Haley Jameson used to believe that the world revolved around her and her relationship with her best friend Sam Steinfeld. That is, of course, until freshman year of high school when new, not so friendly feelings crop up and things don't go the way she expects.
When she leaves to visit her sister in LA after a heartbreaking encounter, she's seen by a talent scout and hired on the spot for being a "Triple Threat" and she vows to never go back to San Diego and to the boy she used to love.
But what happens when, three years later, her new movie is set in her old hometown? And what if the director decides Sam is the perfect guy to play the male lead? Will the old feelings come back in play and hatch a new relationship on set?
One thing is for sure: this is going to be one wild ride!
***This is a spinoff to The Secret Singer, but it can be read as a standalone novel***
Nicky Peters sets out on an emotional roller coaster when she creates a melody from an old high school journal entry which develops into her debut song for her second album. Her personal and professional life become quickly complicated when she finds herself standing in front of the one person she thought she'd never see again, the same person who unfortunately understands all too well who Nicky's hit song is really about...him.
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Nicky Peters' rise to fame in country music was fast, being plucked out of obscurity at seventeen after her YouTube videos went viral. After she pens a very personal song from one of her old high school journals called, "Honestly," for her much-anticipated second album, she realizes her feelings will be under a microscope for the whole world to see, including Nate Stanton, her ex-best friend from childhood. He also just happens to be the one person who truly understands the meaning behind her heart-wrenching song.
What happens when fate brings her face-to-face with the boy she thought she'd never see again?
Nicky quickly realizes airing her emotions out in public via a number-one, hit song can make things complicated fast. As Nate and Nicky reconnect and navigate through their past, truths are revealed, assumptions are at an all-time high, and a publicity nightmare looms which jeopardizes all she's worked so hard for.
While Nicky's misfortunes add up, she realizes fame comes with a price. She begins to understand the cold, hard facts, keeping her career intact as country's "it" girl and maintaining a personal life may be more difficult than it sounds, especially when you're living through a public scandal.