How to Dance, Jason B. Dutton
How to Dance, Jason B. Dutton
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How to Dance

Author: Jason B. Dutton

Narrator: David Bendena

Unabridged: 10 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/06/2024

Synopsis

Nick Freeman works hard as the star of the weekly karaoke night at his bar, hoping his singing talent, quick wit, and winning smile will distract from his cerebral palsy. But one night at the bar, watching a professional dancer light up the dance floor with her boyfriend, he realizes that entertaining strangers will never give him a fraction of the joy he sees in this woman’s eyes. When Hayley Burke notices Nick’s reaction to her dancing, she urges him to acknowledge his passion and try a few moves himself—only to be mortified when she realizes Nick can only walk with the aid of a metal walker. As Nick and Hayley fumble through misunderstanding into friendship, Hayley begins to enjoy Nick’s company more than that of her self-centered boyfriend. Nick tries to fight his attraction to Hayley, believing she deserves a dance partner who can move like her boyfriend does—but as Hayley and Nick continue to find their rhythm together, she shows him that “dancing” is about so much more than moving your feet. In this fresh-voiced and utterly charming debut novel, Jason B. Dutton takes listeners on a swoon-filled journey as two lost souls learn that neither physical disability nor emotional scars disqualify us from finding beauty, validation, and love amidst the chaos of being human.

About Jason B. Dutton

Jason B. Dutton lives in Columbus, Ohio, where he does all he can to nurture his lifelong love of song, dance, and books. When he’s not writing, Jason loves to watch and passionately discuss movies, particularly anything involving Spider-Man. He can often be found singing, whether bystanders want him to or not, and as a writer with cerebral palsy, he delights in finding the humor, beauty, and possibility in life with a disability.

About David Bendena

David Bendena is an actor and a musician based in the Midwest. His theatre experience over the past twenty years has taken him to stages throughout Chicago, Kansas City, and Michigan. He is very proud to be a member of the Actors Equity Association and to be a Resident Artist with the Purple Rose Theatre Company.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shannon

It’s not an exaggeration that I simply couldn’t put this book down. I have a paper copy and I bought the audiobook so I didn’t have to stop reading it while driving to work, walking the dog or doing laundry. The reader on Audible is great by the way. While reading this book, I was either laughing (I......more

Goodreads review by Brianna Hart

I honestly felt like I couldn’t get into this one. I really wanted to like it too because I think that more people should write about those with disabilities to make the genre more inclusive. I guess I really didn’t like that she was in a relationship and even though it ended it still rubbed me the......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan (Jon)

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 𝙊𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝙛𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙨’ 𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙤'𝙨 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙪𝙥 𝙤𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧—𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙤 𝙖𝙩 𝙖 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚. 📍 Read if you like: • Opposites Attract • Disability Rep • Found Family • Singing/Dancing This was a fun read, I’ve been trying to read more diverse books......more

Goodreads review by Shannon

3.5 rounded up This was a great #ownvoices debut featuring a MMC with cerebral palsy and his journey of self-love and romantic love as he falls for a dancer coworker who's already in a relationship and she helps him with the giant chip on his shoulder. On the surface this was a fun friends to lovers......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer

I LOVED THIS BOOK!! Jason does a fantastic job writing about passion, and falling in love. Nick Freeman, swoon, is our male lead with a huge heart. However, he also has some pretty big inner demons when it comes to how people see him due to his cerebral palsy. He struggles to let people in too close......more

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"Fans of grumpy-sunshine couplings will enjoy." - Library Journal

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