Ride or Die: A Bad Boy Romance, Book 1

Ride or Die: A Bad Boy Romance, Book 1
Cost	15
Genre	Romance Thriller
Series	Ride or Die: A Bad Boy Romance
Book Number	1
Next Book	Ride or Die: A Bad Boy Romance, Book 2
Weekly Released	Fully Released
Release Date	January 25, 2019 - May 3, 2019

Ride or Die: A Bad Boy Romance, Book 1 is the first book of the Ride or Die: A Bad Boy Romance series. It is followed by Ride or Die: A Bad Boy Romance, Book 2.

Summary

Logan isn't the type of boy you can bring home to Dad... Not when Dad's the detective tasked with taking down Logan's illegal street racing crew.

Chapters

Chapter 1: The Boy With The Car

Logan isn't the type of boy you can bring home to Dad... Not when Dad's the detective tasked with taking down Logan's illegal street racing crew.

Chapter 2: Troublemaker

Logan shows you a side of Los Angeles you've never known. Can you handle the heat?

Chapter 3: Always Watch Your Back

Logan brings you to the hideout to meet the crew. What will happen if they find out you're the daughter of a cop?

Chapter 4: To Protect and Serve

Your dad is on his way to apprehend Logan and his crew! There's no taking back what you do next...

Chapter 5: A Wrench in the Gears

Someone knows about your double-life. Can you trust them to keep your secret? You may not have a choice...

Chapter 6: Opposite Lock

You're finally ready to get your driver's license. But your skill won't be the only thing tested today...

Chapter 7: The Good Kind of Trouble

The crew needs a $10 million score to buy their freedom. Will you help them survive, or will trusting you be their downfall?

Chapter 8: Crashing

He knows.

Chapter 9: Heating Up

While the crew designs a plan to free themselves from the Brotherhood, you take on a new job to prove your worth.

Chapter 10: The Great American Pastime

Colt has a daring plan to win the crew's freedom, but is he going too far?

Chapter 11: The Way Things Were Before

Betrayed and on your own, you're forced to turn to your oldest friend...

Chapter 12: Where The Line Is Drawn

There's no going back after this.

Chapter 13: The Only Rule

Los Angeles ain't big enough for the both of you.

Chapter 14: Once in a Lifetime

Prom night is here, and one thing's for sure... It'll be a night you won't soon forget.

Chapter 15: Dead End

The Mercy Park Crew rides again... one last time.

Chapter 16: The One Who Got Away

You always knew it would end this way.

Gallery

Sneak Peeks

Chapter 5 Sneak Peek

Chapter 8 Sneak Peek

Chapter 10 Sneak Peek

Chapter 13 Sneak Peek

Chapter 15 Sneak Peek

Chapter 16 (Finale) Sneak Peek

Pre-Book Sneak Peeks & Information

Thriller Confirmation

Book Summary from Choices App

Google Play Summary from Choices App

As featured on the Choices App

Logan's Wanted Poster Sneak Peek

Bad Girl Tease from PB

Mona Wanted Poster Sneak Peek

Female Lead Confirmation

More Sneak peeks to come for RoD

Ride Customization/Join a crew & Lots of twists

Luke's now deleted tweet about RoD

Chapter One Reveal

More info for ROD Coming soon!

Premiere Date Announcement on IG

BFFs Sneak Peek of Ride or Die.

Announcement of 2nd Trailer for RoD on IG

Book Cover w/ premiere date

MC w/ Logan Sneak Peek

MC w/ Mona and Logan Text Message Convo Sneak Peek

Logan Text Message Sneak Peek

ROD is out now IG Announcement

Locations featured in Book 1

Logan evading police

West Los Angeles Side Show

Mar Vista classroom

Pool table and kitchen in the autoshop's backroom

Vehicles featured in Book 1

Logan's Car

LAPD Police Car

MC Dad's Old Police Car

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Colt's Motorcycle

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Teppei Kaneko's Aylesbury

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Salazar's Car

2009 Sodertaje XRC Treblaa

2015 Stuttgart Widow

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1998 Shokai Fourier Type-A Car

1969 Chateaux Panther XX

A version of MC's Car & Logan's

A Version of MC's Car and Logan's Car

Spark Plug Yellow Version of 2015 Stuttgart 999 Widow Car

Pacific Blue Version of 2015 Stuttgart 999 Widow Car

Hot Pursuit Pink Version of 2015 Stuttgart 999 Widow Car

Combustion Red Version of 2015 Stuttgart 999 Widow Car

Sparkplug Yellow Version of MC's 1998 Fourier Type-A Car

Pacific Blue Version of MC's 1998 Fourier Type-A Car

Hot Pursuit Pink Version of MC's 1998 Fourier Type-A Car

Combustion Red Version of MC's 1998 Fourier Type-A Car

Spark Plug Yellow Version of MC's 1969 Panther XX Car

Pacific Blue Version of MC's 1969 Panther XX Car

Hot Pursuit Pink Version of MC's 1969 Panther XX Car

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Combustion Red Version of MC's 1969 Panther XX Car

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2020 Verratti Le Mans Sport

Verratti Hauler

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1961 Maranello M/4 GT Malibu

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Prom limo

2008 Yottsume Halberdier EVX

Miscellaneous

Official Book Cover

Alternate book cover

Loading Screen Cover

Alternate Book Cover

As part of the IOS Update App

In-App Announcement

Thumbnail Cover

In-Game Banner

Full Banner as Shown in the New UI

Harassing PB Writers

MC's 18th B-day Cupcake from her Dad

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MC's Cell Phone

Logan's Police Scanner

Kaneko's car keys

Kaneko's M.P.C Tattoo

The brake pedal in Logan's car

The clutch pedal in Logan's car

The gas pedal in Logan's car

The gear shift in Logan's car

The steering wheel in Logan's car

Logan's necklace

ROD & Open Heart Cupcakes

Kara & Jennifer next to OH/ROD Posters @ PB Feb 2019 Party

ROD Writers Session in Progress 2/15/19

Your Charm Bracelet in Evidence Bag

Celebrating Winter Books launched on 02/13/2019

Teppei Kaneko's blood in Ch. 6

Ximena's height confirmation

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Nitrous Tank Upgrade to MC's Car in Ch. 10

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The Package in Ch. 10

Andrew and the RoD "Twists"

Colt's Old Dash Car Ornament.png

Colt's Old Dash Car Ornament for MC in Ch. 15

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CCCTV Cameras in Ch. 15

New interface (May 21, 2020)

Promotional Videos

Choices - Ride or Die A Bad Boy Romance Teaser 1

Choices - Ride or Die A Bad Boy Romance Teaser 2

Spoilers

• On January 7, 2019, PB announced a new book that will be released sometime in 2019.
  • Over Facebook, PB responded to a player that this would be a thrilling adventure.
• On January 8, 2019, the Choices App was updated and it revealed the summaries for America's Most Eligible: All Stars and this book.
• On January 9, 2019, PB teased that more info and that more sneak peeks are to come for the book.
  • In a since deleted tweet (in regards to overall bad reception of this book thus far), Luke - who was part of the writing teams for Most Wanted, Book 1 and the Endless Summer series - confirmed he was a writer for this book as well.
• On January 10, 2019, PB teased that they can't wait for players to hear the soundtrack of this book.
  • On this same day, PB released a a sneak peek into a Wanted posted for bad boy Logan.
  • When asked by a player if we'd get a "Bad Girl" type of character, PB said to stay tuned.
• On January 11, 2019, PB released a sneak peek of Mona, the aforementioned Bad Girl that was teased about the day before, via a wanted poster similar to Logan's.
  • On this same day, it was confirmed via an IG Q&A session by PB that this book will be female lead only.
  • Pixelberry confirmed that this story will have plenty of action and twists. On top of that, we will get to customize our ride, join a crew, and more!
• On January 15, 2019, PB teased players that more sneak peeks are to come for this book.
• On January 16, 2019, PB released the summaries for the first two chapters and revealed that it will premiere on Friday, January 25, 2019.
• On January 17, 2019, PB released another sneak peek, this time featuring a version of MC and her two BFFs.
• On January 18, 2019, PB released a second trailer for this book revealing the book cover at the end.
• On January 22, 2019, PB released a sneak peek featuring Mona, Logan, MC, and an unidentified man. It appears that it's being featured as post on social media account belonging to this book's MC.
• On January 24, 2019, PB released a final sneak peek, this time showcasing a text conversation between MC and Logan.
• On January 25, 2019, Andrew tweeted out to players to please not harass other PB writers by sending them direct messages on social media to tell them things like they suck.
• On February 14, 2019, a sneak peek for Chapter 5 was released.
  • A sneak peek for Chapter 8 was released on March 7, 2019.
• On March 21, 2019, a sneak peek for Chapter 10 was released.
• On April 5, 2019, Andrew went on twitter to discuss the Chapter 12 twists that took place on this same day, and teased that there were new, even wilder twists coming.
• On April 10, 2019, a sneak peek for Chapter 13 was released.
• On April 11, 2019, PB replied that they couldn't give out any information (one way or the other) as to whether or not this book would get a sequel.
• On April 24, 2019, PB released a sneak peek for Chapter 15.
• On April 26, 2019, PB hosted an IG livestream and shared some information regarding Ride or Die:
  • Colt sees a lot of himself in MC – one of the reasons why he likes her.
  • There will be a chase scene through the mountains.
  • Fast and Furious inspires Ride or Die.
• On May 2, 2019, PB released a sneak peek for Chapter 16 and confirmed it would be this book's finale.
• On May 3, 2019, PB confirmed that Book 2 for Ride-or-Die is in the works.

Trivia

• With PB seeming to enjoy paying homage to hit movie franchise and/or hit TV shows; this book will likely be a nod to racing films like The Fast & The Furious and Need for Speed movie franchises.
• This is the second book to have the word "Romance" in the title, the first being The Royal Romance series.
• Several cars have been featured in this story, among them being:
  • Logan's car, a 2005 Devore GT, bears a striking resemblance to the 2005 Ford GT.
  • The Police Cruiser seen in Chapter 1 resembles a Dodge Charger SRT8.
  • The MC's Dad's old Police Cruiser resembles a Ford Crown Victoria.
  • In the West Los Angeles Side Show, various cars can spotted, including a 1989 Nissan Silvia S13, a 2015 Ford Mustang GT, and many more.
  • The car featured during Chapter 04, the 2009 Sodertaje XRC Treblaa, resembles the Koenigsegg CCXR on almost all the body, while the grille, headlamps, and front bumper are taken from the Mazda RX-8 R3.
• As of January 27, 2019, the cover for this book no longer shows the A Bad Boy Romance tagline in the Choices App.
• There are several mentions of real companies in this book. For example, in Chapter 2, if you choose to eat mango habanero wings, Vaughn will ask you to call him Red Bull and quotes from their slogan because of its use of the word "wings". He also makes a reference to Hot Wheels.
  • If you choose to listen to hip hop music in Chapter 6, the name Starbucks is included in the lyrics.
• In Chapter 3, if you tell Logan that you know the truth about him and the Mercy Park Crew, he will say that they only steal from the rich. At that you will reply that this doesn't make him Robin Hood.
• In Chapter 4, if you choose to wave at the bus driver he won't notice you, so you run after the bus for a while. When he does notice you, he will call you Usain Bolt.
• As of Chapter 5, it appears that players now have a choice if they want to stay loyal to the Mercy Park Crew or aid the police investigation.
• Chapter 8 had the shortest summary of any chapter in the entire Choices franchise, at the time of its release.
  • It has since been knocked down by the summary for Bloodbound, Book 2, Chapter 6, which simply says "RUN!"
• In Chapter 8, Toby mentions the protagonists of the movie Thelma and Louise as well as videogame characters Princess Peach and Samus Aran.

Click here for the walkthrough of this book: Ride or Die: A Bad Boy Romance, Book 1 Choices.