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Victoria Voxxx, Future Country Music Star?

Vicky, but she prefers to be called Victoria (Victoria Voxxx), wants to become a country music star. She already composes and performs her own songs, but like many aspiring artists, she still lacks visibility. To get her first stage experience, she contacts Rob (Chad Alva), the owner of a bar/restaurant where many truckers stop to rest and eat while listening to local artists. This place should be the ideal launchpad Victoria needs. She may not be paid for her performances, but at least she will be housed, fed, and have her laundry done. Despite their differences and Rob's apparent roughness, they will discover that their life paths may not be as far apart as they seem.

Hardly settled in her room and already at odds with her boss, Victoria meets Mary (Sophia Locke), who assures her that Rob isn't as bad as he seems and that, like many former country music stars, he is just a bit rough in his attitude but has a kind heart deep down. Surprised to learn about his past as a successful musician, Victoria better understands his attitude when she presented her first song. Mary seems like a good person, and the two women hit it off immediately. Left alone while waiting to start her shift, Victoria also realizes that, like in many old wooden buildings, you can easily hear everything happening in the other rooms, especially if a newlywed couple (Valentina Nappi and Isiah Maxwell) decides to spend their honeymoon there…

A Simple Encounter Can Change a Life

That evening, on Mary's advice, Victoria visits Rob to try to learn more about him and his past career. He explains to her that despite all the positive things music can bring to life, success and fame can also break families and careers. Faced with Victoria's insistence, he still offers to support her as much as he can to help her succeed.

According to Mary, Rob's business is not doing well, and he is struggling to make ends meet. Fortunately for him, a large convoy of truckers is expected to stop in town soon, which should help him replenish the coffers a bit. A few days later, Mary invites Victoria to a girls' picnic with her friend Tara (Queenie Sateen), who is also a composer and singer. Before Tara arrives (she is always late), the two women try to learn more about each other. After spending the day together drinking, chatting, eating, and singing, Victoria, Mary, and Tara decide to end the evening in the most beautiful way by getting to know each other even more intimately.

The next day, when Victoria joins Rob at the bar to talk, she finds him drinking, even though he was supposed to have been sober for several years. Debts, unpaid bills, and the cancellation of the truckers' convoy have pushed him to his limits. Victoria may not be able to perform miracles, but with a past as tumultuous as her boss's, she will certainly be the most suitable person to help him get back on his feet. And if Rob, whose success has never really faded thanks to streaming platforms where his music is still popular, agreed to perform on stage one last time to fill the coffers and save his bar?

A New Beginning

With the help of Bill (Charles Vera), one of the former members of his band, Rob plans to offer the best country music lineup in the region. Retired from the music world for a long time, Bill still enjoys his past success to charm girls eager to hear his tour stories, and if the rumors about groupies are true. According to Kendra Sunderland, Nicole Doshi, and August Skye, they are.

A few days later, thanks to Mary's efforts to bring in as many people as possible, the bar is full, and Rob finally realizes that his audience has not forgotten him and that success is still there. On her side, after singing a duet with Tara, Victoria unexpectedly reunites with her ex and her old group of friends who came to support her at the concert announcement. Although their breakup was painful, the two former lovers have never forgotten each other, and the reunion is much hotter than they expected. It seems that between Victoria, Ariel Demure, Dillon Diaz Cliff, Roman Todd, and Cliff Jensen, friendship and passion went far beyond just music.

Despite all the love she still feels for her ex and her group of friends, Victoria realizes that her life has changed and that the opportunity presented to her is the best solution for her to find a "normal" life again. Although the evening was a success, it unfortunately did not fill the coffers as much as Rob had hoped.
What Rob doesn't know is that since their band split, Bill has become the owner of a record label. Very impressed by Victoria's stage performances, he offers to become her manager and transform the bar into a true temple of country music. And if, despite a dark past, Rob and Victoria finally managed to build a brighter future?

NOTE

The three songs heard in the film (Forgiven, Keep on Trying, and Still have to go) were composed and performed by Victoria Voxxx, Queenie Sateen, and Chad Alva themselves. Find them soon on all streaming platforms.