The Music of Love, S.M. LaViolette
The Music of Love, S.M. LaViolette
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The Music of Love

Author: S.M. LaViolette, Minerva Spencer

Narrator: Justine Eyre

Unabridged: 10 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/27/2022


Synopsis

Finding out that her husband was a bigamist didn't devastate Portia Stefani; she held her head high when she forced him out of her life. But losing her beloved music school as a result of the traitorous bastard's gambling debts almost destroyed her. The only way she'll be able to make ends meet is to accept a lucrative tutoring position in remote Cornwall. What Portia hasn't anticipated is the life-altering impact that her mesmerizing new employer has on her.

Stacy Harrington learned the hard way to keep people at a distance. Playing the piano is the only thing that makes his solitary life enjoyable these days, and he'll be damned if he allows his albinism to keep him from everything he loves. Bringing a private music tutor into his home is disruptive, but it's the only solution. Unfortunately, nothing could have prepared him for the overwhelming attraction he feels toward his fiery new employee.

It's not long before a shared passion for music develops into something infinitely deeper. But when ghosts from the past—along with some very dark secrets—emerge to threaten everything they've built, can Stacy and Portia continue to make beautiful music together?

Contains mature themes.

About S.M. LaViolette

S. M. LaViolette also writes historical romance under the name Minerva Spencer and historical mystery under the name S. M. Goodwin.

Unlike many authors, S. M. hasn't wanted to be a writer since she was knee-high to a grasshopper. In fact, she's a very late bloomer and didn't write her first book until she was forty-five. That book, Dangerous, came out in 2018, the year S. M. turned 50. She is living proof that it is never too late to try something brand new.

Since 2018 she has published fifteen books and two novellas, one which is included in an anthology with mega bestselling author Sylvia Day.

S. M. has worked as a college history teacher, bed and breakfast owner, criminal prosecutor, and bartender (her favorite job next to writing). S. M. now writes full time and lives with her husband and multiple animals in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. When she's not writing she's cleaning out chicken coops, crafting, or reading.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Heather K (dentist in my spare time) on January 11, 2020

*4.5 stars* I'm a huge fan of Minerva Spencer, and I'm an even bigger fan of atypical MCs, so I was immediately drawn to The Music of Love. And, truly, Minerva Spencer didn't let me down. What really sets this story apart is that the male MC has albinism, which is very unusual for a character in a ro......more

Goodreads review by Becky (romantic_pursuing_feels) on January 14, 2022

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Plot/Storyline: 📖📖📖📖 Feels: 🦋🦋🦋 Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔 Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡ Romance: 💞💞 Sensuality: 💋💋💋 Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑-🍑🍑🍑🍑 Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Humor: Yes, a touch. (These are all personal preference on a scale of 1-5 (yours ratings may vary depending what give......more

Goodreads review by Mei on January 27, 2020

Ms. Spencer loves the blackmail trope! :) She used it in Barbarous and she used it here! I liked the heroine hot being shy about her sexual urges and I liked that the hero was not scanadlized by them! I know that it is highly unusual behaviour for the period, but I liked it! What I didn't like is the h......more

Goodreads review by Lady Nilambari on September 23, 2023

4.5 Stars Well, this was a lovelier, historical, romantic version of Lemony Snicket - A tale of (series) of unfortunate events leading to misunderstandings. I apologise for butchering this title, but I really wanted to misquote it. Quick Review - I just finished a rather emotionally impactful book......more

Goodreads review by Niki (mustreadalltheromance) on October 15, 2022

Portia Stefani coped reasonably well upon learning that her husband was, in fact, already married, simply ousting him from her life. But that still left her with his mountain of debts, forcing her to close their beloved music school. Desperate for funds, she accepts a generous salary to teach piano......more