Part One: Chapters 1-2, (pg 3-28) Summary

Jude Deveraux's Velvet Song is a story of love, relationships, and pride. Set in England's beautiful countryside in 1502, Deveraux allows her reader to meet Alyxandria Blackett. Deveraux's musically talented and headstrong heroine is the catalyst for the novel's plot. Twenty years old, Alyx lives in Moreton England with her father.

On this particular day, Alyx as been awake for hours. Careful not to wake her father, she dresses silently. As she stares at all of her instruments, she considers which one to play for the day. Quietly, her father enters the room. He is happy to see Alyx so interested in her music and urges her to be on her way to rehearsal.

As a child, Alyx had a gift for music. When she was ten, she was given an instrument by a...