First to Finish, Rebecca J. Caffery
First to Finish, Rebecca J. Caffery
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First to Finish

Author: Rebecca J. Caffery

Series: Pole Position #2

Narrator: Curtis Michael Holland, Robin Speare

Unabridged: 9 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/07/2026


Synopsis

The stakes have never been higher in this spicy F1 forced proximity romcom for fans of ! Everyone LOVES ! –- Race car driver Johannes Muller is on a hot streak this season and seems destined to claim the championship win … until his performance unexpectedly falters. Gone is his cool confidence – on the track he can barely qualify, let alone take home the trophy. The team’s race engineer, Caleb Hughes, is determined to get his star driver back in pole position, but soon the sparks flying over the radio are more chemistry than competition. In a sport where everyone gives it their all at all times, it’s not long before Johannes and Caleb realise that their racing line is leading them towards a collision they won’t be able to walk away from unscathed… Tropes – “Incredible … ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ' from the very first pages' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'OMFG IT WAS … ' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I this story ' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ '' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I the entire time I was reading it!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A refreshing, tension-filled MM romance with depth, heart, and just the right amount of angst.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ' … I cannot explain how satisfying this book was to my brain.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ '' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Absolutely ' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Opposites attract Forced Proximity Spicy Sports romance

Reviews

Goodreads review by Fernanda (ivyfer_isreading) on February 07, 2026

I liked this one even more than pole position. This was such a cute, heartwarming romance! Our main characters are Johannes a F1 driver and Caleb, his team engineer. I was a little afraid of how the power imbalance and secrecy would be handled but I actually really like how it was done. It wasn't to......more

Goodreads review by ilana on February 15, 2026

Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins for the eARC in exchange for an honest review. 🏎️ I want to start by saying my review is skewed because of the unbelievably annoying inaccuracies, not only about F1, but oddly enough, also about being American. If you’re going to write a sports romance that fe......more

Goodreads review by kendall on March 18, 2026

As a huge F1 fan I genuinely attempted to put my feelings for the sport aside and enjoy this for the fiction that it is - however I had so many issues with this book outside of just the racing. (Racing issues are not going to be apart of the review because of creative liberty I guess.) Johannes being......more

Goodreads review by Eilis on March 20, 2026

Thanks NetGalley and Rebecca J Cafferty for the ARC! I'm officially obsessed with Caleb and Johannes and just want to live in their world. I won't pretend I'm generally an F1 fan, but I was fully invested in the racing too. The writing was really warm and engaging and made me love even the side charac......more

Goodreads review by Papillon on February 21, 2026

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC of this novel. All my thoughts and opinions are my own. Real rating: 3.4 This scratched the itch of exactly what I was in the mood for. Something low angst and easy to read. I love friends to lovers. I think those are the best types......more


Quotes

Praise for Rebecca J. Caffery: Featured in 's 'Hottest New LGBTQIA+ Romances to Read during Pride Month 2024' ‘This was freaking phenomenal. [The] !’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I flew through this book… I am literally rereading just because it is ’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐