New Review! Nashville Boxed Set by Inglath Cooper, 5 Cranky Stars

Nashville - Boxed Set - Part One, Two, Three and Four by Inglath Cooper
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



***** 5 Cranky Stars *****

Synopsis:

Part One - Ready to Reach
Ever thought a dream might pass you by?



Nineteen-year old CeCe Mackenzie is determined to make her dreams come true. She heads for Nashville with not much more to her name than a guitar, a Walker Hound named Hank Junior and an old car she'd inherited from her grandma called Gertrude. But when Gertrude ends up on the side of I-40 in flames, Nashville has never seemed farther away. Help arrives in the form of two Georgia football players headed for the Nashville dream as well. When Holden Ashford and Thomas Franklin stop to offer CeCe and Hank Junior a ride, fate may just give a nod to serendipity and meant to be. Because while CeCe is chasing after her dream, she might find love as well.



Part Two - Hammer and a Song
CeCe McKenzie grew up dreaming of a life doing what she loves - singing in Nashville. When she and her Hound dog Hank Junior set out to make her dream come true, life takes some twists she hadn't counted on. Like falling for Holden Ashford, a songwriter with a gift. And also a girlfriend. Can a country music star's hunky son help her forget about Holden? Or is that even possible when her heart insists on writing the song?



Part Three - What We Feel
Hunky musicians Holden Ashford and Thomas Franklin rescue Nashville bound CeCe MacKenzie and her Walker Hound Hank Junior from the side of the road when her car catches on fire. A less determined girl might have let her dreams go up in smoke as well, but not CeCe. She’s been singing all her life, and she just wants a chance to do the thing she loves in a place where music is part of the fabric of life. As it turns out, Holden and Thomas want the same thing, and it isn’t long before they’re all chasing after the dream together.



Falling in love hasn’t figured in to CeCe’s plans, but the moment she sets eyes on Holden, her heart is asking why not? Holden is drawn to her as well, but he already has someone in his life, Sarah who still lives in Atlanta, Sarah who loves him. Who he thought he loved back until CeCe makes him realize he hadn’t really known that love could turn him inside out.



But an unexpected visit from Sarah brings to light a terrible truth and Holden is faced with a choice between doing the right thing or permanently defining himself as a guy he never thought he would be.



It is only in letting each other go that both Holden and CeCe will come to understand that in life and love, the part that’s real is what we feel.



Part Four - Pleasure in the Rain
Just as Barefoot Outlook begins to hit the big time, tragedy strikes when a rage-filled Nashville musician who hasn’t found the success he’s hoped for crashes an after-concert party and begins shooting. Among the victims are band members CeCe MacKenzie, Holden Ashford, Thomas Franklin, Beck Phillips and his country music star dad, Case.



With each of them gravely injured, one will not survive, forever changing the lives of everyone involved. Will one man’s hatred and contempt demolish all of their dreams, or will they eventually reach a place where they can even take pleasure in the rain?



Review:
CeCe MacKenzie heads to Nashville to follow her lifelong dream to become a famous singer. She loads her ancient car with her walker hound Hank Jr, guitar, and a few personal belongings and heads south. CeCe is close to her destination when her car stars acting up and catches on fire. She's quick to grab her dog and guitar but loses everything else when the fire spreads and her car explodes.



Thomas and Holden are traveling to Nashville with the same dream when they stop to help CeCe. Thomas is all for helping the damsel in distress but Holden wants to leave her there.
They end up becoming friends and moving in together while going after their dreams.



This series is a must read. Inglath Cooper pulls you into the lives of her characters and makes you feel as though everything is actually happening to you. When tragedy strikes I felt as if it was happening to me.



Packed full with Action, romance, unconditional friendship and music you don't want to miss out.

View all my reviews