IT'S A LOVE/SKATE RELATIONSHIP

Hockey star Charlie Porter has one shot to make her dreams come true - literally.

One goal is all that stands between her and the coveted Winthrop Cup, along with a life-changing hockey scholarship that could catapult her into the big leagues. But when Charlie misses her shot - and inadvertently starts a good ol' fashioned brawl between rival schoolsshe waves goodbye to more than just the championship title. She gets kicked off her team, suspended from school, and banished to the Worst Place on Earth: Winthrop High. Things for Charlie cannot get any worse. Until she meets Alexa Goldstein. A prickly, perfectionist ice princess with her sights set on the Olympics, Alexa is the last person Charlie would ever want to share a rink with - no matter how good she looks in her figure skating leotard. But when Alexa's skating partner breaks his ankle and torpedoes her chances for a gold medal career, the two unlikely allies - along with Alexa's terrifying, ex-Olympian mother - strike a deal: Charlie will practice with Alexa until her partner heals, and Alexa's mother will use her connections to get Charlie back in her hockey uniform. But as the ice between Charlie and Alexa begins to melt, their partnership only gets more complicated. Charlie's falling hard - and not just when she's trying to land a double axel. But what happens when making Alexa's skating dreams come true means giving up her own? Carli J. Corson writes about girls finding themselves along with finding love in unexpected places. She earned her bachelor's degree from Muhlenberg College and two master's degrees from The University of Pennsylvania. When she's not writing stories for children and young adults, she's happily serving them as a school counselor. Carli resides in the Philadelphia area with her wife. In her spare time, she's hanging out with family, wrestling with jigsaw puzzles, or yelling at the TV in support of her beloved Philly sports teams. It's a Love/Skate Relationship is her debut novel.