Nik Kovalenko is a Broadway hotshot, confirmed bachelor, and Jess Davenport is a ballroom champion and bona fide Scrooge. They share a kiss at the stroke of midnight that rattled both of their cages so much, they’ve spent a whole year trying to get over it. A year passes, and the holidays are back upon us, and Nik has decided one kiss is not enough, Jess is the one. Now, he just has to convince her he’s not full of BS. Alexis Daria incorporates dance in a way that left me breathless. I would imagine writing a dance scene is a lot like writing a fight scene, or even a sex scene. Lovely and exciting to read but have to be written in just the right way, not too much to get caught up in the tiny details but not so vague that body parts and positions get lost in the shuffle. It is, dare I say, a delicate dance to choreograph. Daria clearly has a full understanding of the intricacies of dance movement, as well as the ability to incorporate music in her beautifully descriptive sequences. When Nik and Jess dance, the chemistry is explosive, and it’s a whole level of foreplay you’ll love to witness.