Trapped in a stalled ski gondola suspended over the Italian Alps. A manufactured rivalry. And the freezing whiteout where two Olympic enemies finally take their masks off.
Gianna Costa is the fiery face of Italian skiing, carrying the expectations of sixty million people while hiding her authentic self behind a sponsored smile. Erik Lindqvist is the stoic Norwegian machine, relentlessly executing the alpine legacy his injured brother lost and his demanding father controls. When a brutal blizzard traps the heavily branded rivals in a suspended glass box over a mountain gorge, the public hostility they were paid to perform shatters entirely.
The physical chemistry between them is immediate, raw, and completely unmarketable. The problem is the millions of euros and the fierce family loyalties holding them hostage. If Gianna embraces the Norwegian her country is rooting against, she loses the brand that built her—and if Erik chooses the Italian woman who finally makes him breathe, he risks destroying the only family legacy he has left.
Gianna Costa is the fiery face of Italian skiing, carrying the expectations of sixty million people while hiding her authentic self behind a sponsored smile. Erik Lindqvist is the stoic Norwegian machine, relentlessly executing the alpine legacy his injured brother lost and his demanding father controls. When a brutal blizzard traps the heavily branded rivals in a suspended glass box over a mountain gorge, the public hostility they were paid to perform shatters entirely.
The physical chemistry between them is immediate, raw, and completely unmarketable. The problem is the millions of euros and the fierce family loyalties holding them hostage. If Gianna embraces the Norwegian her country is rooting against, she loses the brand that built her—and if Erik chooses the Italian woman who finally makes him breathe, he risks destroying the only family legacy he has left.
- Winter Olympic Sports Romance
Enemies to Lovers
Fake Rivals
Forced Proximity (Trapped Together)
Forbidden Love
Secret Relationship
Heat Level: High Steam
Vibes: Angsty, gritty, and emotional
Setting: Cortina and Bormio, Italy, Olympic venues, and a mountain café
Ending: Happily Ever After (HEA)
Strap into the start gate and discover if a love forged in the ice can survive the global spotlight.
Genre: Romance
Used availability for Sloane Archer's Hard Ice