• Enjoy the Dance

  • By: Heidi Cullinan
  • Narrated by: Iggy Toma
  • Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (285 ratings)

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Enjoy the Dance

By: Heidi Cullinan
Narrated by: Iggy Toma
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Dance with your heart, and love will follow.

Kindergarten teacher Spenser Harris has carved a quiet, stable future out of his tumultuous past, but his world turns upside down the night a homeless teen appears on his doorstep - a boy whose story mirrors the one Spenser has worked so hard to overcome. The decision to shelter Duon is easy. What's tricky is juggling the network of caregivers in Duon's life, especially TomAs Jimenez.

TomAs wouldn't have hesitated to take Duon in, but his plate is already full working three jobs to support his family. Though Spenser's carefully constructed walls are clearly designed to keep the world at bay, TomAs pushes past Spenser's defenses, determined to ensure the man is worthy of his charge. As the two of them grow closer, TomAs dares to dream of a life beyond his responsibilities, and Spenser begins to believe he might finally find a home of his own after all.

But Spenser and TomAs's world is forever poised to crash down around their ears. Duon's grandmother isn't sure she wants him to be raised by a gay man and challenges Spenser's custody. TomAs's undocumented parents could be deported at any time, and all the while the state of Minnesota votes on a constitutional amendment against marriage equality and the US Supreme Court debates whether or not Spenser and TomAs get a happily ever after. All they can do is hold tight to their love, hope for a better future...and remind each other to enjoy the dance.

©2016 Heidi Cullinan (P)2016 Heidi Cullinan
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Just Dance

This book wrought so many emotions in my heart that I was crying and sometimes shouting at the same time. Good writing can do that but so can characters relatable to those we see daily and love singularly.

Enjoy the dance brings to light a host of issues in a way that is poignant and thoughtful. It also serves as a light to show how far we have come.

It is not only a truly beautiful love story it is an empowering life story.

Enjoy your dance my friends but love your life in its darkness and in its light. That's what this book says, in darkness there is strength in daring to hope and love and of course..to dance.

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Sublime... Love and Social Justice

The story of Tomas, Spencer, and Duon is more than a HEA is a story that sublimely wove real life events and characters facing the challenges. I recommend reading all of Heidi Cullinan's books, but this one I've read several times and I'm moved each time. Iggy Toma is magical in bringing these characters and their stories to life.
Thank you both for making the story more and for bringing LGBT people of colour to life.

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Spencer and Tomás

Nothing short of Freakin' Amazing! Heidi has topped herself with this one. Tomás, Spencer, and Duon create a beautiful life; full of family and love. I enjoyed seeing Ed and Laurie, Oliver and Charles, and Vicki all from Dance with Me and Marcus from Let it Snow. All the supporting characters added so much to the story, they became parts of the family that Tomás and Spencer create. My favorite moment in the midst of so many wonderful moments was when Oliver thanks Tomás for allowing him to create a light against the darkness. It left me speechless.
Standing ovation Ms. Cullinan!
Highly recommended author and series

Audiobook: Iggy Toma is perfection

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Another smartly written book by HC

When I picked up this book, I wasn't expecting something with so many political undertones. I was hoping for fluff. While this story has an almost fantastical happy ending, it was not the fluff I was looking for. I was delighted, however, to find a continuation of Dance With Me; even though Ed and Laury aren't the main characters in this book, they play an active roll throughout. As with many other HC works, this one is a slow burn, romantically, with limited love scenes. This book is more cerebral and hear felt than... er... OTHER reasons why you might pick up a romance novel with a mature rating, but well worth the read. Iggy did a great job with the narration, even though he struggled with Latin accents.

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DNF

This is probably a good story, if you can find it. I like to read to get away from day-to-day life. This book is all about politics and beats one over the head with everything from LGBT to immigration issues in great detail. Couldn't finish it, which is unfortunate, because this is one of my favorite narrators.

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Sweet and Tender

Tomas and Spenser are both young men striving to do good in a world full of complications. Tomas has the responsibility of providing for his family. Spenser is doing the best he can as both a teacher and foster father. Together they overcome obstacles both internal and external, while falling in love with each other.

The story is a little cheesy, but it’s sweet with an edge of angst. The writing is good, but there’s a bit of too much telling for my taste and it can sometimes sound preachy. Overall, this is a sweet story and of tenderness.

Iggy Toma does a fantastic job with the narration.

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So Relevant

An insightful and relevant novel that inspired me to stop hiding from our painfully conflicted society. Am donating to the homeless youth organization the author describes in her story. While that’s not only the reason I recommend reading this book, it’s an unexpected gift to see a little more deeply into the lives of people struggling for equality.
Excellent narrator.

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An excellent record of the time

This is a very well written chronicle of a very important era in the US. It also deals with some important LGBTQ issues. Most of all it presents an interesting concept on the best way to live life.

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Good story but....

I was very excited for this audio....I love the combination of Iggy Toma and Heidi Cullinan. This story started of great. I loved the interactions between Spenser and Tomas. I just felt that their story was over shadowed by the politics that were happening during this time. Narration was great. I am a huge fan of Iggy!

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Please Heidi write book three

4.5-5 stars

I loved the first book 'Dance with Me' and all the care that Heidi took to create it. She also took great care to write this second book as well and also wove historical events effortlessly into the story. This is a sequel but also a continuation of the first book as well as a focus on a new couple with additional family added. As I listened to Iggy Toma narrate the first book, I was caught up in his precise pronunciation which perfectly characterized Laurie Parker. In this book, his voice was focused more on the softer sounds of Spencer, Duon and Tomás. I highly praise Ms. Cullinan and Mr. Toma for the seamless way the story continued from the first to second book.

When I was middle school age, for 5 years my parents cared for 4 foster boys who lived in our home. I have both good and bad memories of that time. The good ones are for the boys my parents selflessly helped become adults. So most stories that have a foster child tug at my heartstrings. Wonderful what Spencer and Tomás did for Duon.

My heart was almost constantly in my throat over Tomás's family situation with his parents being undocumented is heartbreaking. Laurie's godfather was a godsend in helping get them legal. But also sad in that it takes knowing the right people to allow that to happen. This complicated situation is still with us and made worse every year.

The story was set during the nail biting time of Minnesota voting on an amendment to outlaw gay marriage. Spencer could loose his job and Tomás could loose his parents. Talk about angst. After each major event in the voting I would stop the narration and check Wikipedia for the facts, mostly to clearly understand the timeline. Wonderful that gay marriage is the law of the land now, but there are forces that are out to try and change that. So even in victory there is fear.

Heidi wrung lots of tears from me on this one. I look forward to re listening to both books.

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