She was taught to play. She was never taught to feel.

Sophie Chen is a machine. A classical piano prodigy on the verge of a career-defining concerto, she lives her life by a metronome: eighty beats per minute, spine straight, emotions checked at the door. Her future depends on perfection. But her playing lacks the one thing she can’t practice: heart.

Roxie is pure chaos. A dive-bar guitarist with a messy past and a voice like whiskey and smoke, she plays by feel, not by rules. She’s everything Sophie has been trained to avoid—loud, impulsive, and dangerously distracting.

When a chance encounter at a late-night bar binds them together, the friction is instantaneous. Sophie needs Roxie to unlock the emotion in her music. Roxie needs Sophie to ground her spinning world. What starts as a collision of opposites quickly becomes a different kind of rhythm entirely—one that threatens to break Sophie’s control and Roxie’s heart.

Theory & Practice is a steamy, high-angst sapphic romance about the perfection of letting go. Features an ice queen pianist, a chaotic golden retriever rocker, and a love song that lasts a lifetime.

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