When Tiki Velasquez has to decide between jail and ballet school, the decision seems obvious. But after living on the streets in order avoid the dance world, sashaying right back into it may be too painful for her to bear. With a quick wit and a hard exterior, most people believe that messing with Tiki is just playing with fire. No one can really see that she’s only trying not to get burned.
Sonya Garrison overcame a life of poverty to reach her dream of dancing with the Russian Ballet. But once she has everything she ever wanted, she finally discovers what she really needs.
It’s 1917 in East St. Louis, Illinois. The wealthy Goodwin family and their children have been living with a dangerous secret. Suddenly, their 16 year old Negro maid Emma Lynn starts asking questions no one wants to answer. Where did she come from? Where are her parents? Why does she look like a darker version of the Goodwin daughter?
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Published: October 7, 2011
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Delia Clark finally finds happiness in a summer romance with Chase Donovan. But when the new school year begins, he turns out to be one of her students.
Seventeen-year-old Sonya Garrison knows firsthand what it means to overcome adversity. She escaped a poverty stricken home and landed a full scholarship to the DiRisio Academy of Dance Rome, Italy. But life in an unfamiliar city along with the stresses of a dance career bring a new set of challenges. And an older seductive man threatens the bond she has with her beloved Will.