Elf with the Golden Ear by Bridget Reese

Elf with the Golden Ear is a fantasy romance set in a dark world that weaves healing, found family, and a slow-burn friends-to-lovers arc into a haunting journey of identity and resilience. Bugsy, an enslaved elf with a gift for the violin that borders on magical, escapes captivity and finds herself among her own kind for the first time. But freedom comes at a cost—and love, even more so.