Fold Here

A Slow Burn, Age Gap, Grumpy Sunshine Musician / Rockstar Romance

He used to headline sold-out stadiums. Now he’s opening for the girl who just might wreck him.

Hayes Weston was once the voice of a generation—until his wife’s sudden death and a panic attack caught on live TV brought his career crashing down. Now he’s back on tour… with a mic he’s not sure he can hold, a mind he doesn’t fully trust, and a new gig as the opening act for a woman half the industry thinks doesn’t deserve the spotlight.

Riley James never meant to go viral.

One duet with the moody rock legend she once idolized, and suddenly she’s headlining a national tour—and sharing a bus with the grumpiest, sexiest man she’s ever met.

He’s older, untouchable, and so obviously haunted.

She’s chaotic, radiant, and completely off-limits.

They’re supposed to perform a love song.

Not live one.

But late-night lyric swaps turn into something dangerously intimate.
A kiss on stage turns into whispers off it.
And when they start to fall, it might destroy them both.

Because fame has rules. And so does grief.

And falling in love on tour? That’s the kind of thing that makes headlines.

A steamy, slow-burn rockstar romance featuring:

• Age gap & career reversal (he opens, she headlines)
• Neurodivergent widower hero (Tourette’s + panic disorder)
• Tour bus proximity, lyric-writing intimacy, and secret pining
• A spontaneous on-stage kiss that changes everything
• Found family touring crew + music industry chaos
• One duet that could end in heartbreak—or something bigger than both of them

Book two in the award-winning interconnected Breakout Sessions Series.