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Collide: From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Spiral: Off the Ice

Autor Bal Khabra
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 mai 2024

Simțim încă de la primele pagini acea tensiune electrică specifică universităților americane, unde ambiția academică se ciocnește frontal cu adrenalina de pe gheață. În Collide, Bal Khabra ne introduce într-o atmosferă vibrantă, unde contrastul dintre rigoarea planificată a lui Summer și atitudinea aparent relaxată a lui Aiden creează un teren fertil pentru un conflict savuros. Subliniem faptul că aceasta nu este doar o poveste de dragoste obișnuită, ci un joc de putere și vulnerabilitate, construit pe fundamentul unui trop „enemies-to-lovers” inversat: ea este cea pragmatică și distantă, în timp ce el devine cel care cade primul în mrejele sentimentelor.

Reținem finețea cu care autoarea integrează elemente culturale sud-asiatice, oferind personajului feminin o profunzime care depășește clișeele genului. Structura narativă cu perspectivă duală ne permite să explorăm mecanismele interne ale ambelor personaje, transformând lectura într-o experiență intimă. Cei care au parcurs The Score de Elle Kennedy vor fi pregătiți pentru dinamica intensă a lumii hocheiului, însă Collide se diferențiază prin ritmul său echilibrat între momentele „spicy” și cele de o tandrețe surprinzătoare, eliminând clișeul despărțirii dramatice din final.

Fiind debutul seriei Off the Ice, acest roman stabilește tonul pentru lucrările ulterioare ale autoarei, precum Spiral sau Revolve. Considerăm că Bal Khabra reușește să păstreze temele sale recurente — echilibrul între carieră și pasiune, importanța moștenirii culturale și forța atracției inevitabile — oferind o lectură fluidă, perfectă pentru cei care caută o conexiune autentică între personaje.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781526677525
ISBN-10: 1526677520
Pagini: 405
Dimensiuni: 128 x 196 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Publishing
Seria Off the Ice

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm Collide cititorilor care caută un roman de dragoste contemporan cu un ritm alert și personaje multiculturale bine conturate. Este alegerea ideală dacă apreciezi hocheiul ca fundal pentru o poveste „enemies-to-lovers” și dacă preferi o evoluție a relației fără drame inutile în ultimul act. Câștigi o poveste despre ambiție, depășirea prejudecăților și vulnerabilitatea care apare atunci când planurile rigide întâlnesc pasiunea neprevăzută.


Descriere

Collide is the first book in the Off the Ice series
The second novel, Spiral, is out now and the third, Revolve, will be out in October. You can pre-order Revolve now.

'Equal parts spicy and sweet' Peyton Corinne, author of Unsteady

When Summer Preston's professor issues her with an ultimatum, she finds herself on an unexpected collision course with hockey captain Aiden Crawford.

Summer hates everything about hockey, for good reason, but she isn't going to let that stand in the way of her becoming a sports psychologist.

Aiden loves being the hockey captain, except when his team's reckless mistakes risk jeopardising their entire season. When Coach puts him forward for a research paper as punishment, he has no choice but to accept.

Summer can't stand his blasé approach to life, and Aiden doesn't understand her uptight, scheduled one. They are off to a rocky start, and provoking each other - it turns out - is what they do best.

As sparks fly, neither wants to be the one to give in. Can they get everything they want - including each other?

Now with a never-before-seen bonus scene from Summer and Aiden's love story as well as an extract from Spiral, the next book in the Off the Ice series. Find out which of your favourite characters from Collide will be featured next!

If you love...
Ice hockey
College setting
Reverse grumpy meets sunshine
Forced proximity
No third act breakup
Multi-racial characters
He falls first
Dual POV
... you're going to love Collide

Readers are falling for Summer and Aiden...
'The spice levels won't disappoint'
'Someone please point me in the direction of where I can get my own Aiden Crawford'
'If you loved The Deal and Icebreaker, you'll love this!!! I could not put this book down!'
'Bal Khabra is quickly becoming one of my favourite sports romance authors!'
'Bal Khabra never disappoints. I will read anything she will write. PERIOD.'

Spiral ranked No. 6 in the Sunday Times bestseller chart week ending 01/02/2025.

Recenzii

Equal parts spicy and sweet . . . Khabra seamlessly weaves her whip-smart banter, captivating cast of characters and laugh-out-loud humour into an endearing, timeless love story.
Sexy and swoony, Aiden is a perfect book boyfriend.

Caracteristici

The Long-Term: We will be partnering with Berkeley on three books from Bal Khabra, all in the OFF THE ICE series. The next two will feature characters from COLLIDE as they fall in love with new characters and they will showcase new sports - ballet and figure skating.

Descriere scurtă

A TikTok sensation, get ready for your new obsession - meet Summer and Aiden.If you love...Reverse grumpy meets sunshineForced proximityNo third act breakupCollege hockeyMulti-racial charactersHe falls firstDual POV... you're going to love CollideWhen Summer Preston's professor issues her with an ultimatum, she finds herself on an unexpected collision course with hockey captain, Aiden Crawford. Summer hates everything about hockey, for good reason, but she isn't going to let that stand in the way of her becoming a sports psychologist.Aiden loves being the hockey captain, except when his team's reckless mistakes risk jeopardizing their entire season. When coach puts him forward for a research paper as punishment, he has no choice but to accept. Summer can't stand his blasé approach to life, and Aiden doesn't understand her uptight, scheduled one. They are off to a rocky start, and provoking each other - it turns out - is what they do best. But losing isn't something either of them does well. Maybe there's a way for both of them to win?Readers are falling for Summer and Aiden...'The spice levels won't disappoint' *****'Someone please point me in the direction of where I can get my own Aiden Crawford' *****'I'm already looking forward to the rest of her books!' *****'Classic Capricorn and Virgo pairing' *****'If you loved The Deal and Icebreakers you'll love this!!! I could not put this book down!' ***** Look out for the next books in the Off the Ice series, coming soon.