Books with title Breaking the Ice

Angelica DeMarco is an unknown competitive figure skater from a loud Italian family who lives paycheck to paycheck. She struggles with the insecurities of being a naïve, shy seventeen-year-old while pursuing her dream of competing at the U.S. National Championships. Angelica has only had one successful competition in the last five years. Now in her senior year of high school, her parents have given her one last chance, or she’ll have to hang up her skates. She trains before and after school, and on Saturdays. Sundays she works to pay for her off-ice training. With her grueling training schedule, she doesn’t have much time for friends. She does, however, have a growing crush on her lifelong best friend Mitchell Boggs.Will Angelica get her guy? Will she make it to Nationals? Or will she have to give up on her dreams?

Loving someone should not be so complicated. When empath and high school senior Alex Parker moves back to his small hometown in Texas after ten years away, he only wants one thing: Olivia Kendall, the girl he knew in second grade, the girl who never made fun of him and saved him from the bullies.But is she still in town?Will she be at school?Did she remain the sweet girl he remembered?Olivia looks forward to her senior year. But her world is shaken when a new boy walks into school, a boy her heart recognizes somehow. When Olivia decides to be her own person and go after what she wants, she discovers that not everybody is on board with her plans. Her father’s idea of how she should run her life doesn’t include Alex.Will the two stay together despite a town that conspires against them?Will Alex’s secret tear them apart?

Part three of an epic six-part fantasy adventure!The depths called. Our heroes answered. Aiden and his Calderan allies descended into the Endless Caves, only for one of their own to face death, while another faced a brother sworn to kill him. Cadman led the beleaguered Anduains on a search for Eilidh, who mysteriously reunited with her beloved Ruaidhri. And a trip into the caves by Pjodarr and his Bergsbor companions ended with near-tragic consequences for them all. But after surviving these daunting personal journeys, the ragged, outcast soldiers of these warring kingdoms finally confronted each other, only to learn that a new enemy comes for them. An enemy who draws no line between Andua, Bergmark, and Caldera. This unstoppable army fights only for Cithria, the city of gods long thought dead. From the depths of a subterranean prison, the city rises, seeking to reclaim its former glory. Will the combined forces of Andua, Caldera, and the Mark prove strong enough to repel the imminent invasion? Or will they succumb to the decades of civil war that led them to Cithria in the first place? Find out, in THE BREAKING.The sequel to The Descent, and part 3 of The Rise of Cithria, an epic fantasy series from Kris Kramer, Alistair McIntyre, and Patrick Underhill. Catch the beginning of an innovative new sword and sorcery adventure with elves, dwarves, dragons, and much, much more. Visit the4threalm.com for more details!

"Her characters are authentic and true-to-life, making it easy to care about them... Breaking the Cycle is most highly recommended." — Readers' FavoriteAndrea Jones has one life goal—to NOT be like her mom. She won’t be knocked up at eighteen, in a dead-end job, and living in a trailer park forever. She’s not a fan of school but in 1987, going to college is the only path out of her dysfunctional world and nothing will stop her. Not even a chance at a full scholarship to her boss’s old beauty school—a job she’d totally rock but one that’s too close for comfort.Then along comes Gio Ruiz. Suave, confident, and sure of his future, he sends Andrea’s plans into a tailspin—along with her heart. He seeks trade school and a simpler life, dangerously close to what she is trying to avoid. Still, his no-nonsense attitude toward the merits of college makes her question if it’s even what she really wants.Their relationship flourishes until their opposite worlds collide. His private school peers create doubt while her public school enemies drag her past into the present, forcing her to confront her biggest fears and jeopardizing her plans for her future.…An overdose. …An unintended pregnancy.…And one potentially deadly choice.

When devastating news rattles a young girl's community, her normally attentive parents and neighbors are suddenly exhausted and distracted. At school, her teacher tells the class to look for the helpers—the good people working to make things better in big and small ways. She wants more than anything to help in a BIG way, but maybe she can start with one small act of kindness instead . . . and then another, and another.Small things can compound, after all, to make a world of difference.The Breaking News by Sarah Lynne Reul touches on themes of community, resilience, and optimism with an authenticity that will resonate with readers young and old.

Heaven and earth,” sang the tenor, Mr. Henry Wallace, owner of the Wallace garage. His larynx, which gave him somewhat the effect of having swallowed a crab-apple and got it only part way down, protruded above his low collar. “Heaven and earth,” sang the bass, Mr. Edwin Goodno, of the meat market and the Boy Scouts. “Heaven and earth, are full - ” His chin, large and fleshy, buried itself deep; his eyes were glued on the music sheet in his hand. “Are full, are full, are full,” sang the soprano, Clare Rossiter, of the yellow colonial house on the Ridgely Road. She sang with her eyes turned up, and as she reached G flat she lifted herself on her toes. “Of the majesty, of Thy glory.” “Ready,” barked the choir master. “Full now, and all together.” The choir room in the parish house resounded to the twenty voices of the choir. The choir master at the piano kept time with his head. Earnest and intent, they filled the building with the Festival Te Deum of Dudley Buck, Opus 63, No.1

Angelica DeMarco is an unknown competitive figure skater from a loud Italian family who lives paycheck to paycheck. She struggles with the insecurities of being a naïve, shy seventeen-year-old while pursuing her dream of competing at the U.S. National Championships. Angelica has only had one successful competition in the last five years. Now in her senior year of high school, her parents have given her one last chance, or she’ll have to hang up her skates. She trains before and after school, and on Saturdays. Sundays she works to pay for her off-ice training. With her grueling training schedule, she doesn’t have much time for friends. She does, however, have a growing crush on her lifelong best friend Mitchell Boggs.Will Angelica get her guy? Will she make it to Nationals? Or will she have to give up on her dreams?

Will an injury spell the end for Christina's racing career and her friendship with Melanie? After taking a year off to train with her beloved Star for the Breeders' Cup, Christina is back in silks riding a few preliminary races. But all her plans are shattered when she suffers a severe injury in a track accident. When she learns she won't be able to ride for at least three months, Christina reluctantly agrees to let Melanie train Star –– a situation that will begin to tear the cousins apart. Will they be able to mend their differences for Star's sake? And just what will Christina do while her injury heals? Check out the bio and photo of famed racehorse Whirlaway inside! Ages 10–13