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

This time when he crawls over Ryan to get to his seat, he feels his boyfriend’s hand curve around his ass and between his legs, copping a quick feel before Mrs. Talonovich opens the driver’s side door. “Who’s being bad now?” Dante laughs, swatting his hand away.


“I missed you,” Ryan admits. He takes one of Dante’s hands, laces their fingers together, pulls him close and holds his arm in his lap. When Dante frowns at Mrs. Talonovich in the front seat, Ryan whispers, “It’s okay. She’s cool with it.”


“You told her?” Dante keeps his voice low, just in case he’s thinking the wrong thing…didn’t Ryan say he didn’t wantto tell her? It wasn’t any of her business, she didn’t need to know about the two of them together? When did all this change?


In the rearview mirror, Mrs. Talonovich flashes them a bright smile. “I found the camera, guys—”


“Told you I packed it,” Ryan mutters.


She ignores him. Turning her gaze to Dante, she asks, “Are you excited yet?”


Chapter 113