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Hook line : In New York’s glittering music world, love and ambition collide with danger and desire.
A brilliant violinist, a beautiful heiress, and a calculating guardian move through a web of music, money, and secrets.
A vivid tale of passion and power unfolds as Mildred Wallace pursues a high-stakes romance with the famed violinist Angelo Diotti. The book paints the opulent drawing rooms and bustling concert halls of turn-of-the-century New York, where art and ambition shape every decision. Amid the splendor, intimate trust is tested by social expectation, family pressure, and a hidden threat that could ruin both love and career. The characters navigate loyalty, desire, and the price of fame in a world where a single note can change a life.- Step into a gilded era of music, salons, and theater, where performance masks deeper motives.
- Explore the pull between devotion and duty as love challenges wealth, power, and family expectations.
- Meet a cast of figures tied to the rhythms of the city, from patrons and managers to artists and guardians.
- Witness how a life in the public eye can become a battlefield of choice, sacrifice, and consequence.
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John Philip Sousa (November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era, known primarily for American military and patriotic marches. Because of his mastery of march composition, he is known as "The March King" or the "American March King" due to his British counterpart Kenneth J. Alford also being known as "The March King". Among his best-known marches are "The Liberty Bell", "The Thunderer", "The Washington Post", "Semper Fidelis" (Official March of the United States Marine Corps), and "The Stars and Stripes Forever" (National March of the United States of America).
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