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

“It’s not spying. It’s Googling.” Nash’s voice was tense. He hadn’t appreciated my brusque reaction. “Don’t you wanna at least see if he’s on Facebook and find out his relationship status or something?”


Of course I was dying to. Of course I wanted to go searching the whole internet for any tidbit of information on Lei’s life, but no, I wouldn’t give into my impulsive curiosity. “I wanna get to know him the old-fashioned way.” I handed Nash his phone back. “Through conversations.”


“And Lou doesn’t talk about him?” Nash’s tone was gentle again.


Yesterday, Lou and I had worked together at the coffee shop, but though I’d subtly, or maybe not sosubtly, steered the conversation towards her older brother a few times, I hadn’t had any luck. It was as though there was something she couldn’t talk about, and that shroud, that fogginess, permeated everything.


Nash turned to his side to face me. “She hasn’t mentioned a wife, ex-wife, drug addiction, gambling problems, jail sentence—”


Chapter 17