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Synopsis
The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! This special first edition will have striking cover effects, beautiful interior cover art, and stenciled edges! A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the 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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Deep End: content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
This college romance features explicit sexual content and adult situations between two competitive athletes. The story includes steamy scenes and mature language appropriate only for adult readers.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, very steamy sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include injury/physical trauma.
Who'll love this
Adult readers will love the tension between two driven athletes who can't resist their chemistry despite the stakes.