Whispers in Duet
by Elizabeth Langston
... I don't want us to be over.
Music is Benita’s life. But after a deeply stressful year of college classes and performances, she’s burned out and desperate for a summer-long break from performing–with an exception. She’s delighted to play her cello at the wedding of her best friends.
Logan spends his days as a paramedic, striving his best to serve people on what is often their worst day. And at night, he goes home to solitude and his guitar. When his paramedic partner asks him to be half of the music duo at her wedding, he is honored.
Benita is visibly shaken when she learns they’ll be playing duets, leaving Logan curious about what lies beneath her distress. But as they rehearse and perform, their connection grows into friendship. Soon they begin to wonder if, after the wedding, they’ll be willing for their duet to end.
Whispers in Duet releases 19 October. You can preorder at:
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Here are a few fun facts about Whispers in Duet:
- The story begins 3.5 years after the end of Whispers from the Past. It is told from the points-of-view of Benita (a cellist and good friend of Mark's who has appeared in previous books) and Logan (a new character and the paramedic training Susanna.) The book is set entirely in the 21st century.
- I held a contest to name the book, and the winning entry was Whispers in Duet--the perfect title. Thank you, Danielle!
- Mark and Susanna--and other secondary characters from the first 3 books--make many appearances throughout the story.
- The book takes place a year after the pandemic. After asking readers how realistically I should discuss the pandemic, they encouraged me to keep it minimal. So I make a few allusions to it, mostly on how it impacts Benita as a college student and professional musician.
- To celebrate the release, I have the Whisper Falls Boxed Set (Books 1-4) on sale through the end of October. 4 books for the price of 1!
- Music plays a huge role in this story, so I've created playlists on several themes.
- Wedding music (selected by Susanna)
- Guitar Greats (Logan)
- Cello practice pieces (Benita)
- Reducing Anxiety (Benita's therapist)
