Ride with Me: A Contemporary YA Romance - When a No-Strings Driver Crashes Into a Charming Party Boy - Hardcover

Keating, Lucy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0358468310 ISBN 13: 9780358468318

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2022

Synopsis

In this charming contemporary YA novel, neighborhood rideshare driver Charlie Owens embarks on a collision course with love when she crashes into the school’s cute but annoying party boy and wrecks his car and her no-strings-attached attitude toward life.

As a driver for her local ride share app, Charlie Owens loves what the open road gives her: freedom, extra cash for an epic road trip, and a path to getting out of her sleepy town of Chester Falls, Massachusetts. She’s seen her fair share of mysterious passengers and explosive break-ups in the backseat of her car, but Charlie lives a no-strings-attached lifestyle and never gets involved.

But when a routine post-party pick-up ends with Charlie crashing into Andre, her school’s notorious party boy, she’s forced to make a deal to drive him anywhere he needs to go, anytime, until his car can be repaired. Suddenly Charlie and Andre are stuck together, and they couldn’t be more different. But Andre’s charm wins over Charlie’s passengers, and she soon finds herself at risk of breaking her most sacred rule: don’t fall in love.

• Forced Proximity: She wrecked his car. Now she’s forced to be his personal chauffeur, driving the school’s most notorious party boy anywhere he wants to go.
• Opposites Attract: She’s a no-strings-attached rideshare driver saving up to leave town for good. He’s the charming, popular guy who lives for the party.
• Funny Romance: Full of witty banter, hilarious situations in the backseat, and the kind of charm that wins over even the most cynical passengers.
• Sweet Romance: A heartwarming and charming teen love story about breaking all your own rules and finding love where you least expect it.

About this title

About the Author

Lucy Keating lives in Somerville, Massachusetts, with her tall, smiley husband and short, scruffy dog. She’s been writing and editing teen romance for twelve years professionally, and for many years before that. In addition to writing, reading, and watching absolutely everything, Lucy enjoys baking, taking weekend road trips in beautiful New England, and rewriting pop songs in tribute to her dog, who is unappreciative. Visit Lucy at www.lucykeating.com.

Reviews

Gr 9 Up-Opposites attract in this coming-of-age YA contemporary romance set in the Berkshires in the small, predominately white, mountain town of Chester Falls, MA. Charlie Owens is a junior with a passion for historic architecture who has her sights set on leaving her small town and attending Cornell. She drives for Backseat, the town's rideshare app just for high schoolers, and makes good money, though her friends wish she'd balance her social life better with her job. When a minor fender bender with Andre Minasian, an Armenian American senior and popular lacrosse player, threatens her job with Backseat, the two work out a plan for Charlie to carpool Andre to school and everywhere in-between until he can get his car repaired. What follows is a slow-burn romance that challenges Charlie to discover all there is to love about Chester Falls and pushes Andre to consider a future outside of his beloved small town. Keating offers readers a swoon-worthy romance rooted in friendship, set against a dreamy setting ripe for making memories. Secondary plots have Charlie struggling with her parents' relationship status and life choices, and the opportunity of a lifetime to intern with Ava Adams, a social media phenom who works in sustainable building and design. Opportunities surround Charlie, but it is only through understanding herself more completely that she is able to narrow her focus and map out her future. VERDICT Fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han will love riding shotgun on Charlie's journey to discover herself and will fall in love with Andre right along with her.-Samantha Lumettaα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0358468310
• ISBN 13: 9780358468318
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320