Dark Ballerina: An Enchanted Anthology

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Karnes’ Ballet Academy was the ballet school everyone wanted to start at. Then Nancy, Jane Karnes’s daughter and the academy’s brightest star, wound up murdered. The academy doesn’t remain closed for long, and the murderer is most likely someone at the school.

Nina Ashworth quickly rose in popularity when she joined the academy with her twin sister, Nora. However, after falling in love with Nancy’s boyfriend, Robbie, starving herself to lose weight for the upcoming dance auditions, and competing with the academy’s new star student, will the pressure be too much?

The world revolved around Nora Ashworth since she was a baby, but now her sister is in the limelight, and Nora can’t stick it. Nancy was her only friend, so she tries to remember the details of the night before it happened, but whilst in a drug-fuelled haze, she can’t quite pinpoint the details. Throwing herself into a dark world of drugs and prostitution, will Nora remain determined and find her friend’s killer?

Laura-Jane Coin may look and act like an angel, but she’s far from it. Harbouring dark secrets and betrayals behind a pretty smile, she has risen to become the academy’s new star student. Her chance to join the Royal Ballet School is finally within her grasp, but someone is trying to sabotage her appearance at The Royal Ballet Summer Performance. Her newly acquired boyfriend is cosying up with her enemy, Eleonor, and her secrets are threatening to come to the surface.

Nicole White has spent her entire life striving to be the best. Being accepted into Mrs. Karnes’ School of Ballet after her parents died was a blessing she never took for granted, and she took advantage of every opportunity given to better her craft. Some were intimidated by her dedication, but none knew the secrets of her dark past. Once Nancy was murdered, all eyes are on Nicole in the worst possible way. Her anything-to-be-number-one reputation gets the better of her, and everyone—even Headmistress Mrs. Karnes—has it out for her. Can she prove who the killer is? Or will the truth show her off in the worst possible way?

Jane Karnes’s husband died years ago, and to everyone but her, it was under mysterious pretences. Now her daughter is dead too, and everyone is looking to her for what to do. She will do anything to protect her other daughter, Eleonor, but when the truth becomes too much, Jane will have to decide between what is right, her beloved academy, and her family.
Eleonor hated her sister, and now that she’s dead, Eleonor can finally be number one. Her whole life, she’d been hiding in Nancy’s shadow, but not anymore. Except…Laura-Jane has already taken the coveted Summer Performance spot, and now all eyes are on Eleonor for Nancy’s murder.

Robbie is caught between the sister and the best friend of his dead ex-girlfriend. He will do anything to keep himself safe. He’s worked hard for where he’s at, and there’s little stopping him from getting to the top.

Nancy isn't the only one to die among those at Karnes' Ballet Academy this year. The Royal Ballet Summer Performance will reveal more than just the winner.

Who really killed Nancy Karnes?