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Running Wild
288 pages
A fast-paced, emotionally charged romance where fierce athletic ambition collides with the intoxicating pull of a forbidden relationship.
What it feels like
This classic contemporary romance delivers a brisk, emotionally charged reading experience built entirely around the delicious tension of a forbidden dynamic. The atmosphere is thick with the high stakes of collegiate athletics and the quiet vulnerability of academic struggle, creating a compelling backdrop for the central relationship. The prose is accessible and direct, leaning into the earnest, passionate tone typical of beloved category romances. Readers are pulled into a world where ambition and desire are constantly at odds, feeling the protagonist's anxiety and exhilaration in equal measure. It is a perfect fit for anyone who devours stories about fierce, driven heroines who must navigate the messy, thrilling complications of falling for the exact person they are supposed to avoid.
- Mood
- swoony
- tense
- emotionally charged
- Tone
- earnest
- passionate
- dramatic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- forbidden desire · ambition and sacrifice · overcoming insecurity · power dynamics
- The writing
- Accessible and emotionally direct, focusing heavily on the internal conflict and romantic tension between the leads.
- The arc
- The protagonist moves from anxious determination and vulnerability to a sweeping, rule-breaking passion that challenges her priorities.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love classic, fast-paced category romances featuring forbidden dynamics and heroines with fierce ambitions.
Content notes
- power imbalance
- learning disability struggles
About the book
In bed with her tutor!
Kip was at an American college on an athletics scholarship. But she needed to be more than a good runner. She was severely dyslexic, and luckily her gorgeous tutor Whit Delaney offered to help....
Kip was grateful for his help--she needed it if she was ever going to realize her dream of running at the Olympics. Then, despite it breaking every college rule, Whit began to seduce her.... It was a mutual passion that could wreck both their careers....
Description from Open Library.
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