(rivals to lovers, small town, sports) [WATTYS 2024 SHORTLIST] (Season 3 coming soon) After a devastating Olympic loss puts her career in a downward spiral, an aging skier returns to her laid-back mountain hometown to rediscover her love of her spor...
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BUT... it's not over yet. The story continues in Season Two: Love at the Lodge. While Juniper and Summer are working on their happy ending (and making it to the Olympics), Season Two will follow Holly's quest to save the Crystal Peaks and maybe fall in love along the way.
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(fake dating, small town, sapphic nblw)
Holly James has spent their whole life in the shadow of their older sister, Olympic ski racer and lesbian icon Juniper James. Holly loves their sister, but they're tired of the comparisons. And after the disastrous end of their last relationship, they're even more tired of everyone asking when they'll start dating again. They have more important things to worry about, like making sure their beloved ski resort isn't destroyed by corporate greed.
When Holly crashes (literally) into a cute stranger from out of town, they find the perfect solution: lie about being in a long-distance relationship to get their well-meaning friends off their back. But word travels fast in small towns, and it turns out this stranger isn't just here on vacation.
It's been almost four years since Eddie Pelletier retired from professional snowboarding, but she still hasn't found her footing in a life without sport. After the woman she thought she'd marry leaves her, she jumps at the chance to help her uncle renovate his backcountry lodge near the Crystal Peaks Resort. A few months of mountain air and manual labour are exactly what she needs to sort herself out.
When Eddie finds out the local who ran into her truck has been telling people they're dating, she agrees to play along. After all, Holly can introduce her to people who could make the winter less long and lonely, and maybe a little harmless flirting (just to make it look real, of course) can help her get her confidence back.
This fake relationship isn't supposed to last, but with the holidays approaching and estranged family members wanting to reconnect, a pretend partner suddenly comes in very handy. It's not hard to fake affection, either, when the two of them get along so well. Somewhere between staged PDA and the gossipy dads who flood the outdoor rink, though, the lines begin to blur. Before long, it's hard to tell what's real and what isn't.
Holly isn't ready to risk their heart again, Eddie doesn't know if she'll still be in town in six months, and neither of them would have agreed to this if they had better options. But it's hard not to wonder: are the kisses really just for show when they feel so warm?
