Between Check-ins and Checkered Flags
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Kristine Duncan has spent the last eight years building her career in luxury hotel management, turning five-star dreams into reality. But behind the pristine lobby smiles and polished boardroom suits is a woman torn between the career she deserves and the relationship she's afraid to outgrow.
Jarred Harper-actor, director, and the man she thought she'd spend forever with-can't seem to handle her rising success. And when a long-awaited promotion tests her loyalty, Kristine is forced to confront the truth: some love stories can't keep up with the pace of your ambition.
When a chance encounter brings her face-to-face with a world-famous F1 driver who's racing from something of his own, Kristine's carefully controlled life is about to spin out of control-in the best possible way.
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