Out on the Ice

by Kelly Farmer

Don’t miss this tender and funny contemporary romance from debut author Kelly Farmer.

Caro Cassidy used to be a legend.

During her career, Caro was one of the best defense players in women’s hockey. These days, she keeps to herself. Her all-girls hockey camp is her life, and she hopes it’ll be her legacy. Sure, her new summer hire is charming and magnetic, but Caro keeps her work and personal life strictly separate.

Amy Schwarzbach lives life out loud.

Amy’s as bright and cheerful as her lavender hair, and she uses her high-profile position in women’s hockey to advocate for the things she believes in. Ten weeks in Chicago coaching a girls’ training camp is the perfect opportunity to mentor the next generation before she goes back to Boston.

Letting love in means putting yourself out there.

When the reticent head coach offers to help Amy get in shape for next season, her starstruck crush on Caro quickly blossoms into real chemistry. As summer comes to an end, neither of them can quite let go of this fling—but Amy can’t afford a distraction, and Caro can’t risk her relationship becoming public and jeopardizing the one thing that’s really hers.

• ASIN: B087V4H6WP
• Publish Date: 24 August 2020
• Publish Status: Unknown
• Format: eBook (Kindle)
• Pages: 303
• Language: English

Reviews

[Linda]

*I received a free copy of Out on the Ice. This has in no way influenced my review which is honest and unbiased.*

4.5 stars

Out on the Ice is a well-written romance with solid characters who I became very attached to. Both Caro and Amy had to deal with how other people saw them - and especially Caro was very prudent because of this. Her family more or less disowned her when her brother outed her as lesbian, and she didn't want anyone who wasn't part of her inner circle to know.

Amy was very open about being bi, even if some people told her it's not even possible to be bi in the first place. Why do humans so often want a little box to put other humans in? Why is there this need to put a label on people when it has nothing to do with us?

Of course, one of the reasons I loved Out on the Ice is that there's a lot of hockey in the story - it's forever my go-to sport. And it's clear that the author has a good knowledge of the sport as well. And of course, as with any kind of sport, there is a certain level of limelight on the players. Amy was fine with the limelight, she even sought it out. Caro was the opposite, wanting to keep her private life private.

I loved how the relationship between Caro and Amy was a very slow burn - they were both dealing with a bit of self doubt, and they were also very much impressed with each other. Amy had a lot of good friends, and she was very open-minded. Caro was more closed in, and while she did have some good friends, she had been burned pretty hard in the past, and didn't trust easily.

The writing flows very well, and the romance is beautiful. If you're looking for a well-written FF romance, look no more, pick up Out on the Ice and sit back and enjoy.