I'm hosting a snippet from contemporary romance novel "Fire on Ice" today. I'll share a snippet of the sequel, "The Playmaker", later on this week. Enjoy!
Book Excerpt
I shook my head and glanced
around the club. Runt was right about one thing: the kids who frequented this
place were loaded. Most of them were wearing top notch designer clothes and
sporting hundred dollar haircuts. I grew up dirt poor, lucky to have second
hand clothes from the donation bin and the occasional coupon-day haircut at
Super Cuts. Even now, I didn’t like to waste money even though I was earning
good coin. I knew there was a big chance my hockey career could be cut short,
so I saved as much as I could for my future, which I hoped would someday be a
sports bar, if I saved enough and was smart with investing.
As I glanced around the
bar at the sea of perfect young faces, I spotted a girl sitting by herself at a
small table in the corner. She was looking in my direction but when our eyes
met, she quickly looked down and started reading a book.
What the hell?
Who reads a book in a bar,
I wondered. I was intrigued.
The first thing I noticed
about her was her beautiful wavy brown hair. The long waves were tucked behind
her ears, which were decorated with a single pink pearl in each center. She was
wearing a flowered blouse tied over a black tank top and a long black skirt. It
was such an odd outfit to be wearing at a bar. She looked like she was ready
for a stroll through a museum or art gallery. Most girls at bars tried to show
as much skin and body parts as humanly possible. They left little to the
imagination. But this girl had her arms and legs completely covered.
I could tell she was
different and I wanted to know why.
I tipped back the rest of
my beer, put the empty glass on the bar and made my way over to the girl. I
just couldn’t get over the fact she was reading a book in a bar. It was such a strange
sight. As I got closer, I noticed the book was a lot thicker than I initially
thought. A textbook? Who studies at a bar?
She didn’t even have a
drink in front of her. She was just intent on reading her book.
I stood next to her table
and cleared my throat to get her attention. When she glanced up at me, her
expression was neutral.
“Hey,” I said and gave her
a quick smile.
She just stared at me. I
have to admit, it kind of freaked me out. I was used to girls doing most of the
work. Usually all I had to do was decide if I wanted to take them home or not.
Her hazel brown eyes were
completely captivating. I felt like I was swimming in the deep end of two
delicious pools. I gulped and suddenly couldn’t think of anything to say. The
girl made me nervous and I never got nervous. All I could do was stare into her
beautiful brown eyes.
“What do you want?” she
said finally. The question wasn’t mean; it was like she was really curious why
I was standing there.
“I was just wondering what
you were reading.” As soon as the words came out of my mouth, I knew I sounded
like a complete asshole.
And why was I second
guessing myself? That was not like me at all. From the time I was fourteen, and
started to really show off on the ice, girls dropped their panties for me with
little more than a wink and a winning smile on my part.
But this girl was different.
When she looked at me, it was like she was looking right through me, like she
could see into every part of my mind and soul. And that scared the hell out of
me because there was a lot of shit going on in there that I never wanted anyone
to see.
Fire on Ice
Title: Fire on Ice
Author: Dakota Madison
Genre: Contemporary Romance / New Adult Romance / Sports Romance
He's Fire on Ice and she's afraid to get
burned again...
"You always think a guy is going to be different until he's not."
Firestorm Center Kian Kavanagh dominates the ice like a rock star dominates the stage. He's the hottest new player to be recruited for the Firestorm, a newly established professional hockey team in Northern Arizona.
After Taylor Thompson's heart was completely shattered by her high school's most popular jock, she vowed never to date another athlete. And she keeps that promise through her first three years of college by putting up impenetrable walls to protect her from heartbreak.
But after a chance meeting with the charming and irresistible Kian Kavanagh, Taylor's carefully constructed walls are in serious danger of being burned down by Mr. Fire on Ice.
"You always think a guy is going to be different until he's not."
Firestorm Center Kian Kavanagh dominates the ice like a rock star dominates the stage. He's the hottest new player to be recruited for the Firestorm, a newly established professional hockey team in Northern Arizona.
After Taylor Thompson's heart was completely shattered by her high school's most popular jock, she vowed never to date another athlete. And she keeps that promise through her first three years of college by putting up impenetrable walls to protect her from heartbreak.
But after a chance meeting with the charming and irresistible Kian Kavanagh, Taylor's carefully constructed walls are in serious danger of being burned down by Mr. Fire on Ice.
Author Bio
Dakota Madison has been writing since she
learned to read and fell in love with books. When she's not at her computer
creating spicy new romances, Dakota is traveling to exotic locales or spending
time with her husband and their bloodhounds.
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