He needs
a comeback, but is it in his career, or love?
In this
second-chance romance, a former top men’s figure skating champion is willing to
risk everything for a comeback – except a new start with his long lost love...
An
unexpected phone call from the man who broke her heart offers Amy Shepherd an
opportunity to return to the work she loves, training elite figure skaters.
Except it’s just one figure skater: Him. Can she finally forgive and forget?
Figure
skater Mikhail “Misha” Zaikov once had it all: medals, money and the adoration
of millions. But a devastating injury put an end to his career and his romance,
leaving him with nothing but regret over what could have been. His last chance
to re-join the world’s top skaters is now. And there’s only one person who can
help him: Her.
On
Russia’s unyielding ice, Misha must reclaim what he's lost while facing off
against a talented young rival and risking further injury. But Amy soon
discovers Misha's much bigger challenges lurk off the ice. And she's determined
to keep Misha whole and healthy, even if doing so ends his shot at the gold.
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He was coming through the kitchen, a
basket of laundry in his arms, when she came in the back door. “Amy. You are
back early. Did you have a nice time with your family?”
She gazed at his beautiful face, high
cheekbones, and brilliant blue eyes. His sandy- colored bangs fringed his
forehead and gave him boyish charm, but the memory of his body and the way
she’d felt in his arms yesterday reminded her that he was very much a man. And
though her family might see her as a child, Amy was very much a woman. A woman
who was ready to take what she wanted. She took the basket from his hands and
set it aside. Then she wrapped her arms around his neck, pressed her body
against him and claimed him in a hungry kiss.
From the way he tensed, she knew she’d
surprised him. He wasn’t the only one. Nice girls from small town Wisconsin
didn’t return from Sunday brunch with Mom and Dad and push men up against their
kitchen counters. Even men as handsome as this long, lean Russian she’d been
admiring from a distance for weeks. But now that she’d jumped into the deep
end, Amy didn’t want to think.
She wanted only to feel.
She smoothed her hands over the
muscular contours of his shoulders and threaded her fingers through his thick,
soft hair. The strands were still damp from the shower, and the clean, crisp
scent of him spiked her desire. Her belly tightened and a pleasant fullness
settled between her legs as she imagined him naked, his skin bare for her to
touch and taste as she pleased. The idea drove her to kiss him even harder.
But Misha seemed to want a slower pace.
He cupped the back of her head and took his sweet time kissing her. The
sensuous movement of his tongue in her mouth sent tingles along her nerves and
when he pulled back, a little smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. “This I
did not expect. Amy the Tiger is full of surprise.”
She looked up into his eyes, which were
soft and blue as a summer sky. “A good surprise, I hope.”
“Da. Very good.” He brushed his thumb across
the moist swell of her bottom lip. “Is this what you want?”
It was an understandable question,
given her earlier reluctance. And if she were going to Moscow as his athletic
trainer, it could only be this once. But she needed to get this out of her system.
“Yes, Misha. I want it very much,” She took a step closer and gripped the
counter on either side of him, making sure he wasn’t going anywhere. Not that
he seemed eager to leave.
“Here?” he asked, a brow cocked with
amusement.
Why the hell not? After an infuriating
day of family togetherness, hot sex on the kitchen floor sounded like just the
ticket. Tired of talking, Amy answered with a bold, passionate kiss.
A graduate of the University of Illinois,
she has worked in advertising, community journalism and as a freelance magazine
writer. She feels incredibly blessed to have a career that allows her to spend
her days imagining “what if?” and a loving family that keeps her grounded in
the real world. Her debut novel, Pairing
Off is a 2016 RITA Award Finalist.
An adventurous cook, vintage home enthusiast, occasional actress, and
entry-level figure skater, Elizabeth makes her home in the Midwest, where life
is good, but the sports teams aren’t. She loves to hang out on her front porch,
or at her favorite local establishments, enjoy good food and wine, and talk
writing with anyone who will listen.
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