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A vampire, a dark wizard, and their imperfect playlist...

Seven days ago, I released Delaney and Grigori’s story and I wanted to thank everyone who either bought the book or read it through Kindle Unlimited. It warms my heart to know that after eleven books into this series, you’re still picking them up and hopefully enjoying them. I appreciate your interest in every story and I’m incredibly grateful to have you as readers! ❤

Last time I put together a blog, I was bitching because I couldn’t get my mind to settle and I hadn’t written anything in a while. I can happily tell you that I started the seventeenth book on Monday. One of its main characters you’ve already met since he’s related to and has visited D’Vaire on many occasions. This guy was never on my radar as someone who would get a book. He was simply a secondary voice that was needed for another plot. 

However, one of my wonderful editors Hope wished that he got a happy ending. I hesitated as I was unsure if it would work, but once the idea was settled in my mind, I found a way to make it happen. It’s going to be a tough ride though, I’ve only gotten through a couple of chapters as of writing this and I’ve already cried buckets. Speaking of the lovely Hope, she and her husband were recently in town and I was so happy that my hubby and I were able to meet up with them for an incredible lunch. It’s always great to see friends and get to enjoy their company!

So, I believe I owe you a playlist. Let me give you a little explanation of Jessamyn versus iTunes. So, for some reason technology sees me and runs screaming in the other direction. In the last decade I have fought with new computers and had many of them literally just stop working in an instant. Even the laptop I have now I had to turn off the touchscreen because whenever it’s on it does some bizarre ass shit like closing browsers and maniacally clicking in the corner. I have tried everything to make it stop but it will not. What does this have to do with playlists?

Well, when these stupid computers die without warning, I don’t get a chance to make sure my iPod is synced. When I got the laptop I have now, I dragged my feet for about two years or so until I updated my iTunes and transferred my playlists from my iPod to my computer. I was just pissed off because every time I get everything the way I want it; another damn piece of technology decides to cross the veil where I hope they are being used by really mean ass spirits.

Because of that a lot of the newer books I had to essentially memorize their playlists. Becoming D’Vaire is one of those books that literally came to me in a thunderbolt and was written in about three weeks. So, while I know some of the songs from that time period, others have been lost to the corners of my mind. (With the older stories I already had the playlists, or they were so ingrained in my mind from being around so long that I had them memorized.) The good news is that I do now have everything synced up again, so this is the last book where you’re going to get some short ass and likely incomplete list. Here’s what I remember:

“Happy Together” by The Turtles

“Weird Science” by Oingo Boingo (You know exactly which scene this belongs to if you’ve read it!)

“Thunder” by Imagine Dragons

“The Empire Strikes Back: The Imperial March” by John Williams 😈

“Piano Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 28: II. Lento” by Sergei Rachmaninoff

“Piano Sonata No. 2 in B Flat Minor, Op. 36: II. Lento – L’istesso Tempo” by Sergei Rachmaninoff

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