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  • song,  Uncategorized

    Soundtrack: Noticed by Mutemath

    February 25, 2023 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Buried Passions by Andrew Grey

    Noticed by Mutemath for a book about a Broadway star who saw the invisible man who looks at him like he hung the moon.

    You and your ways capture what I’ve misplaced
    In the perfect fashion; just watch my heart’s reaction
    This point of view is nothing that I’m used to
    But I won’t close my eyes, ’cause they’re onto you
    And all this time it was staring me blind
    I can’t believe I never noticed my heart before

    The only time I ever noticed my heart
    Is when I noticed you, yeah

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    MUSIC MONDAY: Concrete by Shame

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  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Light My Love by Greta Van Fleet

    February 17, 2023 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Arcane Hearts: A Stroke of Brilliance by Nazri Noor

    Light My Love by Greta Van Fleet for a book about a magical genius forced into a box and the rough and tough artificer who showed him the world.

    Can you light my love?
    Flames glowing bright as the sun
    Deeper than oceans you run
    Watch as our world has begun

    Your mind is a stream of colors
    Extending beyond our sky
    A land of infinite wonders
    A billion lightyears from here now

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    RELEASE BLITZ: Cupcakes & Christmas by R.J. Scott (Giveaway)

    November 19, 2020

    MUSIC MONDAY: Apocalyptical by Puscifer

    April 19, 2021

    COVER REVEAL: Deja Vu by S. Barker

    August 5, 2021
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Jaws by Sleep Token

    February 10, 2023 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Elm Street Mafia: Knight in the Shadows by Ali Lyda & Alexa May

    Jaws by Sleep Token for a book about an injured hero fighting for his home and the villain who came to save it.

    And I’m not here to be the saviour you long for
    Only the one you don’t
    Are you watching me with eyes of a predator
    As you move towards the door?

    Show me those pretty white jaws
    Show me where the delicate stops
    Show me what you’ve lost
    And why you’re always taking it slow
    Show me what wounds you’ve got
    Show me love

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    COVER REVEAL: Just Friends by Saxon James (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    August 13, 2020

    MUSIC MONDAY: Boys by Hippo Campus

    November 8, 2021

    COVER REVEAL: Meet Me in the Blue by A.M. Johnson

    February 2, 2023
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Alien Boyfriend by Gregory Dillon

    February 3, 2023 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Tentacular Tales: It’s Not Unusual To Be Loved by an Alien by Chloe Archer

    Alien Boyfriend by Gregory Dillon for a book about sci fi nerd’s meet-cute with a dashing alien with amethyst eyes, two hearts, and many tantalizing body-parts.

    Feel my makeshift heartbeat
    Violet high beams in your eye
    Be my alien boyfriend
    Racing through the night
    Send me constellations
    Worn out duffle packin’ light
    Lost in deep translation
    Meet me in the sky

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    RELEASE BLITZ: Blue Boys Box Set by Garrett Leigh (Giveaway)

    February 5, 2020

    RELEASE BLITZ: Bonded by Alana Timms (Excerpt)

    December 16, 2020

    RELEASE BLITZ: Star of the Game by Amy Aislin (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    December 29, 2022
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    SOUNDTRACK: Catch You by Dashboard Confessional

    January 27, 2023 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Shifter Scoundrels: Notorious by Charlie Cochet & Macy Blake

    Catch You by Dashboard Confessional for a book about nobles with secret lives, and their hunt for murderers, lovers, gossip, and truth.

    Dead on the shadow knows, the light exposed, the darkest holes
    In confidence you hold for you and yours to keep alone
    But I heard the story goes a little less like what you told
    Well I’m no angel but I’m willing to watch over you

    It’s a long way up
    To fall all the way down
    But when you’re ready
    I’ll be waiting
    To catch you

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    RELEASE BLITZ: Collar Me by Colette Davison (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    May 21, 2022

    SERIES TOUR: Codename: Winger by Jeff Adams (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    August 17, 2021

    FLICKer FADE SUNDAY: We Had A Time + Tell Me How

    March 1, 2020
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    SOUNDTRACK: Bloodstream by Stateless & Sore wa Matta Betsu no Ohanashi by Amazarashi

    January 20, 2023 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to The Vampire’s Club 6 by X. Aratare

    Bloodstream by Stateless for a book about the much-awaited turning of the innocent boy into a vampire.

    The spaces in between
    Two minds and all the places they have been
    The spaces in between
    I try to put my finger on it
    I try to put my finger on it

    I think I might’ve inhaled you
    I can feel you behind my eyes
    You’ve gotten into my bloodstream
    I can feel you flowing in me

    Soundtrack to The Vampire’s Club 7 by X. Aratare

    Tomorrow, Well That’s Another Story by Amazarashi for a book about vampires, witches, a war ending and eternity beginning for a boy and his Wolf.

    Two of one, and they call out to each other as one
    Two people sharing a walk, one step at a time
    In a world without grief, sleep, sleep
    Tomorrow, well that’s another story
    The painful things, crying, and laughing
    Turn red
    And as sunset falls
    We all become red
    Good people, bad people, and angry people
    Turn red
    And as sunset falls

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    BLOG TOUR: A Chance With His Alpha by Ava Beringer (Excerpt & Giveaway)

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    SERIES STUFF: The Finished Ones

    April 25, 2020

    RELEASE BLITZ: A Little More Trust by Pauley J. Ray (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    October 2, 2022
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Only For You by Heartless Bastards, Now That I’ve Found You by Liam Gallagher & Every Side of You by Vance Joy

    January 13, 2023 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Secrets and Scrabble: Mystery at the Masquerade by Josh Lanyon

    Only For You by Heartless Bastards for a book about a grieving police chief taking a chance at a mild-mannered bookstore owner who risked his life to uncover the truth

    It’s been a while since I felt this way about someone
    I’d really really like to know you more, know you more
    Oh your eyes they sing a song to me
    And I’d really really like to move to it, groove

    And I will open my heart
    And I will only for you

    Soundtrack to Secrets and Scrabble: Scandal at the Salty Dog by Josh Lanyon

    Now That I’ve Found You by Liam Gallagher for a book about friends turned lovers and the question of commitment.

    I’ll take an ocean in my stride
    Steal the stars and hitch a ride
    To your door
    And time builds a bridge through our bloodlines
    From the roots, we’ll watch love rise
    Heaven knows how it grows

    Now that I’ve found you
    Now that I’ve found you
    I won’t let go
    Let my love surround you
    Now that I’ve found you
    I can lay down with my ghost

    Soundtrack to Secrets and Scrabble: Body at Buccaneer’s Bay by Josh Lanyon

    Every Side of You by Vance Joy for a book about when you know you found a keeper.

    Yeah, I don’t know what tomorrow knows, where these feelings go
    But I plan on being ’round, time is nothing when you look at me
    Can’t you see this thing’s meant to go on way past right now?

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    BOOKS I DNFed OR PUT ON HOLD (Part 2)

    February 1, 2020

    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: The View From Olympus Mons by Barry Creyton (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    August 15, 2022

    COVER REVEAL: The Woodcarver’s Model by Peter E. Fenton (Giveaway)

    March 17, 2022
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Chaos by Mutemath

    January 6, 2023 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Death and the Devil: Why the Devil Stalks Death by L.J. Hayward

    Chaos by Mutemath for a book about an assassin with a false name who fell in love with the spy who made it real.

    I know you stay true when my world is false
    Everything around’s breaking down to chaos
    I always see you when my sight is lost
    Everything around’s breaking down to chaos

    It’s hard to trust anyone again
    After all the letdowns I’ve been through
    Haunted by what I’ve been through
    Best to try while I still can breathe
    And I’m screaming out, “give me help somehow”
    And I know, yeah, I know, yeah

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    June 20, 2020
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Light Up by Mutemath, Beautiful Mistake by Hudson Taylor, You Are Mine by Mutemath & Wedding Song by The Psychedelic Furs

    December 30, 2022 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to The Spectral Files: P.S. I Spooked You by S.E. Harmon

    Light Up by Mutemath for a book about two ex-lovers discovering there still a spark.

    Don’t say enough, we’re not out of love
    We just grew up having to find out that
    Hearts go astray, sparks slip away
    But I have to say, I still light up for you
    For you, I still light up for you

    Soundtrack to The Spectral Files: Principles of Spookology by S.E. Harmon

    Beautiful Mistake by Hudson Taylor for a book about regaining a trust lost, grabbing that second chance and holding firmly to it.

    All the confidence I lacked
    You gave back in just two weeks
    I don’t wanna be your ghost anymore
    always dragging up the past

    Waiting for the moment
    When we can make things right
    Waiting for the moment
    Forgiveness in your eyes

    Soundtrack to The Spectral Files: Spooky Business by S.E. Harmon

    You Are Mine by Mutematch for a book about a serial killer’s obsession with roses.

    Everyone has their obsession
    Consuming thoughts, consuming time
    They hold high their prized possession
    That defines the meaning of their lives

    You are mine

    There are objects of affection
    That can mesmerize the soul
    There is always one addiction
    That just can not be controlled

    Soundtrack The Spectral Files: The Spooky Life by S.E. Harmon

    Wedding Song by The Psychedelic Furs for a book about an over-planned wedding and the couple who decided to wing it.

    Walking on the paper ruins
    Shoes and rice and one two three
    Picking through the plastic ruins
    Of my useless memory

    Make a line of useless women
    Make a line of useless men
    Love me love me love me love

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    June 10, 2021

    BLOG TOUR: Carillon’s Curse by Sionnach Wintergreen (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    December 11, 2021
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: War of Hearts by Ruelle

    December 16, 2022 / 1 Comment

    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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