with each secret tryst. Passion flares, reality fades, and the lines between right and wrong begin to blur. Driven by lust and ambition the couple delves into a world of treachery, deceit, lies, and ultimate betrayal. Is Siena ready to place her fragile heart into the hands of a speed demon and will the thrill of falling for him be worth it when they wreck?

Full length New Adult Contemporary Romance novel. Readers 18+ only. Contains adult themes and explicit sexual content.

308 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 13, 2013

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Colleen Masters

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Hey there,

I'm Colleen Masters, author of the Faster Series. Thank you so much for swinging by and checking out my stories! As an indie romance author, your support means everything to me. Let me tell you a little bit about myself...

I grew up in Central Jersey, and studied Theatre Arts and English at Monmouth University. (Going to college right next to the beach? Hell yes :D) My dream has always been to make a profession out of writing, so I moved to NYC five years ago and have been working my butt off to make that dream come true ever since. Right now, I'm living on the Upper East Side with my darling fiancé and our corgi, Frodo. (Bit of a lit nerd, what can I say?) All of my friends get such a kick out of my "survival job," but I don't really see my writing as a day job at all--it's way too fun for that!

These books are truly a labor of love, and I'm so happy to share them with you. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them!

xo
CM

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1,093 reviews1,067 followers
November 16, 2013
3.5 stars
"...losing you before we even got a chance to try and be something would be much worse."



Siena, racing princess of the most influential racing families in the world is trying to set herself apart from her family’s name, proving to the her father and brother she is more than a pretty decoration.
I’ve always been the pretty daughter that looks nice and polished during my dad’s and brother’s photo ops.

Who knew that in a Barcelona night club she would meet the one man who with her every being wanted but couldn't have. She’s never went after something she truly wanted, always going for the safer approach, making sure it was the right decision for the family. Harrison, the tattoed- bad boy of racing who happens to be driving for the other team. A natural born driver poses a threat to everything her brother has worked so hard for making him public enemy #1.
"…as long as I’m a Lazio and he’s a Davies , I don’t see any way for us to be together without weathering a pretty awful shit storm."



Staying away from each other is not an option, they share a bond that only few are lucky to have. But sadly everything outside their relationship is complicated, there is no way they can come out as a couple, not when her father and brother hate the man she has come to love. Sneaking around, lying to those closest to them is getting harder and harder to do, not when she finally found a man who values and believes what she is capable of.
I’ve finally found someone who understands me, someone who turns me on from a mile away, someone I feel safe with and trust with my heart and my body, and I can’t be with him.

Modern day racing Romeo and Juliet, this was only just the beginning, cheering them on knowing on the impending blow up about to happen, luckily that seems to be saved for book 2. Faster Harder was a steamy read that you didn’t want to end. Sadly for me it kinda ended to soon, just when things were gonna get interesting we were left to wait for the next book to come out. So here I am waiting trying to behave …. BOOK #2 Faster Deeper COMING NOVEMBER 2013

*reviewed on 11/16/2013
969 reviews2 followers
November 25, 2013
2.5
This was another case where authors suck at making trilogies. I don't know if I'm just wrong and the only one who holds this opinion, but I'm pretty sure that trilogies are supposed to be three STORIES that make up a bigger more complete story. However, this book exhibited that terrible habit of authors of just splitting one story into three parts. This book wasn't a full story. There was no beginning, middle, and end. There was really just a beginning. We had barely been introduced to the characters and the conflicts and then all of the sudden the novel is over.
Even if it were complete, I found the issues a bit petty, and I didn't love the heroine. Romeo and Juliet is a classic because of when and how it was written. The story itself, today, is a bit tired and unrealistic in this world. At least in my mind. Not to say I'm ignorant of feuds and such that hurt romantic relationships, but to read about it in a contemporary romance novel is almost annoying to me. I feel like a lot of readers are evolved and open-minded that this premise is hard to read because as a reader you just keep thinking about all the things that could've/should've happened. It's like reading a story with a cheating character, it's almost painful.
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Author 28 books241 followers
November 18, 2014
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Title: Faster Harder
Author: Colleen Masters
Series or Standalone: Take Me Series
Rating: Five Stars

Review:

Faster Harder is a New Adult Contemporary Sports Romance that is told from the main character Siena Lazio’s point of view as she navigates being Director of Public Relations for her families Formula One racing team after she meets the hero Harrison Davies.

I came across this book in one of my free travels on Amazon and after reading and devouring the Driven series by K. Bromberg, was interested to see another take on the world of racing.

Meeting by chance, Siena being unaware of just who Harrison Davies was and what he would mean in the future as it pertained not only to her job but to her family as well was a fantastic way for this book to start. The author delivers a heated exchange between the two very early on and there is very clear chemistry right from the word go, making all of the events that come later as their relationship grows that much more enticing.

This has a definite Romeo and Juliet feel to it. Two rival teams (essentially families), going head to head in one of the most important racing events, having to hide away and keep their feelings and relationship secret for fear of the explosion when it is finally revealed. It’s not for everyone, this kind of story but it worked for me. I liked the almost forbidden aspect to it, even if it did appear at times as though their feelings were moving as quickly if not more so than the cars.

I liked the way Siena was written. She comes across strong, yet weak, so basically the perfect balance for me in the heroine department. She wasn’t up and down about the way she felt or what she wanted to do other than in the times where you could tell that her heart wanted to pull her in the right direction, but fear was preventing her from doing so. In that one regard, it came across very real. If she had been any other way it wouldn’t have come across as well.

Overall this book was well done. The struggle for both characters because of their present positions and also their pasts, mingling together with what they felt right from the very start with each other made this an entertaining read.

It moved at a steady pace, the secondary characters came across in the way they should have. The only issue I had with the entire book overall was the ending and not because it was a cliffhanger of sorts. Those I can handle, especially when coming into a series where all the books have been released. It was how predictable the ending was, in who was behind what was happening with Siena. Maybe it’s just me, but it came across way too obvious.

Was my lack of love for the ending enough to keep me from continuing on here? No. I became invested enough with the characters to want to find out what happens next. I also enjoyed the writing style so much I will be checking out other works from this author as well.

Definite 4* Read for me. Great work.
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491 reviews26 followers
September 3, 2016
I'm reviewing this and Faster Deeper together since, let's face it, they should have been one book.

Let's just get this out of the way: these titles are so on the nose that they're hilarious. It's like the author gave a 14-year-old naming rights to her works. That being said: it doesn't matter what you call these books, they're good. The separation of books one and two in this series felt arbitrary and artificial to me; the action in these books take place over a portion of a single F1 season, which is still taking place going into the third book (I gather, from book 2's epilogue). I will never understand the compulsion to break into three parts stories that should be two or even one book. What is gained in revenue will probably be lost in poor reviews from readers who don't appreciate the tactic. The revelation at the end of the second book felt like a fitting place to pick up the action in this series, and would have made for a more natural break from the first part of the story.

Another thing: this is a very enjoyable series, but these books should not be considered "new adult". This is a contemporary romance novel featuring adult characters, period. The protagonists aren't on the brink of adulthood, they're full-fledged adults of 25 and 28(ish) with demanding jobs, extensive social support networks, and only semi-tragic parents. That being said, these were hot, enjoyable books. I liked seeing Siena embrace with both hands what she wants out of life; when hot, sexy Harrison is who she's embracing, so much the better. In a few well-executed scenes, Ms. Masters was able to show that Siena balanced familial duty with her own wants in such as way that her own desires always took a backseat to everything F1-related (sorry for the car metaphor; totally unintentional). Likewise, although there's less of Harrison and none of his perspective, he seems to change for the better once he becomes involved with Siena.

Although their romance was hot, seeing Siena become her own person, instead a cog in the Ferrelli machine or a supporting player in the Enzo show, was the most rewarding part of this series. I liked how she and Harrison had to figure out how to navigate their relationship, and that they both made realistic missteps. I am anxious to learn of the resolution to their problems, and can't wait to read book three.

This review also appears at http://books.nonsenseuponstilts.com
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1,737 reviews131 followers
December 19, 2013
This book has really left me on the fence. Colleen Masters created a story with a very potentate story line. The best words I have to describe this book is fast cars, fast hearts. Quite literally this was a fast love novel. It was almost instantaneous, and while I have expressed my love for the story line this is where things run a bit off track for me. From the first meeting our main characters feelings are immediate. They express their familiarity and fondness, but I just did not feel like this was validly backed up with the progression of the story. I didn't see these feelings festered and grew. It felt more like, "Believe what I say instead of what I do." Even with the development errors I was intrigued by this story, and pushed through out of curiosity. The conclusion left me with a cliff hanger that has me overwhelmingly distracted enough to continue the series, but I am at war with myself because I just really struggled with developing romance within these pages. I think I need to sit and reflect on the story for a bit, and maybe at a later date I was feel intrigued enough to continue with the next installment. More importantly, I am hoping that maybe this was just a transitional problem in this one book, and the next will blow me away. ~BookWhisperer Reviewer Jax~
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750 reviews15 followers
November 13, 2013
I actually really freaking loved this!!! It is super dramatic and everything kinda happens fast but I was in suspense, love. Dreamland.... Loved this book!!!

HOWEVER!!!!! Wait for it......

C L I F F H A N G E R!!!!!!!!! Horrible awful cliff hanger that I wanted to throw my kindle across my bedroom! Gahhhh!!!!!!
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29 reviews
November 12, 2013
I was given this book by the author in exchange of an honest review.

"Faster Harder" by Colleen Masters is a book of contemporary romance set in the fast world of Formula One. Siena Lazio (the main heroine) is the daughter of Alfonzo Lazio, one of the greatest F1 drivers ever, and sister of the major contender for the title of this year's championship, Enzo Lazio.
As Director of PR of the top F1 racing team, she is perceived as the Princess of the sport.
When sexy bad boy, Harrison Davies enters her world as the only driver who can rival her brother, and rocks her entire life as she quickly falls for him, she has to face the biggest dilemma in her life. Is her unconditional love for the sexy tatooed British worth losing everything she held dear so far, her job and family included?

The story begins with a clever hook, drawing you into the plot right from the start. We follow the characters as they travel from one European city to the other for the tournament. As suspense for the final outcome builds up, so does the heat between Siena and Harrison threatening to expose their secret affair and ruin both their lives.

Similar to the sport, this book is fast-paced and gives the reader a good taste of the F1 world, without boring non-fans, as myself, with too many technicalities. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Siena and Harrison's adventure and my only disappointment is that I will have to wait for part 2 to come out.

All in all, this is a well-written and delightful book and I recommend it to lovers of a good romance.
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286 reviews15 followers
November 22, 2013
A VERY PROMISING STORY...

I really like this in a way the excitement and the thrill of F1 car racing will get to you, like fever in my blood. The intrigue that comes from the illicit love affair between Siena and Harrison who's resorted to secret tryst, meeting in some obscure out of the way dark bars to keep their relationship out of media's prying eyes. Both has a lot of lose, especially Siena, whose family is so influential and whose father doesn't give a damn and so obsessed in winning, and her brother Enzo ( the current champion and the favorite ) has made Harrison not just an opponent but has taken it to a personal level, where they are slinging mud and casting doubt on Harrison's family background through the media. Where Enzo has already earned ample knots on his belt and also the current champ and the favorite, Harrison is a rookie who has yet to prove himself, he's the dark horse. He's got his own tricks up his sleeve that he plans to unleash and sneak up on the finish line and steal the crown and glory from Enzo. What this would do to the already fragile love relationship of Siena and Harrison leaves me anticipating their fate, afraid their path to happiness is going to get tougher and bumpy before it can even begin.

This is just the beginning and it already set the grandeur of the story. I'm anticipating with eagerness for the more thrilling and exciting next books.
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1,260 reviews12 followers
November 29, 2014
I wasn't sure if I was going to like this one or not when I started it. Just wasn't sure I wanted to read a racing car driver one.... after reading the Bromberg series I sort of felt like there couldn't be a series as good as that.
Well, this one wasn't (as good) but it was readable. I don't really enjoy reading all the details about a car race but the Romeo and Juliet romance between the H/h kept me reading even though some of it read a bit corny.
I was not as invested in the characters as I like to be, to buy the next book in the series straight away (especially in comparison to the Bromberg series- whereby I couldn't wait to read the next one!)but it was readable. 3 stars
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2,065 reviews96 followers
February 4, 2015
A solid 3.5. I liked that this book was set around racing, it was refreshing to say the least. I liked Sienna as a character too and thought the chemistry with Harrison was amazing - true fireworks. What I didn't like was the way the 'close' scenes were described. I love Colleen's writing style but seriously I thought I was reading some dodgy 1980,s Mills & Boon (for those who remember the dated books). Descriptive words like member etc just make me chuckle. Sorry but those parts I found were a bit bland. Still, this wasn't a bad book and like I said I did enjoy most of it.
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157 reviews2 followers
March 5, 2014
This was a great series to start after I finished Driven and Fueled, because it satisfied my appetite for bad boys who like to go fast and good girls who can't help but fall for the bad boys! Loved the journey around the world and the new places the characters interacted in. All four books are already in my favorites folder on my Kindle!!
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1,494 reviews6 followers
January 18, 2015
Absolutely loved this !!! Fast paced drama, no false starts in this book at all !!
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70 reviews
May 13, 2019
Ready, set, GO!

Are you ready for a fast paced book? Heck even in the book is fast paced! Better buckle up and get ready to fall in love with Faster Harder by Colleen Masters!

Join Siena and Harrison on the Formula One racing (F1) team.
Siena working for her brother's team and Harrison on the other, who will she root for? Will she pick a side in the end? Or will everything be destroyed?

Rivalry and love are not the best for a relationship, no matter if its family or friends. What will happen next?

Colleen Masters left me screaming at the end of Faster Harder. I NEED to know what the next steps Siena and Harrison are gonna take! (Not saying what happened due to spoilers)
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84 reviews
May 10, 2023
me da a mí que no me voy a terminar los demás libros 🤓☝🏻
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2,059 reviews470 followers
May 24, 2016
This is one of those unfortunate times when a book gets read and finished when I'm not in a position to do anything about the fact that I'd read and finished it. So there's this delay that gets built in - both in terms of getting my thoughts together for a review, and in terms of other works have been examined/read since the completion of this book here. So, let me see what I can put together here.

First off - I'm not actually sure what I'd rate this book. I'd initially put it down on the 3 star level - more so I could mark it read (I was away from my computer, and my phone was giving me issues); though I had the thought that I'd probably rate the book somewhere around 3.5 to 4.2. Realizing that, now, I move it up to the 4 star level.

The book involves Siena Lazio and Forumla 1 racing. And I admit that I read the book largely because I wanted to read another book that involved car racing. They seem oddly hard to find. Oh, and the book was free, so that helped. I mean being offered on Amazon for $0.00, not meaning that it was free to me and only me.

Siena Lazio is an Italian-American woman of roughly 25 years of age who works for her family's car racing team - Team Ferrelli. Technically not actually her family's car team, just they have had a long history with the team, and Siena's pop owns a majority stake. The Lazio family, and Team Ferrelli are, in the book's world, highly regarded in the sport of auto-racing. Siena's pop is majority owner of the team, and an hands on manager; her brother is the lead driver for the team (and the brother is her twin). Siena works public relations for the team, though she is being constantly undermined by her father - who seems to only be able to see her as his daughter; and, is constantly being 'watched' - 'guarded'. Both in terms of what she does reflects on the team, and in terms of 'she's a female family member, therefore, 'obviously' she needs to be watched'. The brother, on the other hand, while required to be the top, and be constantly working on being ready to race, isn't as controlled off the track - in terms of - he is allowed to be a ladies man.

So, the book opens with the start of a new F1 season. The team, and the race, is in Barcelona. Siena feels the need to 'unwind', so she goes to a night club. Followed along by her 'watcher', the son of the team ... manager? I forget what post Gus fills (that's the father, not the son). The son and Siena grew up together, and Siena believes that the son (this would be easier if I'd done the review immediately after I'd read the book - I can't recall the son's name) lusts after her; but she can't see him as anything other than a brother-type.

So - they are in a night club in Barcelona. Siena wants to be herself; that son guy keeps being an uptight ass. Eventually Siena gets that son guy to leave and soon bumps into a man named Harrison. She doesn't say who she is in terms of auto-racing; and he doesn't say who he is. Though both acknowledge that they are somehow involved in F1. They flirt, they dance, they end up in the bathroom together; some fondling begins but they get tossed out before they can get anywhere.

Harrison, which will be eventually learned, is a guy by the name of Harrison Davies. 'Secret weapon' for Team McClain. Which is right in the book's description. heh. He's a driver and will give Enzo some competition for champion of F1 (Enzo being Siena's brother).

There's a 'Romeo & Juliet' vibe going on in this book - in terms of Davis being a member of Team McClain, and Siena being a member of Team Ferrelli.

There are some scenes on the track, though most everything that involves the auto-races are from Siena's perspective watching. This is the first book in a series; maybe additional books shift the POV to someone actually behind the wheel? I might find out some day.

Oh, and the book felt quite complete and then there had to be a cliffhanger ending tacked on at the end. Mind you, that was, to a certain extent, foreshadowed, but still.

April 18 2016
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340 reviews2 followers
February 18, 2017
This is the first book in the Take Me series. It comes with this warning label : READERS 18+ ONLY - Contains adult themes and explicit sexual content. Don't ask me why as I found this book to be extremely tame.

Siena Lazio the sister to famous F1 driver Enzo Lazio, finds herself making out with his biggest competition in a bar, only she has no idea who he is. Harrison Davies is Team McClain's secret weapon and he finds himself behind the wheel after a terrible crash with his teams main driver. They know their teams will never approve of their relationship so they start sneaking around and sleeping together any time they can. That causes conflict with Siena because she loves her family and her team and feels like shes betraying them.

I wasn't crazy about this book. It was transparent and predictable. Im about to start the next book i the series. Happy reading.
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362 reviews24 followers
February 27, 2014
All of you good girls who have a craving for the bad guys, raise your hands in earnest. This book is but proof that the bad boy appeal is strong enough to trump family bonds and personal self-image issues. About time, I'd say!

Introducing the Fast and the Furious on the F1 race track. Harrison is fast, and Enzo is furious that his sewn up championship is proving to be anything but. As her brother's PR director, Siena will always stand by Enzo's side. Yet the attraction between her and the new kid on the block grows every day, and puts her in impossible situations where she feels she has to choose between her family's success and her own happiness.

I am a huge F1 fan. My respect for the sport is immense, my Need for Speed is unquenchable, and my lust for that glamorous world is ever-present. I felt it revive between the pages of this book, and come alive through its protagonists. I understand the competition, and this desire to win which is so accurately portrayed. I felt very at ease reading about strategies and pit stops and qualifying laps. But that's just me.

What I liked the most about this book is that it's not all sugar. Yes, Harrison is the naughty boy, despite being gorgeous and the best rookie in the sport. Yes he is covered in tattoos and comes from a disgraced family. But books and men shouldn't be judged by their covers or what is covering their bodies, so it was no surprise that he turned out to be kind, caring, and a great lover.

What did come as a surprise, and well done to the author for it, is that she didn't allow that good side of him to run rampart. This would have been inaccurate, and totally unbelievable. Harrison has a temper just like everyone else, and quite the sharp tongue to go with it. He has passions and sensitive points, and it would have been so easy to have him get completely out of control as the bad boy, or too meek and calm as the good boy. Instead we have a great dichotomy between the two sides, which just makes him delicious.

Siena on the other hand has some issues to work through, most important of which, being a doormat for most of her family's team. The backbone is there, she's got the brains and the looks and the wit, I am looking forward to her putting them to good use.

Very much looking eager for this series!
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46 reviews15 followers
November 13, 2013
****I was given a FREE COPY in exchange for an honest review****

The only reason I gave this book a 4 is because I can't do 4.5 Stars and the other is that I am a one and done girl, unless the second and/or entire series is complete I usually will wait! Now with all that said, I can't wait for the rest of the series to come out already!!

This book was so up my alley, I couldn't put it down. From beginning to end this is a steamy hot book. Siena Lazio, Formula 1's Team Ferrelli's lead PR women and sister to Enzo Lazio, who is the on the rise to becoming the greatest Formula One driver. Siena is tired of sitting behind the scenes in the shadow of her famous father and brother. After a qualifying race she heads out on the town to get away and just enjoy her life and be herself. This is where the fun begins. While out she meets Harrison Davies who she thinks is just a hot muscular, tattooed Brit who would be a perfect one-night stand, little does she know who he truly is. There is an undeniable instant attraction that neither of them can deny.

The following day while at the track she sees her hot Brit and has intense feelings. Soon the dilemma begins when Team McClain, an opposing teams driver is hurt and the turn of events begin. Harrison is the secret weapon waiting in the wings for his opportunity to get his shot driving for Team McCain and defeat Enzo Lazio for the Championship. When Siena finally realizes what is happening she knows their relationship can never be anything more.

Harrison doesn't care that Siena is part of the rivaling team because he wants her and will go to any length to find a way to be with her. She also wants to be with him, but knows that her father and brother will never let her be with him. Star-crossed lovers. They try their hardest to stay discrete and hide in the shadows, but someone else out there knows the secret and will try to make sure they will never be together.............

UGH!!!!!!! I really need the next book in this series, like today! Please don't keep us waiting!
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136 reviews1 follower
January 25, 2014
I was somewhat hesitant going into this one. First off, in a world where anyone can publish now, indie's can be pretty scary. I've come across more than a few. This indie author, I'm happy to say, deserves to be published. While this book was short, it was fun, interesting, well developed and HOT.

Siena Lazio is F1's princess as the PR Director for one of the most respected teams around: Firrelli Racing. She's also racing royalty as her dad and now brother were and are the teams best drivers. A determined woman, Siena is doing her best to make a difference in the F1 world, not just be its princess.

At the start of the world championship, Siena meets a man in a Barcelona nightclub she simply can't resist...

Harrison Davies is ripped, tatted up and the ultimate bad boy....something Siena normally stays clear of. While she knows Harrison works for Firrelli's rival, McClain, she has no idea what exactly he does. They immediately hit it off and she finds herself thinking about Harrison frequently.

On race day, a tragic accident leads to the truth about Harrison and Siena finds herself in a predicament, how she can she be loyal to her team, while still being able to be with Harrison?

I loved Siena and Harrison. Call me a sap for the whole star-crossed lovers thing, but yea, definitely one of my fav book couples in a while. They were fun together. He was romantic, dangerous and sexy. She was strong willed, driven and likable.

This book was really entertaining and had me jumping in to the next book immediately....and the next one after that.

The only negative I can come up with, and it's minor, is there's your typical grammatical errors, typos and words that should have been something else. I won't say I didn't notice them, because I did, but I'm still giving this book a top rating as I enjoyed it enough that I didn't mind sometimes having to substitute a word when the wrong one was there or spelled incorrectly, or missing entirely.

Definitely 5 stars!
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46 reviews15 followers
November 13, 2013
****I was given a FREE COPY in exchange for an honest review****

This book was so up my alley, I couldn't put it down. From beginning to end this is a steamy hot book. Siena Lazio, Formula 1's Team Ferrelli's lead PR women and sister to Enzo Lazio, who is the on the rise to becoming the greatest Formula One driver. Siena is tired of sitting behind the scenes in the shadow of her famous father and brother. After a qualifying race she heads out on the town to get away and just enjoy her life and be herself. This is where the fun begins. While out she meets Harrison Davies who she thinks is just a hot muscular, tattooed Brit who would be a perfect one-night stand, little does she know who he truly is. There is an undeniable instant attraction that neither of them can deny.

The following day while at the track she sees her hot Brit and has intense feelings. Soon the dilemma begins when Team McClain, an opposing teams driver is hurt and the turn of events begin. Harrison is the secret weapon waiting in the wings for his opportunity to get his shot driving for Team McCain and defeat Enzo Lazio for the Championship. When Siena finally realizes what is happening she knows their relationship can never be anything more.

Harrison doesn't care that Siena is part of the rivaling team because he wants her and will go to any length to find a way to be with her. She also wants to be with him, but knows that her father and brother will never let her be with him. Star-crossed lovers. They try their hardest to stay discrete and hide in the shadows, but someone else out there knows the secret and will try to make sure they will never be together.............

UGH!!!!!!! I really need the next book in this series, like today! Please don't keep us waiting!
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1,006 reviews6 followers
January 7, 2014
If you want a hyped up, fast paced Romeo and Juliet then this is one to read!! Once I got started, it was hard to put down.

Siena has been in and around racing her entire life. Her father was a race car driver and now her brother. She works with them and travels the world with them. After being so prim and proper during the day, she was ready to step out and let her hair down. She didn't realize a few drinks with a stranger would forever change her life!!

Harrison, hot and sexy Harrison. When he sees Siena and they lock eyes, there is undeniable attraction. Little does she know, he's the 'enemy' so to speak. He works for the team who is racing against her brother and believe me there is a lot of hostility involved!! But, when all Siena has ever dated is the neat and preppy guys and then has a chance with a tatted bad boy like Harrison, she knows she doesn't want to deny herself to be happy, no matter what she has to do. Believe me, he is one no woman could deny!!

I love the passion in this book, the heat is definitely there!! You can tell how torn Siena is between wanting to stay faithful to her family but yet wanting to fall in love with Harrison. I can't wait to continue on with this series!!
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2,536 reviews59 followers
January 26, 2014
I was pulled into the story from the very first page. It is a fast paced story line with Formula 1 princess and rookie bad boy. Senia Lazio and Harrison Davies are on opposite sides of pit road. As Team Ferrelli's lead PR person, Senia has to keep Enzo's, her brother, image clean. On the first weekend of the season, Senia meets a guy at a bar and the sparks fly. She meets a few of his coworker of Team McClain too. When it turn out the guy is Harrison, can they keep their affair quite? While two out of three of the girls on Harrison's team likes her, there is one that hated her from the start. How long can they keep their secret? Will she sacrifice her family for true love? And what an ending, who the hell is texting her pictures? I think I know and will start Faster Deeper shortly. Being a fan of Formula One, I did notice a few inaccuracy such as preliminaries are called practice, qualifying races are called qualifying, checkered flag comes at the end of the race and the green flag starts it. I understood what the author was trying to say as I follow racing so it was not a problem for me. There were a few grammar mistakes but not enough to take away from the story. Great story by Colleen Masters looking forward to the next book.
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516 reviews257 followers
November 8, 2014
4.5 stars

Siena Lazio is an Italian-American PR woman working for her brother’s racing team. Sparks fly when, at a bar, she meets Harrison Davies, a sexy British bad boy under-dog of the racing world, although initially she only knows he’s with an opposing team, not a racer. The pair must navigate a private romance since they are on opposite sides and Siena’s brother feels threatened by Harrison, his apparent top competition.

Told via Siena’s first person POV, Sienna is a strong female character who must wrestle with her loyalty to her family and their racing team alongside her strong romantic attraction and growing feelings for Harrison. The chemistry between the pair is good, and they seem well-matched. And Harrison is very swoon worthy!

While I don’t follow racing in the real world, I had no problem getting engaged in the story, following this well crafted plot, or feeling the steam between Sienna and Harrison.

While I'm typically not a fan of cliffhangers, this cliffy isn’t over-the-top/totally leaving you gaping or blindsided (which is good), although it does keep you anxiously wanting to read more.

If you like forbidden romance and hot, racing boys, this is definitely one series of love, lust, and loyalty spun around the racing track to give a test run.
789 reviews10 followers
August 2, 2015
So this book was ok but not great. I would only give it two stars. It was a free download so that makes it a little better. There was not enough plot. Two race families hate eachother but the daughter from one family has fallen for the new driver on the other family. A Romeo & Juliet forbidden love type theme in a Formula 1 atmosphere. Basically this book is setting the stage for them sneaking around and trying not to get caught and setting the stage for how much her family hates him & how they are not above playing dirty to win. The book ends on a cliffhanger which I think is kind of ballsy on the author's part since there wasn't much plot development it's just to make you buy the second book. I am torn on whether or not to invest the time in the second book. If you like steamy books this isn't really for you either. The sex scenes are quick, generalized and not all graphic or sexy.
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1,280 reviews82 followers
December 15, 2013
I can't believe I just found out about this series! Seriously I am on top of Fabulous book but I'm glad I found it! OMG Harrison & Siena are star cross lovers and nothing good is going to come of their relationship when everyone finds out. Actually is really sad but I think that Harrison has more to lose than Siena does. No one and I mean No one wants these to together - Maybe their best friends are a bit on their side but I still see Siena's bf not having her back when it all crumbles. The sex is hot hot hot!
The ending is a mix of Wonderful & Sad.
The next book "Faster Deeper" is out so you can continue to read Harrison & Siena story.

Quote:

"He is a golden freaking god and if you don't sleep with him and make adorable little babies I might have to disown you."
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90 reviews21 followers
January 6, 2014
Ok so to start off this was a good book BUT it was lacking something. Now I can't put my finger on what it was but it is missing something. Yes it had character connection, sexy scenes and a little bit of stress thrown in. Maybe its because it focuses on the F1 racing and rivalry between the teams rather than the story between Harrison and Siena. These two characters hit it off from the start. They are both very attractive, fun and flirty. You also have Charlie who has a thing for Siena which is obvious. Also Siena's best friend Bex, who is all for the romance between Harrison and Siena. Maybe I was hoping it was going to be like Fueled and Driven. I will read the second one in the hope that it moves away from the F1.
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