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  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: War of Hearts by Ruelle

    December 16, 2022 / 2 Comments

    Soundtrack to Savage Rivals by Becca Steele

    War of Hearts by Ruelle for a book about two boys realizing their savage war is nothing but a courtship in disguise.

    I can’t help but love you
    Even though I try not to
    I can’t help but want you
    I know that I’d die without you

    Stay with me a little longer
    I will wait for you
    Shadows creep
    And want grows stronger
    Deeper than the truth

    …

    I can’t help but be wrong in the dark
    Cause I’m overcome in this war of hearts
    I can’t help but want oceans to part
    Cause I’m overcome in this war of hearts

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    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: Beyond Identity by Karrie Roman (Excerpt & Giveaway)

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    SOUNDTRACK: Villains of Circumstance by Queens of the Stone Age

    December 2, 2022 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to The Kite by N.R. Walker

    Villains of Circumstance by Queens of the Stone Age for a book about a cross-continent mission that pits two assassins against the world.

    I miss you now, what’s come over me?
    We’re hostages of geography
    The wait is long and heavy too
    Despite what you’re accustomed to
    I know that life moves on, that’s what scares me so
    Have no intentions of letting go
    Only us, no one in the world
    Only us, no one in the world

    I better do something, move earth and sky
    And patiently, sweetly, with all of my might
    I sing only for you
    To the beat of my footsteps in the night

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    May 7, 2020
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    SOUNDTRACK: Please Notice by Christian Leave, Longshot by Catfish and the Bottlemen, & Care for You by Ryan Ashley

    November 25, 2022 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Kip O’Connor Mystery: Last Gasp by S.C. Wynne

    Please Notice by Christian Leave for a book about a man who failed to notice his former bully was in love with him.

    And baby when you sleep, do you dream of me?
    And when you’re awake, do you think of me?
    I need to know, how do you feel?
    ‘Cause baby when I sleep, I dream of you
    And when I’m awake, that’s all I do
    Think about every detail you have
    Do you notice when I get mad, I clench my jaw?
    Do you notice when I get sad, I tend to fall?
    Over my words, I say to you
    ‘Cause I notice when you get mad, you close your eyes
    And I notice when you are sad, you let out sighs
    I need to know, are those sighs ever over me?

    Soundtrack to Kip O’Connor Mystery: Last Date by S.C. Wynne

    Longshot by Catfish and the Bottlemen for a book about a man took a chance and his frenemy who is now more than a friend and no longer the enemy.

    Listen, the distance between us, could’ve took a while
    Once we closed that difference, you’d turned up like a friend of mine
    Every once in a while, the little things make me smile
    As if one of our longshots paid off
    One of our longshots paid off

    Soundtrack to Kip O’Connor Mystery: Last Chance by S.C. Wynne

    Care for You by Ryan Ashley for a book about two men, their tumultuous past, and a hard-won trust.

    Baby I just wanna care for you
    You know, that I just wanna care for you
    Baby today, show me a way to your heart
    You know, that I just wanna care for you
    Show me a way, show me a way to your heart

    I can sense your resistance
    I know that you’ve been hurt before
    Can you respect my persistence
    I’m ready to give so much more
    I’m here
    So wrap your arms around me

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    May 12, 2023

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    September 18, 2022
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    SOUNDTRACK: Bound 2 Be Together by Gamblers

    November 18, 2022 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to West Coast Forensics: Real Hazard by Elle Keaton

    Bound 2 Be Together by Gamblers for a book about a lonely demisexual fireman and a lonesome single dad slowly found themselves becoming a family.

    I could see it in your eyes, that you’ve never had a love like this before (love like this before)
    Cause’ you and me, we’re bound to be together, together, forever

    So in love, a smile on my face the moment I step outside
    It’s alive, and spinning out of control
    Don’t be shy, I know we both got the same things on our mind
    We’re alive, in a way that I’ve never known, and I never wanna let you go

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    June 6, 2022

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    January 30, 2022

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    SOUNDTRACK: Levity by 9Tomorrows

    November 11, 2022 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Welcome Boulevard: They Call Him Levity by Davidson King

    Levity by 9Tomorrows for a book about a young man who was completely happy in the here and now despite his poverty.

    I feel rich without any money
    cause a billionaire couldn’t pay for the love of my hunny
    all i need is you
    and a little fresh air and maybe two lawn chairs when it’s sunny
    i can see that life’s a little funny

    …

    cause your levity is like gravity in love
    my heart rises above and it’s ok
    and since galaxies and nebulas are dust
    in you my love i’ll trust that it’s ok

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    BOOK BLITZ: Inked in Blood and Memory by Allison Ivy (Excerpt & Giveaway)

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    SOUNDTRACK: A Thousand Lives by The Murder Capital

    November 5, 2022 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Witchbane: The Devil You Know by Morgan Brice

    A Thousand Lives by The Murder Capital for a book about a grieving man reliving a life that is both his dream and his nightmare.

    Changing pace to make it through the night
    A thousand visions run through rivers of our mind’s eye
    Blue desire blew that low on light
    Castings shadows we have praised for our lives

    I tried to remind you of this
    Beside you I die to exist

    …

    And though as we fall down
    The day bleeds the night out
    Our nightmares are wonder
    Fall skies dreamed in thunder

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    SOUNDTRACK: Innerbloom by Rufus Du Sol

    October 28, 2022 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Wild Hearts: Prince of Flowers by Nazri Noor

    Innerbloom by Rufus Du Sol for a book about a late blooming hero and the prince of flowers who answered his call.

    I’m giving all
    That I’ve got

    If you want me
    If you need me
    I’m yours

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    June 21, 2021
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    SOUNDTRACK: One Look by The Correspondents

    October 21, 2022 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Model Love: Exclusive by Ki Brightly & M.D. Gregory

    One Look by The Correspondents for a book about a mob boss who took one look at at a billboard model and decided to spend the rest of his life with him.

    It only took one look (hey-ey hey)
    You’re like a drop of blood for a shark, yeah
    It only took one look (hey-ey hey)
    A room full of gas only needs the one spark

    This is the only fearless love that I have ever known
    Anywhere you go with me feels just like home
    To make do with anybody but you
    Is a mad, bad Saturday for sure

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    June 30, 2023
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Human by Rumgold

    October 15, 2022 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Like Father, Like Son by Quin Perin

    Human by Rumgold for a book about about a father and son who erred as humans and danced in the dark.

    You can sin however you’d like baby
    Cuz I wear mine on my sleeve
    We can take forever or a minute baby
    It’s all the same to me
    Let down your fears
    Take down your walls
    It’s only our shadows that dance in the dark

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    SOUNDTRACK: Awaken (Feel Alive) by Big Wild & Surfaces

    September 17, 2022 / 2 Comments

    Soundtrack to Magic & Steam: The Doctor by C.S. Poe

    Awaken (Feel Alive) by Big Wild & Surfaces for a book where the country’s most powerful federal magic caster lost everything and the country’s most wanted outlaw taught him he could be anything if he let himself.

    Nothing else that I have left leaves
    Nothing but this to hold on
    I could be anything next to you
    We could make anywhere home

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