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When the right person, wrong time, finally becomes the right person, right time.
An aspiring Olympic figure skater. Campus's biggest basketball star. And two years' worth of flirting finally led to this. To them.
Madison Reed and EJ Warren have always liked each other, but they've never had the chance to give it a try. With EJ out on injury for six weeks, he's got all the free time in the world compared to usual and is determined to give that time to her.
Will they last after EJ returns to the court, or will they lose it all?
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This is a spin-off novella in the Break the Ice universe. Though it can be read as a standalone, I recommend reading books 1 & 2 before.
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