Tom Kevins is the author and musician Behind Between The Notes

Sean thought he had everything figured out.

A successful career. A clear path. The kind of life that looked good from the outside. But somewhere along the way, the music he once loved—and the person he used to be—got lost in the noise.

When Sean walks away from the life he built and lands in a small coastal town in California, he isn’t searching for fame or fortune. He’s searching for something harder to name. Something honest. Something real.

Through late-night conversations, unexpected friendships, and the quiet pull of a guitar he hasn’t touched in years, Sean begins to rediscover the parts of himself he buried long ago. And when Emma enters his life—sharp, perceptive, and impossible to impress—she challenges him to confront the difference between chasing success and truly living.

But finding your way back to yourself is rarely simple. Old habits linger. Dreams can become traps. And sometimes the hardest thing isn’t starting over—it’s learning how to stay present once you do.

Between The Notes is a heartfelt novel about reinvention, love, and the courage to listen for the music hiding in the spaces we usually ignore.