Music to My Muse
I tend to write to
music—each book has a soundtrack. Ghosts
of Kingston Cottage surprised me by changing up its soundtrack during the
editing process before I submitted it. In 2013, when I first wrote the book and
it was published through Entangled Publishing, the songs were instrumentals off
movie soundtracks. Not one song had lyrics. When the rights reverted back to me
this past summer and I was going through it, I was shocked to find that almost all of the songs playing while I
edited and revised had lyrics. Normally, the songs don’t change, but apparently
the Muse and me felt differently this time around :)
Here are the songs that
played the most for Ghosts of Kingston
Cottage:
Fire in the Water, Feist. This song was playing when Arabella and Lucas kiss
during the thunderstorm.
The Rose, Bette Midler. This song is Arabella’s theme song for most of the
book.
Hot Stuff, Donna Summer. As funny as I found this one, it was the first
song that came to mind when Arabella first lays eyes on Lucas :)
The Way You Look Tonight, Frank Sinatra. Apparently, Lucas is a big Sinatra fan LOL And,
even though he doesn’t have a POV in this book, this song is on Lucas’ mind
every time he sees Arabella.
Your Light, Ellie Goulding. This is Arabella’s and Lucas’s song at the end of
the book.
Breathless, The Corrs. Because that’s how Lucas leaves Arabella a good
deal of the time :)
Bubbly, Colbie Caillat. A song at the end of the book.
Hymn to the Sea, James Horner (off the Titanic
soundtrack). This instrumental song
is a reflection of the love story between the ghosts in the book, Katie and
Seamus. I cried the first time I wrote to it, and still cry during their scenes
in the book.
And there you have
it—the most important songs on the playlist for the book. Tell me, do you like
to listen to soundtracks? What are some of your favorites?
Ghosts of Kingston Cottage
Revenant Investigations
Book One
Libby Bishop
Genre: Paranormal Romance, Mystery
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Date of Publication: November 13, 2015
ASIN: B017Y1ZD72
Number of pages: 85
Word Count: 25,335
Cover Artist: Jay Aheer
Book Description:
Medium and paranormal investigator Arabella Pierce is sent with her crew to Kingston Cottage, a haunted Maine seafarer’s cottage on an isolated island. For this investigation, her boss has stuck them with skeptical reporter Lucas Brown. Though he’s hot as they come, Arabella can’t trust a man whose sole job is to discredit her and the work she does. Not after what happened with the last few skeptics…
All Lucas may want is the truth, but that doesn't change her feelings towards him. And when the ghosts appear, she and Lucas must work together—in tight quarters—to convince the resident ghosts to move on before a storm strands the entire crew on the island. Can Arabella put aside her prejudices long enough to see what the ghosts are trying to tell her? And if she does, will she and Lucas have a shot at a lifetime?
Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/kqBRTzessns
Excerpt:
“And what
investigation are we doing? You didn’t say.”
“Kingston
Cottage.”
Arabella stared
at him, shocked. “Are you serious?”
He nodded. “The
owners contacted me last week, and informed me they need to sell the house as
soon as possible. They want to put it on the market this month, due to personal
reasons. In order to do that, they need to know what’s inside … and how to get
rid of it.”
“No one has ever
been allowed to investigate it…” she trailed off in awe.
Folger smiled.
“Until now.”
She couldn’t
help but return his smile. The feeling of a fresh, no-one-else-has-done-it kind
of hunt was too much of a thrill to pass up. Historic Kingston Cottage was
located on a small island, all by itself, and had been rumored to be haunted
since before Arabella was born. She had seen pictures and taken boat rides past
the island, but she’d never set foot on the private property.
“When do we have
to be at the docks?” she inquired as she stood, grabbing her coat off the back
of the chair.
“Seven o’clock
tomorrow morning. Don’t be late. Dustin is taking you over. But, Arabella—” She
looked at him, knowing that tone. “It’s just going to be you, the reporter,
Nick, and Lena. I need the rest of the crew on a different hunt.”
She paused at
the door. Nick was one of their tech guys, and Lena was a lead investigator,
like Arabella. Five more investigators rounded off the team. But the more she
thought about Folger’s decision to use a small crew, the more it made sense,
especially within the limited space of the cottage. “Nick and Lena,” she began,
“do they know about the … ‘reporter’?”
Folger rolled
his eyes, clearly hearing the quotation marks in her tone.
“Yes. I asked
them not to speak of it until I talked to you myself. I think that was best,
don’t you?”
Arabella chose
to ignore the rolling eyes. “And the reporter?”
“He’ll be there
at seven sharp as well. His name’s Lucas Brown, and he’s a serious reporter.”
She nodded
slowly, not really believing him. “I’ll check in when we get there.”
“Please do, and
be sure to pack extra clothes. You know how storms brew up suddenly here. I
don’t want you all stranded without necessities. The owners left you some food.
Expect to be on the island at least three days, maybe four. Oh, and there’s
also a generator in the basement if you lose power.”
“Good to know,
and it was nice of them to leave some food.”
“Yes. They’re
good people.”
She found it a
bit strange that the crew wasn’t going to meet the owners before the
investigation, and stranger still that she had never met them. Noble was a
small town along the central Maine coast—it was pretty rare not to put a name
to a face.
“Oh, and
Arabella,” Folger called as she left his office. “Try not to push him into the
bay.”
About the Author:
Libby Bishop is a paranormal romance/erotic romance author.
She loves reading, movies, Lindt dark chocolate, autumn, the SyFy Channel (Haven and Bitten!), and spending time with friends and family. She has one fat, fluffy cat who thinks she’s queen of the house…and really, she is.
She also writer dark fantasy/horror under the name October Weeks.
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