Fifteen years ago, I was eighteen and Nashville-bound. I thought Rhys would follow; he knew he wouldn't. Now, I'm one album shy of headlining my own world tour and the words have dried up. Too much betrayal. Not enough fresh mountain air. It's time to come home to Bourbon Canyon.

After Rhys plucks me off the side of the road in the middle of a thunderstorm, it's clear the now-divorced single dad isn't the boy I once loved. For one, his daughters don't know he broke their favorite country singer's heart after high school. For another, he's grumpy. He stress bakes. And he can't put space between us fast enough. And yet, one kiss later and I'm four songs deep into my new album.

With Rhys as inspiration, I can achieve my dream. But when it's time to go, that'll be the end of us. He's never leaving Bourbon Canyon, while the whole world will be my stage. If he can't set aside the past and see what's waiting for us, then the biggest love of my life will be nothing but a bourbon harmony.