Book Club Read January: From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata

A new year, a fresh start—and the perfect romance to kick things off.

Our January 2026 book club pick is a slow-burn classic that has lived rent-free in romance readers’ hearts for years.

For January, the Happily Ever After Book Club will be reading From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata — a fan-favourite enemies-to-lovers romance set in the fiercely competitive world of figure skating.

Hate on the Outside. Fire on the Ice.

If someone asked Jasmine Santos to sum up the last few years of her life in one word, it would be… four letters. And not a nice one.

After seventeen years of figure skating, countless injuries, and dreams chipped away by disappointment, Jasmine knows her competitive window is closing fast. She’s running out of time—and hope.

So when the opportunity of a lifetime lands in her lap, it’s almost cruel that it comes attached to Ivan Lukov.

Arrogant. Infuriating. Beautifully talented.

The man Jasmine has spent the last decade dreaming about pushing in front of a moving bus.

Ivan Lukov is skating royalty—and the last person Jasmine wants to rely on. But when ambition, timing, and fate collide, Jasmine is forced to reconsider everything she thought she knew… including the man she’s been sparring with for years.

Because on the ice?
They’re magic.

And sometimes the thinnest line between love and hate is a shared dream.

As always, there’s no pressure to rush. Read at your own pace and jump into the discussion whenever you’re ready—whether you want to scream about the banter, swoon over Ivan, or talk about that slow, delicious payoff.