Sung in the Shadows

Author: Crystal Caudill
Genre: Historical Romance
Series: The Art of Love & Danger #2
Pages: 328
Release Date: March 17, 2026
Publisher: Kregel Publications

When past darkness prowls, will stepping into the light lead to a brighter future?

In nineteenth-century Cincinnati, fear keeps Nora Davis caged with secrets and lies. Her true identity as the daughter of a famous opera singer is too dangerous to reveal, with her former captors still on the loose. But weekly singing lessons at Longview Asylum—her paranoid mother's permanent residence—light a flame in Nora, and it's one she can avoid fanning for only so long.

With his suicidal ma in the asylum, Ezekiel Beaumont's soul is weary, but Nora's presence at the asylum intrigues him. As a Pike's Opera House employee, Ezekiel thinks Nora might be cut out for the stage. He also begins to wonder if Nora's ma is really the famed Constanza Brisbane, who went missing mid-performance. He's determined to find out.

Though Ezekiel brings the performance world a little too close for comfort, Nora is drawn to his warm personality all the same. The two of them steadily grow closer, but then Nora begins to fear she's being watched, and her own paranoia blooms.

As the line between what's real and false grows fainter, will Ezekiel's and Nora's faith and love overcome?

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Reviewer: Lori Parrish

Y’all, this has to be my favorite book of the year so far! A story that will leave you thinking about it long after it has over. 

A story that sort of reminds me of Phantom of the Opera. 

This book will have you eagerly turning the pages long into the night. You know me. I don’t like putting a book down until it’s done. Especially when Nora and Ezekiel have a story to tell me.

Love, hope, and forgiveness are the themes throughout the story. Also redemption. 

I really enjoyed this book. I didn’t want it to end.

Caudill has done well with the toughest of subjects and how it affects other family members, not just the public. That has to be hard. 

This just proves that music absolutely soothes the soul! Ive always said that myself. 

There are evil characters that I don’t like and what they did to the Davis family. For me, I call it jealousy. 

I really recommend this novel. I couldn’t put it down until it was finished. 

5 stars for a wonderful job well done!

I received a complimentary copy courtesy of Kregel Publications through Interviews & Reviews via NetGalley.

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