Fifty thousand dollars for humiliating myself on national television, spending time with the woman who’d broken my heart, losing my privacy, and becoming the laughingstock of the Marine Corps. As a teenager, I’d been a ballroom champion and reality star Selena Martinez had been my dance partner and my girl. But she didn’t see herself the way I saw her. Selena had been judged for being different. And no matter how much I loved her, she didn’t love herself. Ten years later our former master coach offers me five thousand dollars a week to appear on one season of the hit show, Dancing under the Stars. I immediately say no—I have no desire to relive my painful past. Except I made a promise once to my dying best friend. I swore that I’d take care of his wife and kids if he passed away on the battlefield. Fifty thousand dollars. For humiliating myself on national television, losing my privacy, becoming the laughingstock of the Marine Corps, and facing the woman who destroyed me. Though the self-professed ugly duckling is now a beautiful swan, the girl I fell in love with is gone. Consumed with being a celebrity, her inner beauty has been replaced by an ugly lust for fame. One season, ten weeks, a small sacrifice to make for the man who’d saved my life, even if it costs me my heart. This book is a full-length standalone contemporary romance. Previous versions of this book were published as Love Waltzes In and Swing, but this edition has been completely rewritten and re-edited.

Two ballroom superstars from different corners of the world. Former best friends now sworn bitter rivals. Salomé The dance I choreographed won an Emmy—but someone else claimed it. The man I loved just got engaged—but another woman is wearing his ring. I'm the reigning world champion ballroom dancer—but I'm not "TV material." I'm too curvy. I'm too short. I'm too real. Fuck Hollywood. I'm no longer hiding behind the wings. I'm no longer letting people steal my life. I'm ready for my turn in the spotlight—no matter what the consequences. Vika I left my country, my home, my language, my heart. For a chance to have a life in America—live without prejudice and pain. For freedom, I've given my heart and soul. Love now means nothing to me but success and security. Until I met him—the long haired rock and roll drummer with a boyish grin. True love and acceptance will destroy everything I've worked for. I'm ready for my chance for happiness - no matter what the consequences.