Böcker av Bette Hawkins

Welcome to the world of elite swimming with all its competitiveness and comradery--and sometimes much, much more.It's here that American swimming star Angie Thompson and Australian prodigy Hannah Clark--both the youngest on their respective teams--form a fast friendship that grows into something much deeper. As they train for the Olympics, the long-distance sweethearts exchange loving letters and lengthy phone calls--until Angie suddenly and unexpectedly severs their relationship, leaving Hannah confused and devastated.Years later, as Hannah trains for a comeback at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, she is stunned to learn that Angie has been hired by the Australian coaching team. Although Hannah is still crushed by what happened all those years ago, the two athletes slowly form a tentative bond and get to know each other again--this time as adults.Soon neither can ignore the intense attraction they still feel, now propelled to a higher level by a steamy kiss in a hotel swimming pool. Is it possible for them to win each other's love...or are they just treading water?

"Dorothy leaned in, her velvety lips touching mine..."It's the spring of 1958 and amateur guitarist/songwriter Alice Johnson feels like a stranger in her small Southern town. Everyone knows her business and is pushing her to settle down and marry like all the other young women in town. Only Alice's love of music provides an escape from the stifling expectations of family and society.One night, Alice hears the mesmerizing voice of up-and-coming country singer Dorothy Long and is immediately entranced. Dorothy becomes Alice's muse, inspiring her to write songs for Dorothy--even though she never imagines that Dorothy will hear them.But then she finally meets Dorothy and her life turns upside down. Soon Alice finds herself on the road, and not just sharing the stage--but sharing a hotel room--with her idol. Now what is Alice going to do with the unexpected desire that seems to consume her?