Edge Closer

As Kathy Peterson finishes her last year of high school, her goals all revolve around her figure skating career in what could be her final season. She doesn't want to think about how the hyper-feminine expectations of skating, which she doesn't have the nerve to go against, are making her increasingly uncomfortable. And she certainly doesn't need the kind of distraction a relationship would bring.

Ava Choi, the new girl in town, doesn't seem like she should be distracting at all, even after Kathy is forced to take a class alongside her. She's so shy she barely speaks. She's the smart one between them. She does gymnastics, not skating, and she doesn't even compete. They have nothing in common... except for Ava's appreciation for skating. And Kathy's style in particular – which she praises for the same pretty and girly qualities Kathy is struggling with.

The more time they spend together, and the more Ava sees courage – something both of them feel they lack – in Kathy's performances, the more Kathy longs to make this the year when her skating finally feels like her own. But will Ava still like Kathy if she learns about the unfeminine version of Kathy that's been kept closed away?

Edge Closer is a 75,000-word (approx. 250 pages) contemporary F/F romance novel, featuring:

• A slow-burn friends-to-lovers relationship
• A "sweet"/low heat level - some kissing, no on- or off-page sex
• Baby butch protagonist/femme love interest
• Coming-of-age and mental health (anxiety) themes
• Figure skating (and also some rhythmic gymnastics)

An epub (recommended) and PDF are provided for download. The free preview contains the first 7 chapters.

Edge Closer is chronologically the first book in the Nunipag Figure Skaters series. Each book can be read as a standalone.  You can find book 2 here: