Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Themes:
Coming Out
Family Relationships
First Love
Forced Proximity / Stranded Together
Long Distance Relationship
Love At First Sight
Opposites Attract
Rich Girl / Poor Girl
Second Chance
Secret Crush
Slow Burn
Sports
Heat Level:
Hot & Steamy (full, graphic description of sexual acts occurs and may include crude language)
Archetypes:
Athlete / Coach
Small Business Owner
Geographic Location:
United States
Setting:
Big City / Urban
Small Town / Rural
Sports Stadium / Gym
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Lesbian
Side by Side
The Sports Series, Book 6
By Nicole Pyland
A teenage first kiss. A misunderstanding. A chance at love a decade later.
As teenagers, Belle Elrod and Chandler Wolfe had been chosen to be part of Team USA figure skating’s elite training program. But when something happened, and Belle left the program, they were both left wondering what might have been.
Now a professional skater trying to make the Olympic team for the first time, Chandler is looking for a new partner, while Belle hasn’t skated competitively in over a decade.
The two are thrust back together unexpectedly when Team USA allows same-sex pairs to skate in the domestic competitions, and after convincing Belle to give her another chance, Chandler begins to believe she might have a chance to make the team.
A bossy coach of a sister wants to get in the way, but Chandler is determined not to lose Belle again, and not just as a skating partner.
Will the two of them crash out of the competition or will they show the country and each other what they’re capable of?