Timeless Scribes Publishing – November 2022
The Red Slippers
It will take magic for Cosette to believe in her abilities or
is Avery the only one who can conjure the spell?
Cosette Binet has been in the service to Queen Marie of France, since she was a young girl. She watched private ballet performances for the queen and was fascinated by the great Marie Camargo’s footwork and high leaps. Cosette studied to become a ballerina and earned a rare opportunity to audition for the Paris Opera Ballet’s corps de ballet where she met and found her soul mate, Avery, the ballet director. Her first performance brought the audience to their feet, but when she was chosen for a principal part in another ballet, a fellow dancer had her doubting her ability and Avery’s devotion.
While searching for additional dancers for the corps de ballet, ballet master, Avery Parsons DuBois, watched Cosette dance and was captivated when she performed a grand jetè that soared further and higher than anyone he has ever seen. Mesmerized, he was drawn to the dancer and fell in love with her. He offered her a position in the ballet, but when she began to doubt her ability and his love for her, he had to do something. He gave her red slippers and told her they were Marie Camargo’s dance shoes… filled with magic.
Did the red slippers hold the magic that made her a great ballerina or was it Avery’s love?
Come slip into the pages of your next romantic adventure
Reviews
“Casie covered a lot in a short amount of time. I felt transported to another time and place while reading this story. I enjoyed the symbolism of the red slippers and the role it played in the story."
–4 Stars from Laura
“Ruth A. Casie writes very well. I totally was emerged in the world of 18th Century French royalty and the ballet. I found myself anxious for the main character to achieve her dual dreams of dancing in the ballet and being with her leading man. It was a sweet story of love and determination.”
-Amazon Review
Ruth A Casie
USA Today Bestselling Author