The Ballerina's Secret

The Ballerina's Secret
Teri Wilson

Can he play the music of her heart?Finally landing her dream role, Ballerina Tess Wilde had just got used to hiding her deafness from the world. Determined not to let anything get in the way of success, she can’t help but wish the brooding piano accompanist Julian Shine would leave her alone… Or that she could leave him alone…

Tessa Wilde had a glittering career in front of her...

And then the accident happened.

Ballerina Tessa Wilde had gotten used to hiding her deafness from the world—in fact, she had just landed a role of a lifetime.

If only Julian Shine, brooding piano accompanist, would leave her alone. Or if she could leave him alone.

When he played, she could hear...every note. So was it real? Or was it the music of her heart?

TERI WILSON is a novelist for Mills & Boon. She is the author of Unleashing Mr. Darcy, now a Hallmark Channel Original Movie. Teri is also a contributing writer at www.HelloGiggles.com (http://www.HelloGiggles.com), a lifestyle and entertainment website founded by Zooey Deschanel that is now part of the People magazine, TIME magazine and Entertainment Weekly family. Teri loves books, travel, animals and dancing every day. Visit Teri at www.teriwilson.net (http://www.teriwilson.net) or on Twitter, @teriwilsonauthr (https://twitter.com/TeriWilsonauthr).

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The Ballerina’s Secret

Teri Wilson

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ISBN: 978-1-474-07779-8

THE BALLERINA’S SECRET

© 2018 Teri Wilson

Published in Great Britain 2018

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Contents

Cover (#u32bfca53-b6f2-5d6f-afd1-70f878a39c8d)

Back Cover Text (#udf399c55-151e-55aa-a470-e7c14460d3f2)

About the Author (#ua1280887-b442-533f-b704-68a31404bcf8)

Booklist (#u3ea88f9e-668c-5c79-9e21-c32be4c3f98f)

Title Page (#u84ac37ba-0d2c-53ba-9506-e2159e9280e6)

Copyright (#u685730a9-8f09-5e08-b307-e7b8ba2423bb)

Dedication (#u4e1aa945-e82a-5a94-8e95-fe712bcb73e9)

Chapter One (#u10a1e0be-6fda-5b9f-8576-deb767609870)

Chapter Two (#u615273d5-7c56-51cb-83b5-b8ac802f3638)

Chapter Three (#ue2f95cde-b1cd-5af9-bba8-912a7d990d10)

Chapter Four (#uadf6c9f8-b3ff-58e7-a8ca-5b9e6e6d90d1)

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Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)