Tropes:

Small town

Country music star x studio owner

Broken golden retriever

He falls first & hard

Slow burn to spice

Mental health & grief rep

Forced Proximity

Found Family

Blurb:

Country music star Austin James’ career is slowly unraveling. When faced with an ultimatum, he seeks refuge in small town Alabama.

Maybe its singing river and legendary studio are exactly what he needs to find his way back to himself.

What he doesn’t expect is Penny Miller, the fiercely independent studio owner. She’s filled with a stubborn fire that threatens to burn down every wall he’s built around himself.

Penny is fighting to revive her family’s recording studio and carve out her place in a male dominated industry. A floundering country music star is the last thing she needs.

Penny’s determined to keep things just business with the lines of professionalism firmly in place, but Austin James’ flirty smile and undeniable charm are hard to resist.

Haunted by heartache, she finds her life hitting the same notes as his, their worlds slowly harmonizing in ways she never expected. Their chemistry is undeniable, but so are the risks.

Will this be their undoing, or the first verse of something new?