Passion and Pain (Dancers and Divas #1) by Kathy Petrakis
Age Group: Young Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: October 15, 2012
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Book Description:
Does passion and desire guarantee success? Can friends really be trusted? Can true love be found beneath lust and deceit?
These are questions tenacious street dancer Elena Martinez faces as she struggles to compete against the most talented students at New York’s top Performing Arts High School. Along with her best friend, the carefree and mischievous Sebastien Duval, they are determined to make center stage.
But the singing diva Letitia has other plans. Beautiful, talented and popular, her desire for revenge could ruin everything for Elena and Sebastien. Now, they must fight against prejudice, treachery and deceit as Letitia sets out to destroy Elena’s friendships, her romance, her dignity and her dreams. Can Elena win the battle for true love, happiness and success?
Bittersweet (Dancers and Divas #2) by Kathy Petrakis
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: April 28, 2013
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Can secrets stay hidden forever? Can people really change? Are some mistakes unforgivable?
As Elena and Sebastian embark on a fresh start, will Letitia keep his secret, or will she use it to destroy them?
As Veronika falls in love, Frankie is out of rehab and trying to make amends, but will it last for either of them?
Meanwhile, as Anya is torn between loyalty to her Nana and love for Darius, could Darius fall for the new temptress, Rosa? With her stunning looks, her powerful, sensual dancing and her desire to seduce, she has everyone nervous but what secret is she hiding?
Continue the roller-coaster journey with your favorite characters as they try to survive junior year at the country’s top performing arts school.
Author Bio:
Kathy Petrakis was born and raised in Sydney Australia by Greek immigrant parents. She always had a passion for the performing arts - dancing, acting and singing but they were hobbies giving way to a traditional professional career in banking. Before this book, her writing was used to entertain friends with her unusual, and often disastrous travel adventures from around the world.
By the hand of fate, Passion and Pain and Bittersweet were born while living in London, heaven for lovers of the performing arts. After launching Passion and Pain, she returned to Sydney for the launch of the sequel, Bittersweet.
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Jay
looked at her, impressed. “That was great!” He put it to his
music and it fit perfectly. “Sing it with me?”
Elena
gulped but couldn’t refuse. They sang together, though Elena did so
very quietly. She had been so engrossed in the song that she had
totally forgotten their earlier meeting.
“You
know half of singing is confidence and the other half is emotion,”
Jay said, briefly touching her hand.” You have the heart, you just
need some confidence.” Elena felt the color rising to her cheeks
and looked away.
“Yeah,
easy for you to say.”
“How
about this?” he asked and played some more of the song while Elena
helped to finish the lyrics. “This is really helpful. Can you help
me with another song?”
“Sure,”
Elena said. She would cross the Sahara Desert for him.
They
continued collaborating until Elena finally noticed it was dark
outside.
“What
time is it?”
“Nine.
Why?”
“Holy
crap! I was supposed to be home at seven! My mom is going to kill
me!” She checked her phone. Six missed calls.
“Do
you want a lift home?” Jay asked. “It’s my fault you’re
late.”
Elena
thought about her neighborhood and the apartment block. She knew she
shouldn’t be travelling alone on the subway at this time of night,
but it was better than Jay seeing where she lived. “No, that’s
okay.”
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