A Song Apart

By Jeffrey H. Baer

Rising pop singer Shannon Kistler never expected to see college student Kevin Derow on a Manhattan street wearing her concert shirt. But she offers gratitude in her own way, leaving her biggest fan in shock. When the two teenagers meet again six days later, Shannon slips Kevin her phone number, and the unlikely romance begins.

Soon they find they have several things in common: lonely childhoods, a passion for music, and making unpopular choices about their own lives. The public cannot take Shannon seriously as a teenaged recording artist, but she risks her sudden success by making some public mistakes after breaking into a soulless music industry with unusual ease. Meanwhile Kevin loses the respect of family, friends and coworkers over the girl he idolizes-and unwittingly blows the lid off a payola scheme devised by Shannon's record label, threatening her career and possibly his own freedom.

A Song Apart revolves around two young people from distinct backgrounds who choose to follow their hearts rather than their peers and find a greater reward at the end of their paths.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jeffrey H. Baer
• Release date: May 15, 2011
• ISBN: 9781458017406

Jeffrey H. Baer

Currently unemployed, unless you consider promoting my novel a job. Although I read many bestsellers since 1990, I like to write about ordinary people making their ways through everyday situations. I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in April 2002, which explains why I was such a social fumbler as a kid and racked up 27 jobs in the last 21 years. I don't let my disability stop from doing what I please--within reason, that is. I live in Coney Island with my wonderful girlfriend Karen. Pay me a visit, and I might treat you to a Nathan's hot dog.

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