The Ballerina & The Fighter

The Ballerina Series, Book 1

By: Ursula Sinclair

Narrated by: Matthew Whitfield

I travel through life dancing.

All I ever wanted to do was dance, as did my best friend. We'd made so many plans together, but one night an explosion changed it all. Only one of us survived, and I promised myself I'd succeed for us both. And I did, until an accident almost ruined my career, but Maze came back into my life when I needed him most. He pulled me out of the depths of my despair. But could I save him now?

I travel through life fighting.

It had always been Ivy; from the first moment I saw her leaping through the air like she had wings to lift her from the ground. But she was my dream, something I wanted more than anything else in my life. I promised myself I would stay away from her. Violence followed me everywhere and I tried to keep her far away from it. She was my point of illumination in the dark tumultuous world I lived in. But I could not stay away from her. Not when I knew she needed me. As much as I needed her. But could she accept me as I am?

©2013 LaVerne Thompson (P)2014 LaVerne Thompson

colorful bwwm story

colorful bwwm story with a irritating cliff hanger. finally got interesting. then the end.. ugh

Cliffhanger

I wish I'd known that this had a cliffhanger before I started listening to it; guess I should have read some reviews first. I'm disappointed that the cliffhanger wasn't disclosed in the books blurb .

Gut Wrenching

Quick read. Emotional, gut wrenching the fighter and the ballerina. if you like JCrownover, The Point you will thoroughly enjoy.

An Interesting New Adult Story

4 Stars / 2 Steam Fans

This was a fun, sweet, with a little bit of sexy story. Ivy and Maze meet when they are vacationing and have an instant attraction; however, Ivy is a teenager and Maze is getting ready to move around the world then tragedy strikes. Maze and Ivy go their separate ways until Maze seeks out a reconnection with Ivy years later. Secrets are revealed and reconnections are made. This story was very much a new adult story by a black author that I had never read anything from.

This book was read for #blackathon challenge - Hear Us and #romancegenreathon.

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Super good story

I really liked this. The whole bi-racial thing was mention maybe once... and didn't really play a big part of the story...which I liked, because the story is not about the color of thier skin, but the characters themselves...

Now I felt doom and gloom through the first half of the book because the blurp says someone is going to die.. and soon as we Ivy's BFF we know... doom and gloom is on the horizon.

Now... Maze... the whole Chinese Mafia thing through me for a loop...but I liked it... it was a nice dramatic touch to the story...

But the ending... Seriously... can you say CLIFFHANGER...

This book was time well spent.. worth a credit or a sale... maybe not a buy unless it's under 10 bucks, which I think this was... so happy listening...

Oh... narration was pretty good too!