cover image Drive

Drive

Sidney Bristol. Kensington/Zebra Shout, $4.99 mass market (384p) ISBN 978-1-4201-3921-1

The first novel in Bristol’s appropriately named Hot Rides series will entice readers with its edgy feel. FBI operative Aiden DeHart co-owns a Miami garage where he restores classic cars. He’s agreed to help the feds by going undercover to work for drug dealer Dustin Ross and retrieve a hard drive in the possession of Dustin’s ex-wife, roller derby queen Madison. Aiden is startled by the attraction he feels for Madison, and more surprised to learn that she’s a hardworking woman whose ex didn’t leave her with much. Suspense is ever-present as Aiden and Madison go on the run from a drug gang, and from Dustin when he learns that Aiden is an FBI operative. The sexual attraction between Aiden and Madison is as intense as it is sensual, and readers will embark on a page-turning quest to see whether the two might have a future together. Agent: Nicole Resciniti, Seymour Agency. (Mar.)