WRITTEN ON ICE

A Spicy Dark Academia Sports Romance

BOOK OVERVIEW

Written on Ice is a dark academia hockey romance featuring a Black hockey captain and an Afro-Latina figure skater navigating obsession, secrets, and elite university pressure. Set at the fictional Valcérre University, where winter never ends, this story blends enemies-to-lovers tension with a mystery subplot and open-door spice.

TROPES & THEMES

  • Dark academia vibes

  • Enemies to lovers

  • Broody Black hockey captain

  • Afro-Latina figure skater

  • Forced proximity

  • He calls her 'baby' when she's hurt

  • Secret society mystery

  • Elite university setting

  • Forbidden tension

  • Slow burn to open-door spice

  • Cliffhanger ending

CONTENT NOTE

This is not YA.

Written on Ice contains explicit open-door sex scenes, mature themes, emotional trauma, and high-stakes mystery elements.

SERIES INFORMATION

Book One of the Ice & Shadows series. Ends on a cliffhanger. Prequel novella available to subscribers.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Smardline is a Haitian-born indie author writing emotionally immersive dark academia romances centered on Black love, ambition, and obsession. Her stories explore belonging, legacy, and the weight of expectation.



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