When Riley Sands receives an anonymous package filled with recordings of the vocal masters her father played for her as a little girl--before the jazz musician OD'd--she takes it as a divine sign to start grabbing life by the microphone. She brazens and fibs her way into an audition despite her lack of experience...and gets hired as the new chick singer with the Jackson Carey Four. Her demanding (and now jeopardized) day job at a South Florida ad agency is sufficiently shark-infested with an ultra-bitchy boss and a jealous, conniving coworker. But nothing prepares her for the treacherous waters of the local music scene. Besides sleazy managers, tough crowds, and the brutal hours, there's Riley's growing attraction to bandleader Jackson, despite warning bells ringing off the hook. There's Jackson's crazy ex-girlfriend and her music critic crony who're in cahoots to bring Riley down. Not to mention the family drama her new career choice is causing.
The surprising, transformative, and often comical journey to find her authentic voice takes Riley from performing in the lowliest dive bar to the most exclusive Palm Beach club, and readers will be cheering for her at every step along the way to the climactic, thoroughly satisfying ending.
