When the Music Starts to Tremble

Kate finally has the life she always dreamed of-a warm, bustling home, a book series on the bestseller list, a husband she adores, and nine kids between them who are slowly learning that together can be a safe place to land. After years of grief and starting over, their blended family is beginning to feel steady. Almost... normal.Then the music starts to tremble.Nate’s rock career is exploding, and the label wants him on the road for months at a time. When his new tour schedule is announced, the kids’ reactions range from resigned to furious-and Kate is left holding everything together while he chases the dream that’s funding their future. As Nate tries to be present from hundreds of miles away, Kate is hit with news she never expected: at thirty-four, with nine kids between them and a house already bursting at the seams... she’s pregnant, with twins.Keeping the baby a secret until Nate is home feels like the only way to protect him-and the kids-from one more overwhelming thing. But the weight of what she’s not saying presses harder every day, especially as her oldest son, Nick, begins to unravel. Still haunted by the night his father and sister were killed by a drunk driver-and by a second accident that left his little brother trapped in a crushed car-Nick can’t bring himself to get behind the wheel. When everyone else is celebrating new cars and new freedoms, he’s paralyzed by fear he doesn’t know how to name.As tour dates blur into hotel rooms and stage lights, Nate senses that something is wrong at home-but every phone call seems to end with, 'We’re fine.' When the truth finally collides with the miles between them, Kate and Nate will have to face the questions they’ve avoided for too long: How much can one family carry? What does it really cost to chase a dream? And what happens when the life you never planned for... might be the very one God is gently giving you?When the Music Starts to Tremble is Book Two in the Blended Beginnings series, but can be read as a heartfelt standalone novel about second chances, unseen grief, and the fragile, beautiful song of a family learning to trust love again.