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The Fall Line
The beeper counts down to zero, the start bar slaps her shin, and there is nothing but the pitch of the mountain, her skis roaring over snow and ice at breakneck speed. Mia Whitmeyer lives for this. Ski racing is her first love,. With six world cup titles and a string of Olympic medals, she's the best in the world at it.
Mia is determined to win a seventh world cup. Nothing will stop her, not a breakup with her boyfriend, not her best friend leaving the team, not even the sudden death of her longtime coach.
Then an accident turns Mia's world upside down. Immobile in a hospital bed, she's forced to reexamine her life. As she struggles to get back on her feet, she discovers a life full of possibilities beyond a downhill run and a love that can rise above her need to conquer mountains.
Mia is determined to win a seventh world cup. Nothing will stop her, not a breakup with her boyfriend, not her best friend leaving the team, not even the sudden death of her longtime coach.
Then an accident turns Mia's world upside down. Immobile in a hospital bed, she's forced to reexamine her life. As she struggles to get back on her feet, she discovers a life full of possibilities beyond a downhill run and a love that can rise above her need to conquer mountains.
224 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 8, 2020
About the author
Ute Carbone
17 books107 followersAward winning author Ute Carbone pronounces her first name Oohtah, but doesn't spell it that way. She lives with her husband in Southern NH, where she spends her days drinking coffee, eating chocolate, walking in the woods, and dreaming up stories.
There's been a long list of things I've wanted to be. Some of them were fanciful- ballerina, trapeze artist, world class ski racer. Some more serious-doctor, oceanographer, bookstore owner. Some I've actually accomplished- teacher, mother, workshop leader.
I've always loved to read books but for most of my life I never would have imagined myself writing them. Oh, I scribbled. I wrote songs for my guitar when I was a teen. I kept a journal in college. When my children were small, I began to write poetry. I joined a poetry group. I got a few things published. Then, in a writing workshop, I began writing fiction A seed got planted. The stories I wrote got longer and longer until one day I found myself writing a novel. I finished the novel in fits and starts and wrote another one. Then another. Each time, I learned a little more about the art and craft. of storytelling.
Each time, I got to enter a brand new world. Through my characters, I've gotten to be a lot of things, from a shark researcher to an 1850's heiress to a ski patrol woman. Who knows what's next? Writer, it's the perfect job for the girl who wanted to be everything.
PS If you're looking for my romantic comedy, check out Annie Hoff. All my romantic comedy, both the old favorites and some new titles, are now under my new name,.
There's been a long list of things I've wanted to be. Some of them were fanciful- ballerina, trapeze artist, world class ski racer. Some more serious-doctor, oceanographer, bookstore owner. Some I've actually accomplished- teacher, mother, workshop leader.
I've always loved to read books but for most of my life I never would have imagined myself writing them. Oh, I scribbled. I wrote songs for my guitar when I was a teen. I kept a journal in college. When my children were small, I began to write poetry. I joined a poetry group. I got a few things published. Then, in a writing workshop, I began writing fiction A seed got planted. The stories I wrote got longer and longer until one day I found myself writing a novel. I finished the novel in fits and starts and wrote another one. Then another. Each time, I learned a little more about the art and craft. of storytelling.
Each time, I got to enter a brand new world. Through my characters, I've gotten to be a lot of things, from a shark researcher to an 1850's heiress to a ski patrol woman. Who knows what's next? Writer, it's the perfect job for the girl who wanted to be everything.
PS If you're looking for my romantic comedy, check out Annie Hoff. All my romantic comedy, both the old favorites and some new titles, are now under my new name,.
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September 26, 2020
After being on the downhill ski racing circuit for 10 years in a committed relationship, the last thing Mia Whitmeyer planned on was to hear the news from boyfriend Connor that he’d found someone new.
She expected her boyfriend, coach, even a routine, to always be there for her. But life has a way of changing things. Like her best friend surprisingly getting pregnant, Mia getting hurt when training, then suffering a harrowing accident, and ensuing health concerns to sideline her.
And then there was Creech Creches always in the background. Would he stay there?
Because Mia’s life centered around skiing, being a team member, practice, training, and chasing championships, would she need to widen her social circle? Check out this amazing love story spotlighted on the slopes to find out that answer in this fabulous read!
She expected her boyfriend, coach, even a routine, to always be there for her. But life has a way of changing things. Like her best friend surprisingly getting pregnant, Mia getting hurt when training, then suffering a harrowing accident, and ensuing health concerns to sideline her.
And then there was Creech Creches always in the background. Would he stay there?
Because Mia’s life centered around skiing, being a team member, practice, training, and chasing championships, would she need to widen her social circle? Check out this amazing love story spotlighted on the slopes to find out that answer in this fabulous read!
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