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Dance was my obsession.Desire was my undoing.***

Dance was my obsession. Desire was my undoing. *** As a young dancer, Sylvie Carter has a list of rules for making it big in the ballet world. Avoid drama. Don’t do drugs. Skip dessert. And of course, never sleep with another dancer. Ballet is a cutthroat profession, and she can’t afford a scandal. Not again… But when she meets renowned Italian dancer Alessandro Russo, an electrifying encounter has her throwing out the rulebook. And as he tempts her into the darkness she swore she’d left behind, she wonders if this relationship will be the making of her… or if it will cost her everything. *** A brand new dark ballet romance, perfect for fans of Ana Huang, Colleen Hoover and Mia Sheridan: ‘Jealousy, pain and dance set in the harsh world of elite ballet'?????? 'It was dark, there were twists, it was hot!’????? 'Spicy, explicit, forbidden romance'????? 'SO risqué'??????

Torn between duty and desire … my fate is in his hands. *** ‘It was dark, there were twists, it was hot!’ ????? *** Jocelyn Banks has always felt like an outsider – having hustled for everything in her life since her childhood in rural Louisiana. But in ballet, Jocelyn has found the thing she craves most, control. But when her estranged mother dies, Jocelyn’s world is instantly turned upside down. Her only way out – securing a donor for her position at London’s Royal National Ballet. Jocelyn can’t afford to lose this, but something about her sponsor, the charismatic Alistair Cavendish sets a fire in her. What she feels when she’s with him is raw and real. Swept into a world of lust and luxury, the lure of sex and power keep clawing at her. Can Jocelyn choose between desire and duty, or is she doomed to fall into an intoxicating spiral of self-sabotage? *** Readers are INTOXICATED by Melanie Hamrick! ‘Melanie Hamrick’s debut novel treads similar obsessional ground to the film Black Swan in its steamy imaginings of backstage shenanigans at a ballet company’ The Times ‘Compelling… absolutely fascinating’ Daily Mail ‘Addictive like Black Swan. Perfect for those who love spicy, explicit, forbidden romance' ????? ‘[An] erotic novel that pulses with Black Swan energy… combining the artistry of The Red Shoes with the eroticism of Fifty Shades of Grey’ Entertainment Weekly ‘Raw emotions, dirty reality of jealousy, pain and dance set in the harsh world of elite ballet’ ?????

Torn between duty and desire … my fate is in his hands. *** ‘It was dark, there were twists, it was hot!’ ????? *** Jocelyn Banks has always felt like an outsider – having hustled for everything in her life since her childhood in rural Louisiana. But in ballet, Jocelyn has found the thing she craves most, control. But when her estranged mother dies, Jocelyn’s world is instantly turned upside down. Her only way out – securing a donor for her position at London’s Royal National Ballet. Jocelyn can’t afford to lose this, but something about her sponsor, the charismatic Alistair Cavendish sets a fire in her. What she feels when she’s with him is raw and real. Swept into a world of lust and luxury, the lure of sex and power keep clawing at her. Can Jocelyn choose between desire and duty, or is she doomed to fall into an intoxicating spiral of self-sabotage? *** Readers are INTOXICATED by Melanie Hamrick! ‘Melanie Hamrick’s debut novel treads similar obsessional ground to the film Black Swan in its steamy imaginings of backstage shenanigans at a ballet company’ The Times ‘Compelling… absolutely fascinating’ Daily Mail ‘Addictive like Black Swan. Perfect for those who love spicy, explicit, forbidden romance' ????? ‘[An] erotic novel that pulses with Black Swan energy… combining the artistry of The Red Shoes with the eroticism of Fifty Shades of Grey’ Entertainment Weekly ‘Raw emotions, dirty reality of jealousy, pain and dance set in the harsh world of elite ballet’ ?????

A dancer's fall from grace ignites a dark ambition in this propulsive novel about the seductive, cutthroat world of professional ballet by debut author Melanie Hamrick. Five years into her career at the North American Ballet, Sylvie Carter has come a long way from the girl she once was--the young, driven ballerina who dutifully kept a list of rules for how to succeed. But as her star in the company rises, every rule gets broken and she becomes a version of herself she no longer recognizes. When a tumultuous, troubling relationship erupts into a devastating scandal for which she alone is blamed, she loses everything. Her reputation is destroyed, her best friend is now her fiercest rival, and the dream she's worked for her entire life--becoming a prima ballerina--will never be realized. She vows not to ever make the same mistake again. But when renowned dancer Alessandro Russo joins NAB as a guest artist for the season, Sylvie is magnetically drawn to him. Torn between fear and attraction, she finds herself mentally unraveling but also artistically blossoming as she taps into emotions she'd buried long ago. Caught in a bewildering spiral, she can either let the wounds of the past destroy her or find a way to be reborn.

A ballerina spirals into a world of lust and luxury in this new addictive novel by Melanie Hamrick, author of First Position. Jocelyn Banks has always felt like an outsider in the ballet world. She was raised in rural Louisiana, taught to scrap and hustle for the life she wanted. And ever since Jocelyn found ballet, she has been able to take her life into her own hands. After years of success at the North American Ballet, she is now on a hiatus to enjoy life in London. But in an instant, Jocelyn's world is turned upside down and she's forced find a way back into the ballet world. But the ballet scene in London is completely different from the one in America. It's not just talent and drive that will move you forward; if you don't secure a sponsor to pay your salary, you will go nowhere. Jocelyn manages to score a donor, which is crucial at the Royal National Ballet--but the hardest part is yet to come. Jocelyn is unable to break through her emotions, afraid that if she does, she'll be flooded with feelings she can't afford to have. But something about her sponsor, the charismatic Alastair Cavendish, sets a fire in her. What she feels when she's with him is raw and real. If she goes down this precarious path, she knows she's doomed to fall into an intoxicating spiral of self-sabotage. But the lust and magnetizing lure of power and prestige keep clawing at her, ultimately forcing her to choose between desire and duty.