This is the story of Jonte and Cash.

Jonte comes to America from Australia to make enter into a country music competition. Cash owns a rock bar in Nashville and hates country music. All the makings for a great pairing!

I enjoyed the cast of characters, though would have liked to dive a little deeper into Dolly, Cash’s twin sister and Tanner, Cash’s best friend. But then again, I always want to dive deeper into side characters. (Thankfully book 2 is about Dolly and Tanner).

The other characters, Dean and Seb rounded out the cast. I really liked Dean’s relationship with Jonte, though I had questions about his relationship with Dolly, but it was what it was. I like Seb as a character, but I didn’t necessarily like the plot line surrounding him.

Cash has a lot of issues, which I think were covered really well. Jonte’s issues were less explored and I felt like all of the blame was laid on Cash. To be fair, he deserved to carry the blame, but Jonte played a part in some of the later drama between them. And we never really get a lot of her backstory

Ultimately this is a romance, and we get our HEA. There was a lot of fun, a bit of angst, and an exploration of past trauma. I enjoyed the story overall and am looking forward to reading book 2.

Disclaimer: I received an eARC of this book from the publisher through Net Galley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.