In Denholtz's latest slow-burning romance (after Marquis in a Minute
), children's librarian and assistant dance instructor Marisol Acevedo hopes to snap up her hot, successful Latino dance partner. After meeting Dr. Alejandro “Alex” Lares in a Dover, N.J., emergency room (for her Grandma Margarita Soto's dance-related injury), Marisol is surprised to see him turn up in her class. While teaching him how to salsa in time for his cousin Pablo's upcoming wedding, it doesn't take long for Marisol to fall head over heels. Still stinging over his failed romance with Juanita, a coldhearted nurse, Alex hides his feelings. Unfortunately, their quaint courtship is largely passion free, and the tumultuous relationships of their fellow salsa classmates are far more intriguing. Suitable for YA readers and conservative romance fans, this sleepy romance never manages to catch the rhythm, much less the spirit and spice, of salsa. (Oct.)
