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Roseheart Ballet Academy
Series · 3 books · 2021-2025

Books in series

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#1

The Rhythm of My Soul

2021

Welcome to Roseheart Ballet Academy, where the best dancers have the biggest secrets… Taryn Foster has her eyes set on becoming the first aro-ace ballerina in the academy’s company of professional dancers, and all she needs to do is graduate. But she’s haunted by the ghost of her dead sister—and now she’s living for the two of them. Teddy Walker has a serious illness. But he’s determined to hide how ill he is and continue dancing—even if it kills him. Jaidev Ngo was arrested the last time he danced. Now, he’s having a new start at Roseheart Academy, but someone here knows about his past—and that person wants revenge. The Rhythm of My Soul is book one in Elin Dyer’s new YA ballet series, where even the darkest secrets will be discovered. Please note this book contains eating disorder representation which some readers may find triggering. Look out for the sequel, Swans in the Dark, in Summer 2022!
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Swans in the Dark

2022

Roseheart Ballet Academy is back, and this semester, the secrets are darker than ever. Taryn Foster may have achieved her dream and become the first aro-ace professional ballet dancer in the Roseheart Company—but she made plenty of enemies in getting there. And now they want revenge. Ivelisse Narvaez is still in recovery for anorexia and dealing with last year’s trauma, but she’s just stumbled across a dark she’s been protecting a murderer for years. Jaidev Ngo is doing well. The new ballet master at Roseheart has promoted him within the company’s ranks and he’s never been so happy. But then his biggest fears come his brother is presumed dead, and it’s Jaidev’s fault. Swans in the Dark is the highly anticipated sequel to Madeline Dyer's The Rhythm of My Soul.
#3

Phantoms Under the Lake

2025

The electrifying third book in the Roseheart ballet series. Victoria Simmonds is fed up of newer dancers walking right over her. There’s one final thing she’s willing to do to make sure new ballet prodigy Taryn Foster never dances again—and Victoria will do it no matter what, even if it ends her own career. Scottie Harrison is close to graduating into the company, but she has a drug problem—and she refuses to admit it. She knows once one secret comes out, the rest have a habit of following, so no one can know what she did last summer, else her career in ballet will be over. And so will her freedom. Arrow Carter is a new dancer at Roseheart Academy—but he's there under false pretences. Three years ago, his sister walked out of Roseheart's doors and was never seen again. And Arrow is determined to find out why.

Authors

Elin Dyer
Elin Dyer
Author · 2 books

Elin Dyer lives on a farm in the southwest of England, where she hangs out with her Shetland ponies and writes dark and twisty young adult books. She is pursuing her MA in Creative Writing from Kingston University, having obtained a BA honors degree in English from the University of Exeter. Elin has a strong love for anything dystopian or ghostly, and she can frequently be found exploring wild places. At least one notebook is known to follow her wherever she goes. She also writes books as Madeline Dyer and Elin Annalise.

Madeline Dyer
Madeline Dyer
Author · 13 books

Madeline Dyer is a novelist, poet, and anthologist. She is the author of the SIBA-award-winning Untamed series and the Dangerous Ones trilogy, as well as the Aces in Love series (written as Elin Annalise) and the Roseheart Ballet Academy series (written as Elin Dyer). She is the editor of the Being Ace anthology and co-editor of the Unbound anthology, which was a Suspense Magazine “Best Of” 2021 pick and was named a Foreword INDIES 2021 finalist. She teaches writing and is in the final year of her MFA in Creative Writing at Kingston University London. In 2020, she founded YA Thriller Con, a yearly online celebration of everything thriller, crime, and mystery. She has a herd of Shetland ponies, loves anything ghostly, and can frequently be found exploring wild places. At least one notebook is known to follow her everywhere she goes.

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