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Ali Hazelwood
A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis. Scarlett Vandermeer is swimming upstream. A Junior at Stanford and a student-athlete who specializes in platform diving, Scarlett prefers to keep her head down, concentrating on getting into med school and on recovering from the injury that almost ended her career. She has no time for relationships - at least, that's what she tells herself. Swim captain, world champion, all-around aquatics golden boy, Lukas Blomqvist thrives on discipline. It's how he wins gold medals and breaks records: complete focus, with every stroke. On the surface, Lukas and Scarlett have nothing in common. Until a well-guarded secret slips out, and everything changes. So they start an arrangement. And as the pressure leading to the Olympics heats up, so does their relationship. It was supposed to be just a temporary, mutually satisfying fling. But when staying away from Lukas becomes impossible, Scarlett realizes that her heart might be treading into dangerous water...
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Author
Ali Hazelwood
Pages
464
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Published Date
2025-02-04
ISBN
1408728893 9781408728895
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"I expected more whips and chains, but don’t worry it was erotic nonetheless! The relationship that builds between the main characters is sweet including best friend Pen. I found it intriguing learning a little about the life of water athletes!"
Chena
"3.5⭐
I have kind of mixed feelings about this novel. There were times while reading it that I really lost myself in the story and enjoyed it immensely, but then I would remember that Ali Hazelwood is the author, and I would become ever so slightly disappointed, because this novel is not what I've come to expect from Ali. There's nothing blatantly wrong with this book. It was genuinely enjoyable, I liked both of the main characters, and it really did keep me thoroughly entertained! It's just… so different from her older works. If I hadn't gone into this novel comparing it to Ali's older works, I would probably be singing its praises right now! As it stands, this book just didn't quite hit the mark for me. Maybe I'm just being petty, but it just wasn't quite what I expected from Ali Hazelwood.
✨Sports Romance
✨College Setting
✨Best Friend's Ex
✨Insta Lust
✨Slow Burn
✨Short Chapters
✨Very Spicy 🥵
✨Single POV"
Madison C
"I loved this book so much! I questioned whether I would going into it because I’ve liked some of her books, and some have been meh. This is by far my favorite! I love Scarlett and Lukas. I loved everything about this book!"
Skye Edelson-Bennett
"whew this pulled me out of a reading slump!"
klow
"Spicy slow burn college romance. BDSM exploration. A competitive swimmer and a competitive diver collide in this romance. I really wanted to like this romance ,but it was too slow for my taste. It’s a long listen on audio. I’ve enjoyed Ali’s other romances more. It’s not a bad book or bad narrators. It was just not for me. Others may enjoy it. It’s definitely a new adult listen."
Loann
"Good. Be open to different perspective. Struggles. Love triangle. Quirky"
Cara Grant
"This was entertaining, but I think it could’ve been 100 pages shorter. It dragged and the long will-they-won’t-they started to be a bit much. Plus, I expected spice, but the spicy scenes were constant and began to get repetitive to the point where many felt unnecessary. The whole “BDSM to cure trauma” was also pretty far-fetched. A fast and semi-interesting read, but definitely not my favorite Ali Hazelwood book."
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Leah
"Kinky af athletic romance.
I’ve yet to dislike any of Ali’s books so far.
This book is great if you like reading sports themed romances. This is swimming and diving in particular and focusing on controlling and perfectionist personalities. Although the kink stuff isn’t for me, I overall really enjoyed this book and the story. I’d say to give it a shot even if this isn’t the typically romance book you’d pick up."
Victoria
"i love a man obsessed"
catherine!!
"Wanted to love this but just didn’t 😕. It had everything to be great - but there was just a disconnect with the couple. The way they were separate all the time, how she wouldn’t admit her feelings or let Pen walk all over her. Just felt uncomfortable reading it…."
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