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Deep End

Written by: Ali Hazelwood
Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer, Ben Holtzmuller
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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...

©2025 Ali Hazelwood (P)2025 Penguin Audio
Contemporary Editors Select Sports Heartfelt

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I dove headfirst into this listen
After that headline I will try to keep my water puns to a minimum, but let me just say that someone may need to douse you with ice water after listening to Ali Hazelwood’s latest. Deep End has all the brainy chemistry (physical and otherwise) I’ve come to love and expect from Hazelwood’s novels ... with a healthy dose of BDSM tossed in. Stanford diving star Scarlett Vandermeer has been laser-focused on coming back from a season-ending injury and getting herself into med school. Romance, relationships, even friendships don’t really factor into that equation. Swim captain and world champion Lukas Blomqvist is similarly focused, until a secret thrusts Lukas and Scarlett together, and their mutual attraction bubbles to the surface (sorry, last one). Performed by Thérèse Plummer with Ben Holtzmuller, Deep End is filled with STEMinist energy, a few Easter eggs for longtime fans and enough steam to quench your thirst[traps] this Valentine’s season. —Katie O., Audible Editor

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not bad

I enjoyed this book :) I was sooooo happy to hear that they used women's voices for the fenale characters and mens voices for the male characters. I can't stand it when the reader changes voices, so this was great to listen too. the story was a bit cheesy here and there for my liking, but I'm also one who is not into chick flicks either. Overall, pretty good!

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I love the book and Can't wait to listen to It again. It is a very good book.

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Ali hazelwood never misss

Fantastic give me 14 more of them right now!!!!!

I loved Scarlet and Lucas’s story. I’m rereading it for the fourth time and it’s been out since the fourth.

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Narration On Point!

I have nothing ill to say about this book and the narrators’ performance. A touching, feet kicking, grin-while-you-listen, laugh out loud ride. This will be a repeat listen for me, without a doubt!

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Water Sports and Science

Book was quite nice. The side characters were fun. God balance of science and sports and very good vocabulary for a 🌶️ romance. You could feel instant connection between Lukas and Scarlett’s, their relationship was not only spicy but they trusted and cared for each other. Very honest and hot! I want to read more Ali Hazelwood books. This is like my third one.

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Amazing narration

The plot was light and easy to follow. I found some parts a little cringe but that’s to be expected with these types of stories. The male/female narration was top tier. Fantastic job with the Swedish accent. Overall it was really easy to listen and I would absolutely recommend for a beach read.

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One of the Best

The patience of Lukas was a thing of beauty. The way he waited for Scarlett to feel safe and clear of mind enough to admit her love for him. He is one of the best written MC I’ve ever read, mind you, having the male narrator use a really good Swedish accent didn’t hurt 🥰. Her naïvety makes sense if you consider how emotionally abused she was by her father and how isolated she was as an A class athlete. But she was annoyingly self-sacrificing. At least the villainess repented, a new twist for me. Oh my god how I loved this story. I don’t re-read any book but I may get the Kindle version and read it without the perfect male narrator. I continue to love Hazelwood’s writing, this is one of her best I think.

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Enjoyed the story!

I will say it took my quite a few hours to really get into this book, it was a bit of a slow start but in the end it won me over.
Narration was good!

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Best from Ali ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Delicious story. After I finished, I started again… Tom your Swedish accent…. 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨 I would have love at least 2 full chapters under Lukas perspective tho 🫣 but a girl can dream

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why did I wait so long to read Ali Hazelwood ?

I loved everything second of this audiobook. I loved the voices both for the characters in the best way.

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