Some women rebuild their lives—one shimmy at a time.

Nefertiti's dance classes are empty, and her performance calendar blank; she dreams of rising above the ashes but hides under the duvet instead.

At one time, Nefertiti was a dancer people queued to see; now she runs a belly dancing class in the middle of nowhere, and the numbers have dwindled. Disappointed, Nefertiti turns to her partner and 'rock', but he has other plans and drops her like a hot potato.

The breakup is as painful as an ingrown toenail in stilettos and Nefertiti feels alone, until she stumbles across a bag lady with a past the locals gossip about. After fifty-five years of self-absorption, Nefertiti finds herself caring for a woman who spends her days singing off-key.

Until the council steps in.

Nefertiti faces an impossible choice: protect her home, or fight for someone who has no one, one wrong move and she could lose everything. Will she find a way to save the bag lady?

The Downfall Of A Bellydancer is the second book in the Bellydancing And Beyond series, although each book can be read as a standalone. For fans of Abbey Jimenez, Maddie Please, and Judy Leigh, The Downfall Of A Bellydancer is a bittersweet comedy set in a small Scottish town.