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since her parents’ untimely death. She’s been touring the local circuit—”

“I know,” I say. “I caught a show of hers last summer outside Grand Rapids.”

This seems to surprise Chuck. “Well, then, you know she’s special.”

“She’s talented as all get-out,” I concede. “So why is she giving you the runaround?”

Chuck looks at his partners uneasily. “We’re not sure. She’s recently uploaded some clips onto YouTube and garnered quite a bit of attention, including from our competitors. Her mother, Cora, had originally signed with us. We’d love to have the pair.”

I raise a brow at his wording. A pair, like they’re collecting a matching set. Except Cora’s been dead five years, so not much chance of that. I take my time, considering my odds. Annie Mathers is huge. Or, at least, she will be. It took approximately ten seconds of her performance for her smoky vocals to sear themselves into my memory. And with her famous name, she might just make everyone forget my recent indiscretions. Next to me, Fitz pulls up her YouTube videos on his phone, and even through the poor phone speakers, her voice draws goose bumps on my forearms.

We all sit, listening, before Fitz lifts his head and looks at me. “They’re pretty amazing.” He passes the phone to me, and I watch her figure on the small screen pluck out the melody on an old guitar. She is framed by a tiny brunette playing a fiddle and a Puerto Rican guy with black curls and bongo drums.

“Jason Diaz and her cousin, Kacey Rosewood, round out her band. They’ve been playing together for years.”

I can’t drag my eyes from Annie’s long fingers skillfully manipulating the strings as though they were an elegant extension of her limbs. Her wild brown curls spring in front of her closed eyes. Suddenly, she opens her eyes and stares right at me through the screen, and my stomach squeezes uncomfortably.

“So, what’s her hesitation?” I ask again.

“The past few years, school. She wanted to finish high school in one place.”

I nod. I was the same way, but the label wore me down my senior year. It helped that my brother died. I had no reason to stay home.

“More recently, it seems psychological. She’s wary of the industry after her parents.”

I shrug back into my seat, passing the phone to Fitz. “Not much I can do about that. I don’t blame her.”

Fitz presses the screen of his phone, turning off the voices and putting it in his shirt pocket. “Which is why you might be the best person to talk to her. You’re currently in the industry.”

“Yeah, but it’s different. Singing was an escape for me, my ticket out.”

Fitz shakes his shaggy head. “Maybe so, but you can see it, can’t you? You recognize her passion? Because I sure as hell can, and I have maybe half as much as you and that girl. She’s a performer. It’s written all over her face.” He sits back and re-crosses his knee over his leg. “Go up there and get her.”

Chuck clears his throat. “You forget. We’re not asking. We’re telling you. Either you tour with Annie Mathers or you don’t tour at all. I’m willing to take the loss on your contract. We have plenty of eager young talent ready to fill your spot.”

I narrow my eyes as Fitz tenses next to me. I still him with a hand. The thing is, I don’t think that’s the complete truth, but I’m not willing to risk it. If that means I have to go to Michigan to convince a girl to tour with me, so be it.

“When do I leave?”

ALSO BY ERIN HAHN

YOU’D BE MINE

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ERIN HAHN is the author of You’d Be Mine. She teaches elementary school, would rather be outside, and makes a lot of playlists—so many playlists, in fact, that she decided to write books to match them! She married her very own YA love interest, whom she met on her first day of college, and has two kids who are much, much cooler than she ever was at their age. She lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, aka the greenest place on earth, and has a cat named Gus who plays fetch and a dog named June who doesn’t. You can sign up for email updates here.

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Contents

Title Page

Dedication

1. Luke

2. Vada

3. Luke

4. Vada

5. Luke

6. Vada

7. Luke

8. Vada

9. Luke

10. Vada

11. Luke

12. Vada

13. Luke

14. Vada

15. Luke

16. Vada

17. Luke

18. Vada

19. Luke

20. Vada

21. Luke

22. Vada

23. Luke

24. Vada

25. Luke

26. Vada

27. Luke

28. Vada

29. Luke

30. Vada

31. Luke

32. Vada

Epilogue: Luke

Acknowledgments

Excerpt: You’d Be Mine

Also by Erin Hahn

About the Author

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

First published in the United States by Wednesday Books, an imprint of the St. Martin’s Publishing Group

www.wednesdaybooks.com

Cover design by Kerri Besnick

Cover illustration by Marina Esmeraldo

The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Names: Hahn, Erin, author.

Title: More than maybe / Erin Hahn.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019051882 | ISBN 9781250231642 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250231666 (ebook)

Subjects: GSAFD: Love stories.

Classification: LCC PS3608.A444 M67 2020 | DDC 813/.6—dc23

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