In the intense and exhilarating
Extreme Risk series debut, a hotshot snowboarder and a rebel
with a cause try to let go of the past—and find a future
with each other.
Twenty-one-year-old professional snowboarder Z Michaels is
the bad boy of Park City, Utah. He's always had his pick of
any girl in town—and on the competition circuit. But
underneath his cool exterior is a young man in turmoil,
trying to take the edge off tragedy by overindulging in sex
and shredding the slopes. In fact, Z's rash behavior is a
thinly veiled attempt to blunt his emotional suffering with
physical pain.
Ophelia Richardson isn't like any girl Z has ever met.
Though she's from New Orleans, she's no Southern belle—and
she's not shy about being miserable in frozen, godforsaken
Park City. But after nearly dying in the same drag-racing
accident that killed her boyfriend, she needs a place to
heal, both physically and emotionally. The last thing
Ophelia wants right now is a boyfriend—especially one as
rich and reckless as Z. But Ophelia soon discovers that he
isn't what he seems. If anything, Z may be even more damaged
than she is.
Feeling alone in the world, Z and Ophelia find a connection
unlike any they've ever known. But their tormented pasts
pull them in every direction, forcing their relationship
into a downhill slide before it even begins—unless they can
find the strength in each other to trust, grow, and love again.