DANCING
WITH FIRE
Ballet is power. Magic is forbidden.
One dance could burn the kingdom down.
New Release
Dancing With Fire
Welcome to the world of Dancing with Fire — a spellbinding YA fantasy where ballet is power, and every step could ignite a revolution. Enter a kingdom of secrets, rivalry, and forbidden magic.
Dancing with Fire is out now — a dark ballet fantasy filled with betrayal, magic, and rebellion.
Available Now in Paperback, Hardback, and ebook.
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“Hooked from the first page… had that darker element that I was looking for. Zoe James-Williams has a strong writing style and can't wait to read more.” - Goodreads reviewer
About The Book
"Death lay in wait, cloaked in the twilight shadows of the temple wings. The chosen ballerina rose onto her pointes, a glittering dagger poised to pierce the heart of her audience."
Seventeen-year-old Silva defied every expectation to become the next Crown Ballerina—a promise of divine favour, adoration, and a future written in starlight. With spellbinding magnetism, she commanded the stage—a force of nature destined to soar.
Until the temple burned.
Its sacred walls reduced to ash. The ritual—shattered. Her destiny—stolen. Cast aside and broken, Silva watches as her nemesis, Marrock, takes the crown meant for her. Some whisper divine punishment. Others, sabotage. But she no longer knows what to believe.
The Syn—descendants of warriors, their bodies honed like weapons—stand accused. Allowed into the sacred ballet for the first time, they are now blamed for its ruin.
Desperate for truth, Silva forges dangerous alliances—with rogue Syn whose loyalties shift like shadows and a spoilt, insufferable prince desperate to prove himself.
As enemies close in, Silva must reclaim what was stolen and forge herself anew—or let the darkness consume her. The first book in a spellbinding fantasy series of betrayal and rebirth, where every dance is a battle, and a single step could set the world ablaze.
From the Pages of Dancing with Fire
"The chosen ballerina rose onto her pointes, a glittering dagger poised to pierce the heart of her audience."
— Dancing with Fire
Explore the Kingdom of Lakra
Zoe James-Williams is a Welsh artist and debut author, known for her evocative ballet and theatre paintings. When she's not teaching or painting, she disappears into fantastical worlds of magic and fire. Dancing with Fire is her first novel — inspired by a lifelong love of ballet, fantasy, and daring heroines.