Description:
In this intense and exhilarating New Adult 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.
My Thoughts:
Well since the Olympics are going on it seemed like the
perfect time to read this book. It was awesome! If you are anything like me,
you can watch those guys (and gals) on their snowboards and wonder what they
are thinking, well in this book you really feel like you get to know 4 of them
and begin to understand everything they do to excel at their sport.
Z is your typical manwhore. Different snow bunny each night
and never going back for seconds nor does he look back after he is done.
However, it is all a cover to hide the damaged hurting man he is inside.
Ophelia is just looking for a fresh start. However she is
beginning to think that the freezing temperatures and tons of snow is not the
best place to do it. She meets Z while working the Coffee Bar at the resort she
works at and he snowboards at. To say it was love at first sight will have you
clutching your stomach in laughter.
These two characters are both so messed up that it’s no
surprise they understand one another. It
seems that if they can’t help heal one another then there is no hope for either
of them. Ophelia is way more willing to
rip the scabs open of her past and share with Z to help heal and encourage
their relationship. However all the stupid stuff that Z pulls it’s no wonder
she constantly doubts where things are going.
When you reach the end of the book you are wondering if they
are ever going to get their stuff together or if they will just end up
miserable for the rest of their lives.
I do have to say that I have a love/hate feeling about the
end of the book. I love how she wrapped up the relationship of Z and Ophelia
but HATE how she just ends it with Ash. Totally broke my heart for him and made
me desperate for the next book that doesn’t come out until April 22!! The last thing I want to mention that bugged
me about this book is that you never find out if Z is really his name or if it
is short for something else! LOL On a final note, it does help to watch those
guys do their “turns and twists and stuff” to understand what they are talking
about in this book. Go check this book
out for a fun read!
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