Willow Parker lives for the thrill.
Once she clicks her boots into place and snaps her skis on, nothing else matters except her, the hill, and the timer. No matter where she goes, that's what never changes. That is, until the unimaginable happens.
After a family tragedy ultimately ruins the sport for her, she packs every last thing away that could even remind her of skiing and restarts her life. But when she moves to a new school in Salt Lake City, Utah, she starts to reconsider. Everyone seems to do some sort of winter sport, and she appears to be the only one missing out. Not only that, but the school seems to be split between 2 highly competitive alpine teams at Snowbird Ski Resort.
Willow soon steps up and takes the risk of starting racing again. She's better than ever with the new team and friends, and is almost the best person on the team. But just as luck seems to work, disaster strikes yet again when Evan Overton- the best skier and captain from the Vortex's, the opposing alpine team- weasels his way into Willow's life, stirring up drama, trouble, and a little bit of romance.
Join the story through Willow and Evan's point of view to see how it all ends.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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