title: The Stillness of Love and Exile
author:  Rosa Martha Villarreal 
description: Rosa Martha Villarreal is a native Texans whose family origins in the Mexican states of Nuevo Leon and Coahuila date back to the 1500's. A long-time resident of California, she graduated from San Jose State University. Her first novel <i>Doctor Magdalena: novella </i><span></span>maintains a strong following in academia and was selected for inclusion in Center for Latino Initiatives at Smithsonian. <i>She</i> is the author of the regional bestseller <i>Chronicles of Air and Dreams</i> (Archer Books).<span> </span>Her novel <i>The Stillness of Love and Exile </i>(Tertulia Press) was the recipient of the 2008 PEN Josephine Miles Literary Award for Best Fiction, and a Silver Medal in the 2008 Independent Publisher Book Awards for Best Regional Fiction.
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  Through the beauty of music, brings love and the will to live a life lost.
  
    
  
  It is only at the pianoforte with beautiful music flowing from her fingertips
  that Teresa Seton is happy. New to English society, she feels awkward and
  unsure of herself.
  
  Only the attentions of her handsome neighbor can convince her that she is
  where she belongs—a stolen kiss proves that he means what he says. But the
  kiss is witnessed and the pair are forced to marry for propriety’s sake.
  
    
  
  Once known as the “Merry Marquis”, Richard, the Marquis of Merrick, now lives
  the life of a recluse. Finding a beautiful stranger at his pianoforte strikes
  a chord within him, bringing back feelings he thought were lost with the
  passing of his wife. He is mesmerized by Teresa and her beautiful music, but
  can he convince her, and himself, that he can live and love again?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  What others have said about Miss Seton’s Sonata
  
    
  
  “An enjoyable heart-stirring read.” –Romantic Times Book Club
  
    