Music and writing go hand in hand for me. When I started working on A Smile in a Whisper, I was repeat-listening to several songs that felt like Evie and Nick. That playlist grew from a few songs until I had six individual playlists! Eventually, I edited down the novel
If you’ve read The Certainty of Chance, you’ll know how important music is to Madeleine and Julian, so it seems to fitting to have several playlists for the story including Madeleine’s ‘More Meh Than Merry’ playlist. However, this one is the main playlist with songs that inspired the story along
Madeleine Joy in The Certainty of Chance is feeling more meh than merry…and she made a special playlist within the book to reflect that! Let’s face it. Not everyone is happy or excited when December rolls around. If you’re not really feeling the holiday season, this playlist is for you.
SAY HELLO, KISS GOODBYE – the playlist! The songs featured here either inspired my novel or appear in the story. Yep, Leia’s favourites, the Spice Girls are in here! And there’s a touch of Oasis for Tarquin. Enjoy!
UNTIL THE LAST STAR FADES – the complete playlist (book playlist 2 of 2). Enjoy the music that inspired my novel. If you’re looking for the 4 Riles/4 Benjamin ’80s playlist that they share in the book, it’s here, too, on the main playlist page!
Here are the combined ’80s playlists that Ben and Riley (book playlist 1 of 2) make for each other in my latest contemporary romance/women’s fiction novel, Until the Last Star Fades … a story of love, loss, sacrifice, and the life-changing decisions we make, published November 8, 2018 by Kirkwall Books.
A playlist of songs that inspired—and are featured in—my latest new adult contemporary novel, London, Can You Wait? … a story of love, loss, secrets and ambition, published October 26, 2017 by Kirkwall Books.
A playlist of songs that inspired—and are featured in—my new adult, contemporary novel, London Belongs to Me … a story about diverse friendship, fandoms, and theatre, published October 2016 by Kirkwall Books.
