I don’t do silence. I can’t. I grew up surrounded by chaos instrumented by three demons by the names of Ryan, Liam, and Trevor, my three younger brothers. These were not, and still aren’t, studious, well behaved darlings who liked nothing better than to sit down with a good book or play with her dolls like their angel big sister. No, these boys had enough energy and testosterone to supply an entire Starbucks and bodybuilding gym with some still left over to attempt to “kill” or “wrestle” their sister and each other. Screams, whining, and loud bangs on the television and walls were staples of my youth. So when I moved out on my own, I soon discovered I needed the noise. There is always a television or radio on, even as I fall asleep. This is true when I’m writing as well. I can write pretty much anywhere (if you have a strong desire to stalk me, see the acknowledgments page of my books to see where I write), but the one thing that helps get my creative juices flowing the most is music. The right song can make or break my scene, even inspiring me on some occasions.
As I’m writing, I find that certain songs really helped pump up the visuals and mood. They helped me get to a place where I needed to get inside my head to convey what was going on in my imagination and translate that to the page. Music just adds so much more to the experience. So I started compiling playlists for the books. Like the book, the soundtrack has a narrative flow in line with the book. You don’t have to like all the songs, I have eclectic taste, but at the very least if you sample them, you’ll get a feel for the book. Since this one, What’s A Witch To Do? is set in the South, and I am a closet country music fan, these selections are some of the best Nashville has to offer. Even if you don’t think you enjoy country music, just try one or two. We may make a country fan of you yet. So here it is:
What’s A Witch To Do?-The Soundtrack
1. It Happens-Sugarland
2. Ready When It Comes-Jamie O’Neal
3. I Want To Live-Josh Gracin
4. Virginia Bluebell-Miranda Lambert
5. Ain’t Back Yet-Kenny Chesney
6. Somebody-Reba McEntire
7. Darling Pretty-Mark Knopfler
8. Burn-Jo Dee Messina
9. Right Kind of Wrong-LeAnn Rimes
10. After I Fall-Lee Ann Womack
11. Easy Silence-Dixie Chicks
12. Today Was A Fairytale-Taylor Swift
13. Safe in the Arms of Love-Martina McBride
14. Smile-Uncle Kracker
Please download legally. The playlist is available on iTunes.
What’s A Witch To Do?
A Midnight Magic Mystery #1
Jennifer Harlow
Genre: Paranormal Mystery/Romance
Publisher: Midnight Ink
Date of Publication: March 2013
ISBN: 9780738735146
Number of pages: 336
Buy Links: Amazon, B&N, Indiebound, Amazon Canada, AmazonUK
Book Description:
Mona McGregor’s To Do List:
- Make 20 13 potions/spells/charms • Put girls to bed
- Help with Debbie’s wedding
- Lose 30 pounds before bachelorette auction
- Deal with the bleeding werewolf on doorstep
- Find out who wants me dead
- Prepare for supernatural summit
- Have a nervous breakdown
- Slay a damn demon
- Fall in love
With her to-do lists growing longer each day, the last thing Mona McGregor—High Priestess and owner of the Midnight Magic shop in Goodnight, Virginia—needs is a bleeding werewolf at her front door. Between raising her two nieces and leading a large coven of witches, Mona barely has time for anything else. Not even Guy, the handsome doctor who’s taken an interest in her.
ut now there’s Adam Blue, the sexy beta werewolf of the Eastern Pack who’s been badly hurt, warning Mona that someone wants her dead. Hell’s bells! A demon is stalking her, and Mona starts to suspect her coven members and even her own family could be responsible for it. With two attractive men and a determined demon after her, Mona teams up with Adam to find out who really wants her dead.
.. . and who really wants her.
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About the Author: Jennifer Harlow spent her restless childhood fighting with her three brothers and scaring the heck out of herself with horror movies and books. She grew up to earn a degree at the University of Virginia which she put to use as a radio DJ, crisis hotline volunteer, bookseller, lab assistant, wedding coordinator, and government investigator. Currently she calls Northern Virginia home but that restless itch is ever present. In her free time, she continues to scare the beejepers out of herself watching scary movies and opening her credit card bills. http://www.jenniferharlowbooks.com Tales From the Darkside Blog http://blog.jenniferharlowbooks.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jenharlowbooks Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jennifer.harlow.52
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