Starling: Emery's Version

Emery Starling is on top of the world, thriving as the pulse of the music charts and industry. Through years of relationships that sizzled until they fizzled, Emery built an empire with her soul, writing words that break and mend hearts in mere minutes. Surprisingly, she receives a very public offer from Jaxon Tinker—pro football’s heartthrob and world-class tight end—to attend a game as his guest.

After proper vetting, Emery tiptoes into unfamiliar water and publicly accepts his invite while on stage. Their unusually social romance dances through an obstacle course of the realities of a life with Emery, all under the eye of millions and the relentless media. As the stakes rise, Jaxon makes every effort to provide a shell of safety around their newly budding relationship and around Emery herself.

Emery falls deep and hard and begins penning a song of their story, clueing Jaxon in during a holiday visit at his family farm. In doing so, he riffs some new lines into the lyric himself, driving Emery’s interest home and towards another monumental leap of faith.

Jaxon and Emery tackle every hurdle together, until a disaster draws a thick line in the sand, prompting Jaxon to make a choice that changes everything for Emery—and for him.

Will the daily grind of straddling the musical and sports worlds be insurmountable, or can they build a foundation beneath their apprehensive feet, finally rewarding Emery with her own End Game?