A Little Bit Country by Brian D. Kennedy--Starting July 25th, 2022

[Dr. Andy]

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?

[Dr. Andy]

ch 12 (view spoiler)[ This is cute! I like it so much. I'm curious to see how things will develop between Emmett and Luke. I don't get Emmett's love of country music tho even after he explained it. It's just bleh to me. (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Ch 19 (view spoiler)[ I wonder if there was something between Verna and Wanda. I hope Wanda ends up buying Verna's necklace for a lot of money from where luke found it. I also have a feeling that Wanda might have stolen Verna's songs. But I guess I'll have to wait and see. (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

ch 27 (view spoiler)[ Ugh this is rough to read. Seeing Luke be so cold to Emmett is hard to read. I get Luke has good reasons for acting the way he is, but it doesn't lessen how awful it feels from Emmett's POV. Especially because Luke and Emmett could be friends. Like just because two boys hang out and one is openly gay, it doesn't mean anything about the other. I have many feelings about this :/ (hide spoiler)]