Skiing for the Gold
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Last published Tue, Apr 1, 2014
Elle Lawrence has waited seventeen years to recieve her biggest dream--skiing in the winter Olympics. Her quest to the 2014 games has her spending every waking moment with a former bronze medalist, Mason Harper. Mason and Elle can't stand each other and every day faces a new obstacle for them. Elle's dream of skiing in the Olympics makes her question how far she is willing to push herself and if a gold medal is really worth all the hard work. As her coach, Mason helps her overcome her fear of tripping at the big games. As the spend more time with each other, sparks start to fly. The Olympics are within reach and Elle will do anything to win, even if it means writing Mason off.
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