A Little Bit Country

Dumplin' Meets Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda In This Heartfelt And Funny Contemporary Romance Inspired By Dollywood, About Two Boys Who Fall In Love Against The Backdrop Of A Country Music-themed Amusement Park, From Debut Author Brian D. Kennedy. Perfect For Fans Of Erin Hahn, Phil Stamper, And David Levithan. Emmett Maguire Wants To Be Country Music's Biggest Gay Superstar--a Far Reach When You're Seventeen And Living In Illinois. But For Now, He's Happy To Do The Next Best Thing: Stay With His Aunt In Jackson Hollow, Tennessee, For The Summer And Perform At The Amusement Park Owned By His Idol, Country Legend Wanda Jean Stubbs. Luke Barnes Hates Country Music. As The Grandson Of Verna Rose, The Disgraced Singer Who Had A Famous Falling Out With Wanda Jean, Luke Knows How Much Pain Country Music Has Brought His Family. But When His Mom's Medical Bills Start Piling Up, He Takes A Job At The Last Place He Wants: A Restaurant At Wanda World. Neither Boy Is Looking For Romance, But Sparks Fly When They Meet--and Soon They're Inseparable. Until A Long-lost Secret About Verna And Wanda Comes To Light, Threatening To Unravel Everything. Will Emmett And Luke Be Able Get Past The Truths They Discover...or Will Their Relationship Go Down In History As Just Another Sad Country Love Song? Emmett Maguire wants to be country music's biggest gay superstar. First step: stay with his aunt in Jackson Hollow, Tennessee this summer, and perform at Wanda World, the amusement park owned by his idol, country music legend Wanda Jean Stubbs. Luke Barnes, a Jackson Hollow resident, is the grandson of Verna Rose, the disgraced country singer who had a famous falling out with Wanda Jean. As medical bills pile up at home, hes forced to accept a job in the last place he'd ever want to work: a restaurant at Wanda World. Sparks fly when they meet-- until a long-lost secret about Luke's grandma and superstar Wanda Jean comes to light. Can the boys uncover the truth of what really happened? -- adapted from jacket While working at country music legend Wanda Jean's amusement park, polar opposites Emmett and Luke become inseparable until a long-lost secret about Emmett's idol and Luke's grandmother, a disgraced singer, comes to light