Home Ice Quotes

“Dylan watched her with a sly smile as he skated backward toward the playoff circle. She wished he’d trip or bump into someone and knock the smug expression off his face, but no luck. Mr. Charmed Life was error-proof on skates. Must be nice.”
― Katie Kenyhercz, Home Ice

“In this scrimmage, the players flowed around each other like water, their movements fluid, mesmerizing.”
― Katie Kenyhercz, Home Ice

“She thought hockey would be stilted, stop and start. Violent. Crude like the snippets of games she’d caught on TV while flipping channels. But this, she never expected.”
― Katie Kenyhercz, Home Ice

“She sighed through her teeth and trudged ahead, but stuck to the shadows. She couldn’t very well demand the ice. The players owned it as much as she did, though she would never admit that to one of them, especially not the arrogant ass from yesterday.”
― Katie Kenyhercz, Home Ice

“Some figure skaters were muscular. Lorelai was small and lean, but judging by the determination on her face, in her stride, she could intimidate half of the Sinners NHL team.”
― Katie Kenyhercz, Home Ice

“Stepping into the rink, she took comfort in the familiar glide and quiet scrape of her skates as she acclimated to the recently refreshed ice. The skin of her bare arms prickled in the cold air and she clamped her teeth together to keep them from chattering.”
― Katie Kenyhercz, Home Ice

“So many things were just as she remembered. The crisp, clean smell of fresh ice combined with the underlying scent of sweat socks and beer that never completely left the arena no matter how many times it was cleaned. Damn hockey. But even the stench couldn’t disturb the calm and quiet solitude of an empty rink.”
― Katie Kenyhercz, Home Ice