Amy James | Author-Reader Match: CRASH TEST

Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match” where we introduce you to authors you may fall in love with. It’s our great pleasure to present Amy James!

Writes:

Amy James writes contemporary romances that explore themes of self-discovery, personal growth, and found family. Her debut novel, A FIVE-LETTER WORD FOR LOVE, was shortlisted for the Rakuten Kobo 2025 Emerging Writer Prize. Her sophomore novel, CRASH TEST, tells the story of Travis Keeping, a Formula 1 driver whose world is turned upside down when his secret boyfriend, Formula 2 driver Jacob Nichols, is in a life-threatening crash.

About:

Amy James lives on the east coast of Canada with her husband and dog. When she’s not writing, she enjoys watching motorsport (especially Formula 1, WRC and MotoGP), playing piano, and learning new languages. You can find her on Instagram.

You’re my ideal reader match, and will love CRASH TEST If you love:

• HIM & US by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy
• RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE by Casey McQuiston
• Formula 1

What to expect if we’re compatible:

• A fast-paced, high-stakes romance filled with angst and pining
• Side characters that you’ll wish existed in real life
• Imperfect protagonists who must sort themselves out before they can get their happily ever after

CRASH TEST by Amy James

A Novel

Formula 1 meets Red, White, & Royal Blue in this contemporary romance in which an F1 phenom battling for the championship is sent spinning after his secret love is involved in a massive crash.

Twenty-four-year-old Formula 1 driver Travis Keeping is halfway through an incredible racing season, with the championship well within his sights. But when a massive crash in Formula 2 leaves driver Jacob Nichols in critical condition, Travis’s world is flipped upside down. No one knows, but he and Jacob have been dating for almost a year.

Now the only boy he’s ever loved is clinging to life, his F1 team can’t understand why his performance is faltering, and he’s locked in a cold war with Jacob’s parents, who want him as far away from their son as humanly possible. Travis is sure everything will get better when Jacob wakes up, but he soon realizes he’s underestimated Jacob’s parents’ influence on their son.

As the F1 season barrels on, Travis and Jacob find themselves alone and miserable on opposite sides of the globe. But with some new friends by their sides, both drivers will be pushed outside of their comfort zones and onto a journey of self-discovery—one that just might lead them back to each other in the end.

Romance LGBTQ | Romance Sports [Avon, On Sale: July 1, 2025, Paperback / e-Book , ISBN: 9780063399051 / eISBN: 9780063399068]

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About Amy James

Amy James lives with her husband and dog on the east coast of Canada, where she writes YA and adult fantasy and contemporary romance. When she’s not writing or working, she enjoys playing piano and learning new languages.

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