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2013 Skate America - Thursday Practices

Greetings from Detroit! After an eventful trip to the arena during which we got a little lost in the more "interesting" part of the city, we made it to the Joe for part of men's practice and ice dance practice. Here are the photos and a few videos (Davis/White and the Shibutanis' run-throughs)!

Thursday Men and Dance Practice

I also took a trip to Ann Arbor and Canton yesterday morning. The University of Michigan campus is so pretty! Here are the photos from the trip:

Ann Arbor & Canton

LIFE ON THE EDGE Prequel Part III

Here's the final installment of Emily and Sergei's first meeting! If you haven't read the first two installments, you can find Part I here and Part II here.
Emily
Sergei excused himself when a parent asked to speak to him, and I watched them talk near the boards. It was the first time I could get a long look at Sergei without him catching me staring, although I’d probably gawked a little too long in the first moments of our meeting. When he’d turned around and I’d seen his electric-blue eyes, t...

Monday Moves

Today in Monday Moves I'm saluting the ice dance team who's responsible for turning me into an ice dance uber fan. This performance was the first time I saw Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto skate, and I was immediately taken with them. They were so young but SO good. The move of theirs that I live for is their curve lift. Such beautiful line and stretch!


Lots of action ahead on the blog this week! Tomorrow I'll be posting the final installment of the LIFE ON THE EDGE prequel, and starting Wednesda...

LIFE ON THE EDGE Prequel Part II

Continuing the story of the day Emily and Sergei met, here's Part II of the "prequel" to LIFE ON THE EDGE. If you haven't read Part I, you can find it here!

Sergei
With a nod and a raise of my hand I signaled Emily to cool down, and I retreated to the bleachers while she circled the rink. I bent forward and rested my elbows on my thighs, continuing to watch Emily do easy stroking. My heart rate still hadn’t come down to normal level.I had an incredibly tall task on my hands.Not because I though...

Monday Moves

Welcome to another edition of Monday Moves! This week I'm loving the side-by-side triple Lutzes done by Canadian pair Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford. As readers of the Edge series know, side-by-side triple Lutzes are one of Emily and Chris's signature elements. I always dreamed of a pair doing this element, and Duhamel/Radford are the first team I've seen to include it in their programs on a consistent basis (I've seen only one or two other teams over the years try it). Duhamel/Radford also...

LIFE ON THE EDGE Prequel Part I

I thought it would be fun to go back in time before the start of LIFE ON THE EDGE and show the day Emily and Sergei met, so I've written a "prequel" to the series. The story will be told from both Emily's and Sergei's POV. It's a little long, so I'll be posting it in parts :) Here's Part I!
Sergei
A current pop tune blared through the rink as I stood in one corner of the ice, watching Trevor and Leigh execute a slow-developing double twist. My newest pair team looked in my direction, and I moti...

Monday Moves

Happy Monday! This week's Monday Moves features my favorite singles skater of all time - Michelle Kwan. The move of hers that I'm living for is her charlotte spiral in her Scheherazade long program. If you've read Edge of the Past, you might remember this move from the scene where Emily and Liza were on the ice together.

After you watch this particular move, I encourage you to rewind the video and watch the program in its entirety. I was so blessed to be in the audience at Staples Center that...

Sergei POV Scene - REACHING THE EDGE

It's been a few weeks since I've posted a Sergei POV scene, so here's a new one! This is a bonus scene from REACHING THE EDGE, and it takes place during Emily and Sergei's honeymoon. Like the short story, the scene contains mature content not suitable for younger readers, so I've posted it as a file you can read here:
REACHING THE EDGE Bonus Scene

FIGHTING FOR THE EDGE Teaser

We're six weeks from release day of Fighting for the Edge!! I think it's time for another sneak peek :)

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Time dragged at an agonizing rate as we waited for our turn to skate. I paced back and forth in a straight line between Sergei and Chris, blocking out their idle chatter. Our choreography ran through my mind, and I tried to channel the emotion of each move. Sergei and I had created the program together one night at the rink when we’d had the ice all to ourselves. We’d played the entire t...

Book Spotlight: Set to Love

Today I'm featuring a new release from my fellow Astraea Press author Jennifer Rae Gravely. I love sports romances and this looks like a fun one!


The championship is her dearest desire, not love.
Recently appointed girls’ volleyball coach at Keowee High School, Randi Sly spends the night with rival coach Blake Steele after getting sick from drinking too much wine. Rumors swirl as the two battle for the State crown.
Join Jennifer's Facebook party on Monday, September 30th to celebrate the release...