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2014 Olympics - Meet the U.S. Ice Dancers

Today begins the ice dance event in Sochi - an event that I have been anxiously awaiting for four years. Let's meet all three teams that will be representing the U.S.!
Meryl Davis and Charlie White
Meryl Davis and Charlie White train in Canton, Michigan and have been skating together for seventeen years. They are six-time national champions (the most ever national titles by a U.S. ice dance team), two-time world champions, and the 2010 Olympic silver medalists. They have brought American ice da...

Olympic Extravaganza Giveaway #3

Today is the men's free skate in Sochi, so that means prize #3 of the Olympic Extravaganza will be given away! Today's prize is another awesome Winter Olympics-themed read, and this time it's an entire series! I'm giving away an ebook set of Alina Adams' Figure Skating Mysteries, which includes five books. I've read all of these and loved every single page of them. Here's a little more about the set:


BOOK ONE - MURDER ON ICE 

At the World Figure Skating Championship, the Ladies' Gold medal...

2014 Olympics - Meet the U.S. Men

Today the men's event kicks off in Sochi, and the U.S. has an incredibly strong team of Jeremy Abbott and Jason Brown. Let's get to know these two fantastically talented guys!
Jeremy Abbott
Jeremy Abbott is a four-time national champion, and he trains at the Detroit Skating Club. Jeremy is a true dancer on the ice. I could see him seamlessly transitioning onto the TV show So You Think You Can Dance without missing a beat. He hasn't always been able to put all the jumps together, but his in-betw...

Olympic Extravaganza Giveaway #2

Today is the pairs free skate, so that means prize #2 of the Olympic Extravaganza will be given away! Today's prize is a wonderful Winter Olympics-themed book from my fellow Astraea Press author Beth Pond. Podium Finish is a young adult romance featuring both hockey and figure skating. Here's the skinny!


With six months until the Olympic Games, seventeen-year-old Harper's life is pretty much perfect. She's fighting for the starting spot on Team USA Women's Hockey, and for the first time ever,...

2014 Olympics - Meet the U.S. Pairs

Today begins the pairs event at the Olympics with the short program tonight. For each event during the Games, I'm going to introduce you to the American skaters and share my favorite programs of theirs. Let's get started!!
American pairs haven't historically earned many medals at the Olympics, but we've seen some great performances from our pairs over the years at the Games. I'm expecting more special performances this year from our two pairs - Marissa Castelli/Simon Shnapir and Felicia Zhang/...

Olympic Extravaganza Giveaway #1

Today the first medal will be awarded in figure skating in the new team event, so that means the first prize will be given away in my Olympic Extravaganza! Today's prize is an awesome EDGE series swag pack!


Enter to win in the Rafflecopter below. The winner will be announced shortly after today's event!

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Romance Is In the Air Blog Hop

Welcome to the Romance Is In the Air Blog Hop! I'd love to share with you a romantic excerpt from Fighting for the Edge, the third and final book in my EDGE series. 
****“Bust a Move” had just begun playing, and Chris danced along to the hip-hop rhythm as he closed the space between Aubrey and himself. He set his hands lightly on her hips, and she felt the tingle again. It had been over a month since she’d gone a date, so she was probably just excited to have the attention. Or maybe it wa...

Olympic Extravaganza!

It's here! As an Olympic junkie, I look forward to the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics like a kid looks forward to Christmas. And the Winter Olympics are even more special to me because we get to see my favorite sport, figure skating, on sports' biggest stage. This year the competition begins the day before the Opening Ceremony, so the action begins in a few hours!
To celebrate the 2014 Winter Games, I'm going to have a two-week long party here on my blog. There will be posts introducing you...

Monday Moves

Since we're on the eve of the 2014 Winter Olympics (YAYYYY!!!!), I thought I'd feature a move from one of my favorite Olympic exhibition programs. Katia Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov came out of the professional ranks to compete at the Olympics in 1994, and they were magnificent in winning their second gold medal. I had the entire 1994 Olympic exhibition on videocassette, and I watched it obsessively for months. This program was one of the standouts. Every move in it is exquisite, but I particu...

Join My Street Team!

If you're a fan of my books and would like to help me promote them, I've created a street team, The Olympians! It will be a group on Facebook where we can have fun discussing the books, I can share exclusive teasers and tidbits, and you can win prizes! Just click on the link below and hit "Join Group." Hope to see you there!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/jennifersolympians/