Reviews of Dance Books and Videos
Warwick, Katherine. "Noon"
(http://ballroomdancenovels.com/) . Reviewed by Heather Diodati
It took a chance of a lifetime for Breck Noon to rise out of poverty and a life of misery and torture at the hand of his bitter widower father. The Dubois generously took Breck under their wing with the idea of his being dance partner to their accomplished daughter, the stubborn, vain Nicole.
Breck, who had never danced before, progressed at an amazing rate at the hands of their dance teacher, Reuben. Before long, Breck and Nicole were ready for their first dance competition.
Katherine's true-to-life recounts of the hours of training and preparations for the dance competitions as well as the excitement when one is involved in dancing as a competitor brought back many fond memories and awakened feelings that I had forgotten about as an ex-ballroom/Latin dance competitor; the feeling of what it was like to be in the midst of a sea of excited faces, the hawk-eyed judges standing poised and ready with their pads and pens; and the glitter of the costumes of other competitors on the dance floor, impatiently standing in front of their partners, but appearing so patient and polished as we all waited, on pins and needles and with stomachs full of butterflies, for the sound of those first notes played by the D.J. or band.
This romance novel has everything to keep you so riveted that you hesitate to put the book down until you've read every last page. The budding romance, or you might call it a love/hate relationship, between the two teenagers Breck and Nicole; the conflicts and fights with Trey who wanted Nicole so badly that he would do anything to get her; the abuse from Breck's father
Well you'll just have to read it and see!
Highly recommended reading for all romance novel readers as well as for dance lovers. If you're just a romance novel lover this book may give you the urge to take those dance lessons you've dreamed about!
Purchase Katherine Warwick's "Noon" from Amazon.com.
If you love romance novels you can read about her non-dance-related works at: www.katherinewarwick.com
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