WITH EVERY HEARTBEAT:
Rome. The city
of young lovers, old secrets, and intoxicating new desire…
I thought I knew what I wanted in life. I thought my destiny was set. Then
I met him, and everything changed.
Raphael is bold, passionate, and seductive. He sees something in me I never
dreamed possible, and now he's determined to show me a world beyond rules -- a
dance without limits. I want to trust him, but I'm scared. Because I know once
I fall, there'll be no going back.
An innocent dancer. A mysterious stranger. As Annalise is drawn deeper into the
romantic delights of Rome, she'll question everything she believed about her
future. But with opening night looming, can she find the strength to risk it
all? And will she be forced to choose between her one true love, ballet, and
the new passion in her heart?
Find out in this enchanting new series from Melody Grace.
EXCERPT:
A new burst of music sounds, pulsating and wild, and suddenly, my
thoughts fade clear away, blotted out as completely as the sun during an
eclipse.
I
see him.
Standing, poised, waiting for his intro, his body proud and arched, arms
raised. There’s a girl waiting beside him, his partner, but I only have eyes
for him.
God, he’s gorgeous. Dark curly hair, tanned skin, and piercing blue eyes that
seem to shimmer against the gold of his skin. He’s dressed in a starched white
shirt and tuxedo pants that fit him like a glove. The breath is sucked from my
lungs, and I feel a thrill ripple through me, a sensation I’ve never known
before: anticipation, as if I know something important is about to happen.
Something life-changing.
And then he starts to dance.
Dear
Lord ...
I
swear, time stops as I watch him move. It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen: part
Latin ballroom, part street, part modern contemporary. And all of it totally
devastating.
I
stare, awestruck, as he plays out a wicked game with his partner: bringing her
in, sending her away, lifting her as effortlessly as if she was made of air.
His movements are bold, dominating. There’s no cheap grinding, or tacky
thrusts, but somehow, every step oozes sensuality, such an intimate connection
between the dancers that I feel myself start to blush.
It’s mesmerizing, out of this world, and I’m completely lost to it, caught up
in the story of love and betrayal they’re telling with their bodies until at
last, he whirls her out one more time and then pulls her back; dipping her so
low her hair grazes the ground.
They freeze there, holding the pose. There’s silence, so pure you could hear a
pin drop, and in that moment, he lifts his head and looks out across the
square.
Our eyes lock.
It’s only a split second, those piercing blue eyes on mine, but I feel the
moment stretch for an eternity. His gaze crashes through me, setting every
nerve and sense alight, as if I’m touchpaper and he’s a molten spark, dancing
through my bloodstream.
And then the thunder of applause breaks the spell, and I realize I’m digging my
nails into my palms, gasping for breath.
Who
is this man?
About this Author:
Melody Grace is the USA Today bestselling author of UNBROKEN
and UNTOUCHED. A small-town girl turned SoCal beach-lover, she spent years with
her nose in a book before deciding it was time to write them for herself. She
loves bad boys, good books, and pistachio-flavored ice-cream.
Author Links:
http://melodygracebooks.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Melody-Grace/329573187160227
http://twitter.com/melody_grace_
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6926290.Melody_Grace
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