Guest Post by Catherine Peace
Over twenty years ago, YA author Connie Smith and I met and became friends. Over the years, we’ve cemented our bffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff status, and I’m pretty lucky to have her in my life. What you may not know about her is that, in addition to being a great YA author, she’s a killer songwriter.
When I started writing Complete Me, I knew I’d need songs to go in it. After all, Ty’s a songwriter, and he expresses himself the best through music. His old band, Dejected, had one major crossover hit before breaking up. I needed someone to write The Song.
Who else but my best friend?
I went to her and said, “I need a song for this book.” I told her about the situation, Ty’s style of music, and what I was looking for, expecting an awesome song, but never imagining it’d be this amazing.
And because I love it so much, I wanted to share the lyrics to “Beautiful Blaze.”
I couldn’t explain if I tried a thousand years
And searched through every word in existence, baby
But your love, it boils and burns and sears
Ignites and scorches, leaves me defenseless, baby.
A million lifetimes, or this one I’m living
I’ll live it all in this love you’re giving.
And we’re just learnin’, burnin’
Flames and embers
Baby, watch it flicker
Leaving me yearnin’
And you know the fumes – they consume
Fire so ashen
Drenched in passion
And it burns right through
This second, this moment, all these days
It’s a beautiful blaze.
Can’t shake how shaken you’re making me feel
Like you’re pouring me full of kerosene, baby
Every touch, what a blaze it’ll kindle
Blistering dance that is so serene, baby.
May singe my edges, but it’s worth every second
To drown in the flame of my own little heaven.
And we’re just learnin’, burnin’
Flames and embers
Baby, watch it flicker
Leaving me yearnin’
And you know the fumes – they consume
Fire so ashen
Drenched in passion
And it burns right through
This second, this moment, all these days
It’s a beautiful blaze.
Don’t wanna ever let this blaze burn low
Wanna see how long this fire will glow.
And we’re just learnin’, burnin’
Flames and embers
Baby, watch it flicker
Leaving me yearnin’
And you know the fumes – they consume
Fire so ashen
Drenched in passion
And it burns right through
This second, this moment, all these days
It’s a beautiful blaze.
Yeah. Needless to say, I got lucky with having a songwriter best friend.
There’s a second song, too—the one Ty writes just for Claire. Connie wrote it, too, but you’ll have to read the book for those lyrics ;)
To celebrate Complete Me’s release—and the awesome that is these songs—I’m hosting a pretty sweet giveaway. A $25 iTunes gift card, a free copy of the book, and a Complete Me-inspired t-shirt! Entry form is below the deets!
A romance author who needs to love….
Best-selling romance author Claire Ergleston confines her passions to the pages of her books. When she receives a 1Night Stand date ‘to give her something to talk about in interviews,’ can she let herself be swept away?
A rock star who needs to let go….
The past has a chokehold on former rock star Ty Krause. Instead of killer tunes, he kills time writing passable songs for a British boy band and his nights wishing he had the balls to say goodbye. In a last ditch effort, he signs up for 1Night Stand, thinking that a night of no-strings-attached sex will help him break the leash of his past.
From the moment Claire and Ty meet, sparks fly—but can they overcome their pasts or will their potential love story end on a sour note?
Available 3/21 at the following e-retailers:
About the Author:
Catherine Peace has been telling stories for as long as she could remember. Maybe even from the womb; no one knows for sure. Now, she writes delightful romances with enough spice to make Emeril happy when not masquerading as a normal person at the day job.
