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Melting Point
- Author
- Cici Williams
- Narrator
- Kiki Smith
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 15 January 2026
- Run Time
- 10 hours 13 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
There’s a Winter Olympic medal on the line. But their toughest challenge is resisting each other…
It's the Italian Winter Olympics, and the only thing on Sam Harrington’s mind is winning her first medal for snowboarding.
Enter Finn Bradley. They've had a 'friends forever' pact for, well, forever, so Sam pushes her growing feelings aside and tries to focus on training.
But when a major team sponsorship falls through, Sam needs to find funding, and fast. When they're told that pretending to be a couple will give them a better chance at finding sponsors, Sam and Finn agree to fake a relationship. They spend all their time together already, surely pretending to be a couple won't be a slippery slope…
There's only one problem. Finn's secretly been in love with her for years, and this Olympic season, he's decided that as well as a medal, he wants to win Sam over.
Chalet Girl meets Stephanie Archer in this spicy, fake dating, friends-to-lovers sports romance you need to cosy up with!
Tropes:
- 👫 🥰 Friends-to-Lovers
- ❤️😉Fake dating
- 🌶️ 🔥Spice
'This steamy winter romance has it all' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A raunchy, feel-good story' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Spicy and heartwarming' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Critics Review
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‘If you love Friends to Lovers, Fake Dating, great banter, and SPICEEEE. This is the book for you’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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'A really cute winter read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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'A feel good, sweet and cosy romance' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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'Warming and fun, deep and meaningful' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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'Perfect for a winter read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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'This steamy winter romance has it all' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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'A raunchy, feel-good story' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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'Spicy and heartwarming' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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'From the first chapter, I was hooked' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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'I LOVED this book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Details
- Author
- Cici Williams
- Narrator
- Kiki Smith
- Duration
- 10 hours 13 minutes
- Release Date
- 15 January 2026
- ISBN
- 9780008785055
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Sports fiction, Modern and Contemporary romance, Erotic romance, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: identity / belonging, Narrative theme: coming of age
Synopsis
'From the first chapter, I was hooked' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review 'Spicy and heartwarming' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐reader review There’s a Winter Olympic medal on the line. But their toughest challenge is resisting each other… It's the Italian Winter Olympics, and the only thing on Sam Harrington’s mind is winning her first medal for snowboarding. Enter Finn Bradley. They've had a 'friends forever' pact for, well, forever, so Sam pushes her growing feelings aside and tries to focus on training. But when a major team sponsorship falls through, Sam needs to find funding, and fast. When they're told that pretending to be a couple will give them a better chance at finding sponsors, Sam and Finn agree to fake a relationship. They spend all their time together already, surely pretending to be a couple won't be a slippery slope… There's only one problem. Finn's secretly been in love with her for years, and this Olympic season, he's decided that as well as a medal, he wants to win Sam over. Chalet Girl meets Stephanie Archer in this spicy, fake dating, friends-to-lovers sports romance you need to cosy up with! Tropes: 👫 🥰 Friends-to-Lovers ❤️😉Fake dating 🌶️ 🔥Spice Readers can't get enough of this spicy winter romance: 'This steamy winter romance has it all' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A raunchy, feel-good story' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Spicy and heartwarming' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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