title: Racing Hearts
author: Ann Adams
publisher: Dell
publication date: February 10, 2026
pages: 352
peppers: 3 (on this scale)
warnings: mean people
summary: When her perfect-on-paper boyfriend says something rough in the minutes before the most important race of her life, Kath, who knows that routine and superstition is what keeps her rowing at an elite level, loses everything. If she wants to get her life back, she has to start over with new coach Adrian. Unfortunately, Adrian doesn't coach like anyone she's ever worked with before. Even more unfortunately, he's super attractive.
tropes:
- "that was you?!"
- coach-athlete
- starting over
- learning to live
- rotten ex
- pressure from dad
- absentee dad
what I liked:
- humor
- best friend
- all about racing
- pressure
- time limit
what I didn’t like:
- n/a
overall rating: 5 (of 5 stars)
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