
A strong match for readers who like MM college sports romance, second chances, secret relationships, and slow-burn attraction.

The First Stroke
LGBTQIA+ · College Romance · Gay Romance · Sports Romance
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Alex Harrington broke Liam Moore's heart before college because he wasn't ready to come out. Now they're rowing for rival schools, but a stalker threatening to expose their former relationship forces them to work together, reopening feelings neither has resolved. A strong match for readers who like MM college sports romance, second chances, secret relationships, and slow-burn attraction.
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About the book
THEY ROW FOR RIVAL SCHOOLS. THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO HATE EACH OTHER.
Nobody knows they already fell in love once.
Alex Harrington is Kingswell royalty. Old money, Olympic-track pressure, a life planned before he could walk. He ended things with Liam before college because he wasn’t ready to come out.
Liam Moore came to Riverside on scholarship with one shot to prove he’s better than all of them. He’s still in love with the guy who broke his heart, and he’d rather drown than admit it.
Neither of them is out. If Alex goes after Liam, his father will disown him, and he’ll lose everything. If Liam lets Alex back in, he’s handing his heart to the only person who’s ever shattered it.
And that’s the easy part...
A dangerous stalker has evidence that they were together. And is ready to use it to destroy both of their lives.
Alex and Liam are forced to work together to bury it.
Will spending every secret moment together bring them together or tear them apart for good?
Rivals-to-lovers. Second chance. Old money versus everything to prove. Bi-awakening, slow-burn open-door heat, and a guaranteed happily ever after at the ends of the series.
Book one of Varsity Heat Crew, a bingeable MM college sports romance serial following one couple through a complete emotional arc.
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