Falling Gracefully | Malone, Cara

What do you do when your life is over before it ever really began? Melody Bledsoe was supposed to be the next big thing. A child prodigy with perfect turnout and endless potential, she danced her way from small-town studios to a prestigious performing arts school in New York. But talent isn't always enough-and when the pressure breaks her spirit, she returns home carrying the weight of failure. Jessie Cartwright knows a thing or two about missed opportunities. Pregnant at sixteen after her very first time, she dropped out of school to raise her daughter, Ellie, putting aside every dream she ever had to give Ellie the best life she can. When Melody takes a job at a local dance studio, their paths cross-and something clicks. Melody sees herself in Ellie's grace and hunger to succeed. Jessie sees something in Melody that stirs hope she thought she'd buried long ago. Neither of them was looking for love. But as their lives intertwine, they begin to imagine something more-something they might finally be ready for. Falling Gracefully is a tender, character-driven sapphic romance about second chances, letting go of guilt, and building a new dream from the ruins of the old.