Heart of Gold
Ariel Atwater
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
4.28
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 9 ratings · 294 pages · Published: 21 Jun 2024
Sasha Zakaryan doesn't have time for distractions. He's not a lock to make Russia's Olympic team—unlike his best friend, Kirill Kazakov—which means he has to prove himself to his coaches and the government officials who control the team selection, despite knowing that some of them consider his Armenian heritage a mark against him. The last thing he wants to deal with is an annoyingly attractive American who thinks everyone's his "bro."
But when Kirill humiliates Danny after a competition, Sasha tracks Danny down to apologize, sparking an unlikely friendship that turns into something more. As they chase their Olympic dreams on opposite sides of the world, their growing feelings for each other are tested by time differences, competition schedules that only align once or twice a year, and the reality that it might not ever be safe for Sasha to come out of the closet.
With the pressure on—and the clock ticking to the Olympics—can Danny and Sasha stick the landing, or will it all come crashing down?
Heart of Gold is a sweet and steamy, opposites-attract romance featuring a golden retriever MC, an overprotective BFF, and an ice bath that turns up the heat.
Readers should note that Heart of Gold is the first in a trilogy with an overall HEA!
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