Easily pleased, Micah enjoys a career in non-profit work and gets through his days one lame joke at a time. Then his friend Lou introduces him to her musical family and the Knights pull Micah into their world of resilience and sorrow. Soon, Micah understands that in the face of grief, optimism isn't always enough.<br><br>Lei was once revered for his tremendous talent. But one day the music died, and the scars under his leather bracelets are a reminder of what he lost. These days, he's nothing but a phantom. Shut away from the world, Lei tunes instruments in the Knights' music store.<br><br>Then charismatic Micah enters his life, charming his family and slowly coaxing his way into Lei's heart with steadfast devotion. With Micah at his side, it may yet be possible for Lei to reclaim the spotlight he'd thought permanently abandoned.

Music of the Knight

“You know, what they call the perfect pitch.”


“Right, okay, I saw the movie, yeah.”


She rubbed her face and tried again. “No. Lei hears a note and boom—he names it. Whatever he hears, a fucking car horn across the street. He names it. He can tune a piano by ear.”


And here I thought I had a good ear. “How did learn to do that?”


“Lei was born that way,” Louie said, walking around the counter to join the group of young people checking out an amplifier.


“Let’s go introduce you to the matriarch.” Lou took my arm and pulled me along. “The one and only Lorraine Knight.”


Something told me this woman wasn’t going to be ordinary.4


Chapter 7