Love Grind

Written by Shelly Ellis

Narrated by Una Knight

She’s used to baring it all . . . but baring her heart is a whole different story.

Down on her luck and broke, Jennifer Dudley long ago traded dancing in the chorus line for swinging from a stripper pole to make ends meet. She’s hoping an offer to come back home and teach dance at her old performance academy will be the opportunity she needs to fix her life. When she moves in with—and falls for—a fine software developer with brains and a boyish smile, she decides she might be well on her way to a second chance at success—and love. But her X-rated past may come back to haunt her, compromising her newfound happiness and hurting the ones she loves the most.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bryant Street Publishing
• Release date: May 25, 2021
• ISBN: 9781094418506

Shelly Ellis

Shelly Ellis is an award-winning journalist who earned her journalism degree at the University of Maryland, College Park. Her novel, Another Woman’s Man, was nominated for a 2014 NAACP Image Award. The romance and women’s fiction author is also a film buff and amateur painter. She lives in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, not far from Washington, D.C., with her husband. Visit her online at www.shellyellisbooks.com.

Reviews for Love Grind

[SMF · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book is like a real life story! For those people that need to know the struggle of the "good girl" in that kind of industry. Not the ones that do more /as it says do tricks are bad people. But it is true that once u make a decision to cross that line, you may never go back! Regardless, people assume so much thinking the worst and saying they are all dirty and all do tricks! Not true at all. And even when the person tries to start fresh your history is what u are judged by, similar to people that come out of jail. without knowing anything they have a lable already! I really felt for Jennifer not beloning in that world but also in need of the money and than that one letter changed her entire life, than the way she was precieved her as a piece of meat, by the landord. I felt so bad for her! It was a nice read, thank you!

[Shavonna Futrell · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I enjoyed this series and would have love to known so much more about the Academy and its owner.

[judy griffin · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

No

[Becca · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

3.5 - 4 stars.
It was good. Reading the next.

[Kameel Gibson · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I enjoyed the plot….but, the story was a bit lackluster….the writing was a bit simplistic and the characters had no depth. The narration did a goo job.

[Lover of all tropes · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Didnt enjoy this one as much as the first two but was thrilled to see it in audio! Love series about dancers!!!

[Tosha · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Well All I can say about this book is I like it. SHe shouldnt have been shamed of her decisions. We all make decisions in life based on our current circumstances. When the circumstance changed she progressed and made life work. Also I wanna take that class!!!!!