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

Ryan picks the spot where he sat yesterday, right on the ice, but the seats to either side of him are empty. He doesn’t see Josey in the player box with the rest of the skate club nor Becca in a quick scan of the crowd. So this is how it is, hmm? Fine. He wasn’t all that crazy about the girls anyway, he only talked to Becca because she called him Talon. He just hopes that Josey doesn’t make Dante’s remaining time with the club unbearable. Only a few more weeks,he thinks, watching his boy stretch on the other side of the ice. Then you’ll be heading to Regionals and this club won’t be able to hold you back.


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