Undercurrent: An End-of-Summer Found Family Collegiate Sports Romance by Scarlett Ashford

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Before the scandals. Before the heartbreak. There was the summer that started it all.
Coastal College team captain Sierra Malone has one goal for their Malibu summer training camp: forge a group of talented, chaotic, and clashing individuals into a championship-winning surf team. But absolute control is slipping through her fingers like ocean water.
Under the roof of their shared beach house, the tension is already boiling over. Newport Beach princess Brooke and scholarship-grinder Mateo can’t stop arguing—or looking at each other. Marisol’s aggressive riding masks a quiet, shifting dynamic with the steady Kai. Astrid is constantly checking engagement metrics, while Finn and Talia dance around a connection that feels entirely inevitable.
Sierra is holding everyone together, sacrificing her own instincts to make the "safe" leadership choices for her found family. But in the high-stakes world of collegiate surfing, playing it safe never built legends.
Opportunistic media commentator Damon Rourke is already watching from the editing suite, spinning narratives and publicly questioning whether Sierra is a true captain or just a caretaker.
Return to where the waves first broke in this series prequel that plants the seeds for every rivalry, every secret, and every sizzling romance to come.
Tropes You'll Love:
Summer Training House: Sun, surf, and teammates forced to live under one roof.
Found Family: The origin story of how a group of rivals and strangers became an unbreakable team.
Hidden Chemistry: The sizzling, unresolved tension that sets up all five couples in the series.
Heavy is the Crown: A fierce female captain carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders.
The Calm Before the Storm: The perfect, tension-filled prequel that leads directly into Book 1: Riptide.
Perfect for fans of:
Hannah Grace (Wildfire) – for readers who love summer camp vibes, ensemble casts, and tight-knit team dynamics.
Elle Kennedy (The Off-Campus Series) – for the addictive collegiate setting, shared-house banter, and overlapping friend groups.
Kandi Steiner – for high-stakes sports drama and the brewing angst of relationships just waiting to explode.