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First to Finish

By Rebecca J. Caffery
Series: Pole Position
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Brief Description
The stakes have never been higher in this spicy F1 forced proximity romcom for fans of Heated Rivalry! ๐ŸŽ๏ธ๐ŸŽ๏ธ๐ŸŽ๏ธ Race car driver Johannes Muller is on a hot streak this season and seems destined to claim the championship win โ€ฆ until his performance unexpectedly falters. Gone... Read More
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The stakes have never been higher in this spicy F1 forced proximity romcom for fans of Heated Rivalry!

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A queer MM F1 romance for fans of spicy forced proximity romcoms and formula 1 in 2026!

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The stakes have never been higher in this spicy F1 forced proximity romcom for fans of Heated Rivalry!

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Race car driver Johannes Muller is on a hot streak this season and seems destined to claim the championship win โ€ฆ until his performance unexpectedly falters. Gone is his cool confidence โ€“ on the track he can barely qualify, let alone take home the trophy.

The teamโ€™s race engineer, Caleb Hughes, is determined to get his star driver back in pole position, but soon the sparks flying over the radio are more chemistry than competition.

In a sport where everyone gives it their all at all times, itโ€™s not long before Johannes and Caleb realise that their racing line is leading them towards a collision they wonโ€™t be able to walk away from unscathedโ€ฆ

Tropes

  • Opposites attract
  • Forced Proximity
  • Spicy ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ
  • Sports romance

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Everyone LOVES First to Finish!

'What an incredible second book for this terrific series!! I couldnโ€™t get enough of Johannes and Calebโ€™s forbidden romance and savoured every minute of it!' โญโญโญโญโญ

'Completely captured my heart from the very first pages' โญโญโญโญโญ

'OMFG IT WAS โ€ฆ SUCH A PERFECT BOOK' โญโญโญโญโญ

'I inhaled this story ' โญโญโญโญโญ

'Charming [and] steamy' โญโญโญโญโญ

'I had a blast the entire time I was reading it!' โญโญโญโญโญ

'A refreshing, tension-filled MM romance with depth, heart, and just the right amount of angst.' โญโญโญโญโญ

'Wow. Wow. Wow. This book blew me away โ€ฆ I cannot explain how satisfying this book was to my brain.' โญโญโญโญโญ

'Emotional and heartwarming' โญโญโญโญโญ

'Absolutely swoon worthy!' โญโญโญโญโญ

Series: Pole Position

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    First to Finish
    The stakes have never been higher in this spicy F1 forced proximity romcom for fans of Heated Rivalry! ๐ŸŽ๏ธ๐ŸŽ๏ธ๐ŸŽ๏ธ Race car driver Johannes Muller is on a hot streak this season and seems destined to claim the championship win โ€ฆ until his performance unexpectedly falters. Gone is his cool confidence โ€“ on the track he can barely qualify, let alone...
    By Rebecca J. Caffery
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    Out 22 Oct 2026

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008684884

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 March 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: One More Chapter

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 384

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About the Author

Rebecca J. Caffery is a queer romance author from Birmingham, UK, whose stories celebrate love, electric chemistry, fierce emotion and found families. She rediscovered her passion for writing in 2017 during a study abroad year in Canada, and sheโ€™s been writing one too many enemies-to-lovers tropes since.

Rebecca is best known for her high-octane F1 romances, Pole Position (2024) and First to Finish (2026), where fast cars meet even faster hearts. With hopes to expand her writing repertoire into small-town romances, she continues to craft stories that celebrate queer love in all its intensity and joy.

When sheโ€™s not writing, Rebecca can be found devouring queer romance novels, binge-watching romantic dramas and romcoms, or passionately (read screaming at her TV) supporting Arsenal Womenโ€™s football team and McLaren Formula One Team.

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