This is because I will always run with any possible opportunity to talk about Ansel Guillaume. Truth be told, when I saw the opportunity to write an article about books with dancers, I immediately thought of Sweet Filthy Boy by Christina Lauren. When Nik and Jess dance, the chemistry is explosive, and it’s a whole level of foreplay you’ll love to witness. Daria clearly has a full understanding of the intricacies of dance movement, as well as the ability to incorporate music in her beautifully descriptive sequences. It is, dare I say, a delicate dance to choreograph.

Lovely and exciting to read but have to be written in just the right way, not too much to get caught up in the tiny details but not so vague that body parts and positions get lost in the shuffle. I would imagine writing a dance scene is a lot like writing a fight scene, or even a sex scene. Alexis Daria incorporates dance in a way that left me breathless. Now, he just has to convince her he’s not full of BS. A year passes, and the holidays are back upon us, and Nik has decided one kiss is not enough, Jess is the one. They share a kiss at the stroke of midnight that rattled both of their cages so much, they’ve spent a whole year trying to get over it. In the blinding glare, Baz and Elijah face the ultimate test: discovering if they’re stronger together…or apart.Nik Kovalenko is a Broadway hotshot, confirmed bachelor, and Jess Davenport is a ballroom champion and bona fide Scrooge. Yet all signs seem to indicate this time happiness might be within his grasp. When Baz’s mother runs for a highly sought-after public office, the media hounds drag Baz’s and Elijah’s pasts into the light. He’s even less comfortable as the object of a notorious playboy’s affections. For the first time, the prospect isn’t terrifying.Īccustomed to escaping his demons by withdrawing into his imagination, Elijah isn’t used to having a happy herd of friends. The aftershocks of their one-night stand leave giant cracks in Baz’s carefully constructed armor.

With loneliness bearing down on him, Baz hooks up-then opens up-with Elijah Prince, the guy Baz took a bullet for last year.

But as the end of college draws near, his friends-his buffer zone-are preparing to move on, while his own life is at a crippling standstill.

With the quiet help of his wealthy family, Sebastian “Baz” Acker has successfully kept his painful past at bay. Even hot messes need a happily ever after.

Dance with me by heidi cullinan