The Virtuoso

Valentine Windham, youngest of five illustrious brothers, regards music as his only worthy accomplishment. With the onset of symptoms that render him incapable of playing his beloved piano, Val retreats to the country to hide his disability from friends and family and loses himself in the work of restoring a secluded, tumbledown estate…

Ellen Markham has secrets and grief of her own, but she gradually comes to admit her attraction to the handsome stranger on the neighboring estate. As these two lonely souls begin to find comfort in each other, they discover hidden depths of passion that they’ve both been hiding. When Ellen's past rises up to threaten her hopes with Val, she must choose whether to trust him, or continue to suffer in a silent, lonely purgatory of her own… But Val isn’t going to watch the woman he’s come to love as much—or more—than his music run away…

After Valentine made an appearance in The Solider I came to love his character, and was glad that he got his own story. You feel Val's torment of not being able to do what he loves. The restoring of the manor is a great setting for Val and Ellen's romance. A bit of mystery is thrown in the mix. A few favorite characters from The Heir and The Solider also make appearances. I look forward to the sisters getting their own happily ever afters.

Author: Grace Burrows
Published: November 2011
Pages: 395 (ARC)
Genre: Historical Romance
Source: Sourcebooks Casablanca



This complimentary review copy was received thankfully from Danielle of Sourcebooks Casablanca and in no way influenced my review of this book. These are my personal thoughts and reactions to the reading of the book.