Ann Adams

Ann writes stories about women falling in love and finding their power.

In a past life, Ann was a junior national champion, national medalist, and resident of the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, New York. She competed in sprint kayaking—a sport that’s a lot like rowing, except kayakers face the right direction and no one has ever heard of them.

Since then, Ann has earned degrees in public policy and economics from The George Washington University and University of California, Berkeley. Now, she lives in Sacramento, California, where she spends most of her time analyzing public policy and going for moderate hikes with her husband and overly enthusiastic cockapoo. Oh, and of course, writing books with happy endings.

Her debut novel is Racing Hearts: a story about a national team rower who’s fighting to keep love from derailing her Olympic dreams.

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Racing Hearts

Coming April 2026

A world-class rower must choose between love and her Olympic dreams.

World-class, type-A rower Katherine Parker has her sights set on the Olympics and nothing else. But when she loses another big race and her spot on the national team, she’s sent back to her hometown to train with Adrian Crawford: a coach with an infectious smile and a training program that seems to change by the minute. To win back her spot, Kath fights to stay the course, even as Adrian challenges her to overcome her limits—and they both struggle to resist the attraction pulling them together.