Murphy Etsam's rise to rockstar fame came on the back of a breakup song composed of pure fury — a song that made him famous and turned Mila Trask into a ghost he couldn't stop chasing. For a year, he's tried to drown his guilt in every city on tour.
Then he sees her in the crowd. And he knows he hasn't buried a single thing.
Mila has every reason to walk away. Murphy is her wound—the man who sold her heartbreak. Letting him close again could break her for good, and she isn’t sure forgiveness is in her nature.
But the man standing in front of her isn't the one who left. And the connection that never died between them refuses to wait while they decide what to do about it.
✓ Second-chance romance ✓ Anti-hero rockstar hero ✓ A breakup song gone viral ✓ Guilt-ridden hero fighting for redemption ✓ Slow-burn chemistry neither of them can outrun
Alexa Padgett writes contemporary romances filled with heart, heat, and emotional depth that helps readers breathe easier. Her stories offer women a soft place to land, a world where they feel seen, valued, and loved by partners who show up. She writes hockey heroes, rockstars with wounded hearts, and the women strong enough to love them. When she isn’t writing, Alexa can be found at home near Santa Fe, NM, drinking too much coffee, dreaming up new characters, and believing in the power of love stories to make us feel whole again.