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'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Sylvie's journey is a testament to the power of friendship and the resilience of the human spirit, even in the face of the harshest realities of the contemporary ballet world. Her story is a feminist triumph, a narrative that challenges the norms and dares to explore the erotic undercurrents of this seemingly pristine profession.For fans of Kitty Thomas (The Sacrifice), Rachel Kapelke-Dale (The Fortune Seller), Elsie Silver (Hopeless), Thao Thai (Banyan Moon), and Chloe Angyal (Pointe of Pride).HarperCollins 2023