The ride is rocky between the MCs, Dane and Alex, with their very emotional and somewhat hostile break-up, from ten years ago, dripping over into the USA swimming team's training camp. The characters are fleshed out, and with Russo narrating, this story is lively, full of humor, grief, angst, and eventually joy and happiness. However, if you are looking for a second-chances, enemies to lovers, rich-man/ poor-man, coming out, hurt/ comfort, slow-burn, 'lookout Nancy Kerrigan, I may have spotted Tanya Harding around the corner,' then this is definitely the book for you. Relay: Changing Lanes Book #1 MMy Thoughts and Review: If you are looking for a story that is ninety percent Olympic focused ten percent romance, you need to look elsewhere.

When Dane’s parents threaten reprisal, and Alex is accused of doping, the two must risk everything to prove Alex’s innocence, to love one another, and to win back their spots on the team, together. Working together, their passion reignites. Alex, though, isn’t ready to forgive and forget, and Dane is a distraction he doesn’t need on his team, until an injury forces Alex to accept Dane as his medley relay anchor. Ten years later, Dane longs to cut his parents’ strings, drop his too-bright smile, and beg Alex for another chance. Only once did he drop the act - the summer he fell in love with Alex.

And despite his ex-lover Dane Ellis - swimming’s biggest star - also making the Olympic team.ĭane has been a pawn in his celebrity parents’ empire from crib to pool, flashing his camera-ready smile on demand and staying deeply in the closet. Elected by his teammates to helm the US men’s swim team, he proudly accepts the role, despite juggling endless training, team administrative work, and helping out on the family farm. Captain is not a title Alejandro “Alex” Cantu takes lightly.

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