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  • 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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    MUSIC MONDAY: Boys With The Characteristics of Wolves & Death Comes From The Sky by Unknown Mortal Orchestra

    July 21, 2025

    RELEASE BLITZ: Pit Stop by Cora Rose

    July 25, 2025

    BLOG TOUR: As Fast As She Can by A.F. Schraeder (Excerpt)

    July 22, 2022
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    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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    Favorite Covers: October 2022

    November 1, 2022

    COVER REVEAL: Scales & Stone by Jessamyn Kingley (Excerpt)

    October 26, 2023

    COVER REVEAL: Headbangers’ Ball by Josh Fippen (Excerpt)

    February 10, 2026
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    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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    BLOG TOUR: Walk With Spirits by Edale Lane (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    April 20, 2022

    RELEASE TOUR: A Cowboy Holiday by Lane Hayes (Excerpt)

    January 1, 2026

    RELEASE BLITZ: Finding His Boy by K.D. Ryan (Excerpt)

    March 29, 2021
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Prodigal Son by Rationale

    June 28, 2025 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to The Council: Prodigal by Avril Ashton

    Prodigal Son by Rationale for a book about the complicated relationships between fathers and sons.

    I wanna hold counsel with the ghost of my father
    Tell him I’ll be everything he could never be
    And if I face the obstacles that he failed to conquer
    I’ll make it to the other side

    I don’t wanna go lonely
    I don’t wanna reach out in the dead of night
    And find no one to hold me
    But I’m burning my bridges at the speed of light
    I got a monochrome candle
    Hollow in the middle, but I can’t deny
    That I’m just like you
    Oh, I’m just like you

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    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: Origami War by Toni J. Spencer (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    July 23, 2022

    PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE (June 24, 2020)

    June 24, 2020

    RELEASE BLITZ: Structure of Love by A.J. Sherwood

    December 26, 2025
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    SOUNDTRACK: Celestial Bodies by Ghost Data feat. Jovani Occomy

    June 21, 2025 / No Comments

    Soundtrack To A Bright Celestial Sea by Chani Lynn Feener

    Celestial Bodies by Ghost Data feat. Jovani Occomy for a book about healing of bodies, breaking of chains, rekindling of memories, and grabbing life by the horns.

    Why don’t you take apart these precious bones?
    Mend my heart, reap what you sow
    Feel the burn from in this dream
    We break apart ripped from the seam

    Can’t describe just what I feel
    Break the chains and help me heal
    Celestial Bodies fly overhead
    With countless words I’m ripped to shreds

    Searching through the universe
    The skyscrapers and day lovers take part in what’s real
    You make me feel like I could die happy in this moment of our lives

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    RELEASE BLITZ: Reckless Little Game by Raleigh Ruebins

    February 19, 2026

    MUSIC MONDAY: Horses In A Dream by Boston Manor

    August 12, 2024

    BOOK BLITZ: In A New York Minute by Felice Stevens (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    May 31, 2023
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    SOUNDTRACK: Constellations by Tokyo Shoegazer

    June 14, 2025 / 1 Comment

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

    Constellations by Tokyo Shoegazer for a book about finding the one that fell perfectly into place.

    Into the night
    You would do anything to be…
    Around me

    No more regrets
    No hidding behind closed doors at sunset…

    …

    Back into the love…
    Hear the sirens recalling in silence

    Be mine
    Be mine
    Be mine
    You don’t have to try…

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    RELEASE BLITZ: Wayward Stripper by J.B. Buell (Excerpt)

    August 30, 2023

    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: Deep Fake by Joe Rielinger (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    June 13, 2023

    FIRST LINES FRIDAY 56: And Please, Say To Me, You’ll Let Me Hold Your Hand

    June 4, 2020
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    SOUNDTRACK: Got You (Where I Want You) by The Flys

    June 7, 2025 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Sweet by Howl Avery

    Got You (Where I Want You) by The Flys for a book about secret identities, kink exploration, mutual obsession, and catching flies with honey.

    Suffer, suffer
    Me don’t get no rougher
    Rub it up, baby girl
    Torture me like no other (Uh!)
    Suffer, suffer
    Me don’t get no rougher
    When me rock me, baby
    Put me pain on me, lover

    Well, I think you’re smart
    You sweet thing
    Tell me your name
    I’m dying here

    …

    Got you where I want you
    I’ve got you where I want you
    Got you where I want you

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    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: Through The Inferno by Jessi Noelle(Excerpt & Giveaway)

    September 17, 2019

    MORE QUOTES FROM MY FAVORITE BOOKS

    April 20, 2021

    RELEASE BLITZ: Talos by A.G. Carothers (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    September 10, 2020
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    SOUNDTRACK: Dare by The Mary Onettes

    May 31, 2025 / 1 Comment

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

    Dare by The Mary Odettes for a book about a desperate request for help, an awakening of being and a second chance for a connection that began with “I dare you.”

    Those where the darkest hours of them all.
    And I can easily say I had no love.
    I see myself outside it all, but somehow I’m always there.
    Cause all I know is what I bare. 

    Now I dare to think of love.
    And now I dare to think of something that I’m not.
    Now I dare to think of love.
    And now I dare to think of something that I’m not.
    Now I know. Returning here
    ain’t that hard, despite my fear. 

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    COVER REVEAL: Together We Bleed by Roux & Olson

    September 3, 2023

    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: He Dreams Magic by Emme C. Taylor (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    October 28, 2019

    FLICKer: Out! (2021)

    February 17, 2022
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Endless Light by O’Brother

    May 24, 2025 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to A Sea Of Endless Light by Chani Lynn Feener

    Endless Light by O’Brother for a book where the last of his kind found a reason to go on.

    So in my life
    There is no greater relief
    Than drifting through time
    Weightless in the wake
    I made up my mind and left my body to be
    So I might find the home that I made
    Enter my blood and raise me up
    That I may be remade in light
    And I will burst apart

    I won’t slowly fade into something else
    No, I won’t slowly fade into something else
    I thought that I could change
    I was clearly wrong
    This world that I create is where I belong

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    February 28, 2021

    BLOG TOUR: Home for a Cowboy by Amy Aislin (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    June 9, 2020

    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: A Boyfriend for Christmas by Jay Northcote

    November 26, 2019
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Breathe by Christian Cohle

    May 17, 2025 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Between the Devil and the Sea by Chani Lynn Feener

    Breathe by Christian Cohle for a book about the light giving life to shadows.

    Light
    Joins into the water
    I fall in love
    My pain is like a tower
    I’d cry
    If I could

    Breathe life into me
    I‘m broke can’t you see?
    I need your light
    I need your light
    Breathe life into me
    I’m lost don’t you see?
    Give me your light
    I need your light

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    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: Phoenix by Barry Creyton (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    May 3, 2023

    RELEASE BLITZ: Finlay by Lark Taylor

    June 19, 2025

    COVER REVEAL: Heart2Heart Anthology Vol. 5

    December 1, 2021
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