Taking the Lead:Lessons From a Life in Motion/ Derek Hough/ 189 pages

Taking the Lead: Lessons From a Life in Motion is part biography, part life lessons, written by Derek Hough.  The book follows Derek from childhood in Utah, to ballroom dance competition in Europe, to his success on Dancing With the Stars.  This book is an easy read that skims brief segments of Hough's life.  At the end of each chapter the author shares the life lesson he learned from the events in that chapter.  This book does not deal with technical aspects of dance and as such would be interesting to almost anyone looking for a lesson in self improvement.

Considering Kate / Nora Roberts 288 p. Dec. 9 Ladies Dancing

In this 6th of Nora Robert's Stanislaski family series, Considering Kate, features Kate Stanislaski Kimball.  Kate returns home from a very successful ballet dance career to open a dance studio.  When she buys an historic but dilapidated building, she meets contractor Brody O'Connell.  As a widower, he is focused on his 6 year old son, Jack.  He resists Kate.  After all he is a solid, down-to-earth carpenter and she is the darling of the Stanislaski family and a super star in the ballet field.  Jack is quite the character and brings humor into the situation.  Roberts' fans will enjoy this fast-paced, character driven romance, set in West Virginia.