Of Ice and Men

Happy New Year! I'm not really a fan of New Year's resolutions, but I do it anyway. Change happens the instant you truly want it. The date on the calendar doesn't matter when you make up your mind. In fact, I think it's easier to keep to your resolution when you make it because you want to and not because of an arbitrary reason like the start of a new week, month, or year. All that being said, I like the ceremony of making a New Year's resolution. It's a good time to stop and evaluate my life, where I am, what I want, and if I'm on track to get what I want. I don't make resolutions to be healthier or to finally ask out that cute guy I've been ogling for weeks, because those are things that I should already be doing everyday—I know that, and every morning I tell myself I'll do those things today . As far as I'm concerned, every new day is a chance to be better and do better than the day before. Instead, I make resolutions for the whol...

After discussing it with my editor ( Melanie Ting !), I decided to go in a different direction for this cover and use a different designer. My original idea was the same, and we worked together and got this: Voilà!   What do you think? Feel free to let me know in the comments section!

I'm pretty sure I speak for all writers when I say that reviews mean a great deal to us. I finally got my first review on Amazon for Shots on Net , by user S. E. Scott: The author really knows her hockey! I learned a lot about procedures for players, dieting for players, and the mindset of the player who wasn't drafted by a team but wants to play hockey more than anything. Kevin is that hockey player. He wants it so much that he has set aside any type of personal relationships to concentrate on his goal, to play in the NHL. He meets Shannon and even though he has this goal, it's nice to have someone to talk to outside of hockey. Both are skittish, especially Kevin. He backs off when he feels he is getting too close to her and even breaks it off when he's losing that concentration. Shannon realizes her plans to move to Boston and when Kevin breaks up with her, she moves on. This is a good read for s [sic] hockey enthusiast, along with a little rom...