🥳 Happy BOOK BIRTHDAY to TOE TO TOE by Falon Ballard out today via Penguin Randomhouse/G.P. Putnam's Sons 🎉
Anyone else a fan of the various dance movies like STEP UP or CENTER STAGE? 🙋♀️ This story totally put me in the frame of mind of these, but with a bit more swagger, a lot more control, and a flash more heat 🔥
I loved 💗 both Allegra and Cord (though that sleazy director of hers... 🤬), and watching them as they grew together was something you didn't want to turn away from. They each had their issues (who doesn't?), and the past certainly plays a role in their initial hesitations, but in the end... the heart wants what the heart wants, and you'll be dancing to the beat of their hearts! 🩰
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About the book...
It takes two to tango.
Allegra Hart has been working her whole life to achieve one goal: become a principal ballerina. When her director starts holding auditions for the lead role in the company’s latest production, Allegra sees this as her chance—maybe her last chance.
The catch? The director wants someone with sex appeal, and he doesn’t think she’s up to the task. Determined to prove him wrong, Allegra enlists the help of the lead dancer of an all-male revue, Cord Donovan, a classically trained dancer who is also the sexiest man she’s ever met. In exchange for lessons on how to ramp up her sex appeal, she promises to help Cord choreograph a new partner piece for his show.
As they practice their moves on and off the stage, Allegra and Cord find themselves battling a growing attraction. Except Allegra is determined not to let a man derail her career . . . but what if she could have both love and success? Or will her involvement with Cord jeopardize everything she’s worked for?
*eARC received via Netgalley for consideration; opinions are my own
