On Thin Ice

 

On Thin Ice- Kelly Jamieson

Boldwood Books

Release Day: February 13, 2026

Rating: 📚📚📚📚

Synopsis: 

Marek

Playing for the New Jersey Storm I know how to handle the heat – on and off the ice. But nothing compares to Nicki Sullivan. We collided in One wild night, no strings and a spark I couldn’t shake. We went our separate ways, but I never stopped thinking about her. When I see she’s involved in an accident that nearly takes her life, I drop everything and drive to New York. She’s broken, shaken… but still the woman who set my world alight. So I bring her home with me — to recover, to breathe… and maybe, to see if that spark between us still burns.

Nicki

After the accident, I can’t face the music — or the world. The last person I expect to show up is Marek — sinfully hot, too good to be real, and suddenly my rescuer. I should push him away. Instead, I let him take me to his apartment, where everything feels dangerously safe. But it’s not just comfort — it’s him. The heat between us is impossible to ignore and being with him feels right. But I can’t hide away forever. Falling for him is a risk because this time the ice beneath us may just crack.

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On Thin Ice is a hockey romance that hits hard and plays for all the feels. Marek and Nikki meet in Vegas and have instant connection—but despite their best intentions their schedules keep them from meeting up afterwards and they drift apart. A year later he's determined to get over her—until he hears about an accident at one of her concerts. She's in shock and the people around her don't seem to want to her to do anything but get back to work. So Marek has Nikki move in with him until she recovers. Nikki feels safe with Marek, but the chemistry from Vegas is still there. Should they act on it? And what happens when Nikki has to return to the real world?

Marek is definitely one of those MMCs you love to read about. Gentle, confident, willing to just be there and support Nikki however he can. Of course he gets some things wrong (nobody is perfect) but he does his best with what he knows how to do. Writing in alternating first-person POVs let us get into both of their heads, let us really feel them being messed up over each other when they think they can't make it work because of long-distances and busy schedules. For me, one of the things that woked best was seeing in Nikki's head after the concert, as she goes through the trauma and mental health issues that have really been there all her life but she's pushed the away until now. Lack of confidence, trying to live up to other's expectations, meshing with survivor's guilt and doses of toxic social media created a perfect storm that she didn't know how to recognize, let alone get out of. But Marek stood by her for all of it, supporting her and helping her, showing her he loved her for herself, not for her stardom.

Kelly Jamieson puts her characters (and readers) through it all here. Expect humor, romance, trauma, serious heart-to-hearts, deep friendships, self-discovery, sizzling chemistry, and love at first sight that neither recognizes. Nikki and Marek have to work for their HEA, making On Thin Ice relatable in all the best of ways.

Great for hocket romance fans,  & romance fans. Kelly Jamieson fans will love this new book and new readers will be hooked!

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review