One of Eleanor Farnes titles that has stood test of time better than certain others. 'The Dream and the Dancer' is the story of an unspoilt, self-contained, super-disciplined young ballerina who has two men falling over themselves to marry her. She, however, feels a responsibility to her 'patron' (an unknown admirer of her ballerina mother who has paid for her training) to forgo marriage for a dancing career she's only lukewarm about.
Initially, the heroine is too good of a catch for the millionaire hero, who is chippy for no good reason and strings a (malicious) OW along, however by the HEA he's largely made himself redeemable.
This one is light and enjoyable - I'm rating it a three-and-a-half-star vintage romance read. ( )

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