<p><strong><em>Dumplin'</em> meets <em>Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda </em>in this heartfelt and funny contemporary romance inspired by Dollywood about two boys who fall in love against the backdrop of a country music-themed amusement park from debut author Brian D. Kennedy. Perfect for fans of Erin Hahn Phil Stamper and David Levithan.</strong></p><p><strong>Emmett Maguire</strong> 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.</p><p><strong>Luke Barnes </strong>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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? </p>