book cover of Hoofloose
 

Hoofloose

(2026)
(The third book in the Blackthorn Bay series)
A novel by

 
 
Some women dream of sweeping romance.

Zelda Nightingale would settle for surviving one dance lesson without spraining an ankle.

With her best friend Pansy’s wedding fast approaching, Zelda is desperate to learn enough ballroom dancing to avoid humiliating herself in front of the entire town. Unfortunately, she has the grace of a frightened raccoon and two spectacularly left feet.

Which is how she ends up at Hollowhorn Dance Studio in Blackthorn Bay… face-to-face with Atlas Hollowhorn.

Massive. Gentle. Impossible to ignore.

As one of Blackthorn Bay’s few minotaurs, Atlas is used to people staring at his horns before they ever look him in the eye. But teaching dance has always been the one place he feels truly understood. Calm, patient, and surprisingly graceful for a seven-foot-tall bull-man, Atlas has helped countless couples find their rhythm.

Then Zelda crashes into his life. Literally.

She’s chaotic, stubborn, endlessly talkative, and completely incapable of following directions on the dance floor. Atlas should be counting down the minutes until her lessons end.

Instead, he finds himself inventing excuses to keep her close.

Late-night practices turn into lingering touches, awkward flirtation becomes undeniable chemistry, and somewhere between missed steps and moonlit waltzes, Zelda begins to fall for the gentle giant who catches her every single time she stumbles.

But Zelda has spent her whole life believing she’s too clumsy, too loud, and too much for anyone to truly want.

Atlas intends to prove her wrong.

Welcome back to Blackthorn Bay, where the monsters are charming, the chemistry is magical, and love always finds its rhythm.


Genre: Paranormal Romance



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