Treading Water: A Steamy High Angst M/M Competitive Swimming Romance (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798251017878)

Winning the gold might cost them their happily ever after.

Miles Kowalski just won an Olympic gold medal. He's now "America's Sweetheart," but the 24/7 documentary cameras tracking his every move have turned his ultimate victory into a gilded cage. The pressure is suffocating, and worse-it's pushing away the only man he loves.

Knox Sterling gave the pool everything he had, but a devastating 4th-place finish leaves him entirely off the podium. While Miles basks in the spotlight, Knox is drowning in the shadows. To make matters worse, his toxic, billionaire parents are secretly funding Tidewater-and are using their wealth to blackmail Knox into submission.

Surrounded by jealous rivals and unblinking hidden cameras, the pressure shatters their perfect image. Driven by insecurity and desperation, both men make devastating, heartbreaking mistakes that push their relationship to the absolute brink of destruction.

When scandalous footage leaks and the tabloids gossip about their relationship, Miles and Knox are forced to make a choice. To find their way back to each other, they will have to risk their careers, sever toxic family ties, and prove that their love is worth more than gold.

Treading Water is Book 2 in the Tidewater series. It is highly recommended to read Book 1, Breaking the Surface, first!

This book contains the following tropes: high angst and betrayal; toxic billionaire family; forced proximity; hurt/comfort; and an epic HEA.

Author: Roman Thorne
ISBN-13: 9798251017878
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 03/13/2026
Pages: 138
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d