Author Description

For some, first love is a fleeting spark heralding the greater loves to come. For others, first love is the greatest love. The only love.<br/><br/>When a music audition at the world-renowned LaGuardia Arts high school brings together two thirteen-year-olds, unassuming Aurelia Ramirez Preston and confident Chadwick David, the serendipitous encounter becomes an unbreakable friendship.<br/><br/>A friendship develops into an unyielding love.<br/>A love spanning decades and continents.<br/><br/>With New York City as their playground, best friends Chad and Aurelia navigate the turbulence of adolescence. They blossom, and so does their love. An awkward first date turns into a night of intoxicating kisses and together, they lose their innocence.<br/><br/>Years later, Chad is “Maestro,” the tattooed virtuoso, the James Dean of classical music.<br/><br/>And Aurelia is an accomplished cellist. His muse. The enduring love behind his greatness.<br/><br/>But when the maestro falters, even for a moment, the most beautiful symphony can spiral into unrelenting chaos. And the greatest of loves can become the most tragic heartbreak.<br/><br/>Maestro is a symphony of words, four movements filled with longing, secrets, betrayal, and the grace of forgiveness.