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

Before he can answer, Josey sees someone and starts waving frantically. “Becca! I’m over here!” Dante looks up as an older girl extracts herself from the crowd and heads in their direction. She looks like Josey—same flyaway hair, same bright eyes—but she doesn’t have that loopy grin Josey wears whenever she’s around him. This girl has a perpetual scowl that he swears deepens as she approaches. “My sister Becca,” Josey explains, threading her arm through the older girl’s. “Dante and Ryan. I told you about them.”


I’m sure you did,Dante thinks. From the way Becca looks him over, he has a good idea just what was said, too. “Hey,” he murmurs with a halfhearted wave. Ryan’s right, he needs to talk to Josey about their relationship. Maybe he’ll get a chance this weekend.


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