Sounds Like Love by Ashley Poston is a heartfelt and magical blend of romance, music, and contemporary women’s fiction, filled with small-town charm, creative longing, and a love story that feels written in the stars. Joni Lark is a successful Los Angeles songwriter at the top of her career—but inspiration has abandoned her. Burned out and emotionally adrift, she returns to her coastal hometown of Vienna Shores, North Carolina, hoping familiar places and family memories will help her find her voice again.
Instead, she finds change everywhere. Her family’s beloved music venue is struggling, her best friend is distant, and her mother’s fading memory weighs heavily on her heart. Then Joni begins hearing something impossible: a melody in her head, shared with a mysterious, sarcastic male voice that doesn’t belong to her. When the man behind the voice appears in town—gruff, guarded, and frustratingly real—they realize they’re somehow connected through the same unfinished song.
Determined to break whatever strange bond ties them together, they agree to finish the song haunting them both. But as music pulls them closer, emotions rise, and Joni must decide whether chasing inspiration—and love—means risking the life she carefully built. Warm, whimsical, and emotionally resonant, Sounds Like Love explores creativity, family, healing, and the magic of finding someone who truly hears you.
Perfect for fans of magical realism romance, music-themed love stories, small-town settings, emotional contemporary fiction, and slow-burn relationships.
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