We’re celebrating the newly release audiobook by Blair M. Shadows, The Bartender’s Ballerina. A 2,700-word short story that’ll hit just right if you’re into: ROMANCE. MAGIC. BAD DECISIONS.
The Bartender’s Ballerina: A Short Story by Blair M. Shadows
Release Date: October 31, 2025
Genre: Darker Romance/ Audiobook
Narrator: Jason Clarke @jasonclarkereads
🔥Bartender × Ballerina
🕯 He’ll burn the city for her
💋 Obsession → Devotion
🌒 Magic woven into lust
🩸 “Make me.” Energy
💀 Morally gray man with godlike power
🥃 Bar-counter scene
💫 Urban legend that bites back
🕯 Worship disguised as rage
💬 “I’d do anything you ask me. Even break the rules of magic.”
🌹 Blood, bruises, and bad decisions
Tar City chews people up and spits them out.
Sometimes, it swallows.
But Jax?
He owns it. The bar. The streets. The magic he swore he’d never use again.
Until tonight.
Because tonight, Sisk isn’t playing fair.
She walks into his bar—later than promised—and he’s more than furious.
He’s hungry.
And when she dares him…he remembers why she’s the reason he stays.
The reason he breaks the rules.
This is a 2,700-word short story that’ll hit just right if you’re into: ROMANCE. MAGIC. BAD DECISIONS.
Listen to it closely.
And remember—Tar City doesn’t give without taking.
CONTENT WARNINGS / TRIGGERS
- Violence, mentions of murder, disappearances, and urban legends
- Explicit sexual content
- Possessive behavior / protective male lead
- Alcohol use and bar setting
- Minor self-destructive behavior
- Implied past trauma and bruising imagery
- Strong language (frequent profanity)
- Supernatural elements (magic, curses, implied blood magic)
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