Ryan Talonovich is the star of his college hockey team, until an accident during practice leaves him confined to a wheelchair. The doctors say he'll walk again but a new season is already underway and he's been replaced on the team, which leaves him feeling alone and betrayed. What's the use of fighting to get back on the ice now?<br><br>Then he meets Dante Espinosa, a short track skater on the city's speed skating club. Though he has to work overtime to afford his sport, Dante is hell on ice, and dreams of making the cut on the U.S. Olympic Speedskating Team.<br><br>Their love of the ice brings them together, but too many obstacles stand in their way: Ryan's struggle with therapy. The memory of Dante's first boyfriend. Lack of funding to the event, Dante's harassing boss, a skating friend in love with him, and Wil Dietrich, who will do anything to win.

Power Play

He hangs the towels on the rails like Ryan suggested, scoops the sweats up off the floor, grabs the socks still on the counter. The hall is empty, the darkness cool on his heated skin, Mrs. Talonovich nowhere in sight. When he opens the door to Ryan’s room, he’s greeted with sounds from the TV, a fzzztof static and then suspenseful music, fzzzt, a commercial, fzzt, a cheering crowd. This time when he closes the door, he makes sure it’s locked behind him. He doesn’t need any more surprises today.


Chapter 58