Strings of Hope: 1

After leaving Louisiana for Nashville eight years ago, lesbian country singer Hope Monroe is finally hitting it big-singing the song she wrote for the girl she loved but never had. That girl, Evie Arcenaux, was once her closest friend, their bond teetering on the edge of something more.Now Evie is back... engaged to a man. Hope's ballad First to Fall is climbing the radio charts and headed for the Grand Ole Opry's Pride Month showcase-but every lyric is still tied to the almost-love she's never stopped carrying.When Evie arrives in Nashville for her bachelorette party, old feelings surge to the surface. Late-night guitar sessions, rain-soaked confessions, and one almost-kiss threaten to unravel everything Evie thought she wanted-forcing her to choose between the life she's built and the woman who's always been her first and only true love.