Ice on Wheels

by Aurora Rey

Can falling in love melt the hearts of the iciest ice queens?

All’s fair in love and roller derby. That’s Riley Fauchet’s motto, until a new job lands her at the same company—and on the same team—as her rival Brooke Landry, the frosty jammer for the Big Easy Bruisers.

Genres: Romance, Lesbian, Queer

Unknown Binding

First published May 10, 2022

About the author

Aurora Rey is a college dean by day and a life coach award-winning author of queer romance author the rest of the time, except when she’s cooking, baking, riding the tractor, or pining for goats. She grew up in a small town in south Louisiana, daydreaming about New England. She keeps a special place in her heart for the South, especially the food and the ways women are raised to be strong, even if they're taught not to show it. After a brief dalliance with biochemistry, she completed both a B.A. and an M.A. in English.

She is the author of the Cape End Romance series and several standalone contemporary lesbian romance novels and novellas. She is has been a finalist for the Lambda Literary, RITA®, and Golden Crown Literary Society awards, but loves reader feedback the most. She lives in Ithaca, New York with her dog and whatever wildlife has taken up residence in the pond.

Reviews

[Pamela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brooke Landry is a jammer for the Big Easy Bruisers roller derby team. She is the jammer who will score enough points to win the league championship for her team – until Riley Fauchet shoulder-checks her and ends her team’s dreams of glory. In the days following the humiliating defeat, Brooke works herself into a self-righteous snit about Riley and decides she really hates her. When Riley joins her team so she can be nearer her single-mom sister, Brooke decides to take the high road and simply ignore Riley. Then the unspeakable happens, Riley joins Brooke’s real estate company as an agent. Brook can barely stand the way fate is mistreating her.

Rey has written a tightly woven novella that has everything a LesFic romance demands. This is a book you can read in one sitting. The book ends with readers wanting more – not because there’s anything missing, but because Rey has created two strong main characters readers will love.

If you’re a Rey fan, you’ll love this novella as much as you love the author’s other books. If you’re new to Rey, this may be the perfect book to start your love affair with the author’s books because it highlights Rey’s plotting and character-building talents.

My thanks to Bold Strokes Books for an eARC.

[Michelle Schuler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ice on Wheels

I live this short Novella by Aurora Rey. It had angst between the characters. I enjoyed the character development and chemistry. Aurora Rey is one of my favorite authors and will continue to follow anything she rights.