Let the Games Begin

If you follow my career at all then you know I am a huge sports fan, and even more obsessed with the Olympics. OBSESSED!

I loved virtually everything about the all games, but if really pressed I'd have to admit that the Winter Olympics are my favorite. I love skiing, and snowboard, and of course curling most of all, but also hockey, and speed skating and bobsled, oh my! Whether you're like me, and have been counting down the days until the open ceremony, or if you're wondering what all the fuzz is about, I wanted to take a couple minutes to try and build that excitement for you!

First off, in order to get into the sports you have to understand the basic, so in years past I wrote a couple bogs on some of my favorite, though less well known sports, so you can watch them from a place of knowledge.

Here's one on Curling https://www.rachelspangler.com/2018/01/19/olympic-countdown-curling

Here's one on Boardercross https://www.rachelspangler.com/2018/01/25/olympic-countdown-boardercross

Here's one on Alpine Skiing https://www.rachelspangler.com/2018/01/31/olympic-countdown-alpine-skiing

And here's a guest post from a friend/fellow author who's an expert in ski jumping: https://www.rachelspangler.com/2018/02/08/olympic-countdown-guest-blog-ski-jumping

But what if you already know the basics? What if you want to go deeper? Well have I got a deal for you!

Check out these two books that feature THREE of the sports mentioned above: Curling, Alpine Skiing, and Boardercross.

Fire & Ice

Max Lauren made a mistake that shattered her pride, her heart, and her career in one fell swoop. Relegated to covering the lowly game of curling, she already resents the so-called “sport,” and then she steps onto the ice, where things get infinitely worse. She’s been knocked down before, and she’s always gotten back up, but a frosty resolve only goes so far in a world of people who thrive on ice.

Callie Mulligan is the amiable skipper of America’s second-place curling team. Upbeat, optimistic, and with a fiery passion for an icy sport, she has both the mental and physical skills to become Team USA’s top contender. What she doesn’t have is the fame or the funding. Coverage from a journalist of Max’s caliber could be the answer to both problems if only Max wasn’t so cold to the idea. As Callie tries to warm her to the sport, a little bit of heat grows into a fire neither of them can contain.

Passion, competition, ambition, redemption, and raw need collide as the bright lights of success and celebrity grow hotter, but can the fire between them be sustained when it’s put on ice?

Edge of Glory

The clock is ticking as two champions face the run of a lifetime . . .

Corey LaCroix is Boardercross royalty, but Olympic medals and World Championships only carry you so far when your knees ache and you’re suddenly an underdog for the first time in your career.

Elise Brandeis doesn’t need a training partner, especially an unorthodox has-been snowboarder with a devil-may-care attitude. But Elise has already lost a full season to injury, and she’s struggling to regain her form in time to make the Olympic ski team. Teaming up with Corey might give her the edge she needs to go for gold, but the snowboarder’s cocky smile and rock-hard abs might prove a distraction she simply can’t afford.

Corey and Elise put their broken bodies on the line as they fight the competition, the clock, and the frozen terrain for one more chance at glory. But this time, as they ride the razor’s edge between victory and defeat, the stakes are steeper than any mountain they will ever face when legacies and hearts collide.

You can download either of these book TODAY from www.bywaterbooks.com or anywhere great WLW romances are sold. 

Lastly, if you're ready to dive all the way in, or perhaps you're looking to surprise a sports lover in your life, I have one final option: Autographed copies!

If you want to do something special or personalized to mark these winter games, email me at Rachel_Spangler@yahoo.com and I'll hook you up for $16 a book, plus shipping. What better way to celebrate the love of these winter games, than by delving into an actual love story?

Let the games begin!