The Dance Challenge
(2026)(The third book in the Love in Santa Puerta series)
A Story by Olivia Sands
Fake couple, real chemistry.
Karissa Bright is a Navy veteran turned baker with a big problem. Her shop, Bright Eyes Bakery, is on the verge of going under, crushed by a ruthless rival who wants to see her fail. Her only shot at salvation? The cash prize from the town’s Valentine’s Charity Dance competition. There’s just one issue: Karissa can’t dance.
Shane Anderson’s a local carpenter with broad shoulders and a heart of gold. He’s been buying coffee he doesn’t drink just to see Karissa every morning. He'll be her partner, even though the only things he’s ever built are houses, not dance routines.
As they practice late nights in a gym, sweat and exhaustion turn into sparks that threaten to burn down the walls between them. But with sabotage threatening their performance and rumors swirling around town, Shane and Karissa have to learn that in life and love, you have to trust your partner to catch you when you fall.
Genre: Romance
Karissa Bright is a Navy veteran turned baker with a big problem. Her shop, Bright Eyes Bakery, is on the verge of going under, crushed by a ruthless rival who wants to see her fail. Her only shot at salvation? The cash prize from the town’s Valentine’s Charity Dance competition. There’s just one issue: Karissa can’t dance.
Shane Anderson’s a local carpenter with broad shoulders and a heart of gold. He’s been buying coffee he doesn’t drink just to see Karissa every morning. He'll be her partner, even though the only things he’s ever built are houses, not dance routines.
As they practice late nights in a gym, sweat and exhaustion turn into sparks that threaten to burn down the walls between them. But with sabotage threatening their performance and rumors swirling around town, Shane and Karissa have to learn that in life and love, you have to trust your partner to catch you when you fall.
Genre: Romance