When my story, Working Out The Kinks (Coming Oct. 17th from Rebel Ink), begins, Meredith is in a bad place, still recovering from a terrible break-up. Like all authors, I had to get inside her head, feel what she was feeling in order to write the beginning (well all, LOL) of this story. Songs are a great way for me to find a mood ““ maybe that is why I married a singer/songwriter! LOL

For Meredith though, I was looking at break-up songs, all kinds, because I imagined her to be a strong woman, one who would only listen to the really sad, wallow in it songs a bit before she rallied and got to the angry ones or moving on songs. I also figured her to be a diverse individual, like all styles of songs written over may generations. So, I went on a mission to find those songs. Here is a list of some of them. Give it a look, then let me know which great ones I have missed 🙂

Evanescence – My Immortal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5anLPw0Efmo&ob=av2e

Here Without You ““ 3 Doors Down http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPBzTxZQG5Q&ob=av2n

Night Ranger ““ Goodbye http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWoSo6Cj8-M&feature=artist

Love Hurts ““ Nazareth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kra8QuMveHs

Fighter ““ christina Aguilera http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PstrAfoMKlc&ob=av2e

Since You Been Gone – kelly Clarkson  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7UrFYvl5TE&ob=av2e

You Oughta Know – alanis morissette http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPcyTyilmYY&ob=av2e

Harder To Breathe – Maroon 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV8NHsmVMPE&ob=av2e

You Give Love A Bad Name ““ Bon Jovi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrZHPOeOxQQ&feature=artistob&playnext=1&list=TLp3YXlzmIcOI

Working Out The Kinks Blurb:
Making an appointment with his ex-girlfriend under a fake name, David buys himself one hour to get her attention. Hoping to apologize and remind her of their time together, he intends to do whatever he has to in order to make Meredith, a practicing Wiccan, forgive him for being idiot enough to have listened to those around him and choosing his political aspirations over love.

Meredith is resistant to let David anywhere near her heart again. Desperate, David plays all his trump cards and suggests a sexual magick ritual which incorporates the BDSM lifestyle he and Meredith used to experiment with. The methods he uses may be unconventional, like sensory deprivation and sensation play intended to build trust and to achieve altered states of consciousness. But David is more than willing to do whatever it takes if he can just get Meredith to agree.

Genres: Pagan, Contemorary, Erotic Romance
Adult Content Warnings: Explicit Graphic Language and Sex Magic with BDSM Elements
Coming Oct 17th from Rebel Ink Press

Kiki Howell

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