On his way to realizing his Olympic dream, Tom Alan Baranowski finds himself in the midst of a dilemma. His traditional Japanese coach is insisting upon an arranged marriage between his biological daughter Erika and adopted son Tom Alan, who are partners on the ice. Tom Alan loves Erika, and his coach literally saved his life, rescuing him from an abusive home. How can he say no?<br><br>Somewhat resigned to his “not so bad” fate, everything changes when Tom Alan meets British ice dancer Milo Fisher. The spark between them is almost hot enough to melt the ice beneath their blades, and the two fall into an affair.<br><br>What about Erika? What about loyalty? What about gold? For Tom Alan, the impossible throw quadruple jump is suddenly the least difficult thing in his life.

Quadruple Flip

“Guy put on one hell of a show,” he said to his date.


“I wouldn’t know. I wasn’t watching.”


“No. You were too busy being scared we’d get caught.” 20


The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final


“They’re not ready.” Kyoko-san had said it three times, and she was right. Forget a throw quad, Tom Alan was still so tense about throwing Erika after the accident a month earlier, even their throw triple was more miss than hit. “There hasn’t been enough time,” she had fretted.


“It is not time,” Nobuo Tsuchino had countered. “It is goddamned concentration! Tom Alan,” he’d snapped. “Get your mind where it belongs!”


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