Fire on Ice (Fire on Ice #1) by Dakota Madison
5 of 5 Stars

Kian Kavanagh is the center the Firestorm, a new professional hockey team in Northern Arizona. He has his choice of women but is intrigued by the college girl who is studying at the local bar.

Taylor Thompson was traumatized by her high school hockey player boyfriend. She hasn’t dated anyone in the three years since they broke up concentrating on her major.

The two seem like an unlikely couple but can they deny their attraction for one another?

I loved this book. Dakota Madison did a spectacular job in describing Kian and Taylor’s emotions. Her primary and secondary characters are multidimensional giving the book a remarkable and believable story.

I read this book in one sitting and did not want it to end. I was so glad that there is a sequel, The Playmaker.

ARC provided in exchange for an honest review. ( )

"FIRE ON ICE", by Dakota Madison, is a 250+ page read priced at $2.99, in the New Adult genre. (As an interesting sidenote - if you click on the author's highlighted name, it takes you to her website. She is on a quest to write 12 novels in 12 months - looks like she'll do it, too!) This is the first thing I've read from Dakota Madison, so I wasn't sure what to expect - but what I didn't expect was a novel that is part of a serialized series. Doesn't make sense? What I mean is that yes, you could read "Fire On Ice" as a standalone because it has an "ending"... but it's really NOT an ending because there are so many "loose threads". While I would typically rant & rave about being caught by something like that, I'll be a bit more lenient about my bitching & moaning this time since the author is planning to crank out a book a month.

I did receive a copy of this for free, from Story Cartel, with the request for a review. I always try to support the indie authors so I try really hard to honor that request & get reviews done, so, here goes!

Kian is from the poor end of Boston and has been picked up by a new minor league hockey team in Arizona. Taylor is a socialite-in-training in college, hoping to get into the psychology doctoral program. Unfortunately, Taylor has an incredibly upsetting past with a hockey player from high school which means she has not dated anyone in over 3 years. This is a sports romance; you get some hockey team antics and a game, but it isn't the whole setting of the book. There's also a lot of angst that is commonly found in the NA genre; both Kian and Taylor thinking they are not good enough for the other (he because of economic/academic disparity, she because of her past/reputation). Throw in some sex.... hockey... and a wannabe rapist/stalker... and you've got "Fire On Ice"! This is a definite carpool lane read, but don't think too hard about it - it's meant to be a fun read from the author! ( )