Great-Uncle Harry - Michael Palin
From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, Harry, he was determined to find out more about him. The quest that followed involved hundreds of hours…
Torn between duty and desire …my fate is in his hands.***‘It was dark, there were twists, it was hot!’ âââââ***Jocelyn Banks has always felt like an outsider – having hustled for everything in her life since her childhood in rural Louisiana. But in ballet, Jocelyn has found the thing she craves most, control.But when her estranged mother dies, Jocelyn’s world is instantly turned upside down. Her only way out – securing a donor for her position at London’s Royal National Ballet.Jocelyn can’t afford to lose this, but something about her sponsor, the charismatic Alistair Cavendish sets a fire in her. What she feels when she’s with him is raw and real. Swept into a world of lust and luxury, the lure of sex and power keep clawing at her.Can Jocelyn choose between desire and duty, or is she doomed to fall into an intoxicating spiral of self-sabotage?***Readers are INTOXICATED by Melanie Hamrick!‘Melanie Hamrick’s debut novel treads similar obsessional ground to the film Black Swan in its steamy imaginings of backstage shenanigans at a ballet company’ The Times‘Compelling… absolutely fascinating’ Daily Mail‘Addictive like Black Swan. Perfect for those who love spicy, explicit, forbidden romance'' âââââ‘[An] erotic novel that pulses with Black Swan energy… combining the artistry of The Red Shoes with the eroticism of Fifty Shades of Grey’ Entertainment Weekly‘Raw emotions, dirty reality of jealousy, pain and dance set in the harsh world of elite ballet’ âââââ
From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, Harry, he was determined to find out more about him. The quest that followed involved hundreds of hours…
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