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Brittany
BRIAN. BYRON. RALPH. MITCHELL. The four men that made Brittany Townsend’s unique life heaven and hell. A gifted dancer hailing from Richmond’s Southside, she was determined to make it to Broadway…until someone threw salt in the game… DOMINIQUE. Spoiled, pampered and accustomed to getting her every desire was nothing new to the daughter of a well-known family, except when it came to dance… Step inside a world where competition is everything, second place won’t do and location could determine your final destiny… COULD YOU HANDLE BEING EVERYTHING YOU REALLY WANTED TO BE?
252 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 17, 2007
11 people want to read
About the author
Loretta R. Walls
8 books62 followersLoretta R. Walls has been writing since the age of thirteen and was inspired after reading Secrets by Danielle Steel. Throughout her teen years, she completed over a dozen books for personal enjoyment. Her debut novel, Spices of Life was released in 2005.
An innovative thinker, Loretta enjoys taking her audience to places most dream of visiting and all the while, making her readers feel as if they are among it all. The author enjoys taking risks with her creativity, always striving for a new level of interest with her characters she places in the forefront.
In 2006, she also became a top ten finalist in Cushcity.com’s “Best New Author Contest”, which featured over a hundred new authors vying for a finalist position.
In December 2007, Ms. Walls established Nu Cherte Publishing. Nu Cherte is French and means, “To Expose At A High Cost.” Her third novel, A Fantasy of Love made its debut under the Nu Cherte imprint, receiving rave reviews.
RENDEZVOUS was released in June 2010 and sparked a new audience with an interest in office drama. Due to the reader’s demand, RENDEZVOUS 2: Nieva’s Dilemma was created and released in August 2011.
The debut of Embue was featured in the SK MINI’S imprint release of Undressed, Inc. (November 2011). Visit the webpage at: www.nucherte.com/Embue.aspx for details.
The author lives in the Richmond, Virginia area with her family.
The Princess of Original Urban Romance is like no other when it comes to writing a story.
For more information about the author, please visit the following websites:
Email: www.nucherte.com
www.facebook.com/lorettarwalls
www.twitter.com/NCPCEO
An innovative thinker, Loretta enjoys taking her audience to places most dream of visiting and all the while, making her readers feel as if they are among it all. The author enjoys taking risks with her creativity, always striving for a new level of interest with her characters she places in the forefront.
In 2006, she also became a top ten finalist in Cushcity.com’s “Best New Author Contest”, which featured over a hundred new authors vying for a finalist position.
In December 2007, Ms. Walls established Nu Cherte Publishing. Nu Cherte is French and means, “To Expose At A High Cost.” Her third novel, A Fantasy of Love made its debut under the Nu Cherte imprint, receiving rave reviews.
RENDEZVOUS was released in June 2010 and sparked a new audience with an interest in office drama. Due to the reader’s demand, RENDEZVOUS 2: Nieva’s Dilemma was created and released in August 2011.
The debut of Embue was featured in the SK MINI’S imprint release of Undressed, Inc. (November 2011). Visit the webpage at: www.nucherte.com/Embue.aspx for details.
The author lives in the Richmond, Virginia area with her family.
The Princess of Original Urban Romance is like no other when it comes to writing a story.
For more information about the author, please visit the following websites:
Email: www.nucherte.com
www.facebook.com/lorettarwalls
www.twitter.com/NCPCEO
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December 29, 2008
Ballerina Booty
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Ballerina Booty, June 12, 2008
Brittany Townsend is an gifted dancer from the south side of Richmond Va. She is destined for great things. Though Brittany is the star of TV Show Dance Nation, her dream is to become a star on Broadway. Brittany is part of a group of dancers and Ralph is her dance partner. They work well together and are such good friends that Ralph kind of takes on the roll of her protector. Other dancers include Vivienne, Dan, Dominique, and Rodney. Dominique and Brittany have been arch enemies since their days at Julliard. The dance group gets a visit from the hottest choreographer to hit the scene, Mitchell Londano for auditions to join his dance group. When the results come in Brittany and Ralph are the lead with Vivienne and Dan in the 1st position and Dominique and her partner in 2nd position. This is not to Dominique's liking as she is a spoiled brat, who is used to getting her way. Dominique will do anything to sabotage Brittany. Will she be successful in her plot to ruin Brittany?
Just when things are starting to look up for Brittany and her dreams seem within reach, Brittany's married boss Byron starts wreaking havoc on her life, unable to take rejection as she has ended their once sexually relationship. To make matters worse her abusive ex Brian is released from prison and he wants what once belonged to him (Brittany). Brittany has fought hard to overcome the damage Brian has done to her soul and is trying to keep moving on with the new love of her life her new dance teacher Mitchell. Brittany also has her older half sister Cleodeena in her corner to support her 100%. Cleo is the owner of an up and coming hot spot restaurant `Cleo Class'. We learn quite a bit about Cleo in the book and she has a story to tell. Tragedy hits the night of the group's big performance and Brittany ends up in the hospital with her dream ripped from under her. Will Brittany persevere thru this tragedy? Will the culprit be found out? Will Brittany ex Brian cause a ruckus in her relationship with Mitchell? How does the gang come out with their leading lady down and out? Will Cleo and Mitchell be able to help Brittany as her dream is taken away in a heartbeat or will she push them away and wallow in misery? Readers receive the answers to these and many more question as no stone is left uncovered.
Kudos to Author Loretta Walls for penning a great story that deals with educated people. It was a pleasure to read about successful black characters that had good morals. While I love a great hood story this was a pleasant surprise. Loretta expresses herself very well. I tended to get mental picture reading her vivid descriptions. I love that the fact this book has minimal cursing in it. The editing is great and the cover is simple but eye catching; I love the pretty black woman with the look of determination on her face. Loretta, keep up the great work and I look forward to reading more of your work in the future.
SiStar Tea
ARC Book Club Inc.
Star Rating: 5
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Ballerina Booty, June 12, 2008
Brittany Townsend is an gifted dancer from the south side of Richmond Va. She is destined for great things. Though Brittany is the star of TV Show Dance Nation, her dream is to become a star on Broadway. Brittany is part of a group of dancers and Ralph is her dance partner. They work well together and are such good friends that Ralph kind of takes on the roll of her protector. Other dancers include Vivienne, Dan, Dominique, and Rodney. Dominique and Brittany have been arch enemies since their days at Julliard. The dance group gets a visit from the hottest choreographer to hit the scene, Mitchell Londano for auditions to join his dance group. When the results come in Brittany and Ralph are the lead with Vivienne and Dan in the 1st position and Dominique and her partner in 2nd position. This is not to Dominique's liking as she is a spoiled brat, who is used to getting her way. Dominique will do anything to sabotage Brittany. Will she be successful in her plot to ruin Brittany?
Just when things are starting to look up for Brittany and her dreams seem within reach, Brittany's married boss Byron starts wreaking havoc on her life, unable to take rejection as she has ended their once sexually relationship. To make matters worse her abusive ex Brian is released from prison and he wants what once belonged to him (Brittany). Brittany has fought hard to overcome the damage Brian has done to her soul and is trying to keep moving on with the new love of her life her new dance teacher Mitchell. Brittany also has her older half sister Cleodeena in her corner to support her 100%. Cleo is the owner of an up and coming hot spot restaurant `Cleo Class'. We learn quite a bit about Cleo in the book and she has a story to tell. Tragedy hits the night of the group's big performance and Brittany ends up in the hospital with her dream ripped from under her. Will Brittany persevere thru this tragedy? Will the culprit be found out? Will Brittany ex Brian cause a ruckus in her relationship with Mitchell? How does the gang come out with their leading lady down and out? Will Cleo and Mitchell be able to help Brittany as her dream is taken away in a heartbeat or will she push them away and wallow in misery? Readers receive the answers to these and many more question as no stone is left uncovered.
Kudos to Author Loretta Walls for penning a great story that deals with educated people. It was a pleasure to read about successful black characters that had good morals. While I love a great hood story this was a pleasant surprise. Loretta expresses herself very well. I tended to get mental picture reading her vivid descriptions. I love that the fact this book has minimal cursing in it. The editing is great and the cover is simple but eye catching; I love the pretty black woman with the look of determination on her face. Loretta, keep up the great work and I look forward to reading more of your work in the future.
SiStar Tea
ARC Book Club Inc.
Star Rating: 5
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