TAKE THE LEAD

Unlikely dance partners fall in love while filming a reality TV show.

Gina Morales has completed four seasons as a professional dancer on the popular reality dance show The Dance Off, and this season, she’s determined to win it all. Gina is confident in her dancing skills, but she knows courting the viewers is a key element in making it to the finals. All she needs is a little luck landing the perfect partner, a person who can both dance and charm fans into voting for them. Gina is spirited away to Alaska to meet her new partner, Stone Nielson. He is the star of his family’s reality TV show set in the Alaskan wilderness. Stone considers himself an outdoorsman, not a dancer, but his parents ask him to appear on The Dance Off in an effort to help revive the family’s flagging brand. Gina and Stone are irresistibly attracted to each other, but Gina is determined to keep things professional. Her contract explicitly forbids the producers from forcing her into a “showmance”; she wants to avoid being stereotyped as a sexy, sassy Latina. When they get to Los Angeles for filming, instead of hating the hustle and bustle of city life, Stone finally has the space to be himself. He admires Gina’s strength of character, especially since he feels trapped in the lies meant to protect the reputation of his seemingly perfect family. Daria creates a rich, multilayered romance for Stone and Gina. They are different in every way, which requires honest communication and true sacrifice in order to achieve a happily-ever-after. The description of their dancing is joyful, sexy, and mimics the trust and intimacy they develop as partners and lovers.

This perfect romance will dance its way into the reader's heart.