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Told in interconnecting stories, Ballroom is a beautifully crafted debut novel-reminiscent of the works of Elizabeth Strout and Jennifer Haigh-about a group of strangers united by a desire to escape their complicated lives, if only for a few hours each week, in a faded New York City dance hall.
Time has eroded the glamour of the Ballroom, but at the end of the 1990s, a small crowd of loyal patrons still makes its way past the floor-to-ceiling columns...
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Professional ballroom dance couple Patrick O'Leary and Anita Goodman have been through enough. Newly engaged but wanting to avoid family drama, they travel to England to compete in the prestigious Blackstone Dancesport Championships. But as soon as they arrive, the cracks in this glittering façade begin to show. A missing celebrity judge, rumors of a Blackstone ghost, a creepy manor house straight out of a Victorian horror novel, not to mention their...
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TV presenter Polly Anna Adams has spent a lifetime living up to her name. Suddenly single, Polly hides behind her cheery facade and enters a celebrity dance competition. Her partner? None other than gorgeous but wary professional dancer Liam Flynn.
Liam has learned the hard way to keep his heart on lockdown, but Polly's joie de vivre puts a spring back in his polished step. As the competition heats up, so does their unstoppable attraction. If only...
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1929. Upon receipt of an unexpected inheritance, small-time crook Horace Butterfield purchases Crossway Lodge, a large house in rural Essex, and sets about turning it into his dream home. Buying an enormous antique chandelier in order to enhance his brand-new ballroom, he is intrigued by the dealer's story behind its provenance: A young woman who lost all her money in the Wall Street Crash and was forsaken by her lover is said to have hanged herself...
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Feckless high school student Tatara Fujita wants to be good at something - anything. Unfortunately, he's about as average as a slouchy teen can be. The local bullies know this, and make it a habit to hit him up for cash, but all that changes when the debonair Kaname Sengoku sends them packing. Sengoku's not the neighborhood watch, though. He's a professional ballroom dancer. And once Tatara Fujita gets pulled into the world of the ballroom, his life...
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Through luck, persistence, and sheer nerve, Tatara Fujita and his new partner Mako Akagi have made it to the final round of their first competition together-The Tenpei Cup. They may have proven that they have what it takes to dance competitively, but do they have what it takes to win? Mako's arrogant older brother Gaju is determined to beat them and prove that they don't, and between his skill and his partner Shizuku's poise and talent, he might be...
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Tatara Fujita tries to return to normal life, but the excitement and energy of the Tenpei Cup still lingers in his mind. Now that he knows he wants to be a great dancer, he has a new problem-figuring out how. Having started high school, Tatara's eager to share his love of dancesport with his new classmates, but will anyone understand, or will his dedication turn him into a pariah? And if all that weren't enough, there's a bigger problem, too-he's...
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Tatara Fujita has barely stepped into the world of dancesport, but now finds himself literally pushed onto the stage of competitive dance as an emergency stand-in for the suddenly-absent dancer Hyodo. On one hand, this means he'll get to dance with the beautiful Shizuka-but on the other, both Shizuka and Hyodo's chances of winning the Mikasanomiya Cup are in Tatara's hands! Will his waltz be enough?
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With Hyodo suspended from competition, Akagi Gaju has swooped in to couple with Shizuku. In order to stop him, Tatara pairs up with Gaju's younger sister, Mako. The two couples will meet in competition at the Tenpei Cup -- But even with the lessons they've received from Sengoku, can Mako and Tatara hope to measure up to the talent they'll face? And will Shizku's decision to pair up with Gaju prove to be wise, or folly?
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He cannot obtain his fortune without first obtaining a bride. Charlotte Clarke wants nothing more than to experience a London Season. But when she finds out she has to wait another year due to her sister's recent pregnancy, she is crushed. All is not lost as a letter arrives soon after summoning Charlotte to Danbury Hall to meet her new guardian, John Wilkins. With little choice but to go, she determines to contrive a way to convince her new guardian...
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Kodansha
Pub. Date
2021
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English
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Feckless high school studenTotatara Fujita wants to be good at something - anything. Unfortunately, he's about as average as a slouchy teen can be. The local bullies know this, and make it a habit to hit him up for cash, but all that changes when the debonair Kaname Sengoku sends them packing. Sengoku's not the neighborhood watch, though. He's a professional ballroom dancer. And once Totara Fujita gets pulled into the world of the ballroom, his life...
Publisher
Kodansha
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
With Hyodo suspended from competition, Akagi Gaju has swooped in to couple with Shizuku. In order to stop him, Totara pairs up with Gaju's younger sister, Mako. The two couples will meet in competition at the Tenpei Cup -- But even with the lessons they've received from Sengoku, can Mako and Totara hope to measure up to the talent they'll face? And will Shizku's decision to pair up with Gaju prove to be wise, or folly?
Publisher
Kodansha
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Totara Fujita has barely stepped into the world of dancesport, but now finds himself literally pushed onto the stage of competitive dance as an emergency stand-in for the suddenly-absent dancer Hyodo. On one hand, this means he'll get to dance with the beautiful Shizuka--but on the other, both Shizuka and Hyodo's chances of winning the Mikasanomiya Cup are in Totara's hands! Will his waltz be enough?
Publisher
Kodansha
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Totara Fujita tries to return to normal life, but the excitement and energy of the Tenpei Cup still lingers in his mind. Now that he knows he wants to be a great dancer, he has a new problem--figuring out how. Having started high school, Totara's eager to share his love of dancesport with his new classmates, but will anyone understand, or will his dedication turn him into a pariah? And if all that weren't enough, there's a bigger problem, too--he's...
Publisher
Kodansha
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Through luck, persistence, and sheer nerve, Totara Fujita and his new partner Mako Akagi have made it to the final round of their first competition together--The Tenpei Cup. They may have proven that they have what iTotakes to dance competitively, but do they have what iTotakes to win? Mako's arrogant older brother Gaju is determined to beat them and prove that they don't, and between his skill and his partner Shizuku's poise and talent, he might...