Review: A Whole Lot of Dance and A Whole Lot of Love Make for a Great Series!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 19, 2013
The Dance 'n' Luv Series is a delightful introduction  to the high pressure world of dance that most of us know only as spectators.  The series includes Books 1-3 each one focusing on one of the Richardson siblings.  In Touch Me and Tango, we meet Parker Richardson, the older brother who has been the rock of the family since their parents died. In order to care for his sisters, Parker stayed close to home and started a gardening business.  Love and a whole lot of Tango comes into his life when Tanya Gentilliano, a ballroom dance superstar comes back to their small town and hooks up with Parker, the `boy next door' she hasn't seen for ten years. In Kiss Me Dancer, Casey Richardson meets everyone's "dream man" Drew Bryne, who is wealthy, gorgeous as well as arrogant and obnoxious.  Ultimately he redeems himself and becomes a partner worthy of Casey. The third Richardson sibling, Jenna, appears in Stars Love and Pirouettes. Jenna, a star ballerina at the top of her game, is offered a once in a lifetime opportunity. Smarting from a "quickie" love affair with an internationally famous choreographer, she is swept off her feet by an equally famous movie star. Each of these hotshot bad boys makes Jenna question her values and what she really wants and needs to do win her life. The collection winds up with the short story Snow Dance.  Amanda Kushinski a former Broadway Dancer, heads to a small northeastern town to lick her wounds and start fresh. Looking for solitude and anonymity the last thing she wants is another man. Burned out? You bet. Ross McNeil in his own way is as burned out as as Amanda is. He's just more determined to do something about it. And so begins a love story of an unlikely pair of lovers who discover they are not as `burned out' as they thought. This is a delightful collection of stories each revolving around the world of dance. The characters are memorable, the story lines are interesting.  In each story the interaction between the main characters is the driving force that helps them both work through a challenging time. Lots of Dance and Lots of Love make this collection a "must read".  Highly recommended.