Enemies to lovers. I have
such a weak spot for these stories β reading
them, writing them, watching them on the big screenβ¦I love it all! My latest
novel,
ALL LACED UP,
features two ice arena enemies: figure skater Lia Bailey and hockey player
Pierce Miller.
On the surface, the idea of Lia and Pierce (or any enemies!) becoming lovers
seems ridiculous. How can two people go from wanting to stab each other with an
ice skate to wanting to melt the skating rinkβs ice with their kisses, all
within the span of one novel?
The key is passion. Just like it takes passion to love someone, it also takes
passion to hate them. You know how the line between laughing and crying is so
thin? I think the line between hate and love can also be thin, especially if
said hate was caused by some kind of misunderstanding or easily resolvable
conflict, which is definitely the case for Lia and Pierce.
My favorite moment in one of these stories is when that misunderstanding
disappears or the conflict is resolved. That moment when a character goes from
thinking βhe gets on my very last nerveβ to thinking βhe gets on my very last
nerveβ¦
in the absolute best way possible.β The instant when all of the
misdirected passion is redirected is so incredibly satisfying!
Need more βenemies to loversβ in your life? Here are a few of my favorites. Enjoy!
Books:
Everyone loves hockey superstar Pierce Miller. Everyone except Lia Bailey.
When the two are forced to teach a skating class to save the rink, Lia's not
sure she'll survive the pressure of Nationals and Pierce's ego. Not only can't
he remember her name, he signed her bottle of water like she was one of his
groupies. Ugh.
But if there's one thing Lia knows better than figure skating, it's hockey.
Hoping to take his ego down a notch--or seven--she logs into his team website
under an anonymous name to give him pointers on his less-than-stellar playing.
Turns out, Pierce isn't arrogant at all. And they have a lot in common. Too
bad he's falling for the anonymous girl online. No matter how much fun they're
starting to have in real life, she's afraid he's going to choose fake-Lia over
the real one...
Disclaimer: This book contains a swoony hockey player (and his equally swoony
friends!), one-too-many social media accounts, kisses that'll melt ice, and a
secret identity that might not be so secret after all...
Romance Sports | Young Adult
[Entangled Crush, On Sale: October 10, 2016, e-Book, ISBN:
9781682813164 / eISBN: 9781633757684]
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