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  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Handwriting Analysis by Late Night Takeaway

    October 25, 2025 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Copper Script by K.J. Charles

    Handwriting Analysis by Late Night Takeaway for a book about reading people and catching criminals through handwriting analysis

    oh lalala
    was it every stroke that implies
    that there was something not quite right

    it’s hard to understand
    that errors and case don’t match
    ooohh the vowel has betrayed
    a shaky hand

    …

    but i can oh lalala
    i can analyze
    i can cut
    and i say if its true
    i’ll never emphasize
    the silver sides
    and i’ll take a path everywhere

    deconstruct and rephrase
    and note the change in the A’s
    put these vowels into place

    i know they’ll gonna catch on to you
    rewrite through the voodoo
    back the way they’re going
    crawling over somebody else

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    February 19, 2022

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    March 4, 2023

    RELEASE BLITZ: Lessons in Chemistry by Colette Davison (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    July 27, 2023
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Black Water by Of Monsters and Men

    October 4, 2025 / 2 Comments

    Soundtrack to The Monster of Elenhaven by Jennifer Giesbrecht

    Black Water by Of Monsters and Men for a book about kindred souls, vengeful schemes, family tragedies, and the black sea where creatures emerge to grant wishes.

    Ineed nothing to travel the sea
    I need nothing, I need nothing

    But there’s something, eating at me
    Black water, take over

    Swallowed by a vicious, vengeful sea, oh-oh
    Darker days are raining over me, oh-oh
    In the deepest depths, I lost myself, oh-oh
    I see myself through someone else

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    PROMO BLITZ: Breaking Strings by Becca Seymour

    March 6, 2026

    AUDIO BLITZ: Perfect Night by Oliver Takely

    September 17, 2025

    MUSIC MONDAY: Showtime by Catfish and the Bottlemen

    March 11, 2024
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Kiss Twice, Kiss Me Deadly by Alice Nine

    September 20, 2025 / 2 Comments

    ORIGINAL VERSION

    SMOLDER VERSION

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

    Kiss Twice, Kiss Me Deadly by Alice Nine for a book about the dance of seduction, desire, danger and hearts.

    Like Pavlov’s dog, the unstoppable desire
    Trickling jelly overflowed from the jacuzzi.

    …

    Let’s kiss one more time, and expose your secret
    Beyond your tongue and mine, there’s the truth.. SHaLaLaLaLa.. “Let’s love each other”.

    ….

    The lewd finger moves tactfully
    Manipulate me, immediately shall we deadly dance with..

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    COVER REVEAL: White Noise by Lark Taylor

    May 24, 2023

    RELEASE BLITZ: Year of the Jackal by Abby Kaitz (Excerpt)

    February 10, 2023

    QUEER BOOK TAG + QUOTES & PLAYLIST

    June 22, 2021
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Good In Me by Andy Grammar

    September 13, 2025 / No Comments

    Soundtrack to The District: His Reluctant Savior by Courtney W. Dixon

    Good in Me by Andy Grammar for a book about the golden boy who saw the good in the bully and forever changed his life.

    Ilike the way, like the way that I look in your eyes
    And I like the place, like the place I take up in your mind
    I fall on my face, never judgmental
    See, I see mistakes, you see potential

    And I’ve been afraid, been afraid if I open the door
    That all of my pain will come out and roll onto the floor
    And it did, and it does, but you still pick it up
    You find a way to see the good in me

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    BLOG TOUR: The Rosavia Royals: Up For Heir by Stella Starling (Giveaway + Q&A with the Author)

    June 30, 2020

    COVER REVEAL: Not Catching Love by Saxon James (Excerpt and Giveaway)

    December 19, 2024

    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: Rogue Royal by Megan Slayer (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    November 3, 2021
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Lionhearted by Porter Robinson feat. Urban Cone

    September 6, 2025 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Mages & Mayhem: That Mafioso Magic by Nicholas Bella

    Lionhearted by Porter Robinson feat Urban Cone for a book about a lion king, an assassination attempt, and indomitable will to fight for the pride.

    We’ve been up all night trying to survive this endless fight
    If you shoot them down, we can make it right, we’ll make it right
    And we’ll light the sky as they multiply, they multiply

    No matter what they try, they won’t take away our will to fight
    If we shoot them down, we can make it right, we’ll make it rig

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    BLOG TOUR: Definitely Deacon by Vawn Cassidy (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    April 15, 2022

    MUSIC MONDAY: 405 by Metronomy x Biig Piig

    October 11, 2021

    RELEASE TOUR: The Path To You by Ada Fielding (Excerpt)

    March 31, 2026
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Knife’s Edge by Tiger Army

    August 2, 2025 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to The District: His Bane by Courtney W. Dixon

    Knife’s Edge by Tiger Army for a book about love, obssession, and vows carved into skin.

    Alone – tormented by the love that owns my soul
    I feel the loss of everything
    Control – it’s so hard not to lose in this life, oh
    Luck in love’s a silver blake ’cause

    My heart is, it’s on a knife’s edge over you
    Stiletto that your hand has pushed right through
    And the blood pours, but my love does not run out
    So tell me what’s it all about

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    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: Prisoner by Gigi DeGraham (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    February 3, 2023

    RELEASE BLITZ: House of Kallan by Crea Reitan

    January 4, 2024

    COVER REVEAL: Enchanted Ink by Robin Lynn

    March 27, 2023
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Light Prayer by School Food Punishment

    July 26, 2025 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Mercy by Ian Haramaki

    Light Prayer by School Food Punishment for a book about a priest and an angel, restraints and darkness, freedom and light.

    Wriggling, breaking through the darkness Hit the sediment in it

    Calculation and maintenance: selfish rules Distorted facts, erase expectations

    The sprouts of the future that should be headed for If you listen carefully Praying for light in a world that has not yet been seen Gently embrace your anxiety I’m sure I’ll get tired someday and do everything Even if you want to erase it Your voice calls me back

    I’m sure beyond the distorted world There is a small light Even if it’s not a paradise where everything comes true You’re Here

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    RELEASE TOUR: Metal Soul by Michelle Frost (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    October 27, 2022

    MUSIC MONDAY: March On For Pax Romana by Psychedelic Porn Crumpets

    March 3, 2025

    PRE-RELEASE BLITZ: The Party Plot by Emily Spady (Excerpt)

    May 3, 2025
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: I’m Only Human Sometimes by William Control

    July 19, 2025 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Necromancer Tales: Deadly Lineage by M.J. May

    I’m Only Human Sometimes by William Control for a book about the souls of the dead, the weight of fathers, the hate of bigots, and the solace of true friends.

    I’ve spent a lifetime crossing this culture
    Your sea of hate
    Others who found God, gray existing cold
    Let’s all rejoice in the end times
    Of sorrow and grief and an ocean of love

    I can stare into a soul
    I can stare into the sun
    Yeah, I want my life to begin
    All I have to do is let the right one in

    …

    I’m only human sometimes
    The sins of the father, the sins of the flesh tonight

    I’m not as ugly as I once was
    I’m not as shameful as I used to be
    Open your eyes, boy, open up the dream
    Yeah, I want my life to begin
    All I have to do is let the right one in

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    February 3, 2025

    RELEASE BLITZ: Liam by Stella Shaw (Exclusive Excerpt & Giveaway)

    June 21, 2021

    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: The Painted Phoenix by Sarah Kay Moll (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    July 21, 2020
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Another Life by Dirty Nice

    July 12, 2025 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Lights, Camera, Passion by Isabel Lucero

    Another Life by Dirty Nice for a book about a secret romance, a coming out, and the joy of facing the world together.

    And I just wanna lose my mind
    I just wanna lose my mind
    One more time

    We can live another life
    another life
    another life til the morning

    See you on the other side
    other side of the sunrise

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    July 21, 2022

    BLOG TOUR: The Infinite Onion by Alice Archer (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    April 2, 2020
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Angel by Alice Phoebe Lou

    July 5, 2025 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to The District: His Death Bringer by Courtney W. Dixon

    Angel by Alice Phoebe Lou for a book about a captivity, an accidental rescue, and a fierce protection.

    Nothing that I see is real
    It’s all floating, unpredictable
    Reality became strange, and I wanted to share it with you
    And there’s something in the air tonight
    And I’m walking back into the light
    And you’re on my mind
    That’s where I always find you
    Oh, you’re on my mind
    Even when I’m not looking for you

    Is it safe to go outside?
    I’ve been hiding for quite some time
    I don’t have to have a purpose, I just wanna play
    Turn yourself back on
    Show me how you’ve longed for me, for me
    I should have seen it coming
    But there was an angel looking out for me

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    May 2, 2022

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    October 6, 2025

    RELEASE BLITZ: The Wild Within by Gwen Martin (Giveaway)

    December 28, 2023
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