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THE LOVE VARIATIONS
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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. That’s why she hopes to win gold at the world’s most prestigious international piano competition, coming up in two months. But her competition will be stiff: 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. Despite Jamie’s rigorous study to make it from small-town Iowa to the best music school in New York City, all 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 an unexpected hurricane forces them to practice—and live—together, they discover their passion for more than just music.