Just in time for the Winter Olympics, this book is the perfect accompaniment to the games, especially if you're a fan of hockey and speed skating. Living in Canada, I felt right at home among the crowds in Love on Ice by Carolyn Miller, the second book in the Original Six Hockey Romance series that features "guts, grit, and grace." What a delight to catch up with familiar players and their friends again!
Book Synopsis
She’s focused on winning gold. He wants to lose the player tag. Can a fake relationship become something real?
Aussie short track skater Holly Travers has one goal—make the Vancouver Games, no matter what it takes. She has no time for distractions, even if they come in the handsome form of her Canadian best friend’s twin brother. This hockey player may say he’s not a player, but can she trust him?
Brent Karlsson has one goal—make his sister’s best friend realize he’s a changed man and she should give him a chance. When a set-up in Hawaii helps these two opposites realize they have more in common than they thought, what happens when he wants to turn their fake relationship into something real? And how can a relationship work when these two elite athletes never see each other and live on opposite sides of the world?
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Book Thoughts
I love it when authors wonder “what if” and build an entire story around that thought! Inspired after seeing a couple at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, Holly and Brent's story takes on an epic journey of just how a relationship can work across continents and oceans. Thankfully, these Commonwealth friends have a lot of prayer and community support on their side as they push themselves in their respective sports while pushing closer toward God's will for their lives. It's wonderful to get to know Brent after meeting his twin sister in The Breakup Project as he turns his life around to honour God and as he reconnects with the Australian exchange student he taught how to skate all those years ago. At the same time, Holly just leaps off the pages with her drive toward excellence while learning what it means to be a child of God based on who she is and not what she does.
Though difficulties abound and there are more stops than starts in Brent and Holly's relationship, it's an exercise in trusting that God has good gifts in store, even when they aren't in view. I appreciate how the Bible encourages both athletes to press on, and that their family and friends are godly examples of perseverance. Travelling back to Vancouver in 2010, I truly enjoyed this nostalgic trip, especially with the hockey games ramping up the competitive excitement and allowing readers to relive golden moments. If you’re a fan of books about sports in both a technical and relational manner, Love on Ice goes in-depth on both counts, providing the perfect backdrop for an Olympic-sized love story that withstands geography, culture, and grueling schedules by committing to Christ first in all things.
Book Summary
- Format of book: 📖
- Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Recommendation: 👍
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