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Voice of Abandon    by Rae Lori 
Price: $1.50 USD. 21770 words. Published on December 25, 2009. .

His music inspired her to live again. His heart inspired her to love again. After losing her husband to a fatal heart condition, Her Serene Highness Julianna DeWinters falls into a depression. Assisted by her in-laws on an evening visit to a classical concert, Julianna hears the most beautiful sound that awakens her to life once again.
Five Short Novels    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $4.99 USD. 120210 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on July 15, 2010. .

The five short novels in this collection include “The Spires of Denon” set in the same universe as her award-winning Diving into the Wreck. “The Recover Man’s Bargain” takes place at the same time as her Retrieval Artist The Recovery Man. “Dragon’s Tooth,” is the only fantasy. Award-winners “Broken Windchimes” and “Coolhunting” round out the volume.
The Royal Albert Hall: A Masterpiece for the 21st Century    by Roger Williams
Price: $4.99 USD. 20330 words. Published on October 14, 2010. .

The story of London's favourite "village hall", written to celebrate its upgrading and refurbishment. With unprecedented access to the archives, it tells of the great pageant of events that have taken place here. Home of the world famous Proms, opera house, sports arena, meeting hall, ballroom - it was also the only place the Beatles and Rolling Stones shared the same bill.
My Life Behind the Brick Wall    by Angie Brennan
Price: $2.99 USD. 69040 words. Published on November 4, 2010. .

Vivian Craig is managing editor at The Brick Bulletin, a profoundly uninteresting trade journal. She finds a creative outlet in her blog, "Behind the Brick Wall," which will get her into big trouble. She has her hands full dealing with a hypochondriac receptionist, a melodramatic sister, an egomaniacal admirer, and a propensity for clumsiness. She has issues with the Pronto Parcel delivery man.
Walter's Christmas-Night Musik    by Susan Kroupa
Price: $0.99 USD. 5160 words. Published by Laurel Fork Press on December 9, 2010. .

A little magic, a little Mozart, a big miracle on Christmas Eve. . . Nothing has gone right for Walter Gunther since his wife died. He had to sell his music store to pay her medical bills and take a job in a big box music store. But when Walter is forced to work late on Christmas Eve, he receives a musical gift beyond his wildest imagining.
Harmony    by Georgiann Baldino
Price: $0.99 USD. 1750 words. Published on December 26, 2010. .

When Aubrey Swann walks in Madame Fattora's side door for composition lessons, he enters a world of imagination. She insists he learn proper rules of harmony, but the outside world makes even stronger demands.
The Fall: A Novel    by Ryan Quinn
Price: $7.99 USD. 86450 words. Published on March 18, 2011. .

Thrown together during their senior year at an isolated New England university, Ian, Haile and Casey forge an unlikely triangle that—like all fateful relationships—alters the course of their lives. Sexy, fast-paced and layered with intimate insight about life’s most formative years, The Fall is a stunning coming-of-age story about identity, first love and contemporary friendships.
Comparison of Learning Classical Singing between European and Chinese Singers    by Peter Simon
Price: $11.99 USD. 55390 words. Published on April 11, 2011. .

This new book compares East-West learning styles in classical singing. Even if there are language barriers, the common denominator of song has always knocked down the walls of cultural differences to bring about the enjoyment of music. The book is for singers and music teachers who grapple with differences in singing techniques, languages and cultures.
Caruso's Mustache Off - and Other Writings about Music and Musicians    by Carl Van Vechten
Price: $8.95 USD. 116520 words. Published by Mondial  on April 26, 2011. .

Van Vechten wrote lively and often audacious essays on musical subjects. He was first to offer serious assessments of the music of Stravinsky, Erik Satie, Gershwin, and the operas of Richard Stauss. He wrote the earliest study in America of the music of Spain. He was first to advocate musical scores for movies. He contended that ragtime and jazz were the only uniquely American music.
Lettres à la princesse    by Hector Berlioz
Price: $4.99 USD. 50230 words. Published by Editions de  L'Herne  on June 15, 2011. .

La princesse Carolyne Sayn-Wittgenstein s'installe avec le compositeur Franz Liszt à Weimar en 1847. Ils feront de cette ville une Athènes du Nord qui accueille de nombreux artistes. Berlioz est l'un de ceux-là. Lettres à la princesse est un exaltant roman épistolaire, un voyage sur les cimes de l'expression et du sentiment.