Torn between duty and desire . . .
my fate is in his hands.
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Jocelyn Banks has always felt like an outsider â 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, Jocelynâs world is instantly turned upside down. Her only way out â securing a donor for her position at Londonâs Royal National Ballet.
Jocelyn canât afford to lose this, but something about her sponsor, the charismatic Alistair Cavendish sets a fire in her. What she feels when sheâs 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?
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Readers are INTOXICATED by Melanie Hamrick!
âMelanie Hamrickâs debut novel treads similar obsessional ground to the film Black Swan in its steamy imaginings of backstage shenanigans at a ballet companyâ The Times
âIt was dark, there were twists, it was hot!â âââââ
âCompelling⌠absolutely fascinatingâ Daily Mail
âAddictive like Black Swan. Perfect for those who love spicy, explicit, forbidden romance' âââââ
â[An] erotic novel that pulses with Black Swan energy⌠combining the artistry of The Red Shoes with the eroticism of Fifty Shades of Greyâ Entertainment Weekly
âRaw emotions, dirty reality of jealousy, pain and dance set in the harsh world of elite balletâ âââââ