Whiskey & Wandering Stars

A Maple Ridge Prequel

By: Mary Walden

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Country music’s bad boy just dropped two explosive hits, and neither one’s a love song.

Luke “Ryder” Harrison lives loud. Whiskey-soaked anthems, sold-out arenas, and a headline-chasing romance with pop darling Savannah Sparks. But when she fabricates a cheating scandal to boost her brand, Luke fires back with “Nashville Psycho” A vicious, viral breakup track that’s equal parts revenge and relief.

Then his parents pull the rug out.

In a tear-soaked interview, they paint him as a selfish son who abandoned them. The truth? They’ve been leeching off his fame for years. Luke’s response is “ATM,” a raw anthem about family greed that skyrockets to #1.

The fallout?

Nuclear.

His label’s furious, the media’s calling him toxic, and the only person still in his corner is Evelyn, his sharp-tongued, piano-playing grandmother.

But Evelyn’s hiding a bombshell of her own. She’s dying.

Luke cancels his tour to care for her, desperate to fix the wreckage of his family, and himself. When Evelyn asks him to take her on a Christmas cruise, just the two of them, he agrees.

What he doesn’t know?

This isn’t just a farewell.

It’s the wake-up call he’s been avoiding.

A heart-wrenching prequel to the Maple Ridge series, perfect for fans of emotional second chances, messy fame, and the families we choose, not the ones we’re born into.