cover image Flirty Dancing

Flirty Dancing

Jennifer Moffatt. Griffin, $18 trade paper (336p) ISBN 978-1-250-37928-3

This irresistible contemporary from Moffatt (A Hard Fit) sees sunshiny Broadway hopeful Archer Read take a job dancing at an LGBTQ resort in the Catskills. He’s surprised to find his teenage crush, Broadway star Mateo Dixon, leading the company—and disappointed that grumpy Mateo seems to hate him. Naturally, Archer and Mateo are partnered for a “sizzling” Latin dance, which only intensifies the sexual tension between them. Mateo even asks Archer for “extra rehearsals,” perhaps as a way to get closer to him, but Archer, still convinced that Mateo can’t stand him, gets together with coworker Caleb, a veteran resort dancer and troublemaker. Moffatt brings the drama both onstage—with high stakes performances and professional blunders—and off, where the dancers’ dating lives get increasingly messy over the course of game nights, karaoke, and birthday celebrations. Moffatt makes it easy to crush on Mateo right alongside Archer and allows the heat between the men to build with every touch. It’s a slow-burning romance that delivers all the feels. Agent: Jordy Albert, Booker Albert Agency. (May)