One breath could make history. One touch could ruin them both.
Maris Gallagher is drowning in her own ambition. After a catastrophic injury left her with a brutal surgical scar and a shattered career, the champion free-diver is determined to reclaim her legacy. She’s going to shatter the world depth record, even if the punishing pressure of the ocean tries to break her. But to make the drop, she has to play by the Federation’s rules, which means accepting a shadow she doesn't want.
Enter Sloane Kensington. Elite, clinical, and fiercely disciplined, Sloane is the Federation’s top safety diver. She’s also an Ice Queen carrying the agonizing guilt of a past rescue gone wrong. Her new assignment is simple: keep Maris Gallagher alive, monitor her every breath, and never let her out of her sight.
From the moment they meet at the edge of Neptune’s Trench, their clash is instant. Maris is reckless and fiercely independent; Sloane is rigid and suffocatingly protective. But beneath the hostility, the suffocating isolation of the deep sea begins to blur the lines between them.
There’s just one problem: Federation Rule 14.B strictly prohibits any fraternization between an athlete and their safety diver. One slip, one moment of weakness, and both their careers will be dead in the water.
As the record attempt draws closer and the ocean'''s depths grow darker, the forced proximity pushes them to the breaking point. Sloane is supposed to save Maris from the water, but who is going to save them from the undeniable, consuming heat pulling them under?
Holding Out for Air is a high-stakes, breathless sapphic romance filled with intense angst, undeniable chemistry, and a love worth risking everything for.
What to expect in this book:
Maris Gallagher is drowning in her own ambition. After a catastrophic injury left her with a brutal surgical scar and a shattered career, the champion free-diver is determined to reclaim her legacy. She’s going to shatter the world depth record, even if the punishing pressure of the ocean tries to break her. But to make the drop, she has to play by the Federation’s rules, which means accepting a shadow she doesn't want.
Enter Sloane Kensington. Elite, clinical, and fiercely disciplined, Sloane is the Federation’s top safety diver. She’s also an Ice Queen carrying the agonizing guilt of a past rescue gone wrong. Her new assignment is simple: keep Maris Gallagher alive, monitor her every breath, and never let her out of her sight.
From the moment they meet at the edge of Neptune’s Trench, their clash is instant. Maris is reckless and fiercely independent; Sloane is rigid and suffocatingly protective. But beneath the hostility, the suffocating isolation of the deep sea begins to blur the lines between them.
There’s just one problem: Federation Rule 14.B strictly prohibits any fraternization between an athlete and their safety diver. One slip, one moment of weakness, and both their careers will be dead in the water.
As the record attempt draws closer and the ocean'''s depths grow darker, the forced proximity pushes them to the breaking point. Sloane is supposed to save Maris from the water, but who is going to save them from the undeniable, consuming heat pulling them under?
Holding Out for Air is a high-stakes, breathless sapphic romance filled with intense angst, undeniable chemistry, and a love worth risking everything for.
What to expect in this book:
- Forced Proximity: They can’t escape each other, on land or in the water.
Enemies / Rivals to Lovers: From icy hostility to burning passion.
Ice Queen: A fiercely guarded protector melting for the woman she has to save.
Forbidden Romance: Strictly against the rules, high-stakes workplace dynamic.
Hurt/Comfort: Deep past traumas healed by mutual surrender and trust.
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Genre: Romance
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