Pairing Off (Red Hot Russians, #1)

Posted on 01 November 2017 by Elizabeth Harmon

A scandal plagued American figure skater s last chance at gold means pairing up with Russia s sexiest male skaterwho happens to be the first man she ever loved The Cutting Edge with a Russian twist.American pairs figure skater Carrie Parker s Winter Games dreams were dashed when her philandering partner caused one of the greatest scandals in skating history Blacklisted from competing in America, her career is over until she receives a mysterious invitation and is reunited with the most infuriating, talented and handsome skater she s ever met Russian champion Anton Belikov knows sacrifice He gave up a normal life and any hope of a meaningful relationship to pursue his dream And he s come close with a silver medal already under his belt, the next stop is the gold All he needs is a partner While he s never forgotten the young American skater he seduced one long ago night in Amsterdam, he never expected to see her again never mind skate with her When what starts as a publicity stunt grows into something real between them, Carrie and Anton s partnership will test their loyalties to family, country, and each other With only a few months to train for the competition of a lifetime, can they master technique and their emotions, or will they lose their footing and fall victim to the heartaches of their pasts Red Hot Russians, Book 1 New Read [ Pairing Off (Red Hot Russians, #1) ] by [ Elizabeth Harmon ] – kino-fada.fr Originally reviewed here AngievilleI have my pal Li to thank for steering me in the direction of Elizabeth Harmon s debut novel Pairing Off She clued me in to its existence, pointed out that it featured Olympic figure skaters, and wellthat was all she wrote, folks I am a huge figure skating fan And while I actually haven t read many books that focus on the sport, there was simply no way I was going to not read a book billed as The Cutting Edge with a Russian twist I adored that mo Originally reviewed here AngievilleI have my pal Li to thank for steering me in the direction of Elizabeth Harmon s debut novel Pairing Off She clued me in to its existence, pointed out that it featured Olympic figure skaters, and wellthat was all she wrote, folks I am a huge figure skating fan And while I actually haven t read many books that focus on the sport, there was simply no way I was going to not read a book billed as The Cutting Edge with a Russian twist I adored that movie as a kid As you can probably tell, I haven t been so much with the review writing of late Happily, that is in no way an indication of how my reading has fared, because I have been reading up a storm But lately I never seem to get around to sitting down and hashing it out But with the figure skating World Championships coming up in a couple of weeks, I thought it was the perfect time to highlight t...As a HUGE fan of figure skating, I was super excited to see a new skating romance hit the shelves, and Pairing Off didn t disappoint The majority of the book is set in Russia, and Elizabeth Harmon painted such a rich picture of the country and its people I truly felt like I was in the story with Carrie and Anton And let me swoon over Anton for a moment I love me some beta heroes, and Anton was a wonderfully sweet, thoughtful, and patient guy I really appreciated how much family meant to him As a HUGE fan of figure skating, I was super excited to see a new skating romance hit the shelves, and Pairing Off didn t disappoint The majority of the book is set in Russia, and Elizabeth Harmon painted such a rich picture of the country and its people I truly felt like I was in the story with Carrie and Anton And let me swoon over Anton for a moment I love me some beta heroes, ...3.5 Russian American Pairs Stars 1 2This had The love of Ice SkatingThe feel of Russia and the beauty of its people, land and history.The complexity of politics, family, secrets and hurt.And the understanding of love for one another can be your home.A gifted copy was provided by pub...I was so invested in this couple their tentative interactions, their growing friendship, the sexual tension that laced their every look and the backdrop of ice skating in Russia only added to the romance of this novel Admittedly, I will say that though I enjoyed this one a lot it did veer on the slightly dramatic edge towards the end, but it was never over the top and I appreciated that the drama did not exist between the leads but rather from outside sources I would, for sure, recommend thi I was so invested in this couple their tentative interactions, their growing friendship, the sexual tension that laced their every look and the backdrop of ice skating in Russia only added to the romance of this novel Admittedly, I will say that though I enjoyed this one a lot it did veer on the slightly dramatic edge towards the end, but it was never over the top and I appreciated that the drama did not exist between the leads but rather from outside sources I would, for sure, recommend this be...This was great Very Minor SpoilersThe writing was excellent and the characters of Anton and Carrie were lovely I particularly liked Anton, who combined being a gentleman with kindness and a wicked sense of humour Carrie was lovely as well, thoughemotionally damaged than I expected, her innate kindness ...At 50% into, the hero still has another girlfriend To top it off, that relationship is not exclusive He admits to the heroine near the end he never stepped out on Olga but was with OW when they would break up, which you get the impression was quite often Olga was selfish and crazy, but he kept running back to her It wasn t until about 60% he ends things with Olga It s hard to have a romance when you aren t even in the picture, folks The heroine is sitting on the sidelines though a big part At 50% into, the hero still has another girlfriend To top it off, that relationship is not exclusive He admits to the heroine near the end he never stepped out on Olga but was with OW when they would break up, which you get the impression was quite often Olga was selfish and crazy, but he kept running back to her It wasn t until about 60% he ends things with Olga It s hard to have a romance when you aren t even in the picture, folks The heroine is sitting on the sidelines though a big part of this book Combined with her insecurities and daddy issues, this book just wasn t for me It s complicated doesn t even begin to cover it Btw, the synopsis mentions the heroine finally gets to skate with the man she has always loved Well, keep in mind when they first met in Amsterdam it was at a wild party He was so drunk he didn t even recognize the heroine when he saw her y...Lunges, pivots, turns, spins, Salchows, loops, flips, Lutz jumps, axel jumps, singles, doubles, and triples It s okay if these terms don t mean a whole hell of a lot to you I d consider myself a casual fan of ice skating When I see a skating competition on television, I definitely watch Plus, watching The Cutting Edge throughout the 90s was a formative romantic and figure skating touch point as it was for the earlier SBTB reviewer, and our author, Elizabeth Harmon, who specifically pitched Lunges, pivots, turns, spins, Salchows, loops, flips, Lutz jumps, axel jumps, singles, doubles, and triples It s okay if these terms don t mean a whole hell of a lot to you I d consider myself a casual fan of ice skating When I see a skating competition on television, I definitely watch Plus, watching The Cutting Edge throughout the 90...Carrie Parker s promising career in pairs figure skating collapsed in a scandal when her arsehole of a partner was caught in bed with a judge Most people just would not believe she had nothing to do with his transparent attempts at cheating So when Carrie receives an invitation from a Russian trainer to compete for that country, she decides to accept She s shocked to discover her prospective partner is Anton Belikov, one of Russia s best, and the man with whom she had a one night stand severa Carrie Parker s promising career in pairs figure skating collapsed in a scandal when her arsehole of a partner was caught in bed with a judge Most people just would not believe she had nothing to do with his transparent attempts at cheating So when Carrie receives an invitation from a Russian trainer to compete for that country, she decides to accept She s shocked to discover her prospective partner is Anton Belikov, one of Russia s best, and the man with whom she had a one night stand several years earlier.Turns out Anton doesn t recognise Carrie Even though that night was as earth shattering for him as it was for her, he was a bit hazy this happened in Amsterdam, so you can guess what was going on and she looked completely different But even not recognising her, he s always admired Carrie s skating, so w...I liked the skating, but the romance was tepid The antagonists were very flat characters, and I don t even have words for how over the trope of other girls are threatening and evil I am I m sure there are plenty of people who could enjoy this for what it is, ...I love the Winter Olympics I love Winter sports I m Canadian and we are winter This was the first time in a long time I really got to watch a lot of the events so naturally, that led to me wanting to read something Olympic themed There didn t really seem to be many fictional books about the Winter Olympics, this one has it briefly and the plot sounded cute so I thought YES WHY NOT though lol Lake Placid I know there was an Olympics there in 1980 but this isn t a period piece But I guess i I love the Winter Olympics I love Winter sports I m Canadian and we are winter This was the first time in a long time I really got to watch a lot of the events so naturally, that led to me wantin...

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01 November 2017

Elizabeth Harmon