Character Playlist: Rod Stewart’s “Have I Told You Lately”

August 17, 2012 by

Today, I’m at Blinded by Sound (Article will be posted this morning. Check it out) talking about the memories evoked and the meaning of the song “Have I Told You Lately.” (For this discussion, I’m using the Rod Stewart version.

But as with almost all aspects of my life, music is processed differently by different parts of my brain…and unique experiences.

In the BBS article,I briefly mentioned the way my writer brain latched on to the song. I was immediately put in the mind and heart of a character I’ve been working on for a contemporary piece.

The heroine of this story is drowning in the losses in her life. Her mother has recently passed away and her father’s health is failing. While back home in the small town, she is being tormented with the memories of a guy she used to love…someone she should have told how special he was to her.

If you haven’t heard this song in a while, check it out:

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Character Playlist: Avery Olive’s A Stiff Kiss

June 20, 2012 by

Please welcome to my blog and the Character Playlist feature, fellow Crescent Moon Press Author Avery Olive. But first, a little bit about her novel, now available:

A Stiff Kiss

Who knew kissing a corpse would change everything?

Death always hits Xylia Morana too close to home, but she likes it that way. She hangs out with the terminally ill, attends random funerals, and every so often, when the weather is right, she sleeps in open graves.

 

But after Landon Phoenix, the high school hottie, dies in Xylia’s hands, she sneaks into the morgue to say goodbye. How could she know stealing a kiss from his corpse would wake him up?

With Landon returned to the living and suddenly interested in Xylia, life has new meaning. But what Xylia doesn’t realize is that by kissing Landon back to life, she’s thrown Life and Death off balance. The underworld demands a body, and it might just have to be Xylia’s this time.

Now, let me turn it over to Avery:

To be honest when I was writing A Stiff Kiss, sure I had a constant stream of music playing, but I never really sat down and thought about a playlist.

I have pretty much the same eternal loop of songs on my iPhone that I listen to over and over… until now. Now I use 8tracks, which gives me a plethora of new and old music to fall in love with. If you don’t know what 8tracks is, or do have a sound track for your novel, consider checking out my post about it.

So basically what I’m trying to say is… This is a really hard post to write… But I am not a quitter. So what I’ve done is pick one song for each character, I’ll give you a little background about the character and why the song fits and then… well we shall see what happens.

Now on with the show…

Xylia Morana—Her theme song would be “Bad Reputation” By Joan Jett

She’s dark, mysterious, a little quirky, but her lifestyle suits her and she really doesn’t care what people think. Xylia is a little rebellious, likes a challenge and likes to get into trouble. But don’t forget she isn’t your normal teenager. She doesn’t go to house parties, vandalize property, or experiment with alcohol. What she does is sneak in to cemeteries. Instead of crashing weddings, she’ll crash a funeral just to imagine what her own, or her mother’s would be like. She’s knows she’s odd, maybe a little obsessed with death, but she “marches to the beat of her own drum”

Landon Phoenix— His theme song throughout the novel is “To Lose My Life” By White Lies

I stumbled on this song completely by accident while researching songs for another post (it was a while ago, and some of the songs I’m mentioning today came from there) If you’ve had the chance to read A Stiff Kiss, listen to this song, or simply read the lyrics. This describes how Landon is feeling, what he is thinking, and shows how much he loves Xylia. This song brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it. It feelings like I’m right back with Landon doing the most difficult things he had to do over the course of A Stiff Kiss. He’s your normal, average, ever day teenager, but don’t let him fool you. He is deep, filled with love, and urgency, and worry, he cares with his whole heart and puts himself before others.

Dr. Doug Morana—“Tears in Heaven” by Eric Clapton

He’s never gotten over the loss of his wife. He carries her with him always, and expects, even though she’s gone that she will find him again. Though he doesn’t always think he’s doing the right thing, he was a wonderful husband, and is an amazing father. At times he has separated himself from Xylia, looking at her brings back all the pain of his broken heart. What allows him to go on is the hope that he will meet his wife again in heaven, if there is one. Since he’s a doctor, he’s not sure what he believes in when it comes to life after death. He is the polar opposite of Xylia but together they make life work.

The Soul Seekers—“Enter Sandman” by Metallica

There are two villains in this story. They go about their business, doing work for an unseen force. I think “Enter Sandman” describes their eerie presence, that one should be afraid of them, that they are the monsters you wouldn’t expect to take control of your soul and decide its fate.

 

Of course each book has a few central themes. A few songs can describe those last moments. So here they are.

“I Forgive You” by Kelly Clarkson –Everyone in the novel who plays a role (aside from the Villains) realizes by the end of the book they need to forgive something or someone. This song represents that.

“In Love with You” by Jared Evans—I think this is a fun song to describe Xylia and Landon’s love. It’s sung with almost an urgency, and upbeat and powerful version of something that should be romantic and soft. It plays well with how Xylia and Landon move through the novel.

“Nothing Else Matters” by Metallica—This is another one of those great songs that describes how everyone is feeling. That love extends and rises about everything no matter if the person is standing right next to you or a world separates you. Love knows no distance.

Hmm… Alright, I think that’s about it, for now. I will be paying more attention to the songs I listen to the next time I write I book. I had never realized that just like for a movie, there can and should be a soundtrack for your novel!!

Thanks so much for having me Constance!

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Cindy Young Turner Shares Thief of Hope Character Playlist

June 13, 2012 by

Please welcome to the blog today, fellow Crescent Moon Press Author, Cindy Young Turner.  I’m so pleased that she’s agreed to share her character playlist to her novel, Thief of Hope.

I’m the kind of person who always listened to music when I studied in high school and college. It just helped me focus. So naturally I listen to music when I write. My music tastes are pretty eclectic, ranging from indie rock to folk, classical, and heavy metal, and I also adore bagpipes.

My first novel, Thief of Hope, is fantasy set in a medieval-based world. I love listening to movie soundtracks when I’m writing because they have such a variety of moods. I can always find something to fit the scene I’m writing. I was already a Lord of the Rings fan before the movies came out, and you can bet I got those soundtracks right away to put into my writing music rotation.

I also listen to a group called the Mediaeval Baebes. They sing medieval music using traditional instruments and yes, they are babes. I’ve seen them perform live and they are amazing. The tone of their music helps set the mood for me. Here’s one of my favorites:

And did I mention I like Celtic music and bagpipes? I have Scottish ancestry way back, so I think it’s in my blood. An important part of Thief of Hope is the heroine learning to fight for what she believes in and trying to become a leader in the fight against an oppressive regime. In some ways I’ve been inspired by ancient Scotland’s fight against British tyranny. And what could be more Scottish than bagpipes and drums? I’ve recently discovered a group called Albannach, a tribal drumming/bagpipe group from Scotland. There is so much energy in their music. I actually saw this performance at the Maryland Renaissance Festival:

 

A group called New Model Army has a lot of political-focused music and this song called “The Charge” really appealed to me while writing the book:

 

Thief of Hope has some dark parts, although it’s ultimately about overcoming loss and finding hope. A lot of Evanescence’s music reminds me of my heroine because their songs deal with love and loss and pain, like this one:

Thanks so much for having me on the blog today, Constance! I hope you all have enjoyed my playlist.

 

Bio:

Cindy has always been an avid reader and became fascinated by mythology and Arthurian legends at a young age. She quickly decided she enjoyed creating her own worlds and characters and set to work writing her own stories. She won her first writing contest at age twelve, a short story inspired by the style of Edgar Allan Poe. Branching her interests from mythology to classic supernatural tales to medieval history and then to fantasy seemed to be a logical progression.

A native New Englander, Cindy currently lives in the Mid-Atlantic region with her family and each year wishes for more snow.

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Kary Rader’s Character Playlist – The Implanting’s Abby Randall

June 6, 2012 by

Please welcome fellow Crescent Moon Press author, Karey Rader, to my blog and Character Playlist today. She’s talking about Abby Randall from her novel, The Implanting.

When the idea for The Implanting began forming in my head, I knew that Abby would be a character like me. Strong-willed, bossy and a little spoiled. She’s also fiercely loyal, fearless and meets every obstacle with a little bit of humor.

But she loves to escape. To free herself and get away. Whether it be to a spa, a bar or another world, she has a tendency to push her problems away. Escape is what keeps her sane and her overwhelming loneliness at bay. It’s also what keeps her bound to mediocrity and the hurts of her past. But with Avant all that’s about to change.

Abby’s theme song is “Pocketful of Sunshine” by Natasha Bedingfield. It’s a song Abby plays for Avant when she meets him for the first time. He doesn’t understand the words at the time but they come to mean more as the story progresses.

The bridge is especially Abby and her story.

There’s a place that I go that nobody knows where the rivers flow, and I call it home. And there’s no more lies and the darkness is light. There’s only butterflies.

Enjoy Natasha!

The Implanting is scheduled for release later this year.

Blurb:

For twenty years, Avant plotted revenge against the dark king, but when he finds a strange young woman, his structured life begins to unravel. Though his prophetic Gift reveals she’s the Chosen One to restore the Crown and his life, his overwhelming attraction to the lady threatens two decades of fidelity.

Betrayed by those she loves, Abby Randall inexplicably transports from Dallas to the medieval land of Jastain. There she meets Avant, who claims she’s the foretold champion of his people. While Avant’s blue eyes and nice ass have her blood pumping, his crazy talk of defeating an evil king leaves questions to his sanity. Through his supernatural Gift, called the Implanting, Avant transplants his memories into her so she can immerse into Jastainian culture. During the process, their hearts are irrevocably linked, and Abby falls hopelessly in love with a man who needs her help to win his wife back.

The couple embarks on their quest to defeat the king. But for the Kingdom of Light to be restored, they must overcome the past and lay down their own agendas. When Abby and Avant come face to face with destiny, will they sacrifice what matters most to provide a happily-ever-after for the people of Jastain?

Bio: Kary Rader is a stay-at-home mother of three, avid reader and slave to the characters and worlds inside her head.

Always creative, she’s drawn to stories with fantastical worlds and creatures. With a little bit of magic and divine guidance, there isn’t anything that can’t be accomplished. And it’s the power of words that creates and destroys.

Vanquishing evil and injustice while finding eternal love in the process is all in a day’s work. And with the help of her critique partners and master cartographer imaginary places come to life.

Come join her for an adventure and maybe you too will be claimed by passion and changed by love.

Because there is no greater power than the human spirit and anything is possible if you believe.

Let the fantasy begin…

You can find her at the following:

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Character Playlist: Fairyproof’s Monique

June 4, 2012 by

Today, I’m over at Blinded by Sound, talking about what the song “Brass in Pocket,” by the Pretenders means to me and what kind of memories it evokes. My idea for that article came when the song came on my satellite radio this weekend, but in addition to all the great memories I mention over there, I also got  a rush of “Monique would love this song!”

When the story opens, Monique is getting by in the human world using her fairy powers and fairy prowess.  She’s got a mild addiction to the rush she gets when human men — under her spells — fall head over heels for her.

That is, until she meets Daniel who seems to be unaffected by her appearance or her power.

Never one to give up, Monique goes after what she wants, using every weapon in her arsenal.  And this song describes it perfectly.

“Brass in Pocket” by the Pretenders

I’ve always loved the sense of self-esteem that is layered into this song. Do you have a favorite song that seems to adjust your attitude. Make you stand a little taller?

 

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Character Playlist: Sasha Summer’s Medusa, a Love Story

May 30, 2012 by

Today on Character Playlist, I’m so pleased to have Sasha Summers sharing the playlist she listened to while writing her novel: Medusa, A Love Story. I met Sasha shortly after signing with Crescent Moon Press and quickly learned how supportive she is and what a cool person.

First, let me say what an AWESOME idea this is Constance. Honestly, I have a very hard time writing without mood and tone set firmly in place, sucking me in to my pages. Best thing in the world for that: music!

For my debut novel, I knew how I wanted to ‘feel’ when I was writing it. So I collected a list of… emotional and moody tunes. (My kids would call them depressing – sigh.) I admit, I pulled most of my songs from movies – just so you know.

Here’s Medusa’s tagline:

It’s said that love can change a person. Medusa wasn’t always a monster.

Yes, Medusa is a love story. But it’s a non-traditional love story. Why? Well, we all know what happened to Medusa, don’t we? If you don’t – I’m not going to spill the beans. I’ll encourage you to read my book instead ;)

This song (from a movie I adore) helped nail the sense of desperation Medusa and Ariston were feeling as they parted. He’s heading off to war against a terrible adversary. Neither will admit how terrified they feel.

“No Life Without You” – Spartacus – Blood and Sand

This one was when Ariston goes to Hades realm to beg for mercy, and again when Medusa is waiting to sabotage the Persians on the beach.

“Farewells, The Storm” – Rome 

This is Ariston going to war.

“There Is A God In You” (2010) – Clash of the Titans

And this is Medusa after Ariston has found her.

Harry Gregson-Williams – “The End Music” From the Movie Man on Fire

And when they’re reunited at the end.

Lisa Gerrard – “Elysium”

So, yea, I guess a little depressing. But each song, listening to them as I put this list together, takes me back to a specific scene. It’s intense and vivid in my mind, still.

Finally – this song helped turn the flash of a dream into the story: “Cosmic Love” by Florence and the Machine. The lyrics helped, just as much as the song itself.

 Florence + The Machine – “Cosmic Love”

Here are all my links to all my ‘places’ [on the web] – if you’d like to visit my Pinterest Boards – they also give a glimpse into my stories as well!

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About Sasha Summers:

Sasha is part gypsy. Her passions have always been storytelling, history, and travel. It’s no surprise that her books visit times past, set in places rich with legends and myth. Her first play, ‘Greek Gods and Goddesses’ (original title, right?), was written for her Girl Scout troupe. She’s been writing ever since. She loves getting lost in the worlds and characters she creates; even if she frequently forgets to run the dishwasher or wash socks when she’s doing so. Luckily, her four brilliant children and hero-inspiring hubby are super understanding and supportive.

 

 

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Character Playlist: The Music Behind Fairyproof

May 23, 2012 by

Today on Character Playlist, I’m going to talk about one very special song that been near-and-dear to my upcoming novel Fairyproof.

It will surprise none of you that it’s a Rick Springfield song.

I was already deep in the revising (read: fourth or fifth draft) of Fairyproof when the album Venus in Overdrive came out, but the first time I heard the song “What’s Victoria’s Secret” I felt it was a perfect representation of Daniel’s feelings in this story.

Rick Springfield – “What’s Victoria’s Secret”

My heroine may not be named Victoria, but she’s hiding a lot from Daniel in the beginning the book, including her name. And even though, my fairies don’t have wings, pre se, he’s still quite concerned that she will “fly away” from him.

This song is even a little more special, because I was at a Rick Springfield concert just a few weeks before I received a publishing contract for this book. When he sang this song, I just got a feeling that good things were around the corner.

Prophetic? Probably not. But the song is still special.

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Character Playlist: Wendy Russo’s January Black

May 16, 2012 by

Featured in today’s Character Playlist, is my fellow Crescent Moon Press author Wendy Russo.  Since becoming a part of the CMP family in March, I’ve discovered that Wendy is a wiz on the internet and social media as well as a supportive peer.  I’m so pleased she agreed to be here.

Welcome, Wendy!

January Black Playlist

Hi everyone! And thank you, Constance, for inviting me to share my playlist. January Black will be released by Crescent Moon Press, and I hope that you will all check it out.

I began writing January Black during November 2009. (Yes, it was a NaNoWriMo project. I fell short of 50k.) Anyhow, at the time, I had a single image in my head…a boy in an overgrown garden. And, I was listening to Dream Theater’s new album, Black Clouds and Silver Linings. I have been a huge fan of the Knights Templar since reading Umberto Eco’s Foucault’s Pendulum. Anything regarding them, the Rosicrucians, the Freemasons, etc., immediately catches my attention.

A Rite of Passage (Official Video) (Warning: Obligatory commercial followed by corny video.)

A key and a forbidden door play key roles in January Black. They were sparked by this line: Turn the key, walk through the gate…

Also at the time, Taylor Swift’s Love Story was getting overplay on the radio. Couldn’t drive around the block without hearing it. When I gave Matty a girl to obsess over, I used Taylor as a model…hair, eyes, and personality. But, while “Love Story” was on my playlist, it was “You’re Not Sorry” that influenced the tone and direction of middle of the book.

“You’re Not Sorry” (Live)

Apocalyptica’s Faraway vol.2 has been on most of my playlists since I first heard it. It is one of my favorite songs of all time. After Matty does something reckless, Iris begs him, “Don’t slip away from me.” The line is from that song. (Embedding has been disabled by YouTube. The video was shot in a desert. The band dresses up as Bedouin to play their cellos in a desert. And there’s a blond chick singing.)

I finished January Black in April 2010, but during my first major edit, I was listening to Christian Kane. I’m a Leverage fan; Elliot is my favorite of the crew. This song was featured in Season 3, and I played it to death while editing the last third of the book.

Christian Kane: “Thinking of You”

While I was writing January Black, my son turned 2. Songs that he wanted to listen to ended up on my playlist, and got more play than mine, to be honest. They didn’t influence the story much (or maybe they did), but they are a part the story’s creation so I’ve included the videos. I have added what he calls these songs before the titles.

(Baba Riley) The Who: “Baba O’Riley”

(The Guy Ra-Ra) Sam Tsui: “Lady Gaga Medley”

(The Friends Ra-Ra) Glee Cast: “Bad Romance”

Yes…these were my son’s favorite songs for more than a year. (If that seems unusual, try his fear of Disney films. The only one he’ll watch is Cars, but not on a screen larger than an iPhone.) He’s four now. His favorite song is Adele’s “Rollin’ in the Deep,” although “Rumor Has It” recently made a big impression. I think it’s all the hand clapping.

So…I gave you Dream Theater, Taylor Swift, Apocalyptica, Christian Kane, Glee and Sam Tsui. What else? Oh yeah…King Hadrian has a habit of changing subjects mid-conversation. This might have had some influence on that….

Rock Sugar: Don’t Stop the Sandman

January Black blurb:

Sixteen-year-old Matty Ducayn is a disappointment to everyone who knows him. As the son of The Hill’s commandant, he is expected conform to a strict, unspoken code of conduct. Small acts of defiance over years—like playing in the dirt and walking on the grass—have earned him a reputation for being unruly, but it’s his sarcastic test answers that finally get him expelled from school. Instead of punishing him, King Hadrian offers Matty a diploma, with a catch. He must answer a question: What was January Black?

 

With the help of Iris, a gardener on his father’s staff, Matty takes his quest beyond The Hill’s walls and tightly controlled media. But trying to solve the puzzle puts him on a collision course with the Janus Law, a royal decree mandating death to those who trespass in a forbidden garden. Has Hadrian set him up from the beginning to lose?

 Wendy’s Bio

Wendy Russo got her start writing in the sixth grade. That story involved a talisman with crystals that had to be found and assembled before bad things happened, and dialog that read like a homeroom’s morning roll call. Since then, she’s majored in journalism (for one semester), published poetry, taken a course on short novels, and watched most everything ever filmed by Quentin Tarantino. It’s possible to see his influence in her work if you look.

After spending her formidable years in Wyoming’s Big Horn Basin, Wendy moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she now works for LSU as an IT analyst. She’s a wife, a mom, a Tiger, a Who Dat, and she falls asleep on her couch at 8:30 on weeknights.

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Character Playlist: Kristina Knight on What a Texas Girl Wants

May 2, 2012 by

Today, I’d like to welcome my good friend and RWA chapter mate, Kristina Knight to my little corner of the web.  When I first started thinking about this feature, Kristina was the first one come to mind. Especially when it comes to ’80s music, we’re soul-sisters.

Welcome to my blog, Kristina.

Hey, Constance, thanks for having me here today. You and I have talked about music and writing – a lot! – especially our love for 80s music. When I was in high school, I got my first job in radio at a local country music station. All my friends were music fans and I used to make them mix tapes – have a break-up? Kristina will make you the best cry-into-your-Coke mix! Have a new boyfriend? Let Kristina make the coolest falling-in-love mix. So when I started writing it was natural to me to create a playlist for the characters in my books, too.

My iPod makes it a lot easier – and less wasteful! – to create playlists at the drop of a hat. Or to add songs in and take them out.

For me a playlist helps me get into the mood of the story or scene. Happy scene? The right song gets that happy, euphoric feeling going right away – even if I’m dead-tired from a crazy day. Black moment? Give me a dramatic ballad and I’m right there, going through the emotions with my characters. I don’t listen to the playlist while I’m writing, though. The editing and planning stages are where my playlists really get airtime in my office. You know what’s funny? I never get tired of a playlist, even if I’ve listened to it a hundred times during the writing of a book…and sometimes I miss the playlist after I’m finished with a book. But I don’t want to cheat on the next characters so I have to delete each one…that’s maybe a smidge crazy, but, it’s part of my process.

My debut novel, What a Texas Girl Wants, comes out in June, and I drew on a lot of country music influences for this one. Makes sense since the book is set in Texas on a horse ranch.

Here’s a sampling of my longer-than-usual playlist for What a Texas Girl Wants:

Carrie Underwood, Wasted:

Dierks Bentley, Come a Little Closer:

Jane Weidlin, Rush Hour

Sara Evans, Real Fine Place To Start

Jake Owen, Barefoot Blue Jean Night

Bio:

Once upon a time, Kristina Knight spent her days running from car crash to fire to meetings with local police – no, she wasn’t a trouble-maker she was a journalist. When the opportunity to write what she wanted – business and family/parenting articles – and to focus a bit of energy on the stories in her head, she jumped at it. And she’s never looked back. Now she writes articles for magazines and such by day and writes romance novels with spice by night. And any toddler-free, five-minute break she has. She lives on Lake Erie with her husband, 3-year-old daughter and 20-year-old fur-kid. Happily ever after. Visit Kristina at her website for more about her books – and some of the music that inspires the writing.

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Character Playlist: Jayne Kingston Talks about George and Red

April 11, 2012 by

Readers: Welcome to this, the first in a series called Character Playlist. I got such a great response to the post from last week talking about how I used music to help me define my characters. After conversing with some of my friends at my local RWA chapter, I decided to do a series with guest bloggers, letting them share their characters and some of their favorite songs and/or playlists.

This new Wednesday feature will run or as long as I have authors eager to contribute to it.

Kicking us off is my friend Jayne Kingston. We met when she joined our chapter over a year, and when she started participating in our coffees and “prison” write ins, we started to hit off.

Her first book, Saving the Best for Last, is out through Ellora’s Cave.
It’s a steamy ride between the two main character as they both learn to trust.

Jayne’s Bio:

Jayne Kingston is an avid fan of erotic romance and erotica of all genres who’d been writing rather vanilla contemporary love stories for years. She hadn’t thought to combine the two elements in her own writing until asking herself the question “What would happen if she showed up and put her hand down his pants?” helped un-stick the rather boring plotline of a short story she wanted to write. She was off and running after that.

The answer to the above question can be found in Saving the Best for Last, her first erotic romance.

So…On to Jayne’s entry in my Character Playlist feature:

George has been a friend of mine for a long time. He’s that bar owner/tender you know well from your own favorite watering hole—laid-back, quick-witted and he never forgets your drink of choice. He’s pretty easy on the eyes as well, with his curly blond hair, green eyes with those sexy smile lines, and a slow, easy grin that’ll melt, well, several of your bits and such.

Red had been a regular of his for a while, but he didn’t give her much thought until the night she showed up after hours hoping to find him alone. After that he couldn’t get her off his mind, no matter how hard he tried.

Back in the day, when he was getting all caught up in a girl he’d sit down and make her a mixed tape on the dual cassette component on his stereo. Nowadays it’s as simple as getting into her computer and making her a playlist for her iPod. Technology—you gotta’ love it!

The playlist he recently made for Red looks a little something like this:

  1. “U Got the Look” ~ Prince
  2. “Get On Your Boots” ~ U2
  3. “A Big Hunk O’ Love” ~ Elvis Presley
  4. “Stupid Girl” ~ Garbage
  5. “She’s Long Gone” ~ The Black Keys
  6. “One of These Nights” ~ The Eagles
  7. “Hello Old Friend” ~ Eric Clapton
  8. “Closer” ~ Nine Inch Nails
  9. “You’ll Accomp’ny Me” ~ Bob Seger
  10. “Sarah Smiles” ~ Hall and Oates

Trust me, Red got a lot of laughs—and George got a little lucky!—when she found it.

George and Red’s story, Saving the Best for Last, can be found at Ellora’s Cave, and wherever ebooks are available.

Enjoy!

Thanks, Jayne, for getting the new feature started this week.

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