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The Finalist

by Faith Gladwin

An audition with a deadly price

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An audition with a deadly price

At Deveraux Manor, a month-long ballet audition puts seven hopefuls under the scrutiny of former star Leanora Karagianni. Eden arrives with a body that cannot endure endless practice and an ambition that leaves little room for second place. The secluded, snowbound setting and the house’s supernatural threat turn the competition into psychological horror, while rivalry and Eden’s attraction to Leanora complicate the stakes. Ballet’s physical demands are woven into a story about ambition, competition, and the cost of pursuing a coveted role.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in psychological horror with a supernatural setting.
  • Readers drawn to stories about ballet, high-stakes auditions, and fierce competition.
  • Readers seeking adult fiction that combines ambition and peril.

Themes

Ballet and physical limitsAmbition and competitionSupernatural menaceDesire and sacrifice

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Book overview

Seven ballerinas. One fallen primadonna. The audition of a lifetime. And a mysterious house that swallows the weakest one by one ...

There is no performance art as punishing as ballet--and no top-tier ballerina is as punished as Eden. While others practice their steps over and over, Eden waits, knowing her body can perform only so many times before it breaks. But Eden will need to be perfect--or even better--at Deveraux Manor, secluded amid snowy mountains, where she and six other hopefuls are sequestered in a month-long audition for the mysterious, alluring, tragic former ballerina Leanora Karagianni.

Only one finalist will join Leanora's company and dance the lead. Eden wants it more than anything, but not more than anyone. Her competitors will take every advantage they can. And the cursed house twisting around them will push each ballerina to the bloody edge--and over it. As Eden fights her attraction to the seductive Leonora and the stakes turn lethal, she'll discover that only the dancer who pays the house's terrible price can become the finalist.
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