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  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Scar by Joe Henry

    March 1, 2024 / 2 Comments

    Soundtrack to West Coast Mobsters: His Brutal Heart by Leighton Greene

    Scar by Joe Henry for a book about a lonely king on a precarious throne and the fearless boy who embraced the king’s darkness, power, fears, and joy.

    What does this look like to you?
    A mark so fine, you barely see
    You have one just like it, too—
    A twisting vine
    A mark so fine;
    Cause I love you with all I am
    And you love me because you are
    As fearless as a twisting vine
    A mark so fine
    But still a scar

    …

    And your window is like a star
    That I sit beneath like a vagabond
    Who wears his fear
    Just like a scar

    …

    The blade of our outrageous fortune
    Like a parade, it cuts a path
    Light shows on our foolish way
    And darkness on
    Our aftermath;
    If I love you to save myself
    And you love me because we are
    So fool to think that our parade
    Could leave a path
    But not a scar

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  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Arrow by Teagan and Sara

    February 23, 2024 / 2 Comments

    Soundtrack to West Coast Mobsters: His Lethal Desire by Leighton Greene

    Arrow by Teagan and Sara for a book about a hit man who got one shot at love and a second chance at life.

    I feel the breeze, feel feathers of an arrow
    Out in my yard, feathers of an arrow
    I take my aim, do you feel me coming close?
    I take my aim so you feel me coming close

    Would you take a
    Calm and tender, terminal kind of care?
    Would you touch me
    Cling and wage an intimate fight for me?
    If you’re thinking anything
    If you’re thinking endlessly
    If you’re thinking anything
    If you’re thinking

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    RELEASE BLITZ: Sweet Hart by Rae Marks (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    May 11, 2021

    FLICKer: Battle Field

    May 11, 2023

    NEW RELEASE: The Long Journey To You by Vincent Traughber Meis (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    February 19, 2024
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    SOUNDTRACK: Hadaka no Yuusha by Vaundy

    February 17, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Fire and Valor: The Prince’s Dragon by W.M. Fawkes & Sam Burns

    The Naked Hero by Vaundy for a book about a hunger for power, a search for healing, a will to protect, and a wish to reunite.

    Shake off the malice that resides deep within power​​​​ ​
    Sure you might not hear​ ​​​​​ ​
    But what the hero needs right now isn’t just power​ ​​​​​ ​
    Let yourself be​ ​​​​​ ​
    Watch these tiny hands now​ 
    ​​​​​​​​ ​

    All those things that I’ve fallen in love with​ ​​​​​
    And the curse that fell down upon me that day too​ ​​​​​ ​
    All those feelings of falling in love​ ​​​​​ ​
    Give me enough light to protect what I adore​ 
    ​​​​​​​​ ​

    ….

    It’s a pair of two, bonded with tears​ ​​​​​ ​
    Of sorrow accompanied by strength ​ ​​​​​ ​
    Love seems to be breaking something​ ​​​​​ ​
    It’s a pair of two, bonded with tears​ ​​​​​ ​
    Skepticism just keeps overflowing​ ​​​​​ ​
    The hand that carried all of this​ ​​​​​
     ​​​​

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    November 11, 2022

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    July 28, 2024

    COVER REVEAL: Doink by Crea Reitan

    June 9, 2025
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    SOUNDTRACK: Masquerade by Elina

    February 9, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Fire and Valor: The King’s Dragon by W.M. Fawkes & Sam Burns

    Masquerade by Elina for a book about secrets and lies, plots and schemes, and begrudging trusts in unlikely allies who are not what they seem.

    Let’s have a Masquerade
    I’ll wear the mask I made
    Who knows what’s underneath
    And you either love or leave it

    Everybody’s got something to hide
    Everybody’s waiting for the right time
    To reveal it and if you don’t mind
    I wanna let you see it

    Everybody’s got ways to feel high
    And I wanna see what way that you like
    I conceal it until the right time

    Maybe we’re light, light, light, light, light
    Your skin is so on fire
    Maybe we’re not so lonely, right?
    Maybe I like just what you like

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    November 17, 2021
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    SOUNDTRACK: Solace by Feint & Laura Brehm & Run With You by Middle Kids

    February 3, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Galactic Alliance: Spice ‘n’ Solace by K.C. Burn

    Solace by Feint & Laura Brehm for a book about a fateful meeting that changed the the man who holds the fate of humanity in his hands.

    I could tell within a moment you knew me well
    I could see you gave me solace when I needed someone there
    In the darkness, I still see you like a golden arch
    Rising high above the sunset in every way you are

    I know that everything’s in focus now
    I’m seeing clearly for the first time
    Today, I woke up feeling more alive
    Tomorrow, everything will turn around

    Soundtrack Galactic Alliance: Alien ‘n’ Outlaw by K.C. Burn

    Run With You by Middle Kids for a book about a man on the run, the one who ran with him, and the worlds they ran into.

    There’s no surprising
    That you were always looking past your back
    And you were dying
    Tell me all the ways that you’ve been had
    I’m sore, I don’t have the supply or the demand
    You have the right to remain mad but understand that

    I will run with you
    And I will run with you
    Take me down
    Show me around
    Let me see
    What you have found

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    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: This Christmas by J.R. Hart (Excerpt & Giveaway)

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    SOUNDTRACK: Gold by Loi

    January 26, 2024 / 2 Comments

    Soundtrack to Fool’s Gold by Ki Brightly & M.D. Gregory

    Gold by Loi for a book about a bad boy, a good boy and the complicated world that tried to tear them apart.

    The sun leaves, and I’m waving goodbye, but these
    Street lights, they still shining bright, lately
    I was getting kinda used to the dark
    But it never got too close to my heart (eh-ayy)

    But then I saw you walk through the room, and your
    Sweet eyes, they were shining through every
    Little corner ’til our eyes would meet
    And suddenly it’s all I can see-e-e

    All these complications
    Lonely isolations
    I can see them fade away

    I can feel the sunshine in my life
    I’m just a little happier by your side
    Hold my hand when I need you the most
    It’s your love that is weighted in gold

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    February 1, 2021

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    March 11, 2022
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    SOUNDTRACK: Stay In My Corner by The Arcs, Teleport 2 Me, Jamie by KID CUDI, & Forget the Past by The Irrepressibles

    January 19, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Kage by Maris Black

    Stay in My Corner by The Arcs for a book about Kage finding the man worth keeping in his corner.

    They can steal away my soul
    Hang it dangerously low
    I don’t care for they go
    ‘Cause I’ve been down there before, before

    Stay in my corner, babe
    Stay in my corner, please
    Stay in my corner, babe
    I will fight for you if you fight for me too

    Soundtrack to Kage: Unleashed by Maris Black

    Teleport 2 Me, Jamie by KID CUDI is Kage’s entrance song and secret message to Jamie so I just had to put it here. That scene slayed me!

    Getting in from the airport
    You getting in from the study group
    The only thing missing at this point
    Is bonafide chillin’ time with you
    I can’t stand the times when I’m alone at night
    And I feel your side of the bed and it’s cold
    Wide awake, I don’t know the time
    ‘Cause I’m too busy textin’ you on my phone

    Sayin’, I want you girl
    And I need your body right here
    (Won’t you teleport to me?)

    Soundtrack to Kage: Unmasked by Maris Black

    Forget the Past by The Irrepressibles for a book about Kage and Jamie, the past that haunted them, the present that challenged them, and the future they fought hard for.

    You’ll be the wave that will gain
    You’ll be the water on stain
    You’ll be there calling my name
    Jamie, Jamie
    You’ll have a warrant to kill
    All of my fears and then spill
    Into me all of your will
    Find me, find me
    Find me, find me
    Find me, find me
    My love, my love
    My love, my love
    You’ll be the essence of fire
    You’ll take hold of my desire
    You’ll make me bold and inspire
    Mold me, mold me

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  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Binary Love by The Rakes

    January 12, 2024 / 1 Comment


    Soundtrack to Evolved by N.R. Walker

    Binary Love by The Rakes for a book about an android who fell in love with his human.

    Don’t you ever pretend
    That we are more than friends?
    Despite the metal and wires
    I still have human desires

    I’ll wait here til the end
    For my dividend
    And when I turn off the lights
    I’ll wait here til the end

    Over and over she burns my circuits
    I feel fire rushing through my wires
    I can feel all the things that we can’t share

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  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Fire On Up by Paper Kings

    January 5, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Morelli Family: Beloved By The Boss by Leighton Greene

    Fire On Up by Paper Kings for a book an ambitious new mob boss carving out an empire from the ashes of an old one.

    I’ll be that silver, silver
    Lining to the story
    If you thought that I
    Would turn and run
    Then y’all don’t know me

    May my fears rest in peace
    ‘Cause that’s the old me
    Got this taste on my tongue
    I crave the glory

    Gasoline in my veins
    Be the fuel through my pain, oh
    As we rise, rise from the flames

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    August 22, 2020
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: To Be by The Irrepressibles

    December 23, 2023 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Vitale Brothers: Say I Do by Brea Alepou & Skyler Snow

    To Be by The Irrepressibles for a book about a sham marriage between two bitter enemies becoming a bond of true love and family.

    I live a life of lies
    I love the truth you hide
    Can we accept the weight?
    Our love is born through hate

    Feeling the way you breath down my side
    I’ll never escape you, I can never try
    Seeing the way you look in my eyes
    I’m lost in illusion, my world set aside

    Are all my senses real?
    For all I am and feel?
    In you I see perfection in all I am and feel

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    August 22, 2021
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