The Last Pirouette
Leigh Duncan
Enter Liam Hayes. As the school's star hockey captain, he’s all easy smiles, charismatic confidence, and annoying optimism. He’s also the newest member of Harper’s physical therapy group, recovering from a shoulder injury that could permanently bench him. He hides his own terror behind a golden-boy mask, but he sees the cracks in Harper's armor with an unnerving clarity she can't stand.
When their therapist pairs them up for a new peer-recovery program, their worlds collide in a clash of ice and hardwood, grace and brute force. They are each other’s polar opposite and the only person who might understand. As they trade barbs and challenge each other's limits, the friction between them sparks an unexpected connection. But for two people who have built their entire identities around their physical prowess, learning to be vulnerable is the hardest move of all. They might not be able to get their old lives back, but together, they might just learn to dance again.

