Breakaway Blades
Six pins. One rod. Fourteen weeks until the qualifier. They told her the femur would never carry her back to the ice. They were half right.
- Sports Romance
- Hockey + Figure Skating
- Feminist Orientation
Blades
The Debut Novel
The Femur Was Supposed to End It.
Dani Kowalski was supposed to age out gracefully. Instead, she broke her femur in the third period of her last season, and now she’s racing a titanium rod against a qualifying deadline — and falling for the team physician she isn’t supposed to trust.
Breakaway Blades is sports romance that doesn’t flinch: medical realism, competitive stakes, and a slow burn that earns every moment.
- GenreSports Romance
- SportHockey + Figure Skating
- PublisherIndependent
- ReleaseJuly 13, 2027
She didn't come back graceful.
— Six pins. One rod. Fourteen weeks until the qualifier.
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