In elite collegiate rowing, the smallest lie can sink the entire crew.

Reese Callahan thought she'd perfected the art of hiding in plain sight. Three years of suppressants and Beta masquerade had earned her the captaincy of Westlake's championship women's team - until someone discovered her secret and destroyed everything. Now, exiled to Sable Ridge University as the first female coxswain for their elite men's crew, she's facing eight powerful Alphas, one small boat, and her last chance to prove that an Omega can compete in a world designed to exclude her.

But when someone discovers her secret and launches a vicious campaign to destroy her, threatening not just Reese's position but the entire team's existence, she faces an impossible choice: expose herself to save the crew she's fighting for, or stay hidden while everything burns around her.

As the team prepares for the biggest regatta of the season, old rivalries surface, university policies threaten to tear them apart, and eight Alphas discover that their fierce little coxswain is everything they never knew they needed. But in a world where mixed-designation teams are heavily regulated and Omega athletes face constant scrutiny, accepting Reese could cost them everything.

When they take their marks at the starting line, it won't just be a race for their season debut. It'll be a fight for the found family they've all been searching for, and for the connections that could either destroy them or make them unstoppable.

Because some rules are meant to be broken. And some crews are worth the risk.

Eight Count Heat is the first book in a steamy Omegaverse sports romance trilogy featuring a reverse harem dynamic, an Omega heroine who refuses to be anything but fierce, and eight Alpha athletes who discover that home isn't a place, it's the people who choose to fight for you.

Perfect for fans of reverse harem romance, sports romance, and Omegaverse fiction who crave found family, enemies-to-lovers tension, and characters who rewrite the rules of their world.

Contains explicit spicy scenes, strong language, and ABO dynamics. Intended for mature readers.