Figure skating romances
From Olympic medalists to amateurs: books about people who love figure skating.
Kirk, Risa - Dreams to Mend (1987) - HSR-273
SHE REFUSED TO DWELL ON WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
Fifteen years ago Kira Stanfield had been America's hopeful for an Olympic gold in figure skating, but a tragic fall shattered that dream--and her romance with the country's skiing sensation, Yale Duncan.
While Yale captured a silver and went on to build a fortune, Kira went home to heal. In the years since, they had forgotten about each other... almost.
Now Yale's daughter, a champion skier, was in need of a physical therapist, and Kira was one of the best. Seeing each other again stirred up memories, desires, arid left them wondering if it was too late to mend a few dreams ....
Benet, Deborah - A Dream to Share (RR-94, Dec-1984)
Skates flashing, Orin O'Malley performed with an electrifying excitement in the arms of handsome Olympic champion Kellem King. Kell wanted beautiful green-eyed Orin to become his new partner and share his dream of becoming the world's best in professional pair skating. When their fire on ice ignited a sweet, searing passion Orin couldn't resist, she was swept into a dizzying spin of desire. But would her falling in love be enough to melt a heart turned cold with a secret—and a fear—that could destroy both her career...and her chances with Kell?
Katz, Carol - Fire and Ice (SC-374, Nov-1986)
Kirsten Holley knows the exhilaration of skating, and the devastation of defeat. Now she needs all the courage she can muster to launch her skating comeback—and confront Rory Lanceford, the coach who abandoned her in her darkest hour... the lover who placed competitive glory above their hearts' fulfillment.
Once again, Rory's magic lures Kirsten to new heights—alone on shimmering ice and together in fiery passion. But she'll no longer pay any price to reach the top. And for Rory, only winning matters. Until a crisis brings them together in a way they've never known, and they share a full measure of victory while plumbing the depths of love...
Warren, Pat - Season of the Heart (SR-553, Jan-1988)
A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
Former Olympic medalist Dan Kramer was famous not only for his downhill racing but also for his perfectionism and quick temper with the press. Journalist Laura Franklin believed that forewarned was forearmed, so she agreed to cover the opening of his Colorado ski lodge.
Less than perfect herself, Laura had prepared a plan to get the scoop on Dan's lodge and the untold story of the man himself. But after steeling herself for his hostility, she was unprepared for his romantic interest. His kisses warmed her, even in the frozen landscape. She knew that if she gave in to her attraction, she'd be skating on thin ice . . . wouldn't she?
Dancer, Lacey - Diamond on Ice (KIS-35, Mar-1991)
PRICE OF PERFECTION
Jason Starke had earned the name "Iceman" both on and off the ice. The Olympic gold medalist was a dazzling master of the silver blades--perfection on ice. But inside, Jason felt like an imposter, a showman who glided and twirled to escape the black emptiness that ate away at his soul. He had reached the height of success, but at what price?
Unable to keep performing, Jason cancelled his tour and went off to search for a skater from the past. Ten years ago, Diana Diamond had been a teen phenomenon on ice, blazing across the mirrored surface like living fire. But she had withdrawn from skating competition just before her first Olympic tryouts. Over the years, Jason had wondered what drove her to leave the ice. Soon after he met her, Diana Diamond became his only obsession.
Diana wanted nothing to do with Jason's plans for an Olympic skating school--or his badgering to perform again. And yet, she couldn't deny the heated desire evoked by his every touch. The Iceman had inflamed her passions and set fire to her private world. And he was bound and deter mined to haunt her until the world could see Diana Diamond on ice once again.
Andersen, Susan - On Thin Ice (Romantic Suspense, Aug-1995)
Smith, Karen Rose - Because of Francie (PGR-48, Apr-1997)
ROMANCE ON ICE
When businessman Noah Gordon arrives in the quaint town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to sell off one of his "Roller Fun" skating rinks, no one is more surprised than the rink's manager, Francie Piccard. Because of her, Roller Fun is now a thriving community center for people of all ages. How dare this man -- handsome hunk though he is -- deprive the town of its main attraction without a second thought?
That's when Francie decides to take action. For the sake of her hometown she will make it her mission to save the rink. As an ex-Olympic figure skater, she has faced adversity before... and won. This time her battle will be off the ice. And this time, the odds just might be stacked against her -- especially when Noah starts playing by passionate rules of his own....
Livingston, Joyce - Ice Castles (HSNG-353, Nov-1999)
They have been skating in opposite directions.
Carlee Bennett is dedicated to three things: her Lord, her children, and the memory of her late beloved husband. As co-owner of an ice rink in Kansas City, she is able to provide for her little family and has no need of a man in her life, especially one who does not share her beliefs.
Dan Castleberry, star skater in an internationally famous ice show, has nearly reached pinnacle of his career. He loves the excitement and travel it affords him and is interested in neither God nor a family.
When Dan enters Carlee's rink, however, and the couple spends time working together, life begins to get complicated. Carlee has a family, and Dan has a career. But will these obvious differences quench the budding love between them?
Clark, Catherine - Frozen Rodeo (Young Adult, Feb-2004)
Only, it doesn't look that way at first: There's her job as coffee wench at the Gas 'n Git, her summer school French class, and her unrequited love for a certain waiter. Not to mention Lamaze class with her mom, and her dad's attempt at a professional ice-skating comeback.
So what is it that turns Fleming's summer around? The drive in a "borrowed" golf cart? Love among the pancakes? Appearing in the Rodeo Roundup Days parade -- by accident? The guy with the red flip-flops? What?
Evanick, Marcia - A Berry Merry Christmas (Oct-2004)
Recently widowed Amber McAllister has left the hustle and bustle of Boston to help run her aunt's berry shop on Main Street. But the new ad campaign by Ian McNeal, her late husband's business partner, has made the store's jams and jellies the hottest gift in town. Amber is frazzled. Visions of unfulfilled orders dance in her head, until Ian comes to town to buy her out of the ad agency.
He falls instantly in love with Misty Harbor's quiet charm--and his long-time crush on Amber is rekindled. Ice skating and sledding together puts a twinkle in his eye--and makes Amber see the quiet, creative man in a whole new light. Though wrapped up in kisses, their fragile love is tainted by memories of her husband. Will ghosts of Christmas past haunt her Christmas present--and future?
Clark, Catherine - Icing on the Lake (Young Adult, Dec-2005)
by Kirsten (with help from Crystal, Jones, and Emma)
Survive the month at my sister's house. Survive my 3-yr-old nephew and crazy sister.
Learn to ice skate better. Or not fall down. Or just get a cuter skating outfit.
Find hockey-playing, winter-loving hottie. and invite him to the weekend cabin trip (aka "groundhog getaway") with everyone.
Oh, sure. No problem.
Browning, Pamela - Ice Crystals (HAR-194, 4/1987)
What does it take to make someone happy?
For Monica Tye it took fast-paced days that began before dawn and ended at midnight. For her daughter, Stacie, who was on her way to becoming Aspen's latest championship skater, it took a dizzying schedule of practice and competitions.
Duffy Copenhaver couldn't see the sense of it. Both mother and daughter were so busy trying to please the other that they didn't have time to know whether they were happy or not. Duffy had his own prescription for happiness--it included lots of love--but would Monica slow down long enough to sample it?
Dees, Cindy - The Medusa Game (SB-79, 2/2006)
For this mission, her gut instinct was pitted against enemies from East and West.... Let the games begin.
Hudson-Smith, Linda - Fire beneath the Ice (2001)
One moment Ken and his new bride were joyously anticipating happily ever after. The next, he's struggling to save their marriage. Bewildered by Omunique's chilly behavior and mysterious absences, Ken is determined to discover her secret -- while keeping one of his own. But is his steadfast love enough to melt his wife's heart and rekindle the fire beneath the ice?
Potter, Patricia - Cassidy and the Princess (SIM-1107, 10/2001)
Cassidy MacKay knew better than anybody that a cop couldn't afford to have a woman in his life — and that went double for this woman, whose world was so different from his own. But as he raced to save her from a ruthless killer, he couldn't stop wondering what it would take to melt this ice princess's heart.…
Kathleen Gilles Seidel - Summer's End (1999)
To their respective families, Jack Wells and Amy Legend are outsiders. A free-spirited man-of-all-trades who takes life as it comes, Jack is far different from both his mother, the ever-organized widow of an admiral, and his methodical lawyer sister. And Amy, a professional athlete with exquisite taste and golden beauty, has a glamorous career a world apart from her bookish older siblings and college professor father.
When Jack's mother marries Amy's widowed father, the newlyweds invite all the children to spend the summer at the Legends' retreat in northern Minnesota. While their parents hoped they'd all like each other, they hadn't counted on just how well Jack and Amy would get along. For affection unexpectedly flares into a burning attraction that threatens to destroy already fragile bonds. Caught between long-simmering conflicts and clashing personalities, Jack and Amy agree to deny their desire until the vacation is over. But it seems the more they resist, the deeper they find themselves falling in love. With passion this strong, how can they possibly wait 'til
Summer's End
Johansen, Iris - White Satin (Loveswept, No. 82), 1985
Her skates sparkled as Dany Alexander spun on the glistening ice, tracing patterns in moonlight, lost in a shimmering fantasy. Suddenly Anthony Malik appeared beside her, matching his gliding steps to her own. With a cool, driven passion he had shaped her talent, encouraged her dream of an Olympic gold to match his own.
But not until now had he taken her in his arms and taught her the figures and forms of a man and woman in love. Tracing her delicate features with an exquisite precision, his lips echoed the breathless beat of her heart, and Dany was silk in his hands. But could Anthony give her what she wanted most -- to be needed by the man she adored?
Louise Plummer - The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman (Young Adult, 2005)
Note from a reader: The hero and heroine aren't competitive or professional skaters, but there is a romantic scene in which they try to waltz on their skates on a frozen lake.
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