cover reveal: The Love Variations
I’m so excited to share an early cover reveal for my next adult book, The Love Variations, with my paid subscribers here on substack!
This book was so fun to write. It spoke to a lot of old loves of mine (music, muay thai) and delved into topics that mean a lot to me on a personal level (autoimmune chronic illness, for example).
For those of you who missed it, here’s the official summary:
An emotional and empowering romance about two musicians healing their wounds and finding love, all the while competing to win a prestigious piano competition, from the author of A Shot in the Dark
Goldie Gensler has always wanted to be a concert musician like her parents—but after a devastating multiple sclerosis diagnosis, that dream feels more urgent than ever. The world’s most prestigious international piano competition in Stockholm is coming up in two months—it’s the perfect chance for Goldie to make her dream come true. But her competition will be stiff because Jamie Larson, with his perfect technique and derisive glare and gorgeous ocean blue eyes, is competing too.
Jamie has always resented Goldie for her easy road to professional musicianship, given her wealthy parents who were both first chair in the New York Philharmonic. Jaime spent hours and hours studying to make it from small-town Iowa to the best music school in New York City. But his technical precision is no match for the way Goldie’s imperfect but emotionally resonant music makes audiences swoon. He’s determined to prove that skill and dedication are what makes for a good musician, but after his brother’s suicide three years ago, Jamie just doesn’t love music like he used to.
Goldie and Jamie have their own reasons to win, but when unexpected events force them to practice—and live—together in Goldie’s apartment over holidays, they discover their passion for more than just music.
The book will be publishing (tentatively) on March 18, 2025.
Paid subscribers, keep reading below the cut for your personal sneak peek at the cover!