First Position: A brand-new spicy romance of forbidden love. A passionate and thrilling debut for 2023!

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So edgy, so different, with a constant undercurrent of tension whether on the stage or in the bedroom… Raw and addictive. A special thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for providing me with a digital reviewer copy in exchange for my honest thoughts. Fast forward to 2023, and they’ve been engaged for eight months and share a son together named Deveraux ‘Devi’ Octavian Basil Jagger, 6.

First Position: A brand-new spicy romance of forbidden love

I was originally working on a dance show … a bigger version of the ballet (Hamrick choreographed) to Rolling Stones music. To give you a bit more insight into the bulk of her personality, here's how Jocelyn's mind works: "He pushes his hips into mine and I remember again why I'm having this fling.I enjoyed the alternating perspectives of Sylvie and Jocelyn as they both navigated the incredibly grueling world of ballet but I do wish they were a little bit more drawn, I think the base for these characters was great I just wanted more depth.

First Position by Melanie Hamrick | Waterstones

I particularly liked the beginning that framed her diligence just to have it fall apart as the story progressed. I understand the issues that she had, but the way she treated people throughout the story just rubbed me the wrong way. At first his eyes stay on the stage, even as he turns his head toward me, and then with a slow blink, he looks me in the eye. So edgy, so different, with a constant undercurrent of tension whether on the stage or in the bedroom. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

First Position - Kindle edition by Hamrick, Melanie

But as her star in the company rises, every rule gets broken and she becomes a version of herself she no longer recognizes. When the two of us make eye contact it’s like a lit match meeting gasoline … She burns bright and hot and fast, often burning those who aren’t afraid to touch her. He gets up, and for a moment I feel a plunge of regret that I didn’t say anything interesting and instead sat here dumbly. Ebooks fulfilled through Glose cannot be printed, downloaded as PDF, or read in other digital readers (like Kindle or Nook).When you see this cover and read the words "First Position," you might think that this is a simply a book about the dark side of ballet. The dark side of being a ballerina was really interesting to me but overall I was underwhelmed in the end and wanted more of a connection to the story. McGregor commissions a bunch of female choreographers to make up for the overwhelming dominance of men in the repertoire, something that all the major companies have been doing in the last decade, attempting to catch up with gender equality. Excerpted from FIRST POSITION by Melanie Hamrick, published by Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC. Asked if she ever saw herself married, Melanie said: “I don’t know, I’m kind of like, a live-in-the-moment type of person, so who knows.