The day after high school graduation, Ruby boarded a west bound train to Los Angeles. She dreamed of seeing her name on a Hollywood star, and was determined to show everyone back home in Mountain Town that she was meant for more.

When things don’t turn out how Ruby planned, she returns to Mountain Town with her tail tucked. Only to find the people and place she tried to escape are where she belonged all along.

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