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    SOUNDTRACK: Stole My Heart by Beasts With No Name, With Me All ALong by Bronze Radio Return & Still Feel by Half Alive

    June 8, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to To Kill A King: Dragon’s Dawn by Sam Burns & W.M. Fawkes

    Stole My Heart by Beasts With No Name for a forced marriage, an ongoing animosity and an unexpected attraction.

    When did all fall apart in your hands
    Chemistries tell me we should be friends
    I dont know how I’m gonna pretend
    I dont know how I’m gonna pretend

    You stole my, oh my heart
    You stole my, you stole my
    I’m so high, I come apart
    You stole my, you stole my
    Heart

    I’m a bullet stopped dead in the air
    Smoke hanging silver, caught in your stare

    Soundtrack to To Kill A King: Dragon’s Dusk by Sam Burns & W.M. Fawkes

    With Me All Along by Bronze Radio Return for a book about a man looking for the missing half of his soul and found it was there right beside him all along.

    You’ve been with me all along, all along
    Always on my side, you’ve never gone
    You’ve been with me all along
    And you’ve been holding on, holding on for so long
    When others would be gone, you stayed with me all along

    You’ve been with me when I laugh or cry
    Anywhere I stood, you’d be standing by
    With me when I’m fine, with me when I’m not
    With me when I’m giving everything I got

    Soundtrack to To Kill A King: Dragon’s Descent by Sam Burns & W.M. Fawkes

    Still Feel by Half-Alive for a book about a man untethered finding his way back to himself.

    When I’m furthest from myself (far away)
    Feeling closer to the stars (outer space)
    I’ve been invaded by the dark (can’t escape)
    Trying to recognize myself when I feel I’ve been replaced
    When I’m furthest from myself (far away)
    Feeling closer to the stars (outer space)
    I’ve been invaded by the dark (can’t escape)
    Trying to recognize myself when I feel I’ve been replaced

    I can feel a kick down in my soul
    And it’s pulling me back to earth to let me know
    I am not a slave, can’t be contained
    So pick me from the dark and pull me from the grave
    ‘Cause

    I still feel alive
    When it’s hopeless
    I start to notice
    That I still feel alive

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    RELEASE BLITZ: Off Limits by Willow Dizon (Giveaway)

    April 17, 2025

    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: Twin Elements by Mell Eight (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    October 17, 2023

    BOOK TOUR: Forestfall by Lyndall Clipstone

    August 29, 2022
  • Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: I​’​d Give You the World if It Meant It Might Swallow Me Whole by Sleep Outside

    June 1, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer by S.E. Harmon

    I​’​d Give You the World if It Meant It Might Swallow Me Whole by Sleep Outside for a book about a man shucking off decades of restraint, going off to see the world, and embracing the adventure of his life.

    I’ve spent a quarter of a century,
    Hiding from whoever I want to be
    Baring a weight that no one sees,
    Maybe it’s time to come clean

    When you told me I could be anything,
    Is this what you had in mind?
    A senseless child with no sense of direction,
    Trying and failing to make true connection with anything

    I’d give you the world if it meant it might swallow me whole

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    BOOK TOUR: A Venom Dark and Sweet by Judy I. Lin

    August 22, 2022

    BOOK TOUR: The Crack at the Heart of Everything by Fiona Fenn

    November 11, 2024

    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: Karma’s Kiss by M.C. Roth (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    April 27, 2022
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: So Good by Public Library Commute

    May 25, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Midcentury NYC: We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian

    So Good by Public Library Commute for a book about friends, families, and secret lovers of New York.

    From New York to Austin
    I can’t wait to take you there
    When they see you walking
    They can’t help but stop and stare

    Tell me what you want us to be
    (Can you tell me?)
    I would move a mountain for you to see
    That we can make it heavenly
    Heat up like the summer in Tennessee

    We could be so good
    Light up the neighbourhood

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    BLOG TOUR: The Goblin Twins by Kit Barrie (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    November 24, 2022

    BLOG TOUR: You Can Do Magic by R.L. Merrill (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    September 27, 2023

    RELEASE BLITZ: Emerett Has Never Been In Love by Anyta Sunday (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    March 15, 2021
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Boys Town by Babes, OOO by Karen O & Slipping Away by Moby

    May 18, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Boystown: Three Nick Nowak Mysteries by Marshall Thornton

    Boys Town by Babes for Nick’s carefree life and many encounters.

    he’s kissing me
    you’re kissing him
    I don’t know why
    I don’t when
    i’m flavor of the week

    you see me stepping on the boys
    stepping up
    I’m gonna be so chic

    huffing poppers in the moonlight
    the bathroom never felt so right
    smelling musk in the air in spite
    many fingers reaching for a slice

    put on a show
    make it worth your while
    spit on your palm
    make it last for miles
    i feel your body throbbing right next to mine
    everything is wet and easy to find

    Soundtrack to Boystown: Three More Nick Nowak Mysteries by Marshall Thornton

    OOO by Karen O for all those times Nick remembers the one that got away.

    Don’t tell me that they’re all the same
    Cause even the sound of his name
    Carries me over their reach
    Back to some golden beach
    Where only he remains

    Soundtrack to Boystown: Two Nick Nowak Novellas by Marshall Thornton

    Slipping Away by Moby for that moment when Nick realized who he truly loves and that man is slowly slipping away from him.

    All that we needed was right

    The threshold is breaking tonight
    Open to everything happy and sad
    Seeing the good when it’s all going bad
    Seeing the sun when I can’t really see
    Hoping the sun will at least look at me

    Focus on everything better today
    All that I need and I never could say
    Hold on to people, they’re slipping away
    Hold on to this while it’s slipping away

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    NEW RELEASE: Killian & Matthias by Sundae Leighton

    October 2, 2023

    BOOK BLITZ: Tic-Tac-Mistletoe by N.R. Walker (Excerpt & Giveway)

    November 27, 2020

    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: Until The Real Thing Comes Along by Chris Simon (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    May 17, 2024
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Town by Castlebeat & Big City Dreams by Might Not feat. Sofia Insua

    May 11, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to The Wyandot County Mysteries: The Less Than Spectacular Times of Henry Milch by Marshall Thornton

    Town by Castlebeat for a book about a big city boy forced to learn about the small town he’s stuck in.

    We walked around this town
    I’m losing it it’s a sign
    But i don’t know never mind
    I’m walking in then walking out

    It’s just one more memory
    Before it’s time to leave
    Will you wait patiently
    Cause one day you will see

    Soundtrack to The Wyandot County Mysteries: A Fabulous Unfabulous Summer for Henry Milch by Marshall Thornton

    Big City Dreams by Might Not feat. Sofia Insua for a book about a big city dreams that always go awry.

    I had a dream
    I have to go
    A big city dreams with big city goals
    I’ve been sitting in this room in the dark
    For an hour and a half and there’s something calling
    Something calling out my name
    It’s a dream it’s a game I don’t know but it’s out there calling
    Hey, hey
    There’s fire in our hands and we’re never coming back so

    Hey, hey
    There’s fire in our hands and we’re never coming back no

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    MUSIC MONDAY: Hang On To Yourself by Palaye Royale

    December 2, 2019

    FLICKer FADE SUNDAY: Tomorrow – A New Year Film

    December 29, 2019

    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: The House On Druid Lake by Isabelle Adler (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    October 9, 2021
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Villain by Missio

    May 3, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Villainous Things: Gentlemen Prefer Villains by C. Rochelle

    Villain by Missio for a book about a hero who wears the suit of a villain. 

    I was raised as a scorpion
    Being pulled by the moon in a high tide
    That’s why I’m broken
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

    Am I a villain or a saint? Let me lead the way
    Resting bitch face on the move, fuck you have to say?
    I know (I know, I know, I know), I am tough as a stone

    I’ve lived a lot of life that not a lot will understand
    The type of life that gives you scars before you take command
    I know (I know, I know, I know), I am tough as a stone

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    NEW RELEASE: Lost Boy by Charli Meadows

    June 23, 2023

    MINI MOVIE REVIEWS: From Rom-Coms to Serial Killers

    May 23, 2020

    FLICKer: Foreign Lovers

    January 5, 2023
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Villain by Ado

    April 26, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Villainous Things: Not All Himbos Wear Capes by C. Rochelle

    Villain by Ado for a book about forbidden relationships, embracing one’s true identity, and freedom from societal pressures.

    I’m sure we freak them out just by holding hands
    You’re reported when you opt out of the “rat race”
    I’m not a mutant; I’m just me
    Whether that’s X or Y

    Stubborn people hoard many goods and evils
    They say I’m “infringing” upon you
    Oh…

    Mr. Crazy Villain Villain
    Nocturnal petals
    I wear different clothes and pretend to be a boy in front of you
    Dear Dr. Duran Duran
    Please come pick me up
    To someone I don’t even know, I’m already a villain

    My hated life
    My hated life
    Eventually becomes inflamеd

    I cover up my deviant nature again
    A stamеn and stamen won’t get anywhere?

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    RELEASE BLITZ: Just Friends by Saxon James (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    August 27, 2020

    BLOG TOUR: To Tempt A Troubled Earl by Fearne Hill (Excerpt & Giveaway + Character Interview)

    March 12, 2025

    BLOG TOUR: The Demon Lord of California by Bennu Bright (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    January 7, 2023
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    SOUNDTRACK: Cosmic by Benjamin Carter & Enter the Mirror by Everything Everything

    April 20, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to Necromancer Rising: Death Eternal by Richard Amos

    Cosmic by Benjamin Carter for a book about an immortal, a human, and the cruel cycle of love and destruction.

    i swear if i lost this
    i swear that i’ll keep on running back to you

    and i can’t take the world burning up cause you’re not here
    and i can’t take sky shifting in your atmosphere
    i’m only lonely when alone without you

    Soundtrack to Necromancer Rising: Death Enraptured by Richard Amos

    Enter the Mirror by Everything Everything for a book about doomed lovers, a rebellion against fate, and a stolen pocket of happiness.

    You and me, you are my blood
    Walking in the red light, talking ’bout the dreams we had
    Making fire, making fire spread
    Scar across the landscape, this is how we change the world

    I love you ’cause you’re smashing into everything
    That’s why I’m in
    All of us are smashing into everything

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    RELEASE BLITZ: Screens Apart by Charlie Novak (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    June 25, 2020

    PROMO BLITZ: Crossroads by Nicole Dykes

    October 21, 2025

    RELEASE TOUR: The Groovey Alpha by Susi Hawkes (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    July 31, 2021
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Pleasure by Feist

    April 13, 2024 / 1 Comment

    Soundtrack to West Coast Mobsters: His Guilty Pleasure by Leighton Greene

    Pleasure by Feist for a book about discovering pleasure, differences that pull people apart, and shifting perspectives that blur black and white.

    Get what I want
    And still it’s a mysterious thing that I want
    So when I get it
    I make sense of a mysterious thing
    ‘Cause I’ve taken flight on such a serious wing
    I, and you are the same and
    Either fiction or dreaming

    …

    Oh, an echo calls up the line
    An indication of time
    Our togetherness
    That is how we evolved
    We became our needs
    Ages up inside
    Escaping similar pain
    Dreaming safe and secure

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    KINDLE 99c COUNTDOWN DEAL: Thinking It Over by Becca Seymour (Excerpt)

    June 11, 2022

    FLICKer FADE SUNDAY: August and the Rain Boots

    May 10, 2020

    FLICKer: Lloyd

    December 7, 2023
  • song,  Uncategorized

    SOUNDTRACK: Show Me The Wonder by Manic Street Preachers & Light by Kinder

    April 5, 2024 / 2 Comments

    Soundtrack to Enlightenment: Beguiled by Joanna Chambers

    Show Me The Wonder by Manic Street Preacher for a book about reconnections, revelations and a bid for freedom.

    This is no threat
    Just an invitation
    A sense of belonging
    A sense of inspiration

    …

    If you’re exiled
    By all the cruel tongues
    Then show me the wonder
    The wonder of your love

    Soundtrack to Enlightenment: Enlightened by Joanna Chambers

    Light by Kinder for a book where love is inevitable, powerful, and hard-won.

    Isn’t it funny how we fall in love?
    Like a freight train with no brakes
    All of the questions that we’re thinking of
    That we don’t ask cause we don’t want a heartbreak

    There is something for us, I can see it
    With my own eyes, waiting for ya
    In the darkness
    You brought me into the light

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    February 19, 2026

    RELEASE BLITZ: Marital Bliss: The Complete Boxset by D.J. Jamison (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    March 23, 2022
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