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Heart Racer

STEM meets sports romance in this spicy, slow-burn, nerd/jock, academic rivals rom com
By Megan Avery
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Romance readers! You've had chemistry with steminist romance, you've raced through sports romance. Now get ready for the ultimate crossover... Biochemistry major Keely has the next five years of her life down to a science. But when her grad school loan application is inexplicably rejected, her... Read More
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The Love Hypothesis meets Ice Breaker by way of High School Musical (no singing required) in this spicy, college-set, academic rivals romance, as a biochemistry major and a student-athlete go head to head...

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Romance readers! You've had chemistry with steminist romance, you've raced through sports romance. Now get ready for the ultimate crossover...

Biochemistry major Keely has the next five years of her life down to a science. But when her grad school loan application is inexplicably rejected, her carefully calculated future spontaneously combusts.

Her college's Pursue Your Passions scholarship could be the answer. The problem? There's one place left, and she's not the only student in the running. Enter Max: a state champion sprinter who sets hearts racing on and off the track - and the one thing standing between Keely and her dreams.

Keely knows the key to winning is keeping her head in the game. But when your opponent is Lycra-clad and... rippling?! Well, it's hard to keep the chemistry to the lab.

Experimenting with her heart could cost Keely everything she's worked for. But staying away from Max might be a race she's destined to lose...

The Love Hypothesis meets Ice Breaker in this spicy, dual-pov, academic rivals rom com - as nerdy as it is sure to raise your pulse...

Book Details

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ISBN: 9781408724804

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 April 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Sphere

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 416

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About the Author

Megan Avery's biggest critique of modern media has always been 'needs more kissing.' She's taken it upon herself to make that happen by writing heartwarming and steamy romance novels. She loves coffee, dogs, and books - the bigger the better. On the rare occasion she leaves her home in Kentucky, she's most likely to be found at a concert or local restaurant with her husband.

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