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  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Safety by Yoke Lore

    April 9, 2021 / 2 Comments

    Soundtrack to This Is Not Revenge by Romilly King

    It was hard to find a song for this book. The songs about Stockholm Syndrome I found didn’t feel right. They were too negative, mostly about feeling used and abused in a relationship. I wanted a song that felt more positive because for all the wrongness of his methods, Gil had good intentions. He really wanted to protect Leo.

    I finally picked Safety by Yoke Lore because it’s a song about protection. There’s a spiritual aspect to it that I relate to how Gil sees the world as well as a part that talks about not wanting to be let go which I relate to Leo.

    “You are as perfect as all the seven days of creation, god must have loved it / Salt leaves and door screens, blood bed and night screams / I’ll be your safety, if you’ll be my safety / But soon I will try to fly out and leave you / But please don’t believe me, tie weights to my feet”

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    SOUNDTRACK: Brighter Than Sunshine by Aqualung

    April 2, 2021 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to VRC: Vampire Related Crimes: How To Lure A Hunter by Alice Winters

    I chose this song for the book because of solnyshko. It’s Russian for “sunny one / my sunshine“. I couldn’t help but melt a little every time Alexei calls Claude that in such an adorably shy way.

    I also like the part of the song that goes “Tied up in ancient history / I didn’t believe in destiny / I look up, you’re standing next to me / What a feeling”. It’s how Alexei was trapped in the past and Claude was there in the bright future with him

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    SOUNDTRACK: Son Of A Preacher Man by The John Does

    March 26, 2021 / 2 Comments

    Soundtrack to Down Home: Down Low by Parker St. John

    This Dusty Springfield classic is Cal and Eli’s favorite song when they were teenagers. It was their subtle way of letting the world know about their relationship at the time when they had to keep it a secret. Eli was the literal preacher’s son. This indie rock version from a guy POV are The John Does doing God’s work. Blessed be!

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    SOUNDTRACK: Bloom by RKCB

    March 19, 2021 / 1 Comment

    Soundtack to Roll For Love: Natural Twenty by Charlie Novak

    Stepping outside my usual genres by chillin’ with a flora-themed RnB love song for the florist and his bookseller.

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    SOUNDTRACK: Run by Foo Fighters

    March 12, 2021 / 2 Comments

    Soundtrack to Double Trouble: Double Or Nothing by Cari Z & L.A. Witt

    I used this song for another book last year but I think it’s a very apt song for Rich and Cody on the run. The lyrics go “Run for your life with me“. I especially liked the part “In another perfect life / In another perfect light“. What if had they had meet under different, saner circumstances? What if?

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    SOUNDTRACK: I Will Wait by Mumford & Sons & All I Wanna Do by Piotr & Sans Kar

    March 5, 2021 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Aster Valley: Winter Waites by Lucy Lennox

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    I read somewhere that I Will Wait was about Marcus Mumford reconnecting with his childhood pen pal, actress Carey Mulligan. The lyrics “Well I came home / Like a stone / And I fell heavy into your arms / These days of dust / Which we’ve known / Will blow away with this new sun” describes the joy and relief of somebody who’s constantly on the road coming home to the arms of his loved one. It’s a great song for touring musician, Gentry and his husband, Winter.

    All I Wanna Do was an easy choice for Raine and Mickey’s story. The lyrics goes “Everywhere I go / I see you beside me / You know you got me feeling / Right as rain“

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    SOUNDTRACK: Touch by Daft Punk (feat. Paul Williams), Read Your Mind by Enya II & SPARK-AGAIN by Aimer

    February 26, 2021 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Hell Cop: Next Of Kin by Astrid Amara

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    Touch for the untouchable man on fire and his touchy-feely boyfriend.
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    SOUNDTRACK: Stuck With You by Upstate

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    Soundtrack to Demon Magic: Happy Endings by Alice Winters

    With a shared past, demonic contract, centuries of snark and actual feelings between them, Miles and Havoc are forever intertwined. Good luck untangling this mess.

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    ME AND MUSIC TAG

    February 16, 2021 / No Comments
    image of me and music tag header

    Rules (just in case and to explain):
    1. Link back to original so I can see your answers and listen to the tunes
    2. For every prompt you choose to do, name 1-5 songs (you can use my graphics)
    3.Have fun and play your music LOUD

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    SOUNDTRACK: Dangerous Animals by Arctic Monkeys, High Speed by Coldplay & Cool With You by Hers

    February 12, 2021 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to The Elite: Danger Zone by Brooke Blake & Ella Frank

    Soundtrack to The Elite: Need for Speed by Brooke Blake & Ella Frank

    Soundtrack to The Elite: Classified by Brooke Blake & Ella Frank

    Dangerous Animals is the pursuit between Panther and Solo. High Speed is them going fast and relishing every minute of it. Cool With You is them settling comfortably into a nice pace.

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    FLICKer: Leanne is Gone

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