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  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Mercy by IAMX & Ruthless by Allegra Jordyn

    February 28, 2026 / No Comments

    Soundtrack to Park Avenue Kings: Merciless by Ella Frank & Brooke Blaine

    Mercy by IAMX for a book about desire, passion, dominance, and protection.

    Mercy – well I melt in the kiss by the words
    And the whispers you sing me
    Mercy – I’m frail in the kill by submission
    And will that you bring me
    Mercy – when I’m nothing but ego
    You slap me to let go and sleep free
    Now I sleep free

    ….

    Mercy – when the gray turns to black
    And the wave’s on my back, you make me smile
    Mercy – it’s the trauma and martyr
    You crush into pleasure and downtime
    Mercy – it’s the shining of you
    That just breaks me in two like a lifeline
    You’re my lifeline

    Soundtrack to Park Avenue Kings: Ruthless by Brooke Blaine & Ella Frank

    Ruthless by Allegra Jordyn for a book about ruthless love that burns the world and takes the breathe away.

    ‘Cause I could breathe you in and never breathe you out
    Hold you ’til I’m something you can’t live without
    I’ll whisper in the wind, leave a chill on your skin
    Forgetting me is useless
    My love’s so ruthless
    My love’s so ruthless

    Soft words, slow moves
    My hand brushes yours for a moment or two
    But it’s enough to let my love seep into you

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  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Strange Bedfellows by Michael Sarcona

    February 21, 2026 / No Comments

    Soundtrack to Unlikely Dilemmas: The Unlikely Pair by Jax Calder

    Strange Bedfellows by Michael Sarcona for a book about forced proximity, opposing views, and mutual attraction.

    strange bedfellows

    odd man out
    I’m taking a walk
    to the edge of my mind
    and checking you out

    let’s go

    same old story
    back to ancient times
    allegiance is a matter
    of opinion sometimes
    and you got to
    make up your mind

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    COVER REVEAL: Conned by Kim Fielding (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    May 21, 2020

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    December 16, 2020
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: The Golden Throne by Temples

    February 14, 2026 / No Comments

    Soundtrack to Unlikely Dilemmas: The Unlikely Heir by Jax Calder

    The Golden Throne by Temples for a book about the tangled webs of a friendship, a duty, a crown, a country, and a love.

    A friend is more than a companion
    A foe is less than that to me
    When you hear the words
    The words you long to hear
    Open up

    The guidance from a close and loved one
    Is more important than you think
    When your arms are closed
    Then open with a key
    Secret key

    ….

    Everything that you say to your closest one
    Makes you feel like a pain toward everyone
    When the words are unkind, you’ll regret the choice
    For as long as you choose, there may be rejoice
    In the colour of day when you see the truth
    Take a step to the front, to the brunt of youth
    Understand what they mean when they say the words
    When sorry is said, feel it to your bones

    Amends is made with a connection
    A lonely man becomes a king

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    AUDIO TOUR: Raven: Part 2 by Piper Scott & Virginia Kelly (Giveaway)

    April 24, 2024

    RELEASE BLITZ: Sugar Bunny by Colette Davison (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    February 6, 2022

    NEW RELEASE: Loren by Crea Reitan

    July 11, 2024
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Kill Your Darlings by Mesh

    February 7, 2026 / No Comments

    Soundtrack to Kill Your Darlings by Josh Lanyon

    Kill Your Darlings by Mesh for a book about the publishing politics, blackmail, murders, and second chances.

    Faithful
    Nobody is faithful
    Picking up the weakest
    Watching every move
    Madman
    Everyone‘s a badman
    Feeding on the leanest
    With everything to lose.

    Reach out before you drown
    The world is turning upside down
    And you know
    You‘ve got to kill your darlings
    Breathe in the hurricane
    And we can start all over again
    And you know
    You‘ve got to kill your darlings

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    BLOG TOUR: Friendly Fire by Saxon James (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    September 10, 2021

    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: Peacemaker by E.M. Hamill (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    March 4, 2020

    PREORDER BLITZ: Spellbound by Mychael Black

    October 1, 2025
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    SOUNDTRACK: Gave Up by Nine Inch Nails

    January 31, 2026 / No Comments

    Soundtrack to Banded Together by K.C. Burn

    Gave Up by Nine Inch Nails for a book about grief and pain, healing and second chances.

    Perfect little dream, the kind that hurts the most
    Forgot how it feels, well almost
    No one to blame, always the same
    Open my eyes, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up in flames

    It took you to make me realize
    It took you to make me realize
    It took you to make me realize
    It took you to make me see the light

    …

    Covered in hope and Vaseline
    Still cannot fix this broken machine
    Watching the hole, it used to be mine
    Just watching it burn in my steady systematic decline
    Of the trust I will betray
    Give it to me, I throw it away
    After everything I’ve done I hate myself for what I’ve become

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    Soundtrack: Inner Light by Autograf & Dan Soleil

    January 24, 2026 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Supernatural Suckers: Hell’s Most Incompetent Demon by Silvana Falcon

    Inner Light by Autograf & Dan Soleil for a book about light and love.

    Just for a moment
    You show me your inner light
    Your inner light
    And when your heart opens
    You show me your inner light
    Your inner light

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    June 11, 2025

    RELEASE BLITZ: Soul Of The Imperian by Jessamyn Kingley (Excerpt)

    December 9, 2021
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Savage by Vowless

    January 17, 2026 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Ravens: Green Ravens by A.E. Via

    Savage by Vowless for a book about defiance, vengeance, and two apex predators remaking the world for the better.

    I’m a savage in a civilized world
    Unashamed, uncontained, undeterred
    I don’t fit the script
    Don’t play their game
    My soul wasn’t built to kneel and obey

    …

    I’m a savage in a civilized world
    Let them bleed
    Let them beg to belong
    I don’t bow, don’t lie, don’t perform

    …

    Let them chase a flawless reign
    I was built to break the chain

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    BLOG TOUR: Lord Garrington’s Vessel by S. Rodman (Excerpt & Giveaway)

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    March 18, 2021

    BLOG TOUR: The Lake House Massacre by Chris Bedell (Excerpt & Giveaway + Q&A with Author)

    March 21, 2025
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Color Outside The Lines by Chris Colby

    January 10, 2026 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Stay In Your Lane! by Cari Z. & L.A. Witt

    Color Outside the Lines by Chris Colby for a book about righting wrongs, speaking truths, and stepping out of line when the powers that be draw them in the sand.

    What seems to be your big problem with me am I so bad?
    The more you say you change, the more you stay the same
    You’re always mad because I color outside the lines
    It’s not wasted time to color outside the lines
    It’s not wasted time
    What seems to be this big problem with me I’ve been so sad
    I even took the time to explain it all a thousand times
    But the more I tried to explain, the more it caused me pain
    So I gathered up my friends and we colored outside the lines

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    July 13, 2024

    RELEASE BLITZ: How To Love Thine Enemy by Eli Easton (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    April 17, 2023
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: The Oak & Holly Kings by The Dolmen

    January 3, 2026 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Oak King Holly King by Sebastian Nothwell

    The Oak and Holly King by The Dolmen for a book about the eternal battle of Kings and how they both won.

    The winter sun has turned its back,
    So we gather to the show,
    To watch the battle of the Kings,
    The earth beneath is frozen deep,
    Time to wake him from his sleep,
    To fight brother Holly and turn another year,
    Praise to the Oak and Holly Kings,
    One will live, the other will die,
    To be reborn again,
    Green Man, the hunter, O King of all this land,
    Green Man, the hunter, O King of all this land,
    Light, dark, night and day.

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  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Beautiful Mistake by Billy Howerdel

    December 27, 2025 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to The Firm: Deviant by Cora Rose & Lark Taylor

    Beautiful Mistake by Billy Howerdel for a book about a mistaken identity, a heavy secret, a self sacrifice, and a new family.

    Stretched as far as you can take it
    Ripped and torn apart
    You alone blame yourself again

    It was a beautiful mistake
    Colored by all the ghosts you hide away
    New truths, new hope, new fate
    With seven sins laid at your side

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    December 13, 2019

    RELEASE TOUR: Flirting With Fire by Grace Kilian Delaney (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    October 21, 2020
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