Eighteen-year-old Mark Turner thinks he’s been given the toughest hand possible: his father is dead and he’s been left to look after his younger brother and sister, Josh and Sadie. But he might have one ace up his sleeve…
Music and raw ambition sweep Mark, Josh and Sadie from busking on the streets of Edinburgh to the bright lights of stages in Las Vegas and beyond, swallowing them up in a world of excess and temptation, friendship and loneliness.
But as their star rises, cracks begin to appear in the family. Only by facing their past will they find peace. If they don’t, it could take them all down—and Mark’s musical dream with it.
Rhian MacGillivray is an author of upmarket, contemporary romance and fantasy fiction.
Originally from Scotland, Rhian has been living in southern Spain for the last 13 years with her husband and two daughters. After gaining a degree in French and Spanish from the University of Edinburgh, she worked for twelve years as a Spanish-English translator, translating for major companies, film festivals, universities and organisations around the world.
Her debut novel, The Cards We're Dealt, was published in May 2025.
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