Book Description:
Jared Hartley is happy. He has a
starring role in a popular West End musical, great friends, adoring
fans and his own flat in Central London. A relationship is not
something he has ever really wanted. Making big plans for the future
is not in his nature – Jared is content with his single status and
enjoying all the benefits of that lifestyle.
He doesn’t even realise something is missing in his life.
Until he meets Fenix.
Fenix Bergman has a dream – to perform on Broadway. When he gets offered the lead role in Poison – a new musical based in London, he accepts, immediately recognising the huge potential of the show.
Fenix thinks he has his life completely figured out – he will move to London, help Poison become the new West End hit and bide his time until Broadway comes knocking on his door. He has never wished for anything else but proving to himself and the world that he is a performer worthy of the biggest theatre stage.
Until he meets Jared.
Jared and Fenix’s lives collide and they fill each other’s missing pieces. Neither of them expects to feel so much, so fast for the other.
Neither of them expects to need someone so badly when love hasn’t even been in their plans.
But when Fenix’s star becomes too bright for London, will the dream he’s chased all his life ruin the dream he’s holding in his hands?
Will he survive getting everything he’s ever wanted?
Will Jared?
*explicit sexual content, graphic language and adult themes. Recommended for readers 18+ only*
He doesn’t even realise something is missing in his life.
Until he meets Fenix.
Fenix Bergman has a dream – to perform on Broadway. When he gets offered the lead role in Poison – a new musical based in London, he accepts, immediately recognising the huge potential of the show.
Fenix thinks he has his life completely figured out – he will move to London, help Poison become the new West End hit and bide his time until Broadway comes knocking on his door. He has never wished for anything else but proving to himself and the world that he is a performer worthy of the biggest theatre stage.
Until he meets Jared.
Jared and Fenix’s lives collide and they fill each other’s missing pieces. Neither of them expects to feel so much, so fast for the other.
Neither of them expects to need someone so badly when love hasn’t even been in their plans.
But when Fenix’s star becomes too bright for London, will the dream he’s chased all his life ruin the dream he’s holding in his hands?
Will he survive getting everything he’s ever wanted?
Will Jared?
*explicit sexual content, graphic language and adult themes. Recommended for readers 18+ only*
Book gifted from the author in exchange for an honest review.
Cover :- 5 stars
Sex/steaminess :- 4 stars
Story line :- 5 stars
Characters :-4 stars
Overall rating :- 4.5 stars
Personal rating :- 5 stars
Book Pairing:- M/M
Did it give me a book hangover :- Yes
Is this a review book or personal read :- Review Read
Why I chose this book?
The author let me proof read and Beta read this book.
What I liked about this book.
* Hot and steamy
* It's not all romance there is angst thrown in.
* The author has created a great world that sucks you in.
What I didn't like about this book.
* Adam lol but the author already Knows that.
Would I read more from this author?
Yes
Would I recommend this book?
Yes to M/M Lovers. This is also a good book to help start someone on the M/M genre.
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Author bio:
Hi, my name is Teodora and I live in
London with my husband Ted and my son Jason. I've been writing ever
since I can remember, but it became my full time job in 2010 when I
decided that everything else I've tried bores me to death and I have
to do what I've always wanted to do, but never had the guts to fully
embrace. I've been a journalist, an editor, a personal assistant and
an interior designer among another things, but as soon as the novelty
of the new, exciting job wears off, I always go back to writing.
Being twitchy, impatient, loud and hasty are not qualities that help
a writer, because I have to sit alone, preferably still, and write
for most of the day, but I absolutely love it. It's the only time
that I'm truly at peace and the only thing I can do for more than ten
minutes at a time - my son has a bigger attention span than me.
When I'm procrastinating, I like to go to the gym, cook Italian meals (and eat them), read, listen to rock music, watch indie movies and True Blood re-runs. Or, in the worst case scenario, get beaten at every Wii game by a six year old.
When I'm procrastinating, I like to go to the gym, cook Italian meals (and eat them), read, listen to rock music, watch indie movies and True Blood re-runs. Or, in the worst case scenario, get beaten at every Wii game by a six year old.
Give Away
Music
playlist
The idea for Dance
was born in a single day when a lot of things happened almost at once
– I went to a West End musical, saw the cover photo and listened to
Fall Out Boy’s ‘Save Rock and Roll’ album for the first time.
That album is the biggest musical inspiration for the book. I
listened to it the whole time while writing and imagined ‘Poison’
as a Fall Out Boy inspired musical.
‘The Phoenix’ is
Fenix’s song. It fits him so well! That last scene in the musical,
the one from the cover shot, I imagined it with ‘My songs know what
you did in the dark’ playing in the background. And there were a
few days when I couldn’t listen to ‘Just One Yesterday’ without
imagining Jared heartbroken and alone.
Shortly after I
finished writing Dance, I went to see Fall Out Boy live and it was
such an amazing experience. I felt their songs were already such a
huge part of me, of my characters, of the story, that it felt
different than every other live show I’ve seen.
I also listened to
Fall Out Boy’s ‘Infinity On High’ a lot. I rediscovered that
album while writing Dance. I hadn’t listened to it in ages and I
remembered how much I used to love it. It was like rereading my
favourite book and discovering some things I’ve missed the first
time around.
I did listen to
other music besides Fall Out Boy while writing. I have a new band
crush, and lead singer crush, in the face of New Politics and their
lead singer David Boyd. They are awesome! And David... God, the man
is wild! They were supporting Fall Out Boy on their tour and I saw
them live, too, and let me tell you – I’d pay just to see them
next time! They sound incredible and David is a natural entertainer.
For the quieter
moments in the book, I felt like I needed calmer music, which is not
usually my style. I listened to a lot of Lorde, Ed Sheeran and
Imagine Dragons, as well as BBC Radio One Live Lounge albums.
Here’s the full
playlist for Dance.
- The Phoenix – Fall Out Boy
- My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark - Fall Out Boy
- Alone Together - Fall Out Boy
- Where Did The Party Go - Fall Out Boy
- Just One Yesterday - Fall Out Boy
- The Mighty Fall - Fall Out Boy
- Miss Missing You - Fall Out Boy
- Death Valley - Fall Out Boy
- Young Volcanoes - Fall Out Boy
- Rat A Tat - Fall Out Boy
- Save Rock And Roll - Fall Out Boy
- Monster – Imagine Dragons
- Me, I’m not – Nine Inch Nails
- Royals – Lorde
- Kiss me – Ed Sheeran
- Grade 8 – Ed Sheeran
- Yeah, Yeah, Yeah – New Politics
- Tonight You’re Perfect – New Politics
- Harlem – New Politics
- Seaside – The Kooks
- Loverboy – You Me At Six
- Underdog – You Me At Six
I bought this the other day. I can not wait until the weekend when I can start reading!
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