The Duke Called Her Music Borrowed - She Closed the Piano Before His Guests Could Applaud

When a duke dismisses her composition as something borrowed, Eleanor Vale closes the piano in front of his guests. She will not play again merely to make his evening comfortable. As a London publisher prepares to issue the work under another name, Eleanor must decide what her silence has protected, and what speaking plainly will cost. An original historical romance about authorship, public respect and an apology that must become an action. The story explores the work behind manuscript scores, engraved music and paid subscriptions. Characters and events are fictional.