Deep End by Ali Hazelwood gives Fifty Shades vibes, but in my opinion is much better, due to good editing and an overall more engaging story line.
Scarlett is a D1 diving and premed student at Stanford. Her intense drive for perfection has served her well, until an injury her sophomore year. She is cleared to dive again her junior year, but is facing major mental blocks both with diving and school.
Things begin to change when her co-diver, Pen, breaks up with swimming god and Olympian, Lukas. It turns out that Scarlett and Lukas share a desire to engage in BDSM. With Pen’s encouragement, they begin exploring a sexual relationship together.
But right from the start there seems to be more between them than good sex.
The story navigates Scarlett’s personal development as she overcomes her fear of another injury and failure. Of course it also follows Scarlett and Lukas’s complicated relationship.
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