Total pages in book: 124
Estimated words: 117415 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 587(@200wpm)___ 470(@250wpm)___ 391(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 117415 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 587(@200wpm)___ 470(@250wpm)___ 391(@300wpm)
My future is already mapped out.
Graduate college. Move home to Spruce, Texas. Take over the family business.
And die of boredom.
So I plan one last shot at the summer road trip of a lifetime.
Until my best friend ruins it
and I end up at a Chase Holt concert I never even wanted to attend,
pouring my heart out to a total stranger.
I just didn't know that total stranger
was about to wreck my life.
CHASE
I sure look like I'm living the dream.
Sold-out shows. Adoring fans. A career built on love songs.
Trouble is, I don't recognize the man singing them anymore.
Then I meet him.
The small-town firecracker with a chip on his shoulder
who sees the part of me I thought I'd already lost.
I should walk away. But the closer he gets, the less I want to.
And if I let this happen, I risk losing everything.
How am I supposed to sing about love when I'm not allowed to have it?
How do I hold on to the one person who makes me feel real
when the world is ready to tear us apart?
NO FOOL FOR LOVE SONGS is an emotional slow-burn romance in the Spruce Texas Romance series about choosing your own path—and the one person worth risking everything for.
✔️ M/M slow-burn romance
✔️ College boy & rock star
✔️ Small-town
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SPRUCE GLOSSARY
The Spruce, Texas family is a big one with lots of characters and locations you will become as familiar with as if this town was your home. I’ve compiled a nice little glossary of all the main families and locations around Spruce that have been introduced up until this point, in case you’re not as familiar with Spruce yet or just need a refresher. Of course, you’re welcome to skip on ahead to the story if you prefer. (I won’t tell anybody, wink, wink.)
CHARACTERS
THE STRONGS & THE TUCKERS
TANNER TUCKER-STRONG: Formerly a college football star, he now proudly coaches football at Spruce High. He’s married to his hometown sweetheart Billy Tucker with whom he has two sons Marcus and Joshua. They live on the Strong property in a cozy house by a pond. He has one younger brother Jimmy.
BILLY TUCKER-STRONG: After years working at his parents’ diner Biggie’s Bites serving off-the-menu desserts, he finally went to culinary school and now owns and operates the T&S Sweet Shoppe, serving pastries, ice cream, and sweets to all of Spruce. His parents still own and operate Biggie’s Bites. Billy is the loving, devoted (and maybe sometimes high-strung) hubby of Tanner Strong with two sons Marcus and Joshua.
JIMMY STRONG: Younger brother of Tanner Strong who lives with his lifelong love and husband Bobby Parker. The two have athletic backgrounds, Jimmy being a dancer, and Bobby playing soccer. After graduating college together, they opened the Strong Fitness Zone, a gym complex they now operate in the heart of the town. At the end of every summer, Jimmy is known to perform a special finale dance at the Spruce Ball, now and then with Bobby as his quick-footed dance partner. It’s low-key adorable and melts everyone’s hearts.
NADINE & PAUL STRONG: The lively, loud and proud matriarch of the Strong family, mother to Tanner and Jimmy, as well as the recently elected Mayor of Spruce. Her calm-natured husband Paul is her rock (and some say balance her out perfectly). She and her husband are co-owners of Nadine’s, a fine-dining restaurant named after her in the neighboring town of Fairview.
JACKY-ANN: Longtime housekeeper of the Strong ranch and friend of Nadine, whose secret recipe for a notably tasty lemonade eludes Nadine even still after all these years.
GARY & MARIBEL STRONG: Nadine’s brother-in-law and his adoring wife, who run a ranch together just outside Spruce. Gary is known for his kindness and patience, and Maribel for her quick thinking when troubles arise on the ranch—two peas in a pod.
LAURA & WILLIAM TUCKER: Billy’s sweet parents who run the popular Biggie’s Bites diner. Well, Laura’s only sweet until you cross her or her son. But her heart (and William’s mustache) are the biggest in all of Spruce—and they are endlessly happy their Billy found love with Tanner and their two incredible kids.
THE ARNOLDS & DAVISES
TREY ARNOLD-DAVIS: Following in the footsteps of his father, Trey is the young reverend of the Spruce Fellowship church, as well as a registered nurse at the Spruce Clinic working under Dr. Emory. His mother passed away when he was 15 and lives on in his and his father’s memories. He is the proud husband of Cody Davis.
CODY ARNOLD-DAVIS: After suffering a near-fatal injury in the Army saving the life of his buddy Pete, he was discharged, shipped back home to Spruce. Turned out to be for the best, as he’s now happily married to the man who nursed him back to health: Trey Arnold, also known as the only man on earth who seems able to put up with his attitude.