Toe to Toe Release Party with Falon Ballard

Join us for the release of Toe to Toe by Falon Ballard, in conversation with Erin La Rosa!

To celebrate, we’ll be chatting about the book with the author and getting cozy for movie night to watch the film that inspired the book, Center Stage!

• Date: March 21, 2026
• Time: 6 - 9 PM
• Location: In Bloom Bookery - 42031 Main Street, Suite C, Temecula, CA 92590

• Admission & Book Bundle: $19.00, includes admission to the event and a pre-signed copy of Toe to Toe by Falon Ballard

After the conversation, we’ll be showing Center Stage, the movie that inspired Toe to Toe! Grab some popcorn and get cozy with us to watch the iconic film.

Falon Ballard is the USA Today bestselling author of several rom-coms and the cohost of the Happy to Meet Cute podcast. When she’s not writing a romance book, reading a romance book, or talking about romance books, you can probably find her at Disneyland. Ballard lives in the Los Angeles area.

Erin La Rosa is an award-winning romance author. Her debut novel, For Butter or Worse, won a Feminist Book Club Award. Her sophomore romance, Plot Twist, was an IndieNext Pick, Library Reads Pick, and an Amazon Editor's Pick for Best Romance. And her most recent novel, The Backtrack, is as much a love letter to emo music as it is to the beautiful second chance romance trope. She lives in Burbank with her husband and four daughters (two humans, two felines).

It takes two to tango.
Allegra Hart has been working her whole life to achieve one goal: become a principal ballerina. When her director starts holding auditions for the lead role in the company’s latest production, Allegra sees this as her chance—maybe her last chance.
The catch? The director wants someone with sex appeal, and he doesn’t think she’s up to the task. Determined to prove him wrong, Allegra enlists the help of the lead dancer of an all-male revue, Cord Donovan, a classically trained dancer who is also the sexiest man she’s ever met. In exchange for lessons on how to ramp up her sex appeal, she promises to help Cord choreograph a new partner piece for his show.
As they practice their moves on and off the stage, Allegra and Cord find themselves battling a growing attraction, all the more illicit because Cord has sworn to never partner with a ballerina. Allegra is determined not to let a man derail her career, but what if she could have both love and success? Or will her involvement with Cord jeopardize everything she’s worked for?

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