by Bromberg, K.
PRAISE FOR THE NOVELS
OF K. BROMBERG
“An irresistibly hot romance that stays with you long after you finish the book.”
—# 1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout
“Captivating, emotional, and sizzling hot!”
—#1 New York Times bestselling author S. C. Stephens
“Bromberg is a master at turning up the heat!”
—New York Times bestselling author Katy Evans
“K. Bromberg is the master of making hearts race and pulses pound. Colton and Rylee will forever be one of romances sexiest and most passionate couples.”
—New York Times bestselling author Jay Crownover
“Romance and connection explode from K. Bromberg’s books and every story is full of love, emotion, and true life that makes the fantasy even more poignant. Plus she has the most delicious heroes in the book world! A master storyteller!!”
—New York Times bestselling author Pepper Winters
“Colton and Rylee are back - hotter, sweeter, and more passionate than ever. I loved this new chapter in their epic romance. K. Bromberg writes the perfect romance, packed with steam, sizzle, and soul.
—USA Today bestselling author Ella James
“The more I read, the more I want. . . . Your emotions will be taken on one hell of an angst-filled, heartbreaking, gut-wrenching, mind-blowing, and wickedly sexy, beautiful journey.”
—Book Crush
“[A] highly emotional yet satisfying series, oh, and let me not leave out SEXY.”
—Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews
“An emotionally charged, adrenaline-filled, steamy, and passionate read. . . . K. Bromberg deliver[s].”
—TotallyBookedBlog
“This series is everything a true fan of romance would want or need.”
—Sinfully Sexy Book Reviews
“An intense, emotional, riveting ride [that’s] sexy, romantic, heartbreaking, and uplifting. This is the kind of book you don’t want to put down.”
—Aestas Book Blog
“K. Bromberg has created wonderful characters that you just can’t help but fall in love with . . . beautifully written and a very emotional read.”
—Ramblings from This Chick
“K. Bromberg is nothing short of an absolute genius . . . so real and raw that you truly feel every single emotion.”
—Romance Addiction
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
Copyright © 2020 – Driven Boxed Set by K. Bromberg
Containing the novels:
Copyright © 2013 - Driven by K. Bromberg
Copyright © 2013 - Fueled by K. Bromberg
Copyright © 2014 - Crashed by K. Bromberg
Copyright © 2014 - Raced by K. Bromberg
Copyright © 2015 - Aced by K. Bromberg
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Praise for the Novels
Copyright
Other Books
Foreward
Dedication
Driven
Dedication
Chapter One
Chapter One - Raced
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Three + - Raced
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Eleven - Raced
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fourteen - Raced
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-One - Raced
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Fueled
Dedication
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Three.Five - Raced
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Five- Chapter 6 - Raced
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Two and a Half - Raced
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Chapter Thirty-Eight - Raced
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty-One
Chapter Forty-Two
Chapter Forty-Three
Chapter Forty-Four
Chapter Forty-Five
Chapter Forty-Six
Crashed
Dedication
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Twelve - Raced
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fourteen - Raced
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chap
ter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Two -Raced
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Six/Five
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty-One
Chapter Forty-One and a Half - Raced
Chapter 41 3/4 Bonus Scene
Chapter Forty-Two
Chapter Forty-Three
Chapter Forty-Three and 1/2
Chapter Forty-Four
Chapter Forty-Four - Raced
Chapter Forty-Five Bonus Scene
Chapter Forty-Six Bonus Scene
Epilogue One
Epilogue Two
Aced
Quote
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fourteen—Colton
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty-One
Epilogue
Slow Burn—When Becks knows
Sweet Ache—Christmas Bonus
Hard Beat—Chapter One—Beaux’s POV
About the Author
Also by K. Bromberg
Driven
Fueled
Crashed
Raced
Aced
Slow Burn
Sweet Ache
Hard Beat
Down Shift
UnRaveled
Sweet Cheeks
Sweet Rivalry
The Player
The Catch
Cuffed
Combust
Cockpit
Control
Faking It
Resist
Reveal
Then You Happened
Hard to Handle
Flirting with 40
Hard to Hold
FOREWARD
To My Readers:
This boxed set contains almost everything I have ever written in regards to the Driven series. With that said, there are a few things to keep in mind while reading:
If you are new to the series, welcome. I truly hope you enjoy the journey into Rylee and Colton’s world. I look forward to watching you feel every emotion as you become lost in the roller coaster ride of ups and downs and sighs and screams that this series takes you on.
The Driven Series consists of nine books. Of those nine books, four are complete standalones (Slow Burn, Sweet Ache, Hard Beat, Down Shift) and five are a true series that must be read in order (Driven, Fueled, Crashed, Aced, and a novella, Raced). This boxed set contains the five read-in-order books, bonus scenes from those books, and then extras from the standalone books.
Raced is a unique book—let me explain why. After writing Driven, Fueled, and Crashed, readers often asked what Colton was thinking in certain scenes of those books. After much thought, I decided to write a collection of chapters from the trilogy told in his point of view. This is the novella titled Raced. It’s not pertinent to read to understand the series, but it does add extra insight to the ever-complicated Colton Donavan.
After Raced was released, readers started telling me that they hated having to flip between books (i.e. reading Driven then switching to Raced to read Colton’s point of view and then back to Driven). It was a common request that I combine all of the books and add the Raced chapters in the appropriate locations in the series.
That is what I did in this boxed set.
It’s important to understand this since each chapter that that has been integrated into the series from Raced is an add-on. That means that there might be two of the same chapter numbers but the second one will say ‘Colton-Raced’ under the chapter heading (because it’s the same chapter told in Colton’s point of view) or the chapter might be a half (i.e. Chapter 3 ½ ) because the chapter encompasses a Colton point of view in between the two chapters of the original books. There are even a couple that say ‘Bonus scene’ and that is just what it sounds like, an extra scene I wrote that fits right in that location.
When reading this new collection, sometimes readers feel like these added chapters end abruptly without a smooth segue to the next chapter. I apologize for that, but these added chapters were never intended to be blended with the original books so please know that if a chapter ends and flows oddly (or not at all) into the next chapter, this is why.
In addition to combining Driven, Fueled, Crashed, Raced, and Aced in one giant boxed set, I’ve also added extras at the end of the book. Deleted scenes between Colton and Rylee as well as some bonus content from the standalones in the series (Slow Burn, Sweet Ache, Hard Beat, Down Shift) that previously could only be read if you purchased the paperback.
I hope this helps to clear up any confusion on, but more than anything, I truly hope you enjoy taking the ride with Colton, Rylee, and the rest of the gang!
Happy reading and I race you!
Kristy
To my readers …
It’s been over seven years since you all met Rylee and Colton. It’s been a wild, chaotic, and incredible ride since then and I owe so very much of it to you!
Thank you for your unending support and endless love for these characters.
—Kristy
To B, B & C-
May you always follow your dreams.
The path will never be easy and you might have to chase them for years.
There will be obstacles to overcome and criticisms to ignore.
There will be periods of doubt and moments of insecurity.
But you will reach them.
And when you finally touch those dreams,
No matter how old you are or where life has taken you,
Hold on tight—savor that feeling of accomplishment—and never let go.
Ever.
I SIGH INTO THE WELCOMING silence, grateful for the chance to escape—even if only momentarily—from the mindsuck of meaningless conversations on the other side of the door. For all intents and purposes, the people holding these conversations are my guests, but that doesn’t mean I have to like or even be comfortable around them. Fortunately, Dane was sympathetic enough to my need for a reprieve that he let me do this chore for him.
The clicking of my high heels is the only other sound accompanying my categorically scattered thoughts, as I navigate the vacant backstage corridors
of the old theater that I’ve rented for tonight’s event. I quickly reach the old dressing room and collect the lists that Dane forgot in our chaotic, pre-party rush to clean up. As I start to head back, I run over my mental checklist for tonight’s highly anticipated date auction. The niggling in the back of my mind tells me that I’m forgetting something. Reflexively, I reach for my hip, where my cell phone with my always-compiled task list lives, but instead, I come up with a handful of my cocktail dress’s copper-colored silk organza.
“Shit,” I mutter to myself as I stop momentarily, trying to pinpoint what exactly it is that I’m overlooking. I sag against the wall, the ruched bodice of my dress hindering my ability to inhale a deep sigh of frustration. Even though it looks incredible, the damn dress should’ve come with a warning: breathing optional.
Think, Rylee, think! With my shoulder blades pressed against the wall, I shift inelegantly back and forth to try and alleviate the pressure on my toes, which are painfully crammed into my four-inch heels.
Auction paddles! I need the auction paddles. I smile widely at my brain’s ability to remember, considering I’ve been so overwhelmed lately as the sole coordinator of tonight’s event. Relieved, I push myself off of the wall and take about ten steps.
And that’s when I hear them.
The flirty, feminine giggle floats through the air, followed by the deep timbre of a masculine moan. I freeze instantly, shocked at the audacity of our party’s attendees, when I hear the unmistakable sound of a zipper, followed by a breathless but familiar feminine gasp of, “Oh yes!” in the darkened alcove a few feet in front of me. As my eyes adjust to the shadows, I become aware of a man’s black dinner jacket lying carelessly across an old chair shoved askew and a pair of strappy heels haphazardly discarded on the floor beneath it.
You couldn’t pay me enough money to do something like that in public. My thoughts are interrupted when I hear a hiss of breath followed by a masculine, exhaled, “Sweet Jesus!”
I squeeze my eyes shut in a moment of indecision. I really need the auction paddles that sit in the storage closet at the end of the intersecting hallway. Unfortunately, the only way to reach that hallway is to walk past Lover’s Lane alcove. I have no choice but to go for it. I send up a silent yet ludicrous prayer, hoping that I can skate past unnoticed.
