Series: Love on Thin Ice #1
Author: Whitney Dineen
Published August 22nd 2024 by Red Bird Publishing
Goodreads Synopsis
What do an entitled billionaire and small-town ice-skating coach have in common?
Ellie
My life is not turning out like I thought it would.
My mom’s arthritis has gotten so bad that I had to move in with her. I’m making ends meet by giving ice skating lessons at the arena in Maple Falls. I’d be in serious trouble had the Harts not given me that job.
Which makes it impossible to say no when they ask me to let Troy’s obnoxious billionaire brother stay in the cabin on my mom’s property during the charity hockey event they’re running.
Zach
First the tabloids call me out for being a cheapskate and then Yolanda Simms takes to national television to tell everyone what a vicious heartbreaker I am?
Yeah, my life has been better.
My brother thinks I can fix my bad press by coming to Maple Falls and donating big to his new charity endeavor. Too bad he didn’t mention the woman who owns the cottage I’ll be staying at hates me with a passion.
He also didn’t mention she’s everything I’ve ever looked for in a woman…
Breaking the Ice is part of the Love on Thin Ice sweet small town hockey romcom series. It's an enemies to lovers, billionaire romance, with forced proximity, It's a small town romance with all the sizzle and chemistry, but none of the spice.
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher, via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.
Finding love in Maple Falls was not in Zach's plans when he fled there to rebuild his reputation, but no matter his wealth, he couldn't stop it. After a few publicity dates with a reporter turned sour, and said reporter blasts self made billionaire as being egotistical and a cheapskate, Zach knows he needs to do something, and quick. So when his brother Troy asks him to come to the small town of Maple Falls, and help with the charity hockey tournament that he's planning, Zach jumps at the chance. He'll be able to see his family, and also use the good publicity to help with his reputation too. However, he soon meets skating coach Ellie, who's family own the cabin he's renting, and who also seems to hate his guts. So much so that Ellie is willing to work with Yolanda, the reporter, to ruin him further. That is until she gets to know him, though, and soon they realise that they are just what they need.
I saw this book on NetGalley and was taken in by the cover, and when the whole series was released I decided to binge them all. I loved the premise of the Love on Thin Ice series, with interconnecting stories taking place at a small town, where they're hosting a charity hockey event. Zach and Ellie are the first pair of the series to find love, and it was such a ride, let me tell you. Ellie's only impression of Zach was what Yolanda had published about him, and she believed it completely. It's only because her friends, and bosses, asked her to let him stay at her cottage, and she could do with the money to help pay for her mother's care, that she even entertained the idea of spending any time with him. Considering how negative she was towards him, Zach was nothing but a gentleman to Ellie and her mom, being caring and respectful. This really helped Ellie to see him in a better light, and though there was an immediate attraction between the couple, it was nice to see their friendship develop as well as their relationship.
Dates Read:
October 24-25, 2024
Rating
3 Stars
