Elsie All I knew was music. Writing it, playing it. The sway of the melody traveled through me. It kept me company as I hid my face under a mask. My dream of singing in front of the crowds was long forgotten. Now I hide in the shadows, only emerging to help fellow artists launch their careers. Enter Skyler Dalton, my teenage heartthrob. Skyler My best friend died. My last album bombed. I punched out a paparazzi. Life hasn’t been going my way. The label offered an ultimatum, work with a professional songwriter to salvage my solo career or hit the road. Luckily, Elsie was easy to work with. I wasn’t looking for love, but what I found was a lot more than just a new song...

In the middle of the storm, she is the sunshine. Can a bad-boy rock star overcome his rough reputation to gain the respect of his colleagues? Can a hometown sweetheart make her dreams come true in LA? Will falling in love threaten everything? Travis A leaked sex tape. A bitter ex-girlfriend. An angry record label. Nobody was happy with me right now. My band was going on hiatus to weather the fallout. The label slotted me as a judge for Hidden Voices to recoup my reputation. I didn’t expect to find Jody singing behind the veil, her voice warming my soul, her soft body calling to me. But I can’t get involved with a contestant if I’m a judge, or my reputation and my career could bomb. Jody Music was the light of my life, the link to my late mother, the energy in my veins, the sun in my sky. People stopped and paid attention when I took the stage with my little garage band at the local biker bar. I might not be LA famous, but in Savannah, I was a rock star. If I wanted a shot at the big leagues, I had to tame my attitude and insecurities, or the industry would eat me alive. Then, Hidden Voices had blind auditions in my area, and Momma D told me I had to go. So off I went, ready to follow my dreams, even if I crashed and burned in the arms of a forbidden judge.