Tender Dance

Deanna Roy

May 2017 · Lovers Dance Book 4 · Casey Shay Press

About this ebook

It’s happened. The worst thing I could have imagined.

The fourth emotional book of the series from six-time USA Today bestselling author Deanna Roy

Despite how hard we tried, the world has discovered my secret child.

Everyone is against us. Her adopted mother, my friends at the Dreamcatcher Dance Academy.

Even Blitz seems at a loss at how to handle my grief at losing my tender relationship with my little girl.

When a small ballet troupe asks me to join their ranks as a dancer, I wonder if it’s time to start over.

Leave everything behind.

Make a life for myself.

But Blitz Craven has one more plan for me.

And when he holds out his hand, I have to decide for the first time, what is it that I have always wanted?

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Tender Dance is book four of the Lovers Dance series, which ends with book five, Final Dance. Each book is full length and stands alone, but should be read in series order to avoid spoilers.

Ratings and reviews

With every book in this series, I love the characters more and more. Tender Dance picks up where Wicked Dance left off. What I loved so much about Tender Dance was how much Livvie comes into her own. She joins a small ballet troupe and goes on tour. For the first time she met Blitz, she's leaving him behind to chase her dream. Blitz is so unbelievably supportive of Livvie that every scene he was in was like instant swoon. It's been amazing watching both of these characters grow and build their relationship. I can't wait to see how this series ends. *This is my voluntary review of an advanced reader copy*

Tender Dance is a well written novel, delving deeply into the emotions and feelings that Livia is experiencing as she is firstly betrayed by her ex, and then has to make her way into the world of dance on her own terms. One hears less of Blitz in this installment of the story, however he is a still a stabilising influence in Livia's life. The author clearly brings out the dichotomy in most people's lives, that while we may have deep heartache on the one hand, we can be experiencing the most successful time of our lives on the other. Most people find that the moments when everything is going well in every aspect of your life are rare and far between. Livia went through highs and lows of emotions and had to work hard to overcome the influence they had on her performance, especially taking into account that she is an artistic person and therefore more inclined towards mood swings. For the most part this installment of the life and times of Livia and Blitz left me feeling a little depressed, although the book did end on a positive note. I received a copy of this book as a gift and this is my honest and voluntary review.

Olivia grows into to her own as a woman. Tender Dance is book 4 in the Lover Dance series. While each book can be read as a standalone I strongly recommend reading them in order for the most enjoyment of the over-all story. Tender Dance is primarily about Olivia. She is invited to perform with a professional dance company for a 6-month tour. She still sees Blitz during this time but she also begins forming relationships with other people in the touring company. These are the kind of relationships that she hasn't had the opportunity to have in the past because of her parents controlling everything in her life. I don't want to give anything away but at least one of the things that's been causing Olivia pain, since she's been with Blitz, is at least partially resolved. I'm looking forward to the final book in this series to see how it all plays out. An advanced copy of this book was provided to me but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author.

About the author

Deanna Roy is the six-time USA Today bestselling author of college romance, new adult, women's fiction, and children's books. Her works have been compared to Colleen Hoover, Jo Jo Moyes, and Nicholas Sparks.