{"product_id":"rome-the-ballerina","title":"Rome: The Ballerina (The Grey List)","description":"\u003cp\u003eI am not The Chemist...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am not The Therapist...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am not The Huntress...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am not The Madam...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am not The Handler...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am not The Cleaner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am not The Surgeon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am The Baby...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ballerina...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBalle...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA twenty-something woman with a paved path who is still on the road to self-discovery. While life has presented me with its softer side, there is one thing that has proved to be difficult for me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn every lifetime, I'd loved him and I knew this one wouldn't make a difference. Our paths were destined to meet. The question was always when. While patience forced the progression of my passion as a ballerina, I longed for him day in and day out. I closed my eyes often, hoping to meet him in the same place I had always-my dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat we had couldn't be duplicated, erased, arranged, diluted, defused, confused, or mistaken for anything else. Fated love. It was rare. It was wild. It was raw. It was real.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd every time I considered settling for someone in the meantime, I remembered him and I remembered all that he was. He was light. He was love. He was gentle. He was kind. He was patient. He was stable. He was security. He was stillness. He was softness. He was slowness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, when our paths finally crossed, I was utterly disappointed to discover he'd created a life with someone else. Someone close. Someone beautiful. Someone bright. And, someone who had to make room for me because it was highly disrespectful to interfere with fate. Our fate, nonetheless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven on my paved path, I was not above Childers' activities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ballerina is someone I became...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Childers is who I am.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo my core.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45132451512528,"sku":"9781964560182","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6983\/9568\/files\/9781964560182.jpg?v=1787271386","url":"https:\/\/the-book-readers-venue.myshopify.com\/products\/rome-the-ballerina","provider":"The Book Readers Venue","version":"1.0","type":"link"}