Nashville by Heart

What’s meant to be a sweet romance comes off as clichéd, with an overly saccharine premise of a naive songstress pursuing a dream. Small-town woman Gillian Heart moved to Nashville three years ago hoping to become a country music singer-songwriter. She finally lands a meeting with successful agent Will Adams, who is blown away by her singing and wildly attracted to her. Will is supposedly a bit of a player and heartbreaker, though there are no ex-girlfriends to support this claim. After signing Gillian and showcasing her around town, he quickly lands Gillian a contract, which both excites and flusters her, sending her back to her hometown. While she works through her issues, which include the requisite absentee father, Will waits in the wings, ready to whisk her back to Nashville whenever she’s ready. Offering no surprises or sexual tension, Forkner delivers a fairy tale rather than a contemporary romance. (July)