Dive in with your Heart (English edition)
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A new life begins with graduation. At least that's what Sofia Frey, a new student at Ashriver University, thinks. Although she enrolled in sport and health sciences, lies her true passion in the water. When she learns that there is a swimming team at her university, she finds herself in a highly competitive world where everyone is only out for one thing: Victory. Everyone wants to succeed, no matter what the cost.
At least everyone except for Nico Quinn, a swimmer who is completely different than the rest and whose incredibly blue eyes seem to look to the bottom of Sofias soul.
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