The Encore My Husband Ignored - A Neglected Wife's Second Chance Romance #1014811

He never cheated. He just made sure the world stopped calling for her.

Michele Thompson was once a celebrated concert pianist. When her son fell seriously ill, she stepped away from the spotlight to care for her family. She never agreed to abandon her career forever.

But her billionaire husband, Keegan Johnson, had other plans.

For twelve years, he secretly declined concert invitations, recording offers, and a prestigious Vienna residency. Then his company announces that Michele has permanently retired—without ever asking her.

The man who promised to believe in her dreams has been quietly destroying them.

Devastated by his betrayal, Michele walks away from her marriage and fights to reclaim the career she was told no longer wanted her. But rebuilding her life means facing public scrutiny, painful family secrets, and powerful people determined to stop her comeback.

Then there's Darnell Wilson, a widowed conductor who sees the talented, passionate woman Keegan spent years keeping in the shadows. With Darnell, Michele discovers an unexpected attraction—and the possibility of a future that belongs entirely to her.

Keegan wants his wife back. But wealth cannot restore the years he stole, and apologies cannot erase twelve years of deception.

To deserve another chance, he must surrender the one thing he has always valued most: control.

With her heart torn between two men and a career-defining concert approaching, Michele must decide whether a broken marriage deserves another beginning—or whether her greatest love story is the life she finally chooses for herself.