★★★★★ “Rugged, soulful, and vulnerable in all the right ways. The music, the setting, the emotion… I felt every beat”A small-town girl. A man who lives in the shadow of a legend. One marriage of convenience that could change everything.
She never fit in back in Montana. Wild, creative, and different, she’s always been told her quirks made her too much—or not enough. But in Memphis, with its neon lights and pulsing music, she discovers the songs she writes could set the world on fire… if only someone believed in her.
He’s one of the most sought-after Elvis impersonators in America—hauntingly handsome, heartbreakingly talented, and hiding behind another man’s legacy. His fans say he channels the King, but deep down, he’s terrified he’ll never be more than a copy.
When a twist of fate—and a tangle of contracts—forces them into a marriage of convenience, sparks ignite. She gives him the courage to step out from Elvis’s shadow and sing with his own voice. He gives her the faith to turn her “differences” into genius. Together, they create a sound—and a love—that could rival the greatest duets of all time.
But in a city built on fame and illusion, can two broken souls risk everything on a love that feels more real than anything they’ve ever known?
Love in Memphis is a soul-stirring, sexy, and inspirational romance for fans of second chances, opposites attract, and the healing power of music.
READERS JOY…
★★★★★ So original
I loved how much music played a part in both their lives. Ethan was always there, I loved how he kept popping up. Cassidy is so inspirational and full of talent, it was so enjoyable to watch her grow. The amazing scenes, tension, escapism, gripping detail, and so much more will have you not being able to put this one down till the end. I wanted it to continue, I was so engaged with the characters.”
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The valley was still when Cassidy Quinn stepped outside, the kind of hush that belonged only to Montana mornings. The horizon stretched wide, soft blue shadows clinging to the folds of distant hills, and the smell of hay and pine drifted through the cool air. Horses shifted in the corral, their breath misting as dawn brushed gold across the peaks.
Cassidy paused on the porch, hand curled around her coffee mug, and breathed in the day. Her thoughts were always busiest in the quiet. She could hear the tick of the windmill, the huff of Belle—her favorite mare—and even the subtle echo of her own heart keeping a steady rhythm. She thought in rhythms. Always had. A latch closing was percussion. The low call of a cow was a bass note. When she hummed, the world filled in behind her, like a song waiting to be born.
But Cassidy Quinn didn’t share her songs. Not with her neighbors who thought she was too strange, too restless. Not with the ranch hands who teased her for the way she saw colors in chords and patterns in words. Not with anyone.
“Cass?”
Her aunt Jo’s voice carried from the kitchen doorway, roughened by years of coffee and laughter. “You’re out early. Got something on your mind?”
Cassidy gave a quick shake of her head and stepped inside. The kitchen was warm, the scent of bread rising from the counter. A thick envelope waited on the table, out of place in this room of worn wood and chipped crockery.
“It came yesterday,” Aunt Jo said, wiping her hands on a dishtowel. “From Memphis. Looks important.”
Cassidy’s stomach tightened. She had forgotten, almost, about the contest. Forgotten the late night she’d recorded a song on her phone while the storm rattled the eaves, her voice husky with nerves and longing. She had uploaded it with a reckless click and told herself it didn’t matter. People like her didn’t win things like this.
She sat, slid her finger under the flap, and unfolded the letter. Her eyes skipped once, twice, before the words settled.
Congratulations.
Your song, Out of the Shadow, has been selected for the Stax SongLab Emerging Songwriter Fellowship.
Her throat went tight. She read it again, slower this time, her pulse stumbling like a rider on a rough trail. Winner. Fellowship. Memphis.
Her aunt leaned close. “Well? Don’t leave me hanging.”
“They…” Cassidy swallowed hard. “They picked my song.”
Aunt Jo’s smile was radiant, as though she had known all along. “I knew it. That song of yours has a way of holding a body still. Like prayer. I told you it wasn’t nothing.”
Cassidy pressed the paper to her chest. “I don’t even know how to be in Memphis. Lights, people, noise…”
“You’ll learn,” Jo said simply, pouring two mugs of tea. “You learned how to ride bareback before you could spell saddle. You learned how to hold your ground when folks said you were different. You’ll learn this, too.”
Cassidy wanted to believe her. She wanted to believe she could belong somewhere outside this valley, where people didn’t look at her sideways when she forgot to answer a question right away, or when she said something too blunt, too true. She wanted to believe there was a place where her differences might feel like gifts instead of flaws.
Aunt Jo left the room and returned with a garment bag, long and slender. She laid it on the table as though it were something sacred. “Your mama’s red dress. I kept it for the right moment. I think this is it.”
Cassidy’s hand trembled as she slid the zipper. Silk spilled out, rich and bold, the red of sunsets and heartbeats. She remembered her mother wearing it once, twirling in the kitchen while her father played the guitar, laughter spilling through the house like music.
“I can’t wear this,” Cassidy whispered. “It’s too much.”
“Exactly,” Jo said. “You’ve spent too long making yourself smaller. Maybe it’s time to be too much.”
The words clung to Cassidy as she carried her guitar out to the barn. The horses shifted when they saw her, heads turning, ears flicking. She sat on a hay bale, strummed a chord, and let the sound settle. Music was the one place she didn’t feel wrong. Each note fell into place, a language more honest than any she’d ever spoken.
She began to sing, softly at first, then stronger:
I’ve been living where the quiet holds,
Keeping company with mountains and the cold,
But there’s a city with a heartbeat like a drum,
And it’s calling me to come.
The sound rose through the rafters, brushed against the dust motes, and wrapped around her like a promise. Belle pressed her muzzle against Cassidy’s shoulder, warm and steady.
Her phone buzzed, startling her. A new email lit the screen. Welcome to Memphis. Your duet partner will meet you on Day 2. Local legend. Stage name under wraps.
A duet partner. Someone she didn’t know. Someone who might laugh at the way she counted time, or the way she scribbled lyrics in margins, or the way her songs carried too much of her heart.
Cassidy pressed her fingers to the strings until the vibration stilled.
The mountains had always been her refuge. But Memphis was waiting—and with it, a man whose life was built on music, shadow, and a name that wasn’t his own.
And though she didn’t know it yet, her life was about to be rewritten in chords bold enough to fill the silence she’d lived with for far too long.
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LOVE IN MEMPHIS is part of Mollie Mathews’ TRUE LOVE series starring Maverick Billionaires. While it can easily be read as a standalone story, you’ll likely enjoy reading the other books, too.
THE TRUE LOVE SERIES
Love In Venice (Mauro and Maggie) (3rd prize, Koru Excellence in Romance Award)
Love In Mexico (Ruby and Oliver)
Love In Sicily (Gianni and Kate)
Love In Montana (Lizzie and Jack)
Love in Tuscany (Lorenzo and Sophia)
Love In Greece ( (Sophia and Aris)
Enjoy other full-length contemporary romances by Mollie Mathews:
THE SHEIKHS UNTAMED BRIDES:
Claimed by the Sheikh (Tariq and Melanie)
Stolen By The Sheikh (Anwar and Lucy)
Bought By The Sheikh (Fazza and Grace)
GEMSTONE BILLIONAIRES
The Italian Billionaire’s Christmas Bride (Issy and Massimiliano)
The Italian Billionaire’s Scandalous Marriage (Alex and Vitaliano Rossi)