Every Time You Hear That Song

Dumplin' meets Daisy Jones - the Six in this swoonworthy split-POV romance to country music idols, wild road trips, and queer love.They say never meet your idols. But nothing about digging up their deepest secrets.Seventeen-year-old aspiring journalist Darren Purchase has been a lifelong fan of country music legend Decklee Cassel, who's as famous for her classic hits as she is for her partnership with songwriter Mickenlee Hooper. The same Mickenlee who mysteriously backed out of the limelight at the height of their careers, never to be heard from again.Now, Decklee's televised funeral marks the unveiling of her long-awaited final album. But when the container is revealed to be empty, a long trail of scavenger hunt clues unfolds, leading to a whopping cash prize for whoever finds the real thing. Darren knows there's a story there-and she's going to be the one to break it. Even if it means a spontaneous road trip with her annoying co-worker, Kendall.Flashback to 1963, where a young, runaway Decklee has her sights set on fame and glory. She claws her way to the top over the years that follow, but it's Mickenlee's lyrics that help rocket her to stardom. But as their relationship evolves beyond the professional, it threatens everything Decklee has worked for. What else will she sacrifice to hold on to her dreams?-Every Time You Hear That Song is the literary equivalent of hitting the open road with the windows down and the radio blasting...After devouring this book, I'm officially in my Jenna Voris era.--Brian D. Kennedy, author of A Little Bit Country and My Fair Brady