After tonight, Flynn "Flint" Clinton is going to change his
ways. One last night of the good ol' days -- of booze,
women and rock n' roll -- and then he'll become a
respectable man. Tomorrow he becomes a coffee house
proprietor, a landlord and a boss. He's returned to the
small town in North Carolina where he was raised for two
reasons -- to make himself respectable, so he can convince
his parents that he's good enough to raise his own
children, and to find the true author of the words on the
envelope in his back pocket.
Flint was once the guitarist and songwriter for the top
country western band, the Barn Boys. But all that changed
after his ex-wife was killed in a drunk driving accident
and he himself was injured in a similar accident, wounding
his hand and his spirit. The last project he worked on was
with his ex-best friend, putting music to the words his
partner supposedly wrote. Now with respectability and cash
in his future, Flint is becoming suspicious of the origin
of the words to his songs.
Joella Sanderson has had enough of men. At 18, the man she
loved promised her stardom and she ended up on stage as a
stripper. Now she's been abandoned by another man who
promised her glory but broke her heart instead. And here
she is at a bar with her friends being drawn to the same
type of man again. She ought to know better, but her
hormones are humming.
Flint and Joella are drawn together like moths to flames.
Flirting and dancing a seductive tango, they head out the
door toward the back of Flint's truck, until Joella learns
that Flint is a musician. Furious, Joella storms off,
leaving each of them aching.
Joella has high hopes for the Stardust café. She's been
trying to talk Charlie into renovating it for ages. Now
that the Stardust has a new owner, she hopes to talk some
sense into him and bring in big business. Imagine her
surprise when the new owner turns out to be the sexy
musician from last night.
Fighting each other and their raging hormones, Flint and
Joella finally find a diplomatic working relationship,
until he asks her about a man named R.J. Randy Peters was
the last man to break her heart. And when Flint asks her
about the envelope, she sees her own words, and then she
sees red. Turns out good ol' R.J. has stolen her songs, and
in order to get the recognition she deserves, Joella may
have to hurt Flint, possibly ruining his chance at getting
his boys back.
Falling in love was never an option, but now Joella has to
choose between following her dreams or following her heart.
It took me a few chapters to get into this story, but once
I did, I really enjoyed it. I highly recommend giving it a
try.
Hard-living musician Flynn "Flint" Clinton has left
heartache and his wild ways behind in Nashville, returning
to his sleepy hometown of Northfork, North Carolina. There
he hopes to start a new life as owner of the Stardust Café,
relaxing and raising his two pre-teen sons in peace and
quiet.
Then Flint meets the colorful, indomitable Joella
Sanderson, a blonde bombshell who serves a mean cup of joe
at the Stardust—and whose amazing voice belongs at the top
of the charts. Jo's catchy comedic ditties coffee shop
regulars, and even threaten to transform the ever-cynical
Flint, who finds himself reluctantly rediscovering the joy
of music.
With Jo by his side, Flint can once again appreciate a
beautiful melody, or wholeheartedly strum his guitar with
the same passion and pleasure that once filled his life.
But in Flint's world, trouble is never far away. This time,
it arrives just as he dares to open his heart to the
possibility of true love.
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