So what if she’s crushing on a race car driver? That doesn’t mean it’s love at first lap.
But maybe it’s love at first lap dog?
Yesterday, Piper Murphy was just another dog sitter helping her sister with wedding prep while pretending she’s over her own broken engagement.
Today, she’s the fill-in dog sitter for Formula One driver Emilio Baquero. Brooding, gorgeous driver + naughty, cute Lab? Woof, down boy.
When Emilio offers her a five-week gig as his live-in dog nanny in London, Piper can’t help but say yes. It’s out of her comfort zone, sure, but it’s also a ticket to travel, racing, and caring for a dog she already adores. All while escaping the wedding planning that’s put her failures front and center.
Only being under the same roof means there’s no escaping Emilio’s intensity, or grumpiness. Piper tries to be a sunny presence, but their clashes just fuel the slow-burn tension to something near combustible.
Because falling for your boss is risky when you have a broken heart. Falling for your famous boss and his adorable dog? That’s a crash waiting to happen.
Too Fast to Fall is part of the Fast Track series from Karen Booth. Don't miss the first book, Not So Fast.
But maybe it’s love at first lap dog?
Yesterday, Piper Murphy was just another dog sitter helping her sister with wedding prep while pretending she’s over her own broken engagement.
Today, she’s the fill-in dog sitter for Formula One driver Emilio Baquero. Brooding, gorgeous driver + naughty, cute Lab? Woof, down boy.
When Emilio offers her a five-week gig as his live-in dog nanny in London, Piper can’t help but say yes. It’s out of her comfort zone, sure, but it’s also a ticket to travel, racing, and caring for a dog she already adores. All while escaping the wedding planning that’s put her failures front and center.
Only being under the same roof means there’s no escaping Emilio’s intensity, or grumpiness. Piper tries to be a sunny presence, but their clashes just fuel the slow-burn tension to something near combustible.
Because falling for your boss is risky when you have a broken heart. Falling for your famous boss and his adorable dog? That’s a crash waiting to happen.
Too Fast to Fall is part of the Fast Track series from Karen Booth. Don't miss the first book, Not So Fast.
Title: To. Fast to Fall
Author: Karen Booth
Publisher: Harlequin/Harlequin Audio
Expected Publication date: May 16, 2026
Review:
Thank you to Harlequin Audio, Afterglow By Harlequin, NetGalley, and Edelweiss for providing me with an e-copy and audio copy of this title to read and review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
I read Booth's first book in this series last year and really enjoyed it. I was excited to be able to read this next installment. There are some cross over characters in this book but it can definitely be read as a stand alone if you're ok with having some relationships spoiled.
I loved that Booth chose to add the POV of Gus, the dog, to this book. His chapters were so fun. He stole my heart from the get go. Overall I'm a big fan of dual POV for a romance. I love to see how each character thinks and perceives what is going on.
Piper and Emilio were perfect grumpy sunshine. Piper has great energy and you can see she loves animals and what she does as a job. Emilio and his cranky personality was jarring at first. But you quickly learn that emotionally he is going through a lot. His life was turned upside down by an event out of his hands. Something that forced him from his prime spot in F1 to dropping way down in the driver ranks. Piper was his perfect match. She slowly rubs off on him and makes him open up and realize his life was what he made it. That he had everything he needed to succeed and just had to believe in himself.
Booth did a great job with the romance in this one. The chemistry builds. Yes, Piper already kind of had a crush on Emilio to begin with; who doesn't love F1 drivers. But then she gets to know him and sees so much more than what he reveals pubicly.
Booth also does a nice job with the F1 content. It's just enough to win over my F1 loving heart but not so much that it interferes with the character building and growth, the way the characters connect, or the romance.
It was nice to see characters from the first book, as well.
Overall, this story is sweet and cozy with low spice. There were some areas where I had to suspend my disbelief but it was ok because I know it's fiction and it was so much fun. I'm hoping Booth gives us the story of other characters I fell in love with!
Author:
Karen Booth is a Midwestern girl transplanted in the South, raised on 80s music and repeated readings of Forever by Judy Blume. She writes steamy contemporary romance and women's fiction. When she isn't creating fictional hunky men and the women who test them, she's listening to music with her kids, honing her Southern cooking skills or sweet-talking her astoundingly supportive husband into whipping up a batch of cocktails.
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