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Jimmy Sullivan has been living on the road with his brother, Jack, and his band the Unknown Souls for years. But when they return to a place Jimmy never wants to see again--their hometown of Palmetto Pointe, South Carolina--Jimmy falls in love with Charlotte Carrington. Now, with a soul full of fresh hope, Jimmy writes his first love song--for Charlotte. When he performs it at a holiday concert to a standing ovation, Jimmy finds himself on the brink of superstardom as the performance lands him a spot touring alongside famous country music stars. Jimmy is catapulted into a world where the trappings of fame and fortune reign supreme, and the hope that had once inspired him to write such beautiful, genuine lyrics is overshadowed by what the song can do for him and his career. As success ensnares him, his ties with Charlotte begin to unravel...Alone on Christmas Eve, Jimmy finally sees that he is losing all that really matters. But is it a realization made too late?

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<p>Nancy Carty Lepri, NY Journal of Books<br> Jimmy and Jack Sullivan, members of the band the Unknown Souls, travel the bar and club circuit hoping to make it big. Raised in a dysfunctional family with a drunken and abusive father, the brothers live a nomadic lifestyle. That is, until Kara Larson, Jack's childhood sweetheart from Palmetto Point, South Carolina, reconnects with him after many years.Meanwhile Jimmy, Jack's older brother and protector, finds himself falling in love with Kara's best friend, Charlotte Carrington. He thinks he will never find happiness due to his past, but Charlotte brings him out of his shell and proves the meaning of true love. This is a heartwarming story of love, pain, and redemption. Irish proverbs supplement the beginning of several chapters, adding to a mystical touch in the writing. Each of the complex characters work together to create a cohesive whole, much like pieces to a puzzle. All this, added to the vivid descriptions of the Southern country

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Patti Callahan Henry is the New York Times bestselling author of six novels. She has twice been short-listed for the Townsend Prize for Fiction and has twice been nominated for the Southeastern Independent Booksellers Fiction Novel of the Year. She is a frequent speaker at luncheons, book clubs, and women's groups. She lives with her husband and three children outside Atlanta on the Chattahoochee River.

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