The Riverside Dance Studio

The Riverside Dance Studio is the fifth Willa Bay novel by Nicole Ellis, published in June 2023 after a two-year gap in the series.

Sam is trying to rebuild after a run of losses. Libby is stretched thin between her family and a career she is not willing to give up. Jessa comes home on military leave for what looks like a family visit and is not only that. Andrew, having spent years on work, starts to weigh what else he wants. Debbie is running a fundraiser while her daughters each work through something of their own.

As with the earlier books, the town, the inn and the friends carry the story rather than any single plot, and the register stays clean and gentle.