Crossing the Ice by Jennifer Comeaux

Source: goodreads

Synopsis: Falling hard never felt so good.

Pair skaters Courtney and Mark have one shot left at their Olympic dream. They vow not to let anything get in their way, especially not Josh and Stephanie, the wealthy and talented brother and sister team.

The heart doesn’t always listen to reason, though...

The more time Courtney spends with sweet, shy Josh, the harder she falls for him. But they are on opposite sides of the competition, and their futures are headed in opposite directions. Will their friendship blossom into more or are their paths too different to cross?

This was such a satisfying read. You know what, because I've read all of her previous books, Jennifer Comeaux is on my list of go-to authours. That means that when I pick up one of her books, I know I won't be disappointed. That's because she never takes the easy route. And that was even more apparent in Crossing the Ice, I think she outdid herself with this one. There was no unneccessary angst, there was no unneccessary drama, there was no smut to hide the fact that there isn't much of a story. This was awesome. But when I meant that she outdid herself with this one I meant that this is the fourth book of hers that I've read. Usually when you've read so many books from an authour you can kind of anticipate the story. You know their writing habits, and sometimes no matter how much you like the authour it can feel like you're reading the same books but with different character names. 

But with Crossing the Ice, there was none of that, and it was refreshing. I LOVED Josh. Comeaux wrote the shy hero so well. He was shy, sure, but he knew what he wanted and went after it. I LOVED HIM. I loved him and Courtney. I loved their connection. Another thing you can count on with Comeaux is that the relationships in her books actually build and develop.

Oh another thing, I liked how even when there was conflict, we weren't given cookie cutter conflict. And even when I didn't agree with how characters reacted to particular conflicts I completely understood their points of view. There was nothing far fetched with this book, it was just all round awesomeness. An awesome story with awesome characters.

Note: Clean, 4.5 stars

P.S Oh and I love how Em and Sergei are incorporated into the story without it feeling like a rehash of any past Edge books.
PP.S I mentally jumped up and down at the ending!!!!
PPP.S Can you tell how happy I am with this book, it gives me hope for the NA Romance genre