On Thin Ice

by Alexa Abee

Aimee Bryant thought she had it all figured out. Pull off a risky routine with her partner, qualify for the next Winter Olympics and bring home a Gold medal.
One routine.
One moment.
One catch in the ice.
Suddenly Aimee’s future crumbles around her.

A year and a half later, Aimee’s family drags her to a winter resort—The Lodge—in Colorado. With the past still haunting her steps, the last thing she expected to find is Lukas Fraiser. Stupidly attractive, annoyingly charming and quickly stirring up emotions she never thought she’d feel again. He brings out the fire in her, and for the first time in over a year, the ghosts aren’t so loud.

Lukas Fraiser came to The Lodge to practice before his final Olympic qualifying race, and the last thing he expected was to find Aimee Bryant - the girl who didn’t even know he existed. When Aimee gives his sister skating instructions, he comes face to face with the very object of his desires.

As feelings deepen, Lukas can’t help but think about how he watched her world shatter a year ago. And how he may be keeping the key to the very thing that might bring the closure she needs—or break her all over again.

340 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 18, 2025

Reviews

[Booksreadbykatt]

Beta/ARC reader here. On Thin Ice was emotional, healing, beautiful, sad, heart wrenching, and bittersweet. A wonderful story of managing life while living with intense grief. This was a fantastic debut.

[Brad]

I was honored to read an early copy of this phenomenal, heart-wrenching, and emotionally satisfying debut from Alexa Abee.

This was a perfect winter read—one I couldn’t put down. OTI is both character driven and enriched with a strong plot. The main characters were relatable, consistent, and well developed.

You can tell Abee put her whole heart into this novel and I’m so excited for what she has coming up next.

[Lauri]

I enjoyed the story very much. I am not the demographic for this book but I enjoyed reading it. Since I read an early copy, I’m hoping some of the typos were corrected.

[Sammy]

I absolutely loved this book! Don’t let the five month timeframe fool you, I loved this story and especially Aimee’s healing journey and it was so refreshing to read not only such a good sports romance but one that highlights the struggles athletes face when they retire, especially after such a tragic accident. Was so sad to see this is the only book available by this author, I’m dying for more!!!

[Melissa Gonzales]

I had the opportunity to Beta/ARC read On Thin Ice and wow, want a great debut novel from Alexa!

OTI was a beautiful and emotional ride of Aimee learning to heal from a traumatic event and how to move on while processing her grief/ blaming herself from said event. It was heart-wrenching to see her hit rock bottom but amazing to see her get through her grief and heal. And omg Lukas?! What a hot, caring and filthy man. 🥵

Can’t wait to read the next book in the Seasons series!!

[Jillian Wong]

i would give this 1 star but that’s reserved for my DNFs… i should’ve DNFed tho this book lowkey had me lost and i was so icked out. there are also spelling errors lol???