Velvet Rose is a woman with the reddest hair in town, the flower of West Springs. Every man chases after her, every woman wants to be her and every child flocks to her feet like ducklings. Velvet isn't bothered by the attention. She's gotten used to being beamed at by all those who had eyes. Then a European opera singer comes to town. Nessa Sterling, a strange woman who wears clothing for men, but the most beautiful dresses and stunning makeup as she belts the opera. West Springs' Rose, who has never been the one beaming at someone else, finds herself craving the attention of the woman who hasn't even noticed her.

Rye Porter is an intersex woman who gave up her rock n roll dreams after being outed in a slanderous article. Working as a bartender down in Nashville, she has made her success in other ways, though she still plays on the little stage in the corner of the bar. Whiskey Rogers is an up and coming country pop singer who hates her pop sound, and wants to go in a different direction. As a teen, she went to Rye's final performance, and has hopes of recruiting her to play with her, or more. But while recording an album and life on the road may seem glamorous, the music business isn't easy, and it seems like everyone has their own agenda. Can Whiskey and Rye be as potent a combination as the drinks they're named after? Or will others conspire to keep them apart?

Adeline, the mother of a young daughter with a double life as a vigilante, falls in love with a noble lawyer and a police officer who is adamant about taking her down.