One of the hundred books a year I read:

Colton Gentry had it all—a future in college football, the adoration of his small Kentucky town, and a clear path forward. But life doesn’t always follow the playbook.

A devastating injury ends his football career before it even begins. His high school love, Luann Lawler, challenges him to think bigger—to chase his other passion: music. So he takes a leap, leaving everything behind for Nashville’s bright lights and brutal music scene.

Years of struggle pay off. Colton rises to fame, befriends fellow musician Duane Arnett, and even marries a country music superstar. But one moment changes everything. A mass shooting at a festival takes Duane’s life, sending Colton into a downward spiral of grief and self-destruction. One drunken outburst later, his career is over. His marriage is over. His life, as he knew it, is over.

At rock bottom, he returns home—broke, humiliated, and lost. But redemption might just come in the form of an old friend, an unexpected job, and the woman who once believed in him.

Can Colton find his third act?