{"id":79797,"date":"2025-08-11T08:15:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T12:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=79797"},"modified":"2025-08-11T09:25:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T13:25:40","slug":"cover-reveal-stand-your-ground-kings-of-the-ice-5-by-kandi-steiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=79797","title":{"rendered":"Cover Reveal: Stand Your Ground (Kings of the Ice, #5) by Kandi Steiner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kandi Steiner has revealed the gorgeous covers for Stand Your Ground!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Releasing October 24, 2025<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Amazon Worldwide<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Cover Designer: Kandi Steiner<\/strong><\/p>\n

Photographer: Ren Saliba<\/strong><\/p>\n

Model: Anonymous<\/strong><\/p>\n

Discreet Cover Designer: Staci Hart<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

I wrote up the contract myself.
\nLegally binding. Crystal clear. No strings. No feelings.
\nJust sex \u2014 and two million dollars in exchange for my time and expertise.<\/p>\n

Carter Fabri may be Tampa Bay\u2019s newest rising star, but off the ice, he\u2019s all Bambi eyes and inexperience. He’s a virgin in desperate need of lessons in dominance, seduction, and everything in between.<\/p>\n

And I happen to be just the woman to teach him.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t need his money.
\nBut I do need what it can give me.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m thirty-two, cut off from my family, and one bill away from drowning in student debt. The fantasy I\u2019ve built around my lifestyle is getting harder to maintain. This pay day would secure the lifestyle I\u2019ve worked too hard to let slip through my fingers and finally give me the chance to save for something I\u2019ve always wanted \u2014 something I\u2019ve never told anyone about.<\/p>\n

So, I take Carter on as my student. I lay out every rule, every boundary, every carefully controlled term of our arrangement.<\/p>\n

What I don\u2019t plan for is how quickly he’d catch on \u2014 or how much I\u2019d enjoy letting him take the reins.<\/p>\n

This was supposed to be a lesson in power.
\nBut somewhere along the way, I stopped being the one in charge.<\/p>\n

I thought I could keep my heart out of it.
\nI thought I\u2019d accounted for every risk.<\/p>\n

But some consequences you can\u2019t predict \u2014 no matter how carefully you draft the terms.<\/p>\n

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Kings of the Ice<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Meet Your Match (#1) <\/strong>(Vince & Maven)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Watch Your Mouth (#2) <\/strong>(Jaxson & Grace)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Learn Your Lesson (#3)<\/strong> (Will & Chloe)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Save Your Breath (#4)<\/strong> (Aleks & Mia)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Stand Your Ground (#5<\/strong>) (Carter & Livia)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Right Your Wrongs (#6)<\/strong> (Shane & Ariana)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy: Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Meet Kandi<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\"Kandi Steiner is an Amazon Top 5 bestselling author and whiskey connoisseur living in Tampa, FL. Best known for writing \u201cemotional rollercoaster\u201d stories, she loves bringing flawed characters to life and writing about real, raw romance \u2014 in all its forms. No two Kandi Steiner books are the same, and if you\u2019re a lover of angsty, emotional, and inspirational reads, she\u2019s your gal.<\/p>\n

An alumna of the University of Central Florida, Kandi graduated with a double major in Creative Writing and Advertising\/PR with a minor in Women\u2019s Studies. She started writing back in the 4th grade after reading the first Harry Potter installment. In 6th grade, she wrote and edited her own newspaper and distributed to her classmates. Eventually, the principal caught on and the newspaper was quickly halted, though Kandi tried fighting for her \u201cfreedom of press.\u201d<\/p>\n

She took particular interest in writing romance after college, as she has always been a die hard hopeless romantic, and likes to highlight all the challenges of love as well as the triumphs.<\/p>\n

When Kandi isn\u2019t writing, you can find her reading books of all kinds, planning her next adventure, or pole dancing (yes, you read that right). She enjoys live music, traveling, playing with her fur babies and soaking up the sweetness of life.<\/p>\n

Connect with Kandi:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Website<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Goodreads<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Facebook Group<\/a> \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Instagram<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Bookbub<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u00a0Verve<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0TikTok<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Pinterest<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kandi Steiner may be coming to a city near you! Check out her “events” tab to see all the signings she’s attending in the near future:\u00a0www.kandisteiner.com\/events<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

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