A Little Bit Country
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4.3 • 46 Ratings
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
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?
Customer Reviews
“Cowboys Do Kiss… 🤠😘🤠‼️”
At first I was nonplussed because I felt like this was a “Dolly Parton/Dollywood” ripoff until the layers began to peel away. The depth of the characters and some of the unexpected plot developments drew me in, even more so because of the narration by Mark Sanderlin and Andrew Gibson.
Then what I am growing tired of in so many of the Queer YA & M/M Romance novels I primarily 📖, contrived angst used to propel the plot forward. I realize that mechanisms need to be inputed in to the story, but why are so consistently “head-shaking” behaviors and/or statements that the average individual don’t fall prey to. Or if they do, there’s someone in their life not that brings it to their attention, but is actually able to get them to realize that there is/are better ways to cope and interact with others. The contrivances can still be utilized, but they needn’t take the whole book as opposed to create a more thoroughly developed tale as the ones found in better crafted books.
Luckily, after some initial “oh, please” responses from the protagonists, it didn’t take too long before other complications were interjected and if not always on their own, friends and family members finally began providing effective clarity. Because all in all, this was a charming romance that also had a wonderful message about family, diversity, honesty and emotional support…