In this installment of the Snow and Ice Games series, our heroine is Bronwyn Perry, a key member of the USA hockey team. The hero is her coach, Ash Levenson. This kind of power difference is usually a hard pass for me, but I liked these characters so much that this book largely worked for me (It helps that she’s 22 and he’s only 28). The SIGs start with Bronwyn dating her long term boyfriend, but they two have a very public, very ugly break-up. Bronwyn turns to her coach for emotional support that turns into something more. Honestly, this book was great for me until the last quarter. They have a fight, but it feels more manufactured to separate them than a truly believable turn of events. But I’d like to talk about the real deal-breaker, which might be minor to some, but it was major to me. During the key moment of the gold medal hockey game, the narration switches to Ash’s point of view. I will die on this hill: if your heroine is an athlete, her greatest accomplishments and cruelest defeats MUST be told from her point of view. I cannot even tell you how disappointed I was with how this moment was stolen from Bronwyn and given to Ash. I love heroines and I want all the books where women own their own accomplishments and stories, and this, for me, was an unforgivable stumble.

It's not a surprise I completely loved it. It's not a secret I'm obviously in love and obsessed with the Snow & Ice Games series. It's such a good series! There is not one book (from the ones I've read) that was off or anything. They are fast-paced and entertaining and they all have something special that you can't help but love. On the Edge of Scandal is a good follow up and I cannot wait to read the next one. I want to keep recomming everyone to pick them up because they won't regret.

On the Edge of Scandal follows the same sports event but this time from the point of view of the hockey's team. The heroine plays in it and our hero is the young coach. What I love about the most is that the hero is completely in love with the heroine, Bronwyn. You see it, you know it. Before her!!! I love when the hero falls first, because almost all the time the heroine falls first (or we only see her POV and thats the only thing we know) but when you have the hero's POV and we see that he's completely in since day 1, it's such a joy to read about!