Finding Center by Katherine Locke
New Adult, Contemporary Romance
District Ballet Company #2
Expected Publication: August 17th, 2015
Zed and ballet are my two greatest loves.
But a tragic accident ripped them from Aly's life six years ago and it took all her strength to get them back. She’s had a long road to recovery and has returned, dancing full-time for The District Ballet Company and carrying Zed’s child. But Aly is slipping. Each day becomes a fight to keep her career from crumbling under the weight of younger talent, the scrutiny of the public eye, and the limitations of her ever-changing body. A fight she fears she’s losing.
I’m scared Aly is broken to her core.
Zed recognizes signs, but he doesn’t know how to fix her. The accident left him with his own demons, and while he wants nothing more than to take care of Aly, it’s getting harder the further she spirals. When Aly’s life is threatened and Zed’s injuries prevent him from saving her, he’s never felt so useless, so afraid he is no longer capable of being the man Aly and their child needs.
With new life comes new hope. And with their fractured lives already hanging by a thread, Aly and Zed must discover if they have what it takes—both together and apart—to rebuild and carry on.
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About the Author
Katherine Locke lives and writes in a very small town outside of Philadelphia, where she’s ruled by her feline overlords and her addiction to chai lattes. She writes about that which she cannot do: ballet, time travel, and magic. When she’s not writing, she’s probably tweeting. She not-so-secretly believes most stories are fairy tales in disguise. She can be found online at katherinelockebooks.com and on Twitter: @bibliogato.
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Guest Post
Hey all! I’m here today with my characters Aly and Zed for a
somewhat unusual and fun interview! Hopefully everyone will behave. This will
be spoiler-free and some of the questions came from our readers!
Zed: We have
readers. That’s so strange.
Aly:
It’s not really that strange.
Zed: You’re used
to having fans. I’m not. Let me bask in the moment .
Aly: I’m a fan of
yours.
Zed: Look at you,
trying on sentimental for a change.
Aly: First time
for everything.
Zed: (snickers)
Katherine: oookay, if
you two are quite done…first question comes from Silvana, a reviewer at
Hopeless Bookies, who is a big fan of yours. She wants to know when both of you
knew you were in love.
Zed: I mean,
probably when I first met her, but that sounds cheesy and we were so young…I
think Amsterdam. Like, I felt it, it had been there a long time, but I didn’t
register it as love until Amsterdam.
Aly: I admit it
probably took longer for me to fully recognize it? But I remember a night after
Amsterdam, back in Philadelphia when I think we were both afraid it was going
to fall apart, eating gummy bears in bed, watching Netflix…I thought that that
moment was what all those songs and books were about.
Zed: Until you
slept on a gummy bear and it gooped up your hair and you freaked out.
Aly: I didn’t
freak out.
Zed: There were
tears.
Aly: Okay, maybe
that was a little bit traumatizing.
Katherine: Next
question! Cookies or cupcakes?
Zed: CUPCAKES
Aly: Cookies.
Zed: She’s wrong.
Listen to me, readers. CUPCAKES.
Katherine: I agree
with Zed here. Alright, more importantly—Zed, how’d you end up in DC? We know
Aly went there because her mom was there but you?
Zed: Shhhh don’t
ask questions I can’t answer! Kismet? Fate? Who knows? The rehab place I went
is pretty close by in Virginia, and then I stayed in the area for meetings and
classes. Found a job and stayed. Worked out, didn’t it?
Katherine: Very much so! Alright. Aly,
favorite part of dancing again?
Aly: I’m supposed
to say it makes me feel whole, right? But also, I kind of have the best job. I
don’t have to wear real people clothes, I have the best coworkers (except for
that one, but you know…you can’t win
them all), and I don’t have to bring work home with me at night.
Zed: Rub it in
why don’t you
Aly: I could…
Katherine: OKAY.
Hands to ourselves. What’s it like being in DC ahead of a presidential
election?
Aly: It won’t be
a circus until next year. I think we’ll probably go away for inauguration.
Zed: By away, she
means we’ll probably just stay holed up in our house and grumble a lot about
tourists.
Aly: It’s the DC
way.
Katherine: This is
from Maf, another big fan of yours. What Harry Potter House would you sort each
other into?
Zed: Aly is
Slytherin.
Aly: OUCH.
Zed: HEY. It’s
true! You’re ambitious and cunning. It doesn’t mean you’re a Death Eater.
Aly: ugh. Um,
I’ve never read the books, only seen the movies. Zed’s probably a Hufflepuff..
Or a Ravenclaw.
Zed: Ravenpuff.
I’m basically Divergent.
Aly: I don’t know
what you’re talking about now.
Zed: You don’t
teach teenage girls.
Aly: And for that
we’re all grateful.
Katherine: Okay
another Harry Potter question! This one’s from Sil. What object would you turn
into a Horcrux?
Aly: Those are the
pieces of Voldemort’s soul, right?
Zed: DON’T SAY HIS
NAME.
Aly: Zed.
Zed: I’d probably
turn a piano into my Horcrux.
Aly: Pointe
shoes.
Zed: but which
pair?! It’s a great hunt. You have to stab all of them with the sword or a
basilisk fang to know!
Aly: oh my god,
you’re such a nerd.
Katherine: Okay, this
is from Sue! Have any pet peeves about each other?
Zed: She snaps
her fingers when she’s anxious. And taps things, like spoons or something
against the counter. And she’s a blanket hog.
Aly: He’s
entirely too cheerful in the mornings. And he’s not exactly the tidiest person
on the planet. Sometimes he forgets I’m not his maid.
Katherine: This one’s
from Kristin at Reading is My Treasure. If you guys had to dedicate a song to
each other, what would those songs be?
Aly: Oh my god.
Zed: Mess is Mine
by Vance Joy. You’re the reason I feel so strong, the reason that I’m hanging on, you
know you gave me all the time, oh did I give enough of mine? Hold on, darling.
This body is yours, this body is yours and mine. Well hold on, my darling, this
mess was yours, now your mess is mine.
Aly: You and Me by You+Me, that project that Pink
and Dallas Green from City and Colour did.
They say everything it happens for
a reason, you can be flawed enough but perfect for a person. Someone who will
be there for you when you fall apart, guilding your direction when you’re
riding through the dark. Oh that’s you and me.
Zed: Someone’s
cutting onions.
Aly: Can this
interview be over? I have to take him somewhere and kiss him until I feel
better.
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Clare James writes contemporary romance and new adult novels with spunky heroines and sexier-than-sin heroes. Her books have made several best-selling lists including the tender love stories in the Impossible Love series; the steamy romantic comedy Dirty Little Lies; and the touching family drama Wednesday. She’s also the author of a new series with Entangled’s Brazen line about the women of Elite PR and their very naughty clients. The first two books in the series are out now!
