Annukka Salama’s internationally bestselling The Melting Point optioned for screen adaptation!

We are thrilled to announce that THE MELTING POINT, the bestselling queer YA hockeyromance by Annukka Salama, is taking its first step heading to the screen! Rabbit Films has optioned the film & TV rights to this irresistible story. The deal was closed by Martti Berner at Ahlbäck Agency.

Rabbit Films is one of the leading production companies in Finland. This is what Minna Haapkylä Head of Scripted at Rabbit Films content had to say:

The Melting Point beautifully challenges the traditionally toxic image of masculinity in ice hockey, revealing the genuine open-mindedness and inclusivity of young athletes and the vibrant LGBTQ+ world within the sport. It is a joy to be producing such a romantic, passionate relationship drama, drawing on the world of ice hockey. The combination of love and ambition adds an exciting layer of tension to the story.

With over 15,000 copies sold in Finland, THE MELTING POINT has already captured readers’ hearts and been sold into seven languages. Rights are still available for example in the UK, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Poland, Greece and Latvia.

International praise:

“The story is driven by the boys’ conflicting emotions and by well-crafted dialogue. As a whole, the novel offers a nuanced portrayal of young hockey players being relentlessly trained to become the best. Salama writes with sensitivity and emotional depth about Oliver and Niklas growing closer to one another and becoming each other’s pillars of support as pressure mounts and family problems intensify.“ – Anna Eklöv Rosander, BTJ, Sweden

“[The Melting Point] is a highly entertaining YA ice hockey romance in which humour, tension, and romance come together beautifully. [–] Recommended for fans of sports romance who enjoy swooning over a love story but also appreciate some substance and character development.” – Demi Stein, Boekenkrant, the Netherlands

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The queen of addictive romances, Annukka Salama, now takes your breath away on the hockey rink!

Oliver and Niklas are hockey’s brightest prospects—and sworn enemies on junior national teams from Finland and Sweden. When the boys are forced onto the same team, a Finland–Sweden showdown begins like nothing the hockey world has ever seen.

When fate throws them onto the same ice, the game, and the tension, heat up to unbearable levels. With the media scrutinizing their every move ahead of the NHL draft, the boys face huge choices as they fight for their future.

So hot it melts the ice!