{"product_id":"when-the-ice-breaks-paperback-2","title":"When the Ice Breaks - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBriar Hope\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSometimes the bravest comeback is choosing to stay.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNova Clark was once America's ice princess-until a devastating fall and a public betrayal ended more than her season. Now she's hiding at Cloudrest Recovery Center in the Colorado mountains, determined to heal in private and never trust a partner-on or off the ice-again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReid Mallory didn't come to Cloudrest for complications. The steady, guarded physical therapist has rebuilt his life around discipline and emotional distance-and falling for a world-famous skater who plans to leave the moment she's strong enough isn't part of the plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut quiet training sessions turn into late-night conversations. What began as professional care slowly becomes something harder to name. And in the safety of being truly seen, something deeper begins to thaw.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the first time, Nova isn't performing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Reid isn't bracing for goodbye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Nova's old fears resurface and she retreats instead of reaching, Reid is forced to confront the truth about the walls he's built-distance has always been safer than staying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Nova must decide: return to the version of herself the world expects... or stay long enough to become someone new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA closed-door, slow-burn sports romance about public failure, private healing, and choosing love after the applause fades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 218\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53377081180467,"sku":"9798233351204","price":27.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZgYMPAb01W9798233351204.webp?v=1779314871","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/when-the-ice-breaks-paperback-2","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}