The Rivalry Remedy
Adult Romance • Single POV • Spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Sometimes healing begins when you stop pretending you're fine.
After a devastating breakup from an abusive relationship leaves her life in shambles, Isla Cromwell flees to the English countryside, hoping to disappear into the quiet corners of a family friend’s estate. She doesn’t expect Oliver Princeton—the boy she once knew, now a global Formula One superstar—to be there recovering from a crash that nearly ended his career.
Isla wants nothing to do with fame or fast cars. Oliver wants nothing more than to get back on track. But when their paths collide at the secluded Princeton Estate, they find that healing from heartbreak and high-speed trauma might take more than time—it might take each other.
As Isla’s past resurfaces and Oliver struggles with his future, they’ll have to decide if leaning on each other is worth the risk—and whether hope is enough to build something new.
Tropes and Themes
Childhood friends
Friends to lovers
Forced Proximity
Slow Burn
Themes of trust, loyalty, and starting over
Author’s Note/Content Warning
This novel contains includes brief on-page emotional abuse, off-page references to abuse, mentions of an eating disorder related to stress, a vehicle accident, on-page panic attacks, and explicit sexual content.
While these topics are handled with care and are not the central focus of the story, they are present throughout the characters' journeys.
The novel's intended audience is 18+ due to its mature subject matter and explicit sex scenes.