
Figure skating has always been my favorite Winter Olympic sport, though it has long been riddled with scoring issues, and issues of fair competition across the board. As a child, I loved watching the pairs skaters and ice dancers the most. They struck me as romantic and swoony, and I’ve always adored anything I can shine up with a romance story.
But as an adult I became fascinated with the male figure skating competitors, especially those who fiercely protected their right to be elegant and beautiful on the ice, resisting the strong cultural and inter-skating forces insisting that men should only skate if they came across as “masculine” and “strong”. Whatever those words really mean… Historically it seemed that it meant wearing boring costumes, scorning flourishes, and concentrating on looking powerful instead of lovely.
Luckily, some skaters risked it all by embracing their love of beauty and elegance, having been drawn to the sport because of those qualities, as well as the athleticism of it. Training Season is the story of one such skater—a young man up against the world, but also against his own self-destructive streak, placed into a position he’d never imagined. Sometimes our greatest trials turn into our most wonderful opportunities.
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Training Season
“I am stunned. I am shocked. What did I just read? A wonderful story? A gorgeous tale of love, hope, loss, acceptance, forgiveness? All of the above? You bet your sweet ass.” – The Risque Redhead Reviews
“A tale told with such flair and tenderness, and with such insight into the two main characters that I will read it over and over again.” – Susan Mac Nicol, author
“If you are looking for something real with passion that leaps off the pages, read this book. Now. You will NOT be disappointed.” – Mama Kitty Reviews
“I loved it in pretty much every way it’s possible to love a book and its characters.” – Lisa, The Novel Approach
“I feel like I could talk about this book forever. It took me on an emotional journey that was really wonderful and I highly recommend it.” – Joyfully Jay, M/M Romance Reviews And More
“This book is the epitome of perfection.” – Yuki, Read Me to The End of the World
“Does Training Season by Leta Blake live up to all its crazy hype? IT SO DOES!” – Breann, Boy Meets Boy Reviews
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Can a cowboy’s firm hand help discipline this feisty figure skater—on and off the ice?
Matty Marcus fears he doesn’t have what it takes to achieve his Olympic dream. His self-esteem is at an all-time low after figure skating coaches and skating judges have told him he’s not skinny enough, good enough, or masculine enough to win.
Matty wishes he could afford the kind of coach he needs, a top-notch one who specializes in keeping their skaters focused. But those coaches are ridiculously expensive, and Matty is financially strapped.
Until a lucrative house-sitting gig brings him to rural Montana.
And to Rob.
No one has ever looked at Matty the way rural cowboy Rob Lovely looks at him. No one has ever touched him, loved him, and healed him from the inside out. No one has ever made him feel so valuable and adored. Worthy. Strong.
No one has ever taught Matty how to fly. Or how to lose.
Rob might be a cowboy and a single dad who knows nothing about figure skating, but after only a few months, he’s trained a new kind of bravery into Matty’s soul.
But to achieve his Olympic dream, Matty will have to face the ultimate test. Has he truly learned what it means to win—on and off the ice—during his training season?
Training Season is a MM romance with a feisty, flamboyant figure skater and an easy-going dominant cowboy, opposites attract, hurt-comfort, single dad, winter holiday highlights, love beyond reason, multiple steamy scenes, and a well-earned happy ending.
This book contains some BDSM elements.
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I never expected to be living overseas in Germany and married at the age of 22, but it turned out to be one of the best times of my life. I made lifelong friends through work, and I got to travel all over Europe. The biggest opportunity for me was to work on my master’s degree in Germany while getting some assistance through spousal tuition assistance. I took classes face-to-face and online with phenomenal teachers who resided throughout Europe and traveled to Poland for my Multicultural Counseling class. Our class visited Auschwitz and Birkenau, stayed in a prayer hostile and visited Krakaw and the University of Poland during Pope John Paul II’s 25th anniversary of being ordained as the Pope. It was such an amazing experience that I hope my daughter has the opportunity to explore one day as well.
I had a temporary job after college that lead me to moving to California for my career. It also lead me to some of my oldest friends still active in my life.
I never expected to meet my Heart on Sept 15th, marry him on Nov 2nd and still be as happy 31 years, 5 children and 6 grandchildren later. He was my Heart then and he’s still my Heart.
Had to leave college when I got a chronic illness but ended up working with children in crisis when I was able and loved it
Had to leave college when I got a chronic illness but ended up working with children in crisis when I was able and love it
I never expected to live overseas, though with a military husband, you would think I would have thought that. We lived in London and it was a wonderful experience.
I love playing Volleyball but sometimes injuries happen. I tore my Achilles tendon and was on crutches for 6 months. Graduated to a cane for another 6 months after that. It drove me crazy not being able to exercise or play sports. Running as a stress reliever was off the table. I will admit I was more than a bit 😠 grumpy. My girlfriend dragged me down to the harbor and introduced me to kayaking. Back then there were no rudder pedals. You controlled everything with the paddle. I was able to paddle without using my legs and Achilles. Finally I had freedom and a form of exercise! I still kayak to this day. A sport that I never paid any attention to.
Ilive a boring life but I guess now at 60 I’d never dreamed of raising a child . A baby I brought home from the hospital and still have 10 months later. He has brought me out of a bad depression where I just wallowed the days away. Now I have no choice but to get up and be productive.
This is about my hubby… Less than a year after we got married he lost his job and we were devastated. But that job loss was what we needed to get him to go back to college and finish his engineering degree. The degree netted him a great job and an MBA that the job paid for. Losing his job was a blessing in disguise.