First published 2024
Jane Pyre once wrote the songs that made the Lightning Bottles famous across the Seattle grunge scene and beyond. Her bandmate and romantic partner Elijah Hart became the face of their success, drawing more fan devotion than Jane ever received. Five years ago, Elijah vanished without warning. The band collapsed, and public hatred toward Jane reached new heights. She retreats to a quiet home in Germany, hoping to escape the spotlight. Her teenaged neighbor turns out to be a Lightning Bottles superfan with startling news. The girl claims she has evidence that Elijah remains alive and has been sending Jane coded messages. Together, the unlikely pair embarks on a cross-continent journey to decode these signals and track down the missing musician. Their road trip becomes a story of two outsiders united by music, revealing the true price of fame and the bonds that survive even when everything else falls apart.
Genres: drama, romance, mystery, contemporary, music, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, lyrical, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, second-chance
Setting: Germany, Seattle
Period: Contemporary
304 pages · Kindle Edition · Simon & Schuster