The Eternal Encore

By Ryan Hall

In Queens, New York, Jamar Ward has learned to live quietly-until music, and memory, refuse to let him go.

After losing his mother at a young age, Jamar is raised by his formidable grandmother Martha-a musician with a past as rich as her record collection. He buries his grief beneath quiet routines, until the ghost of Melba Bowie, a jazz singer tethered to unfinished business, begins to appear. Melba sees something in Jamar he's afraid to claim: the raw, aching beauty of his own talent.

When a chance encounter with a jazz legend ignites Jamar's rise, the world begins to take notice. But notoriety brings pressure, and Jamar must navigate old wounds, Martha's failing health, and a fragile new romance-while Melba urges him toward the stage and the truth he's long silenced.

The Eternal Encore is a lyrical meditation on grief, legacy, and the music that exists between the notes. For readers of The Midnight Library and On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, this novel sings with longing, hope, and the courage it takes to begin again.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FJ1KW7S8
• ISBN13: 9798302760012
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"