The Unraveling
By (Author) Melanie Hamrick
HarperCollins Publishers
HQ
1st January 2025
26th September 2024
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Erotic romance
Dark romance
Contemporary lifestyle fiction
Romance: the rich / famous / powerful
Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction
Sports fiction
Narrative theme: Love and relationships
813.6
Hardback
352
Width 159mm, Height 240mm, Spine 33mm
560g
Torn between duty and desire . . .
my fate is in his hands.
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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, Jocelyns world is instantly turned upside down. Her only way out securing a donor for her position at Londons Royal National Ballet.
Jocelyn cant afford to lose this, but something about her sponsor, the charismatic Alistair Cavendish sets a fire in her. What she feels when shes 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
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Readers are INTOXICATED by Melanie Hamrick!
Melanie Hamricks debut novel treads similar obsessional ground to the film Black Swan in its steamy imaginings of backstage shenanigans at a ballet company The Times
It was dark, there were twists, it was hot!
Compelling absolutely fascinating Daily Mail
Addictive like Black Swan. Perfect for those who love spicy, explicit, forbidden romance'
[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
Readers LOVE Melanie Hamrick!
[An] addictive novel perfect for those who love their story with forbidden and steamy elements for a romance book
Addictive like Black Swan. Perfect for those who love spicy, explicit, forbidden romance.
This is probably one of the best representations of ballet and the ballet world I have read in a fiction book.
It was dark, there were twists, it was hot!
Raw emotions, dirty reality of jealousy, pain and dance set in the harsh world of elite ballet.
Melanie Hamrick is a mother, a ballerina, a producer, a choreographer, and a writer. Born and raised in Virginia, Melanie began dancing at a young age. Her career as a ballerina spanned over sixteen years with American Ballet Theatre. While travelling the world with her family and for work, Melanie has always carried novels and notebooks with her. Melanie's passion for reading and dance inspired her to write her first novel, First Position.