Blurb for The Melody in my Head
Welcome back to Harmony's Echo,
Texas.....
Melody Roland is on the run from the one person she trusted completely. One who hid a dark past she could never have imagined. When a pregnant woman on the bus she's fleeing on goes into labor, Melody rushes to her aide. Now she finds herself stranded in a tiny remote town just off the highway, with no way to her original destination.
She's alone, on edge, and unsure who to trust. Her instincts scream to get far away and fast. But how and where?
Jameson Grant struggles through the roughest year of his life. Suffering from the loss of his father, one grief stricken night, he made a mistake. One which cost him the only woman he's ever loved. Each lonely day he's faced with the constant reminders of how quick things can change. Throwing himself into the one thing he has left, his music, helps dull the pain he fights to keep hidden. His last salvation begins to crumble as things spiral out of control and he has no choice but to face the 'music' of his past.
The last thing he needs or wants in his life is a woman with more trouble on her heels than the best of country music lyrics. But Melody sings a sirens call within him that can't be ignored.
Jameson and Melody bond in ways stronger than either could have imagined, but one dangerous person from her past may threaten it all...
If she doesn't flee before he can convince her to stay, and that some love songs last an eternity.
Melody Roland is on the run from the one person she trusted completely. One who hid a dark past she could never have imagined. When a pregnant woman on the bus she's fleeing on goes into labor, Melody rushes to her aide. Now she finds herself stranded in a tiny remote town just off the highway, with no way to her original destination.
She's alone, on edge, and unsure who to trust. Her instincts scream to get far away and fast. But how and where?
Jameson Grant struggles through the roughest year of his life. Suffering from the loss of his father, one grief stricken night, he made a mistake. One which cost him the only woman he's ever loved. Each lonely day he's faced with the constant reminders of how quick things can change. Throwing himself into the one thing he has left, his music, helps dull the pain he fights to keep hidden. His last salvation begins to crumble as things spiral out of control and he has no choice but to face the 'music' of his past.
The last thing he needs or wants in his life is a woman with more trouble on her heels than the best of country music lyrics. But Melody sings a sirens call within him that can't be ignored.
Jameson and Melody bond in ways stronger than either could have imagined, but one dangerous person from her past may threaten it all...
If she doesn't flee before he can convince her to stay, and that some love songs last an eternity.
Excerpt
She shouldn't have listened to them.
Ohmygodohmygod
She really was going to be sick. Melody's
stomach clenched, her breaths came out on rasps, images she'd rather not have
in her mind played over and over again as the sounds repeated.
Melody had
to get out of here. Go somewhere, clear
her head. She forced herself to stop crying, dried her face. She hesitated
before opening the door, hoping Jameson and Blaine were too busy to notice her.
She didn't hear them, and wasn't sure where either of them were.
She made a
dash for it. From the sounds of it, the two were still in the kitchen. Melody
could go through the front door and get a bit of fresh air. As quick and quiet
as she possibly could be, she managed to get out the front door without either
of them noticing her.
The ladder
still leaned against the house, from when she and Jameson climbed up there. The
old wood creaked underneath her weight as she walked across the front porch.
Carefully walking down the steps, Melody gripped the sides of the ladder. One
by one, she climbed the rungs, pulled herself up onto the roof and scrambled up.
She let her feet dangle over the edge as she let the tears flow again.
Patchy
clouds hid the sun, and a cool, brisk breeze weaved through her hair, tossing
it lightly. Melody pushed strands out of her face as her chest constricted with
sobs.
“Melody?”
She gasped
at the sound of Jameson's voice. She stared down at him. He frowned, jumped
onto the ladder and was at her side in seconds. He pulled her to him. Cupping
her face, Jameson persuaded her to look at him.
“What's
wrong? I'm sorry. I heard the door and wasn't sure what was going on. Then I
saw you up here in tears...” Jameson cradled her to him. “If you need me to
leave you alone, I will, but I had to make sure you're okay.”
Melody
liked this man. Way too much. He was always right there to talk to her. He had
so much to deal with, but he always put it aside when Melody had something
going. She didn't want to lean on him,
she didn't want to drag him into her screwed up world.
He knew the
real reason she ran, so it was a little too late to keep him out. Damn it, why
did he have to be such a great guy? It
was the wrong time!
“I used
your phone to make a long distance call.”
Jameson
pulled away and chuckled. “Okay. So you're crying up here because you made a
long distance call? It's not the end of
the world. We have long distance on our phone.”
Melody
nearly laughed, but the gesture actually forced more tears out. She'd said the completely wrong thing to
start off with. Yes, that did sound foolish! Crying over a long distance phone
call. If only it were that simple. Oh, if only.
Fun Facts about The Melody in My Head, and
the Love and Music in Texas Book series.
- Jameson's character wasn't originally going to be a good guy. (I know, I know...what was I thinking?) As I wrote Baby Stetson, he surprised me and grew on me. I loved him so much, I had to give him his own story and HEA.
2.Melody's
character actually had a part in another book. I had her backstory and plot
figured out a long time ago, I just had no idea I'd pair her with Jameson and
send her to Harmony's Echo, Texas. But it worked out so well! Love it when I
can combine story ideas!
3. I used Keith
Urban's intense guitar playing for inspiration when I pictured Jameson playing
the guitar. Yes, it's no secret I have a huge celeb crush on Keith, but it's
more than that. He's a talented guitar player and he puts his all in when he
plays, and that's why I used his image for Jameson.....Honest!
4.
The
song lyrics I incorporate in the story are mine. I am a lyric writer, and so I
fit some of my own songs in the story as I see fit. :)
5. When Picking
out covers for this series, I try to put items that are part of the story on
the covers. Look at Baby Stetson- the hat there has a valid reason for being
there. It's part of Avery's history. Same with Melody in My Head- Jameson is
the lead guitarist, so why not use a guitar? :)
6.
Book
Three will feature Jameson's sister, Blaine, and the keyboardist for Baby
Stetson Randy. I started thinking about them while writing The Melody in My
Head. That story should come out 2014.
7. So far, I have
probably about 7 stories planned in this series.
8.
I used
to not read series- let alone write them! Now, I'm hooked!
9. I'm going to be
working on a project- The songs used in the series, I'm going to try and get
them to melody, find a band, and release a music CD with the songs. (Yep, I'll be singing them. I won't burst
your eardrums, promise!)
10. In my original idea for Melody's
story, while on the bus running, she was the one that had a child. That child
was ill and the bus driver had dropped them off in a small town to get the
child medical attention. Obviously, that idea evolved a bit. Lil.
From
now until the end of July, Baby Stetson, the first in the Love and Music in
Texas series, is discounted to just $.99.
You'll meet Jameson in this book, and then you can get his story when
The Melody in My Head comes out in late July, 2013.
In small Texas towns, strangers come and go...
Left in a Stetson hat, on the steps of the local bed and breakfast, Avery Callimer came into the world on a wing and a prayer. Raised by loving adoptive parents, she's never lacked for love...only the knowledge of her past.
By day she works the Inn, but by night...Avery comes alive as lead singer in a band. Life was good...stable, until new guests blew into town.
Some strangers come with secrets and lies
Lucas Bennett is one such stranger. Drifting from one mess to another has left him jaded. Doesn't matter the dramas are never his doing. Giving it one last shot to make a fresh start lands him Harmony's Echo, Texas and smack dab in front of the tantalizing Avery.
Despite his best efforts to ignore the burn Avery's ignited within, he's intent to keep his distance. Secrets have followed him. Secrets he doesn't want Avery to know.
Each time they're near the other things heat up like a brushfire on a dry Texas prairie.
But maybe, after the dust settles and the smoke clears, love can bloom with a fresh start.
Left in a Stetson hat, on the steps of the local bed and breakfast, Avery Callimer came into the world on a wing and a prayer. Raised by loving adoptive parents, she's never lacked for love...only the knowledge of her past.
By day she works the Inn, but by night...Avery comes alive as lead singer in a band. Life was good...stable, until new guests blew into town.
Some strangers come with secrets and lies
Lucas Bennett is one such stranger. Drifting from one mess to another has left him jaded. Doesn't matter the dramas are never his doing. Giving it one last shot to make a fresh start lands him Harmony's Echo, Texas and smack dab in front of the tantalizing Avery.
Despite his best efforts to ignore the burn Avery's ignited within, he's intent to keep his distance. Secrets have followed him. Secrets he doesn't want Avery to know.
Each time they're near the other things heat up like a brushfire on a dry Texas prairie.
But maybe, after the dust settles and the smoke clears, love can bloom with a fresh start.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Nikki Lynn Barrett lives in
Arizona with her husband and son. She's an avid reader, a dreamer, and loves
everything about books. She runs a book blog, an online used bookstore, and
writes various genres of romance. Nikki can also be found outside with her
camera when a storm is near, snapping photo after photo. Her dreams of becoming
a writer started when she was young, when she started writing books in one
subject notebooks by the fifth grade. The Secret Santa Wishing Well is her
debut book. You can visit Nikki's site at: www.nikkilynnbarrett.blogspot.com
for more information. She is working on her next book. Nikki would love to hear
from readers. Email her at nikkilynnbarrett@yahoo.com
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I like switching it up and going against the norm...hehe. Thanks for letting me hang out today and unveil The Melody in My Head's cover :)
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