Love on the Tracks by Tamsen Parker is a good fit for those seeking an emotional and fast-paced romance that explores the highs and lows of a fictional snow and ice games athlete's journey, complete with a chart-topping heartthrob love interest and the glamour of the sports world.

Rowen does Lunge for the Snow and Ice Games and she’s one of the top performers. She wants to be in the top three to make it to the next level. Every-time before she goes out she listens to License to Game.

Zane is the lead singer of License to Game. He’s ready for a solo career. He’s been watching Lunge and is going to take a break and go watch the Snow and Ice Games.

Zane’s manager and Rowens dad agree to a public romance between Zane and Rowen to help both of their careers and get them seen by the public because who doesn’t like reading and seeing famous people together. It’s suppose to be fake and only to further their careers but can they keep it that way?

This is my first book by Tamsen Parker and its very well written and she makes you feel like your right there with the characters. Both Zane and Rowen are someone you’ll fall in love with. Can’t wait to read the rest of the books in the series.

*~~*ARC kindly provided to me for an honest review *~~*

- Review to come

Review originally posted on my blog with added content on Mikku-chan / A world full of words

When luger Rowan meets her celebrity crush, boybander Zane Rivera, sparks are flying all over the Denver Snow and Ice Games. When they come up with a fake relationship to gain some much needed press, who knows if the relationship will turn real.

I found Love on the Tracks to be a cute, sexy read. Zane and Rowan are both interesting, likable characters, especially Zane. I will say I wanted a bit more depth to the relationship, and more character development. Rowan's dad is a stock kind of villain, I would have preferred if he weren't such a cookie cutter character, and for Zane to give up after one confrontation with him was pretty weak. Still, I liked the story and the two leads so three stars seems fair.

Luge athlete and a boy band member, yes please! Rowan admitted in an interview that she has a crush on Zane of License to Game the lead singer. He has a thing for athletes and decides to surprise her at the Snow and Ice Games. What starts out as a fake relationship to get sponsors for her and exposure for his next album turns into something more.

I love that the back drop is the O games (we can't say the real world as it is traded market). What do boy bands do when they are growing up.

Well written and an enjoyable story. I really enjoyed reading this book and look forward to reading more by this author.

A good start to this series - I loved the Olympic feel to this series, and the research the author did is incredible.

Rowan and Zane, pop star and athlete, become a fake couple for publicity which quickly turns into something more. Rowan has to compete in the SIG and it makes this new found relationship difficult for her to handle. Along with Zane being a pop star. Love always wins in the end.

Love on the Tracks is the first book in the Snow & Ice Games series from Tamsen Parker and a great start to a new series. I really thought Ms. Parker did a great job setting up the Snow & Ice Games as games for serious athletes.

I really like both Rowan and Zane as individuals and as a couple. I did laugh out loud a bit when Rowan fan-girled all over Zane when she initially met him. I would love to blame such reactions on her age, and it partly is true, but I myself have felt that way meeting authors for the first time, so I totally got it. I did expect her to get over her fan-girl issues a bit sooner, but as Rowan was only 20, I gave her a pass for this one issue. Part of why I loved Rowan so much was that she knew who she was and had no problems with going after what she wanted. I love she is such a fierce competitor in luge and she has very little issue speaking her mind.

Zane is the lead singer of Licence to Game, which is the boy band he started out with 10 years ago. At 26 he is a bit more mature than Rowan, but not so much they didn't work for me. I did love that he was already thinking ahead to his next music venture even while still at the top of the game with Licence to Game. I loved that Zane and Rowen were kind of thrown together to help both their images and improve their marketing for their respective groups, yet you could tell early on they had genuine feelings for one another. They also pretty much had trouble keeping their hands off each other when they were together. I loved how passionate they were about both their careers and each other.

I really enjoyed Love on the Tracks and recommend it to anyone who enjoys fast-paced super sexy romances. I am completely hooked on this series after only the first book and can't wait to see where Tamsen Parker takes us with the rest of the books in the series.

Rating: 4 Stars (B-)

3.5stars
Tamsen Parker is a new author for me! Music and sports combined in a hot and sexy story #perfectcombo.

Rowan was always focused in her career, she wants to be on the podium and nothing could make her lose focus… except for the hot lead singer of the most popular boyband- Zane Rivera.
When her crush turns into reality, Rowan agrees to be the fake girlfriend, the friend with benefit but not for long as she quickly falls for Rowan…

“ For the love of all that is holy, singing is not the only thing Zane Rivera’s mouth is good for.”

What happens next?
If you are looking for a quick good romance that will make you feel good, this one is for you.

*Arc kindly provided by the author via Netgalley

Love On the Tracks follows Rowan and Zane. Rowan is at the Denver Snow and Ice Games to compete in Lunge, which has captured the public's attention and has pushed her into the public eye. Zane is the lead singer of a band called Licence to Game, which has become the most popular band in America. Both know of the other and are attracted to each other, and when they meet this leads to chemistry between them. When they do meet, there's a moment where Zane kisses Rowan's cheek which get's caught on camera and goes viral. This leads to a plan where they will fake date to garner more attention for the other. As the two are already attracted to each other, they're both on board but it soon leads to something else.

If you know me at all, you know I don't ever read none diverse adult m/f romances (and m/f in general). This one however sounded interesting as did other books in the series so I decided to give it a shot, and I really enjoyed it. I really enjoyed both of the main characters. I loved how driven Rowan was. Zane was also a good character, he really respected and supported Rowan in her career. I also really liked how he was shown to be really attracted to Rowan's athletic body, which is something I haven't seen shown in m/f romance before. His type seemed to be athletic women which is kind of rare to see in media.

I did like their relationship a lot too. When they first had sex, there was a good degree of communication. I also like how two forms of birth control were used, that being the pill and a condom. Maybe it's because I rarely read adult m/f, but I haven't seen this before and I really loved seeing it.

I would say my only complaint about this book was that they said 'I love you' a little too quickly for my taste. I think they needed a little more time to say it but that's more of a me thing, they did have good chemistry. It was overall, a pretty good m/f romance.

This is a wonderful start to a new series Rowan and Zane are just perfect for each other they are smoking hot together, She is a professional athlete and he is a rock star and her dream guy I just love that she went all fangirl on him when she first meets him it was just so cute.This was super read I liked the characters and enjoyed the storyline looking forward to the next book

I have to admit that Love on the Tracks was a bit of a slow start for me, but I’m glad I continued to read because I absolutely adored the romance between Rowan and Zane in the end!

An an avid fan of winter sports (just watching on TV, not participating but still) I was very excited to read this romance featuring a female luger and boy band lead singer in a fake relationship while in reality both have a secret crush on the other.

It's a light, fun story though the characters came off as a bit immature and I would have like some more depth in their arcs.

I appreciate that the author chose to highlight a sport that is not so popular. Rowan is a professional athlete and we get to see how ever-present sports is in her life, how it shapes everything about her. What's more Zane was not only not resentful of her commitment to her professional career but he admired her dedication, he absolutely adored her very muscular and athletic body. There is some light femdom which I found fitting to the characters. There was no shame on his part for enjoying letting her call the shots in bed.

Zane a typical musician in a boy band, he is enjoying his fame and good fortune but also looking forward to the next steps in his career. He didn't stand out as much as she did for me though I liked how supporting, caring and the same non-suffocating and non-alpha he acted with Rowan.

The main conflict felt a bit artificial and we saw her dad undeservedly presented as the villain in their story. It all read a bit too much like your average NA romance but was enjoyable overall.

I didn't appreciate the jab at the Russian athletes at the end, felt it was unnecessary for the story.

It's a nice story, a bit on the sweet side. I liked the way the author presented the world of professional winter sports and I'm looking to reading the next books in the series.

I love love Rowan and Zane!
This book wasn't what I expected in a good way.

Thanks Netgalley

Wow, okay... this was super cute and sweet. I really needed a book like this. Things are crazy before the holiday and this was the perfect little getaway for my brain. I loved Zane's sweet nature and his honesty, and really dug how agressive Rowan could be while still being a total fangirl.

It's a HFN ending that honeslty feels like there is no way they're going to be able to keep this up, but the fact that they're young and willing to try is simply adorable and endearing.

Romance between a female athlete and a male pop star--definitely something different,. Liked one this because it was a light, interesting romance story and an easy read. Narrated alternately in first person by the two main characters Rowan and Zane who conjure up a fake dating relationship after a photo of them together goes viral. Quick romance story that take space over the time of the sports event that Rowan is participating in. Liked it and I think it is a reasonably good start to a new series. Definitely a quick entertaining romance. Thanks NetGalley!!

This is the first book in this series by this author. This is a contemporary sports romance read. This book has very likeable characters, you will fall in love with as you read. I enjoyed this story and couldn't put this book down till I'd finished it. I can't wait to read more in this series and by this author in the future.
Highly recommended
I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book

Like this story. The age of Zane is an issue to me, I don't see him as a boy band so I make him 24 in my mind. Then the story is great, a good romance between two Americas sweetheart.
I received a ARC from Netgalley for a honest review.

Love on the Tracks by Tamsen Parker
Snow & Ice Games #1
New Adult/Sports Romance
December 5, 2017
Swerve
Reviewed by Kini

I am a big fan of Parker’s books as tends to write a solid and usually emotional story and frequently pushes the boundaries of my comfort to the edges. The blurb alludes to a fake relationship between a female participant of the Snow & Ice Games and a boy band member, I imagined both H/H would be younger but was a little surprised when I found out the heroine is twenty. I don’t read a lot of new adult, but because I trust that Parker usually gives a good story, I gave it a shot.

Rowen is a contender for a medal in the luge competition. She is confident in her body and with its abilities. She has a huge crush on the lead singer for the current hot boy band, License to Game. By sheer coincidence, Zane, the lead singer of said boy band, has a passing interest in Rowen and ends up going to the Snow & Ice Games (SIG) to arrange a surprise meeting with her. It was kind of cute, but could have been embarrassing for her. Luckily she handles it well. For kind of silly and superficial reasons, they decide to engage in a fake dating relationship during the SIG in the hopes that they will both benefit from the exposure. I love a fake relationship, but this didn’t work as well for me. It felt forced and the rationale weak.

Rowen has a lot of agency over her body and sexuality and had no issues voicing her desires for Zane. In fact she was the one that kissed him first and moved their physical relationship forward. That is not something I see frequently in romance, so it was a little different. Her mother passed away ten years ago and her dad is very involved in her life and her career, in fact so involved they get in an argument about her having sex with Zane. It was weird. Her dad also adds to the conflict of the story and it felt forced and I didn’t care for it.

One of the things that really bothered me was that Rowen was frequently described by Zane as a “girl”. So much so that girl appears in the book 64 times, of course not all are in direct relation to Rowen. Meanwhile the word woman is used 8 times. It was hard for me to reconcile this hard working athlete who has confidence in her body and abilities and agency over her sexuality to continue to be referred to as a girl.

Their fake relationship quickly changes once they spend some time together and have sex. The book is pretty short, 164 pages according to Amazon, so there are only a few sex scenes and they are decent. The whole book felt a little fast and perhaps if it was a bit longer, the story could have felt deeper and I would have connected to it better.

Overall, I just didn’t connect with the characters or the story. The dad was a weird component for me that didn’t feel authentic. Rowen was a strong badass women and the conflict diminished that for me a tiny bit. This is book one in a series and I won’t be rushing to read the next ones.

Grade: C-