A Steel Rose

By Mary A. Felkins

Description:

A ballerina who won’t dance.
A smitten widower.
And the town that’s wooing them both.

Rose Stevens lost it all after one devastating night in Seattle. Five years later, she’s living her forsaken dream by training ballerina hopefuls at her studio in Wild Rose Ridge. It’s the only life she can bear. But can she hang onto it?

During his brief stay in the ridge, workaholic widower Jon Arrington must prove to his meddling in-laws he’s a great dad—even investing in his daughter’s dream to dance professionally. But it will require him to interact with Rose, the woman he watched perform years ago … and with whom he stupidly fell in love.

If Jon’s daughter can pull off a flawless performance at the spring festival, it will put a stop to Rose’s landlord’s attempt to close her doors. But his impulsive decision to remove his daughter from the ballet corners an unprepared Rose to take her place.

The conundrum forces her to choose between the life she secretly longs for or the man who stirs memories of tragic loss. Or is the enchanting town of Wild Rose Ridge working its magic to give them a second chance at love?

Book Takeaway:

A second chance at love is possible no matter the difficulty of past circumstances.

Why the author wrote this book:

This was inspired by the steel rose my daughter's boyfriend welded for her 18th birthday. It had a story it wanted to tell, that beautiful art can be formed under extreme heat.