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Acceleration: A High Octane Novel
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781990467264
Publisher: Imperceptions Press
Published: Mar 9 2025
Pages: 294
Weight: 1.07
Height: 0.69 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Acceleration is a high-octane thriller packed with illegal street racing, cutthroat mafias, and a tangled web of choices that spiral out of control. At its core are street racers, mechanics, criminals, and law enforcement, all speeding toward an uncertain fate.
Amanda, once a picture-perfect cheerleader, is desperate to outrun the expectations that have suffocated her for years. Ben, a once-promising student, has let his broken heart drive him into the dangerous world of drug dealing. Natalie, a gifted mechanic with a sharp mind and a guarded heart, buries her pain beneath the roar of engines. Jordie, drowning in debt, finds himself entangled with the mafia, his every move controlled by forces far beyond his grasp. His girlfriend, Brooke, has a talent for pushing limits-on and off the track-but her clutch is a little too sticky, and her loyalty may not be as steadfast as she claims.
Then there's Axel, the self-loathing FBI agent who would rather be anywhere but here. Haunted by past failures, he sees the mafia's grip tightening on the underground racing scene and knows this might be his last chance at redemption. At the center of the chaos are Jared and Edge, two ruthless mafia brothers locked in a vicious power struggle, using the racers as pawns in their dangerous game. Their war is coming to a head, and the streets will run red before either one backs down.
As engines roar and tires screech, alliances will be tested, betrayals will come at lightning speed, and no one will escape unscathed. Axel is determined to take the brothers down, but in a world where speed is survival and trust is a liability, can anyone truly make it out alive?
Fast cars. Mafia ties. A city on the brink. What could possibly go wrong?
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