"Dangerous Secrets!"

Mataya Black Hawk is a normal teenage girl invited to participate in a very special dance contest run by Dance Jam Productions. At least she appears to be normal. For as close as she appears to her good friends, there's something none of them know about her, something that she and her guardian, Tykota Black Hawk.

Two events, however, are bound to change that secret and complicate it as well.

The first begins when Mattie (Mataya) meet Jarek Thanos and the second when they decide to enter a dance contest. For Jarek wants to be much more than a simple boyfriend to Mattie, and neither of them know that there's a huge problem with this contest that has nothing to do with their dancing and will make them targets of several scheming criminals.

In Ty (Tykota's) role as protector, accompanied by ex-Navy seal partners and trained wolves, he must race to protect Mattie from the looming danger.

This is one heck of a great plot!

Even though the reader may know the end will be successful, the turns in the clues and characters keep the pace flying, assisted by a very realistic growing romance that never becomes artificial or gooey. There are some interesting scenes about dealing with awful memories and living a centered, peaceful live despite whatever challenges are looming.

Celise Downs' writing talent has clearly grown since her last book, Secrets and Kisses, and this reviewer eagerly awaits more young adult novels that will appeal to any teenager in America and beyond.

Reviewed by Viviane Crystal on October 30, 2004

Reviewed by Viviane Crystal
Courtesy Crystal Reviews
Posted November 28, 2004