Publisher: Wedlock Publishing
Date of publication: October 2017
Best friends since sixth grade. A ten-year high school reunion. A truth they’ve danced around for a decade.
Unlucky-in-love Sophie Perez knows her divorce won’t be easy—but she doesn’t expect it to be dangerous. So when things get ugly, she agrees to move in with Pete Nicos, her commitment-phobic best friend since childhood. Pete has always been there for Sophie, just like she’s been there for him. At first, taking her in seems like the best option, but soon her tantalizing proximity blurs the lines of friendship. With their high school reunion on the horizon will they find closure, forgiveness, and new beginnings?
Ten Year Dance is a contemporary love story, rich with engaging and relatable characters trying to find themselves and each other. Ara Grigorian’s latest will stay with you long after you turn the final page.
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My thoughts:
Ten Year Dance, Sophie and Pete have been best friends since the sixth grade. They are both finally unattached and the attrction is coming to the surface. Will the upcoming ten year high school reunion bring them together finally or tear them a[part for good? This is one of my favorite troupes in books. Friends to lovers is always fun to read and makes for great romance
For the most part, I enjoyed the story. It's a pretty clean romance. I did like some of the glimpses into Sophie and Pete's history. It helped set the stage for their adult relationship. My biggest issue with the story was the length. I felt like it took too long to get to the HEA. There were to many places where a declaration could have been made only to be interrupted. That got a little exasperating at times. There was probably parts of the book that could have been cut out to shorten the length. Still, it's worth picking up. I look forward to more from this author in the future.
Ten Year Dance, Sophie and Pete have been best friends since the sixth grade. They are both finally unattached and the attrction is coming to the surface. Will the upcoming ten year high school reunion bring them together finally or tear them a[part for good? This is one of my favorite troupes in books. Friends to lovers is always fun to read and makes for great romance
For the most part, I enjoyed the story. It's a pretty clean romance. I did like some of the glimpses into Sophie and Pete's history. It helped set the stage for their adult relationship. My biggest issue with the story was the length. I felt like it took too long to get to the HEA. There were to many places where a declaration could have been made only to be interrupted. That got a little exasperating at times. There was probably parts of the book that could have been cut out to shorten the length. Still, it's worth picking up. I look forward to more from this author in the future.
Enjoy this excerpt!
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THE SHERIFF DELIVERED the divorce papers. It's
done.
My heart
slams against my ribs. Did she finally leave that toxic relationship for good?
I swerve to the curb to read Sophie's text again. Maybe I read it wrong. Maybe
my wishful mind added words that aren't there.
The sheriff delivered the divorce papers.
It's done.
Halle-freakin-lujah! I'm
elated for her, but also worried. That imbalanced jerk is capable of anything.
I'm proud of you! I
reply.
I'm not proud of myself… I hope you're on
your way, she writes. Don't be
late.
I pull
away from the curb and accelerate toward the country club. She shouldn't be
left alone now that Seth knows she's serious.
A few
minutes later I park next to her black-on-black Mini. I glance up. Sophie is
running laps around the court now. Still the All-American athlete she was in
school. Which leads to one conclusion—she's going to hurt me. Again. I can
practically feel the pain.
Watching
her now, I can't help but beam. She's free.
I slide
out of the car and grab the tennis racquet from my trunk. I don't know why I
let her talk me into these things. After sixteen years you'd think I'd be able
to say no to her once.
I stroll
onto the court just as Sophie rounds the corner and heads toward me. "Hey,
Soph."
She
slows down as she reaches me. Her golden-cinnamon eyes latch onto mine. The
breeze lifts her red hair. "You're late, Pete. Again."
"I
am an advocate for delaying pain and humiliation."
She
grins and her dimples appear, reminding me why I never say no to her. She's
awesome. I chose well back in sixth grade. My best friend then, my best friend
now.
"Dork."
She punches my arm.
I hold
her arm gently. "Soph, are you okay?"
She
shrugs. "I think so.”
We stare
at each other for a few moments. "You did the right thing."
She
studies me. "I've never quit before. Ever." The last word catches in
her throat.
I fold
her into my chest. "You did not quit. You tried. For much longer than you should have."
Her
taught body softens.
"Now
what?" I ask.
"Learn
how to breathe again. Care for myself. Begin to choose me first."
I kiss
the top of her head. "Welcome to the singles club," I whisper.
She
pulls back. "You broke up with Natalie?"
"No,
but you know what I mean."
She
steps away, shaking her head. "It's this cavalier attitude of yours about
relationships that'll leave you alone and unloved." She walks toward her
tennis bag.
I decide
not to remind her where her idealistic notions of love have left her. "You
love me," I say. "Who else do I need?"
"Yes,
I love both you and my pit bull," she says as she draws her blood-red
racquet out of the bag and executes practice swings. "But in my dog's
case"—she eyes me—"I had him fixed."
My leg
muscles spasm and my hand instinctively reaches down to protect my vitals.
"You're sick… And dangerous."
She
glances at me with her divine smile. "And you're still the same snot-nosed
twelve-year-old I met in sixth grade. C'mon, let's play."
About the Author:
Armenian by heritage, born in Iran, lived in Barcelona, and
escaped New York until he found his home in Los Angeles, Ara’s first eleven
years were both busy and confusing. The fruit salad of languages would slow
down his genetically encoded need to tell stories. Until then, an alter ego
would be required…
He received an engineering degree from California State
University Northridge and earned his MBA from the University of Southern
California. Today, he is a technology executive in the entertainment industry.
True to the Hollywood life, Ara wrote for a children’s television pilot that
could have made him rich (but didn’t) and nearly sold a video game to a major
publisher (who closed shop days later).
But something was amiss until his wife read him the riot
act. “Will you stop talking about wanting to be a writer and just do it?” So
with her support (and mandate), and their two boys serving as his muse, he
wrote stories.
Fascinated by the human species, Ara writes about choices,
relationships, and second chances. Always a sucker for a hopeful ending, he
writes contemporary romance stories. He is an alumnus of both the Santa Barbara
Writers Conference and Southern California Writers’ Conference (where he also
serves as a workshop leader). Ara is an active member of the Romance Writers of
America and its Los Angeles chapter.
Ara is represented by Stacey Donaghy.
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