The Christmas Dance

A Second Chance, Small-Town Romance

By: River Ford

Narrated by: Jenn Lee

Thirty years ago, Val Blanchard met the love of her life over Christmas break. But after the dancing, the kisses under the mistletoe, and the gingerbread houses were all eaten, he walked out of her life. She never forgot him, and that made it hard to move on.

Richard Cook didn't forget either. He lived a good life with the mother of his children until she passed away. Years later, he's wondering about his first love. The girl he gave up to pursue his dream of becoming a ballroom champion. Christmas is in the air as he returns to the small town he last saw her. He's relieved to find her still running the family ballroom until she locks herself in the bathroom and refuses to talk to him.

Can a little dancing and fresh gingerbread give them a second chance?

©2020, 2021 Charity Bradford (P)2021 Charity Bradford

Christmas Dance

What a fabulous beginning to this series. We are introduced to Eureka in love series with a. Christmas Dance Young love that was lost , after a lifetime they find themselves back in the same small town to rekindle their love. The narration is fabulous

A very sweet and clean romance.

A very sweet and clean second chance romance. Val and Rick meet up again after 30 years. Christmastime. Gingerbread. Dancing. Hot kisses. Forgiveness? Family. Friends.
The narration is also sweet and a fun listen. 5 stars there, too.
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this audiobook from Story Origin.

Val and Rick

A sweet story of love rekindled. Val is a local kid, who dances, comes for middle income family. Richard visits Eureka Springs, also dances, but comes from money. The two hit it off. Rick’s family wants him to compete in professional ballroom dancing and keeps him away from Val. Years later Rick marries and has kids. His wife dies, and his adult daughter encourages him to find Val. This brings him back to Eureka Springs, and his attempt to reunite with Val. Rick was a good family man, who loved his first wife. One or two mentions of this would have been sufficient.
Overall, the story is well written and characters are well developed. I used the audio version; the narrator did a great job.

I received a free copy of the audiobook and am voluntarily leaving my review.

sweet and hopeful

As a 45 yo single woman (divorced, but same difference), I found this second chance at love story sweet and hopeful.
I would have loved to learn more of the characters, see their daily effort to be together, but the overall story was well-written and interesting.
The narrator did a great job narrating this story.
I received a free review copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Holiday read

Sweet story for the holiday season. Never too late to rekindle first love. Narrator's warm tone made the story a very enjoyable listen. Engaging storytelling!