Julia is getting her life back together after the tumultuous events following her move from New Zealand to England. Focussed on her job at a thriving legal firm and fiercely protective of her son Jack, life has become calm and measured just the way Julia likes – no more secrets or surprises, everything under control and predictable. The last thing she needs or wants is a man complicating their lives again.Jack is a teenager who dreams of becoming an awesome musician. Music is his safe place when he needs to escape dark memories - it lifts his self-belief and makes him feel worthwhile in other people’s eyes, not just his mother’s. He has the passion and talent but needs the right teacher to nurture his potential.Patrick Devlin left his native Ireland to pursue his passion for music and now runs a prestigious teaching academy. He’s known love and heartbreak and has found that life is simpler when you follow your passions but, where women are concerned, commitment is to be avoided.When Julia grudgingly allows Jack to be accepted as a student of Patrick’s academy, the journey of self-discovery for three damaged people begins. Sibling rivalry, a tragedy from the past, and the healing power of music will change their lives forever.Adriana Guyton’s second novel explores the ties of brotherhood, a mother’s sacrifice and a young boy’s search for contentment where music becomes the healer and the teacher the cycle breaker. The Music Teacher is the second novel in the “Julia Series”