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

“Deal,” Bobby says. “See you at ten.”


Dante hangs up without saying another word. He glares at the phone, pissed, but if he leaves the shop at two, that should give him plenty of time with Ryan, and maybe they’ll even make it to the rink, as well. Picking up the phone again, he dials his boyfriend’s number from memory and hopes Ryan’s not too disappointed that they have to push their plans back.


The next morning Dante gets to the skate shop early—a little before nine thirty, and he’s thinking if he can get started before ten, maybe he can leave before two if he’s lucky. The front windows of the shop are dark and he presses his face to the glass but doesn’t see much inside. If Bobby’s not here yet, maybe he can get most of the stock up himself.


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