Tag Archives: figure skating

INK AND ICE wins 4th Annual IAP Adult Fiction Prize for New York State!

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Racheline Maltese

INK AND ICE has been named the winner of the NYS Indie Author Project contest in Adult Fiction. As a regional contest winner, we’re now under consideration for the Indie Author of the Year Award, which will be announced in … Continue reading →

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Ink and Ice… a sequel to After the Gold

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Racheline Maltese

Ink & Ice, available August 25, 2020. Now available for preorder. Growing up on an isolated island in the middle of Lake Erie, Aaron Sheftall learned to skate as a young child when extreme weather would cut his off his … Continue reading →

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After the Gold on sale… for reasons

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Racheline Maltese

Erin and I each started skating after we wrote a figure skating romance. Then I broke my arm…. Broken arm for me, means price break to $2.99 for you til I’m back on the ice. Aside from writing being our … Continue reading →

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After the Gold now a finalist for the BookLife Prize

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Racheline Maltese

After the Gold was named one of six finalists for the BookLife Prize! Judge Rebekah Weatherspoon says,  “McRae and Maltese craft a light, yet magnetic tale of life and love after professional sports that explores what happens when two people must … Continue reading →

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After the Gold now a BookLife Prize Semi Finalist!

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Racheline Maltese

After the Gold has been named a Semi Finalist in the BookLife Prize from Publisher’s Weekly with this round’s judge saying, “Figure skating fans will delight in this fun and engaging new work, rooting for Katie and Brendan long after they … Continue reading →

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After the Gold – out now!

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Racheline Maltese

After the Gold is now available wherever you buy ebooks, and the paperback will be available later this month. Additionally, we did make our preorder goal, so embarrassing skating live-blog/streaming will happen later this summer. Amazon | Kobo | iBooks | GooglePlay | B&N For over a decade, … Continue reading →

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After the Gold playlist

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Racheline Maltese

Erin and I haven’t done a playlist for a book for a long time, in part because we came to the conclusion that no one really cares but us. That said, a book about competitive figure skating necessarily has music … Continue reading →

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So about those ice skaters….

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Racheline Maltese

Chemistry is weird. So is partnership. When I was in Revolutionary Road, people on the crew kept asking me and my dance partner on that film how long we had been together. “You guys just look so in love.” We … Continue reading →

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A few small updates….

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Racheline Maltese

The big sale on A Queen from the North, may be over, but if you missed it, you can still get it at a discounted $2.99 for a limited time. What better way to celebrate the royal baby and wedding? (By the … Continue reading →

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Do you want to see Erin and Racheline make fools of themselves?

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Racheline Maltese

Why do we think this is going to be our most popular post ever? Here’s the deal. We have After the Gold, a romance about Olympic ice skaters, coming out in June. Because writers like to think they are – or … Continue reading →

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