The Rally
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A young tech entrepreneur—ousted from her start-up and reeling—escapes to Europe for a glamorous car rally, where she must contend with the excesses of the über-rich, betrayal, and love. Perfect for fans of The Wedding People and The White Lotus.
Charlotte "Charlie" Walker has spent the last four years building...
A young tech entrepreneur—ousted from her start-up and reeling—escapes to Europe for a glamorous car rally, where she must contend with the excesses of the über-rich, betrayal, and love. Perfect for fans of The Wedding People and The White Lotus.
Charlotte "Charlie" Walker has spent the last four years building the dating app Flutter. Despite her own lack of dating experience (!), Flutter is instantly successful. Perhaps too successful. After rejecting the romantic advances of her cofounder, Charlie finds herself unceremoniously ousted. Dispirited, she impulsively joins her BFF on the Rally—an extravagant European road trip featuring luxury cars, lavish parties, and breathtaking destinations.
Although she feels out of place, Charlie embraces her new freedom, indulging in the Rally’s hedonism. But just as she begins to regain her footing, Charlie realizes she can’t outdrive her past: Instead she must reckon with the fallout from her ouster, her company’s buried secrets, and an unexpected attraction that complicates everything.
Published By Union Square & Co.
Format Hardback
Number Of Pages 304
Publication Date 09/29/2026
ISBN 9781454967309
Dimensions 6 inches x 9 inches
"The Rally is proof positive that The White Lotus hasn’t a monopoly on glam travel and bad behavior—in this case, a two-week parade of high-speed excess across Southern Europe. It’s a hoot: the sort of scrumptious novel you’ll devour like Belgian chocolate, French bread, and Italian wine.”—Chris Bohjalian, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Amateur and The Flight Attendant
"When your partner tries to steal the company you founded and threatens you with a noncompete clause, what's a girl to do? Head off to Europe for a few weeks of fast cars and faster living, where the whirl of yachts, palazzos, stunning scenery, and beautiful strangers offers a delicious escape...and, maybe, a happy ending.”
The Rally is a joyride start to finish. I didn’t want it to end! With the fever-dream luxury of White Lotus and the backroom dealing of The Social Network, this glitzy debut is smart and fun and irresistibly sexy. Slipped in among the hedonism and debauchery are sharp insights into the precarious position that women find themselves in at the highest levels—whether that’s elite society or the dollar-signs bonanza of tech and startup culture. Carla Vass is an expert plotter; the juicy and romantic moments you’re turning the pages for build subtly into a sharp reflection of the world we’re living in, and who gets to profit from it.—Emily Everett, author of All That Life Can Afford