Gridlocked (Driven #1) by Chelsea Wilde

Book #1 in the Driven Series

Tropes: Sports (F1) Romance, Forbidden, Enemies to Lovers

He controls the track. She controls the truth.

Aleksandr Volkov is everything the world believes him to cold, ruthless, untouchable. A reigning F1 champion with three titles, a precision-crafted public image, and zero tolerance for distractions.

Elena Archer is the only journalist who won’t be charmed — or silenced. Smart, relentless, and known for digging where others won't, she’s determined to uncover the truth behind the rumours circling Obsidian Performance. Even if it means facing off with the man who’s built a career on control.

When a high-stakes scandal begins to unravel the sport from within, Elena finds herself drawn into Aleks’s world — and dangerously close to the one person she should never want.

Their chemistry is combustible. Their connection is undeniable.

But in a world where every move is watched, every secret has weight, and one wrong headline could destroy them both…
falling for each other might be the riskiest move of all.