His Strictly Off-Limits Ballerina: A Forbidden Workplace Contemporary Romance

by Kate Hardy

In the latest If the Fairy Tale Fits... story by Kate Hardy, a ballerina and celebrity TV presenter bring the heat to television’s hottest new show when their off-limits connection becomes ever the more difficult to ignore…

AFTER THE CURTAIN FALLS…

Tired of people chasing his celebrity status, TV presenter Rory put dating on the backburner. Instead, his attention turned to scouting a prima ballerina for his new show. And when he meets Pippa, he knows he’s found her! She’s always dreamed of being a dancer—settling down and having a family don’t fit into her plans. Yet she can’t deny the off-limits desire between her and Rory…and working together only deepens their connection. Will this be a fleeting fairy tale, or could they dance their way to happy-ever-after?

From Harlequin   Be swept away by glamorous and heartfelt love stories.

If the Fairy Tale Fits...

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published April 1, 2025

About the author

Kate Hardy is the award-winning author of more than 100 books for Harlequin Mills & Boon and the Georgina Drake cozy crime series for Storm. Her novel 'Breakfast at Giovanni's' won the RNA Romance Prize in 2008, 'Bound by a Baby' won the RNA RoNA Rose in 2014 and ‘A Will, A Wish, A Wedding’ won the RNA Liberta Books Shorter Fiction award in 2021. She's been shortlisted six more times for the award, as well as for two Romantic Times awards.

She lives in Norwich in the east of England with her husband, two grown-up children, springer spaniels Archie and Dexter, and too many books to count. She's a bit of a nerd who loves cinema, live music, the theatre, ballet, history and cooking, and adores anything Italian. She loves doing research, particularly if it's hands-on and means experimenting with cooking. Reviewers say that her books are full of warmth, heart and charm - and also that you'll learn something new and interesting from them!

Kate also writes bestselling local history books under the name of Pamela Brooks.

Reviews

[Harlequin Books]

Contemporary Romance, Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology
Miniseries
If the Fairy Tale Fits...

[Dawn Mallory · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the cultural aspects of the book. It was intelligently written. However, I found that the love , story was overshadowed by the details in the story. I wasn’t really involved.