I am not opposed to spice in a book - far from it, actually. That being said, it felt like this book was ONLY concerned with spice (which wasn't written well either). I got through 20% of the book, and I cannot tell you anything about the FMC other than she seemed to have zero self-confidence, and became quickly addicted to her original dance partner and their many sexual encounters. The "relationship", if you can call it that, made absolutely no sense. It really bothered me that the first MMC recorded the two of them having a sexual encounter - without prior permission - and then basically gas lit the FMC into being okay with it.

This book just gave me the heebie-jeebies, and I did not finish it for that reason. I cannot, in good conscience, recommend this book to anyone. If I could have given it a zero, I would have.

Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for giving me the chance to read this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

My review:⭐⭐⭐⭐

Imagine Strictly Come Dancing, but with fewer couples and none of them are celebrities, with judges giving their opinions, and then the studio audience votes for each dance, with the couple getting the lowest votes being voted off!  I had to Google some of the dances as I hadn't heard of them before!

This is a light romance, with lots of spice!

I really enjoyed the behind the scenes nature of the book, showing how they make the TV show! 

This is a debut adult fiction novel for Becky Ward, and is really enjoyable! I had suspicions for how things would go at certain points, but the story was fun!

This is definitely a fun and easy read for the dance and Strictly Come Dancing/Dancing With the Stars fans!

With a dance background myself, albeit in musical theatre as opposed to Latin and ballroom, I enjoyed the various dance, show and competition references and think this would make for a fun and flirty, easy read for anyone interested in dance.

This is such a fun novel that it will have your head spinning. I didn’t quite get all the show references but it definitely had dancing with the star vibes, loved it!

Fire on the Dance Floor is a new tv show
With newbies dancing, professionals showing the way to go.
The competition isn't the only thing that's hot
The chemistry and antics are also there a lot.

Kate Wareing didn't really want to take part
But her cheating ex has broken her heart.
A friend challenges her to sign up and so
She finds out soon the answer wasn't no!

With a hot partner, the temperature soars
As the chemistry between them neither ignores.
But scandal, photos and surprises, too,
When switching partners she has to do.

The dancing competition world explore
With family dramas, revelations and more.
Showmance, romance, pretend or real?
What happens when you start to feel?

A steamy read with dancing dreams
Where not everything is as it seems.
Can true love really be found on the dance floor?
Or should attractions there be something to ignore?

A hot romcom with a fiery dancing competition, as well,
But who'll win? That's something I won't tell!
For my complementary copy of this book, I say thank you,
As I share with you this, my honest review.

Thanks to the Publishers and Netgalley for an early review copy.

This was such a lovely book.

Kate is debating whether to enter a strictly style dance competition.

She is encouraged to enter and when she meets her partner, that's when her problems begin.

This is good holiday read, with steamy scenes.

i recommend this book.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an advanced copy of The Dance Deception in exchange for a review. Unfortunately, this is one of the very few books that I've had to DNF. The Dance Deception is so incredibly unrealistic that it completely took me out of the story. I tried to push past the fact that these two people just met and they're having a whirlwind sex life when they had barely spoken two words to each other. I love a good spicy book every now and then but without any setup, it just feels so fake.

I don’t think this was bad, but it don’t think it was great either. It appears the author has mainly had experience with writing for magazines and not actual fiction books, so I think this is a debut novel?

Anyway. I had fun, it was sweet, it was cute and it did the job. It was also surprisingly steamy? Like, we were only a few chapters in and the smut began, so you might enjoy this if you’re a smut reader.
The main issue for me was the lack of depth the characters had. I knew nothing about Kate or Alexis or Merle and so it fell pretty flat in that sense for me.
Also, didn’t think this was possible, but there was too much steam… the MC’s were just at each other like rabbits every 3 seconds and then said they were in love, I felt it was rushed.

Other than that, I had fun. The premise was sweet and unique and gave Strictly Come Dancing vibes! I love the variety of dances the characters did and the host of the tv show too.

Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for provided me with an ARC of The Dance Deception.

Following a breakup, Kate quits her job and throws herself wholeheartedly into being a contestant on Fire on the Dance Floor - a dance contest that has real people rather than celebrities partnered with professional dancers.
She is partnered with Merle, a hot blooded Frenchman who soon works his way into more than her arms.
Following some difficulties she is swapped to dance with Aleksis. At first things are frosty. The something happens and it all seems on the up from there. Obviously that isn't going to happen!
A nice to read story, with sex, betrayal, love and friendship. I loved it.

A fun book based on reality tv.

I don’t watch strictly but I loved this book based on a dance competition for non celebrities.
It was fun and just escapism
A good holiday read

I've seen some pretty negative reviews of this book, and I think they are totally unjustified. I was initially attracted to the book because of my long-term love for Strictly. The idea of a dance competition on a par with it, but for non-celebrities thrilled me, and I wasn't disappointed.
There's some lovely friendships explored, and I loved the family dynamics of Sofiya and Aleksis and also Kate's great support network of friends and family.
It started off with lots of fire and spice, which I thought was just the right level. Then it all got a little mellow in the middle before picking the heat right back up to scorching!
I loved learning the dances with Kate, I totally felt like I was there with her in the training room.
I'd have liked an epilogue, either a couple of months later or a full year. It would have been good to see if Merle got his comeuppance and that things worked out for the other characters we had become fond of. I particularly would have liked to know how Liam got on in his next venture.
How it wrapped up, though, was perfectly satisfactory with a happy ending for all concerned.

WOW!! I am shocked as to how low the total score of this book is at the time of this writing (currently sitting at 2.8). I almost felt discouraged to read it, because of that score, but I"m so glad I put reservations aside and went for it anyway! Yes, it started off very raunchy (like say the first five or six chapters) and I can get how that's sort of off-putting, but I promise if you like a good scandalous, sizzling romance and keep reading, it's worth it!
This book is like something that was ripped straight out of the gossip tabloids, with all the salacious scandal and juicy detail anyone can ever ask for, sending me on a whirlwind roller coaster of emotions. Our story starts off with our girl, FMC Kate having a hot and heavy love affair with her professional dance partner Merle. She is an average, everyday kind of gal, who went on this dance competition show to get another job and boost her self-esteem after her long-term relationship ended--and horribly might I add. One of her coworkers was having an affair with her boyfriend and eventually told her about it, letting poor Kate's self-esteem free-fall.
So...here comes this chance not only to bolster her self-esteem, but to possibly win 25,000 pounds (book takes place in London--which I LOVE because I have also been there and recognize some of the landmarks mentioned here. Anywhoo...). So when she starts having a steamy love affair with Merle, her sense of self-worth is gradually starting to bolster up. She's finding herself. Until...she finds out Merle's married, and all heck breaks loose. Kate is plastered all over the gossip rags and she's more or less branded a slut. Meanwhile, Merle is refusing to answer her calls. The world is crashing down on her before she knows it.
But...there's salvation in store for her. Apparently, the scandal got the attention for Fire on the Dance Floor that it needed to raise up the viewership, and the public's interest, so they were willing to keep Kate. But only on the caveat that she's placed with another partner. Aleksis, who acts like he completely hates her, but for good reason. However, in a bizarre twist of fate, they end up creating a fake relationship to bring down Merle. This is where the drama REALLY takes off, and there's never a dull moment here.
From here, we have many twists and turns in the story, many of which I did see coming and left me gripping the edge of my seat as I read on. As an added treat, there were moments when I thought the story was going to continue one way, but then it takes an unpredictable direction. Merle is absolutely despicable and I despise him for what he had done to Kate and very satisfied with how things ended with him. It many have not been in exact ending I would have wanted, but it was good enough because of humiliation in the end.
Aleksis and Kate were such an adorable couple, and throughout the book I was cheering them on. I did have one moment when I wanted to slap her for a moment of weakness for Merle, even though it is kind of understandable. Luckily, she redeems herself shortly after.
So, there are some technical issues with writing that did not really sit well to me. This is a story about a dance competition. The author relied heavily on the tell not show method and summed up their actions, making the reading experience more passive than active. I wanted to feel the fire of the dancing and be seduced, but was left in a fog and guessing. For this, the rating was almost lowered. HOWEVER, the relationship between the characters, the romance, the shocking twists the story takes, and the emotions that this book put me through along with the very satisfying ending MORE THAN carried the book to the five star score. This is certainly a book that deserves more of a chance!

Holy steamy sensation! I adored this little hot number. I truly wasn't sure what to expect, reality TV isn't generally my thing - but I loved this. The drama was delightful, and the steam was top notch. I loved the friendship between the contestants and Kate's family was just THE cutest. Definitely a fast-paced insta-love sort of story, but I was here for it.

Huge thank you to @netgalley and @avonbooksUK for the ARC copy in exchange for an honest review!

Kate's paired with Merle for a televised dance competition until.....things go sideways and he's replaced by Aleksis. Know that this is as much about the steam as it is about the dance, which was a bit disappointing, I would have liked a more thoughtful look at the competition but so be it. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC, This is a popcorn book that might fill the bill if that's what you need,

This is a brilliant story following Kate Wareing who enters a dance competition full of in fighting and highly volatile scenes especially when she has to change partners. Loved the dance scenes described so well you feel as if tou are in the dance studio and the competition.
Really upbeat and modern kept me wanting more well done Becky Ward can't wait for more.
Thanks to NetGalley & General Fiction for a ARC for a honest review.

The premise of this book was good, but that’s really all I can say about it. I thought it started way too fast and by the first spicy scene I could tell how forced and cheesy it was. Sadly, the rest of the book didn’t really improve from there. I liked a lot of the ideas and the plot was fine, but there was no chemistry. All the romance and the spice was so poorly written, and I just wanted to book to be over. The concept of being similar to Strictly Come Dancing mixed with the “normal” people of The Great British Baking Show was good but it was too all over the place and left me wishing I would’ve spent my time doing something else. 2⭐️, 3.5🌶

Kate is in a dance competition and it's based like strictly but full of romance. A slow start but an ok read. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for letting me review this book.

Kate is the central character in this story. When she is talked into applying for a new television show with a prize fund of £25,000, her deliberation does not take too long. Kate is recently unemployed after quitting her job due to her ex-boyfriend Ed cheating on her with Kate’s colleague.
The show is called Fire on the Dance Floor and is based on the real life Strictly Come dancing show but with non-celebrities as contestants and a much shorter run. We follow Kate week on week with her dance partners, firstly Merle who I really did not like and then with Aleksis. There is plenty of content for strictly fans as well of lots of sexy scenes.
My thanks to Net Galley and Avon for the digital advanced copy.

I really enjoyed the premise of this story. I liked the character development for Kate as she found her confidence throughout the dance competition. I feel like some things weren’t necessary and others felt rushed. It was an easy read but not necessarily something I would pick up again. I would still recommend it because everyone has a different opinion.


Thank you NetGalley and Avon Books UK for allowing me to read this ARC in advance for my honest opinion.

If you are a fan of strictly this is the book for you. Personally I have a huge obsession with dancers and always wonder if they could make my two left feet do something amazing on the dance floor so the romance and intrigue along with the backstabbing and competition of this book just made my day. This is the perfect beach read.