Get addicted all over again...
For ages 12 and up.
Russian-American pairs figure skater Elayne Smith has no hope of her Olympic dreams coming true. With no partner and no future, all she has left is her passion for figure skating and her determination to be the best.
Bad boy Alexandr "Sasha" Klukov came to America seeking gold, Olympic gold in mens figure skating. But when he goes to a 4 A.M. practice, looking for something dirty... He gets far more than he bargained for.
Latvian pairs figure skating legend Alexi Stanachev is 27—and desperate. His violent temper cost him 12 partners. To have a prayer of Olympic glory, number 13 must be the one.
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On the Edge: A Figure Skating Melodrama debuted in April of 1998. More than a thousand people followed On the Edge: A Figure Skating Melodrama making it the most popular piece of modern, mainstream, figure skating fiction on the Internet. On the Edge: A Figure Skating Melodrama went on hiatus in 2000, leaving readers desperate to know what happened to Elayne, Alexi, and Sasha. The ending was never revealed.
Dejah, the author of On the Edge: A Figure Skating Melodrama and owner of Private Ice, pulled the figure skating serial for a complete rewrite. The next draft was 173K words, too long for traditional publishers. The original manuscript was spilt into two—then into three—shorter novels. The three books are: On the Edge, Desperate Times, and Unlucky in Love. Four more books are planned for the series. Book 4: Unison and Counterpoint is finished while Book 5: Fall from Grace is nearing completion.
In 2001, On the Edge: A Figure Skating Melodrama aced its first test run in the non-figure-skating-fan population, appearing briefly on Themestream where it acquired a small but enthusiastic following.
In December of 2004, after four long years of searching and over 125 agent letters, on the last possible agent left to contact, the On the Edge Sequence and its author were signed to a representation agreement by Peter Miller, lead agent at PMA Literary and Film, a top New York City literary agency. The series will be marketed to major publishers and movie producers.
Request upon request has come in over the years to republish
On the Edge: A Figure Skating Melodrama.
So, here it is, one chapter per week for the next four years... enjoy!
On the Edge: A Figure Skating Melodrama
Past Seasons
| Book 1 | Chapters 1 to 54 | Book 5 | Chapters 148 - 190 | ||
| Book 2 | Chapters 55 to 76 | Book 6 | Chapters 191 - 216 | ||
| Book 3 | Chapters 77 to 102 | The Lost Chapters | Chapters 217... | ||
| Book 4 | Chapters 103 to 147 |
Book 3
| Chapter 77: | Ships of Apprentices and Ships of Friends | Chapter 90: | And Never Heard From Them Again |
| Chapter 78: | A Country Dance | Chapter 91: | A House Built On Sand |
| Chapter 79: | Gossip Will Break Your Heart | Chapter 92: | On the Rocks |
| Chapter 80: | Cup of Russia | Chapter 93: | Emptiness |
| Chapter 81: | Isn't It Rich, Aren't We a Pair? | Chapter 94: | "It's Always Sasha" |
| Chapter 82: | Skate Gods | Chapter 95: | At What Price? or How Much is Too Much |
| Chapter 83: | Slochev Goes | Chapter 96: | "When You Need Me Most" |
| Chapter 84: | "She Grew Up Pretty" | Chapter 97: | Surprised by Joy or "It Sounds Like Fun, But I'd Better Go" |
| Chapter 85: | "It's Been a Long Time Allyssan" | Chapter 98: | A Pile of Paper Two Inches Thick |
| Chapter 86: | Prelude | Chapter 99: | I Told Him in Brisbane |
| Chapter 87: | The Skate Gods Are Appeased | Chapter 100: | To Say It in the Dark |
| Chapter 88: | Nothing Matters More Than This | Chapter 101: | Tactical Analysis |
| Chapter 89: | Mother Figures and Father Figures | Chapter 102: | "You've Done Quite Enough" |
