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The Snow Must Go On #2
On Thin Ice
January Jackson and Jake Jeffries have been connected by a single letter their entire lives.
J. Everywhere they turn, there’s a J.
The alphabet forced them together as children. A great dislike for one another forced them apart as teenagers.
Then, in college, they had one drunken night neither of them can explain. They most certainly don’t want to dwell on it.
Ten years later, January is an up-and-comer at Sylvan Slopes, the resort Jake’s father owns. She’s been put in a prime position for the incoming Winter Extreme Games, and she’s getting exactly what she’s always wanted.
Enter Jake. Thanks to his father’s money, he’s spent a decade galivanting about and basically doing nothing to ease himself into adulthood. Why should he when he doesn’t have to? Responsibility is not part of Jake’s world.
Things are about to change.
Jake’s father has given him an ultimatum. He takes a job at the resort or he’s on his own. With no marketable job skills, Jake knows what he has to do. There’s just one problem: January is his boss.
January and Jake have hated each other for a long time. In order to keep a sponsor happy, however, they have to pretend they not only like each other but are married to boot.
The snow—and insults—are going to fly. Along the way, however, they just might find that they have more in common than they ever dreamed of.
Well, if they don’t kill each other first.
J. Everywhere they turn, there’s a J.
The alphabet forced them together as children. A great dislike for one another forced them apart as teenagers.
Then, in college, they had one drunken night neither of them can explain. They most certainly don’t want to dwell on it.
Ten years later, January is an up-and-comer at Sylvan Slopes, the resort Jake’s father owns. She’s been put in a prime position for the incoming Winter Extreme Games, and she’s getting exactly what she’s always wanted.
Enter Jake. Thanks to his father’s money, he’s spent a decade galivanting about and basically doing nothing to ease himself into adulthood. Why should he when he doesn’t have to? Responsibility is not part of Jake’s world.
Things are about to change.
Jake’s father has given him an ultimatum. He takes a job at the resort or he’s on his own. With no marketable job skills, Jake knows what he has to do. There’s just one problem: January is his boss.
January and Jake have hated each other for a long time. In order to keep a sponsor happy, however, they have to pretend they not only like each other but are married to boot.
The snow—and insults—are going to fly. Along the way, however, they just might find that they have more in common than they ever dreamed of.
Well, if they don’t kill each other first.
314 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 16, 2023
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November 17, 2024
Just middle of the road-liked it
May 17, 2023
Usual stuff but poorly done
The hero is a 12 yr old in an adult body while the heroine is focused, intelligent successful but never has fun. Fake engagement and marriage to keep business is the vehicle. The guy’s dad forced the situation though he knows the kid whores around and spends thousands gambling, drinking. Hundreds of other books, better written books with more sympathetic characters out there.
The hero is a 12 yr old in an adult body while the heroine is focused, intelligent successful but never has fun. Fake engagement and marriage to keep business is the vehicle. The guy’s dad forced the situation though he knows the kid whores around and spends thousands gambling, drinking. Hundreds of other books, better written books with more sympathetic characters out there.
May 22, 2023
The story had its cute and sweet moments – but was geared more towards a younger audience. Both main characters – January Jackson and Jake Jeffries -- are thirty-year-olds, so the whole shebang seemed off from beginning to end with their juvenile and outrageously unbelievable behavior.
January and Jake met and became each other’s nemesis as children – always pestering and tormenting one another. After high school graduation, she went her way and he went his. Now years later, they’re both back in the same place. She’s working at the winter wonderland resort owned by his parents. He’s forced to return home penniless and jobless to work for his dad. Unbeknownst to Jake, he’s about to come face-to-face with his old enemy and new boss – January Jackson!
Sometimes you just need a quick and mindless read after several hard hitters – and this one served its purpose in entertaining me for a couple of hours.
December 4, 2023
OMG did I love this book. WOW. Seriously it had me so happy. I liked it better than the first one. This is a cute childhood enemies to hate sex to enemies to reluctant work associates to lovers and a fake marriage to boot! But wow did Jake grow on me. When we started the novel I wasn't sure but it was so good. January was a delight too and her backstory with her mom was really heartbreaking to read.
I loved Jake's parents and even though his dad was a bit too heavy handed at the beginning by the end you can see his pride with his son.
Seriously such a charming book.
I loved Jake's parents and even though his dad was a bit too heavy handed at the beginning by the end you can see his pride with his son.
Seriously such a charming book.
October 29, 2023
Loved it
Read in a day.
This was better than the first, maybe because Jake had a small part in the first book, so I could see for myself a glimpse of his character before the prologue.
As I was reading, I could see a Hallmark style movie playing in my head (I love Hallmark style movies - always a HEA following a few obstacles)
Read in a day.
This was better than the first, maybe because Jake had a small part in the first book, so I could see for myself a glimpse of his character before the prologue.
As I was reading, I could see a Hallmark style movie playing in my head (I love Hallmark style movies - always a HEA following a few obstacles)
May 17, 2025
He gets better
I was worried at the start because I wasn't sure I could like Jake. But I knew that Avery/Amanda couldn't do us wrong because I love all her books. And, of course, the story was even better because you get to watch Jake grow into a better person. Now I love both Jake and January.
I was worried at the start because I wasn't sure I could like Jake. But I knew that Avery/Amanda couldn't do us wrong because I love all her books. And, of course, the story was even better because you get to watch Jake grow into a better person. Now I love both Jake and January.
November 24, 2025
Great read!
Another great book I had trouble putting down. I totally loved the fact of how bad those Maxwell's where. I loved how Jacob kicked them to the kerb. I was so into the story, that I my tummy turned reading Edwards part in the story, what a creep! Please don't stop writing! The stories are brilliant.
Another great book I had trouble putting down. I totally loved the fact of how bad those Maxwell's where. I loved how Jacob kicked them to the kerb. I was so into the story, that I my tummy turned reading Edwards part in the story, what a creep! Please don't stop writing! The stories are brilliant.
November 30, 2023
enjoyed but
Enjoy Avery’s books and have read all of them at this point I think. This one had some extended penis references and monologues I could have done without. Also January’s childhood was super duper tragic
Enjoy Avery’s books and have read all of them at this point I think. This one had some extended penis references and monologues I could have done without. Also January’s childhood was super duper tragic
October 3, 2024
What a ride!
Can such enmity be put aside for the greater good of a business? After a life of angst, January and Jake are put into a make or break situation. But maybe their intense emotions have been about something else? Can one grow up and can the other lighten up?
Can such enmity be put aside for the greater good of a business? After a life of angst, January and Jake are put into a make or break situation. But maybe their intense emotions have been about something else? Can one grow up and can the other lighten up?
February 7, 2025
4 - 4.5 stars. I liked the story. I wasn't drawn towards Jake at the beginning, but it was nice watching him grow.
December 28, 2025
The plot was cute … fake dating, rivals to lovers… but it was so repetitive. The same insecurities from both over and over and over again.
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