A radiant talent on the brink of making it big in Nashville must confront her small-town past and an old love sheās never forgotten in this engaging novelāa soulful ballad filled with romance, heartbreak, secrets, and scandal from the author of Season of the Dragonflies.
Playing to packed houses while her hit song rushes up the charts, country singer and fiddler Jo Lover is poised to become a one-name Nashville star like her idols, Loretta, Reba, and Dolly. To ensure her success, Jo has carefully crafted her image: a pretty, sassy, down-to-earth girl from small-town Virginia who pours her heart into her songs.
But the stage persona sheās built is threatened when her independent label merges with big-time Capitol Records, bringing Nashville heartthrob JD Gunnāher first loveāback into her life. Long ago Jo played with JDās band. But they parted ways, and took their own crooked roads to stardom. Now Joās excitedāand terrifiedāto see him again.
When the label reunites them for a show, the old sparks fly, the duet they sing goes viral, and fans begin clamoring for moreāigniting the mediaās interest in the compelling singer. Why is a small-town girl like Jo so quiet about her past? When did she and JD first meet? What split them apart? All too soon, the painful secret sheās been hiding is uncovered, a shocking revelation that threatens to destroy her reputation and her dreams. To salvage her life and her career, Jo must finally face the pastāand her feelings for JDāto become the true Nashville diva she was meant to be.