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Nothin' Left to Lose

by Carl T. Smith
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John Ryan Stone, ex-army officer, ex-teacher, ex-husband and wannabe songwriter has been pushing his music for three years with no success. Down and out, his luck changes when he is invited to audition his songs for Don Hendrickson, one ofNashville's top producers. Although he is a reluctant performer, the raw earthiness of his voice and his sensual lyrics suggest a new direction in country music. Stone is suddenly catapulted into a whirlwind of cutting demos and making career plans that he has little say in. Soon he is flying toNew Yorkto sign a contract with Trayhorn International, a recording giant making its first foray intoNashvillemusic. At Trayhorn he meets Kate Belden, a beautiful and focused promotion manager who is assigned to direct his career. What he doesn't know is that Trayhorn is infused with members of the Tedesco Crime Family, which is trying to take over the company and targets the rising star to that end. All too soon John Ryan and Kate find themselves enmeshed in the dark side of the music business involving bribery, threats, counterfeit records, cut-out schemes and murder. The story moves seamlessly from the recording studios ofNashvilleto the underworlds ofNew YorkandPhiladelphia. A variety of colorful, romantic and dangerous characters weave a tale of rising stardom, suspense, new-found love and innovation in the music industry.

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Publisher: River Oaks Publishing

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  • Release date: July 13, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781938564857
  • Release date: July 13, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781938564857
  • File size: 752 KB
  • Release date: July 13, 2012
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Fiction Suspense

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John Ryan Stone, ex-army officer, ex-teacher, ex-husband and wannabe songwriter has been pushing his music for three years with no success. Down and out, his luck changes when he is invited to audition his songs for Don Hendrickson, one ofNashville's top producers. Although he is a reluctant performer, the raw earthiness of his voice and his sensual lyrics suggest a new direction in country music. Stone is suddenly catapulted into a whirlwind of cutting demos and making career plans that he has little say in. Soon he is flying toNew Yorkto sign a contract with Trayhorn International, a recording giant making its first foray intoNashvillemusic. At Trayhorn he meets Kate Belden, a beautiful and focused promotion manager who is assigned to direct his career. What he doesn't know is that Trayhorn is infused with members of the Tedesco Crime Family, which is trying to take over the company and targets the rising star to that end. All too soon John Ryan and Kate find themselves enmeshed in the dark side of the music business involving bribery, threats, counterfeit records, cut-out schemes and murder. The story moves seamlessly from the recording studios ofNashvilleto the underworlds ofNew YorkandPhiladelphia. A variety of colorful, romantic and dangerous characters weave a tale of rising stardom, suspense, new-found love and innovation in the music industry.

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Fiction Suspense