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

By the time he gets to Ryan’s house, he’s crying. Just what he needed, to lose this job. Another week and Bobby will find someone else, someone who will work cheaper, who will put up with his roaming hands, his bitter mouth. He should just tell the skate club he’s sorry, he can’t make it to State, spend the next week looking for another job. Who’s he kidding? There aren’t any businesses clamoring to sponsor him, he doesn’t have the money saved to practice the next few days, he’ll be stiff and out of shape by the first race in Atlantic City on Friday and he’ll let everyone down. Should’ve kept your mouth shut,a voice inside whispers. He hates it but Ryan’s neighborhood is so quiet, he can’t seem to drown it out. Should’ve let him touch you like he did before—


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