Ride with Me

Lights Out, Book 2

De: Simone Soltani

Narrado por: Benji Blythe, Tamsin Delali

A marriage of convenience threatens to go off track in this steamy Formula 1 romance from the USA Today bestselling author of Cross the Line.

Stella Baldwin thought her life couldn’t get worse. Being left at the altar was bad enough, and the drunken rant she posted to her social media followers in the aftermath was the cherry on top. But having to show up at her cousin’s bachelorette party in Las Vegas barely two weeks later feels like a cruel joke.

Thomas Maxwell-Brown is just looking for a good time. With his family’s expectations pressing down, his career as a Formula 1 driver threatened by fresh talent, and a new reputation making him the most hated man on the grid, he needs a break to clear his head. And what better way to decompress than with a stag party in Vegas?

Stella isn’t the woman Thomas expects to meet that night. And Thomas isn’t the man Stella expects to wake up next to in the morning—with a ring on her finger. Staying married might be the perfect solution to all their problems, even if it is a little wild. Sometimes, what happens in Vegas doesn’t need to stay there. . . .

©2025 Simone Soltani (P)2025 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Simone Soltani's Ride with Me is a slow burn that will get your heart racing for sure! Whoops-we-got-drunk-and-got-married-in-Vegas is already a number one trope in my heart, but it gets souped-up here with Thomas and Stella who are both sexy, confident, and highly competent in a way that they admire in each other. It takes about point two seconds for Thomas to become a my wife guy, and Stella learns that she can put her whole heart on the line. I'm waving the checkered flag for this one!"—Alicia Thompson, USA Today bestselling author of The Art of Catching Feelings

“Exhilarating, fun and impossible to put down! A new sports romance fave! I’m obsessed with Stella and Thomas. Slow burn perfection! Ride With Me sets a new standard for the marriage of convenience trope, and Thomas Maxwell-Brown is my new book boyfriend.”—Stephanie Archer, author of The Vancouver Storm series

“Simone Soltani's Ride With Me is giving "What happens in Vegas can change your life," vibes in this thrilling accidental marriage of convenience romance! Their fast-burn connection switches gears as Thomas and Stella take their sweet time with a tender yet passionate love story that will leave readers swooning.”—Myah Ariel, author of When I Think of You and No Ordinary Love

Love Story Mixed with F1

The love story mixed with the F1 backdrop made this such a cute, lighthearted listen—perfect for when you need a palate cleanser. This was my first book by this author, and I’m definitely curious to go back and read the first in the series. I’m also looking forward to seeing what else they come up with.

The male narrator was fantastic—expressive, engaging, and easy to listen to. I’ll be keeping an eye out for more of his work. The female narrator, however, didn’t quite hit the mark for me. Her performance felt flat in places, and the lack of a convincing Southern or American accent pulled me out of the story at times.

Great story with lots of yearning!

I really enjoyed this story! The characters are easy to fall in love with. I will say the accents in the performances, distracted me. Really bad accidents all the way around, but still a great story.

All the angst dragged on waay too long

I understand that Stella was having a hard time with being left at the altar, but the ways in which she treated the male lead was really deplorable. And she only got self-awareness towards the end and he forgave her way too easily. It just made the characters look weak both the female and the male. At the end of the day if a woman is gonna put a man through hell she should absolutely put just as much effort into making it up to him and vice versa. Especially when a writer creates such an emotionally in tune male lead it makes it really hard for me to cosign the female lead treating him so badly. I don’t understand why it always has to be this dynamic that somebody is dropping the ball in the relationship. I feel like it would’ve been much more realistic for her to have been aware of how much he was breaking down her walls and fighting against That instead of shutting down and becoming a shell of herself. Towards the end, I just found myself struggling to finish because I was at my wits end with the female lead, and it just made the male lead look weak

cute story

The female narrator was so soft spoken and boring but I powered through and was glad I did. Because I loved Stella and Thomas's story.