Deep End

Scarlett Vandermeer is a junior platform diver at Stanford, still working her way back from an injury that nearly ended her career, with a therapist and a strict recovery plan standing between her and her next competition. Romance is the last thing on her list — until a secret arrangement with swim captain Lukas Blomqvist gives her exactly what she didn't know she needed.

Lukas has a reputation for being disciplined to the point of unapproachable, but behind closed doors he and Scarlett explore a dynamic built on trust and control that neither of them expected to want. As qualification pressure builds toward the Olympic trials, what starts as a private, no-strings arrangement becomes harder for either of them to keep casual.

Ali Hazelwood pairs her usual banter-heavy voice with an explicit, consent-forward BDSM storyline, set against the specific world of competitive collegiate diving and swimming.