Gentle Love

From the moment Isabella Pavlova could walk, she was taught to dance.

Growing up in Gary, Indiana, where ballet studios were few and opportunities even fewer, Isabella lived under the weight of her mother's ambitions. Natalia Pavlova, elegant and fiercely determined, pushed her daughter toward perfection, convinced Isabella was destined for greatness in the ballet world and determined to make sure Isabella achieved the fame she herself never could.

As a child, Isabella occasionally crossed paths with the Jackson family through Natalia's friendship with Katherine Jackson. Michael had only been a distant memory from her childhood, a shy boy with bright eyes and dreams beyond the stars.

She never expected to see him again.

Until years later, when fate brought them back together.