Thank you so much to everyone who entered the final Holiday Favs contest! It was great reading about your holiday traditions and/or favorite holiday drinks. However, as the Highlander movies say, there can be only one. So now, it’s time to announce the randomly-chosen winner. 

The winner of the final Holiday Favs contest, who will win any book of their choice from my backlist PLUS a $100 Amazon egift card, is….*drum roll*

Sophia Stennet, who said “Since my family is Bahamian… we have to cook!!!  So we make all types of traditional Bahamian dishes for the holidays. My holiday tradition involves having a mini festival. Dancing, music, showing love, reminiscing of the good times and praying for better times to come.. all while drinking rum!!! Lol, it’s a win win for anyone!! Happy holidays guys!”

Congrats, Sophia, and check your email! I’ll be sending you a message on how you can claim your prizes. 

To everyone else, I hope you have a wonderful holiday! I’ll leave you with a picture of my youngest dog, Loki, who also hopes that you have a wonderful holiday, but let’s face it: what Loki REALLY hopes is that he’ll get more toys like the one he’s pictured with (he will ;)). 

Once again, hundreds of you entered, so I’m sorry that I’m about to disappoint most of you. BUT, these five winners below won’t be disappointed. Before we get to them, once again, these contests have been brought to you by SHADES OF WICKED, my latest release. So, let’s thank our sponsors, Ian and Veritas, shall we? Observant viewers (heh!) might notice what my good friend and fellow author Ilona Andrews added to the cover in order to make Ian more festive for the holidays. Don’t worry – Ian wouldn’t mind. He’d probably add one of those bells a little lower, too ;).

The Rule Breaker

Master vampire Ian is unrepentant, shameless…and every shade of wicked. He’s made one too many enemies in his two centuries of existence, including Dagon, a demon who now lays claim to his soul. Ian’s only chance to escape Dagon is to join forces with a Law Guardian, but he’s never been able to abide by the rules for long.

The Law Maker

Veritas’ normal role is police, judge and jury to reprobates like Ian. But she has her own ax to grind with Dagon, so if she can use Ian as bait…well, all’s fair in law and war. As they scour supernatural hotspots to perfect their trap, Veritas soon realizes Ian’s devil-may-care, roguish image hides something much more powerful. And Ian discovers that Veritas has shocking secrets of her own. As they’re drawn to each other with a passion as intense as their peril, either love or justice will prevail. But each will have devastating consequences… Order: Amazon, B&N, IndieBound, Apple Books, BooksAMillion, Kobo or Malaprops.

Shameless promo plug out of the way, let’s get to the winners! Reminder: Winners were chosen randomly because of course you can’t expect me to choose between you.

The three winners of the first part of Prize 2, which was choosing any book from my backlist in either ebook or print (winner’s choice which), are…

Kristen, who said “My favorites are Santa Baby by the lovely Eartha Kitt and Carol of the Bells.”

Jenn M, who said “My favorite holiday song is Dick In a Box from the infamous Saturday Night Live sketch by Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg. It cracks me up every single time and I look forward to it every Christmas. If you haven’t seen it, you’ve got to watch it. As for holiday treats, one of my closest friends make rocky road fudge with 3 ingredients – chocolate chips, mini marshmallow and peanuts and it’s so easy and amazingly good – you just melt the chocolate in the microwave, mix in the marshmallows and peanuts, spread it in an 8×8 pan and let it set. Yum.”

And Kimberly Rice, who said “We wait all year for my Moms candy rolls!”

The one winner of the second part of Prize 2, which is a $25 Barnes & Noble egift card is…

Revi, who said “Favorite Hanukkah song is Hanukkas, Oh Hanukkah. Favorite dessert is Sufganiyot! Gotta have me some jelly donuts.”

And now, the one winner of the grand prize section of Prize 2, which was any book from my backlist in ebook or print (winner’s choice which) PLUS a $$25 Barnes & Noble egift card, AND a $35 Amazon egift card, is…

Hillary, who said “My favorite song this time of year would be O Holy Night. My favorite dessert this time of year is a tie between cheesecake and apple pie.”

Congratulations to the winners! I will be emailing you shortly to get your information so I can send out your prizes. For everyone else, don’t worry, there’s one more contest left. Since time is running out on the holiday season, I’m announcing it now, and it will be short and sweet.

ONE WINNER will get any book from my backlist below, in ebook or print (winner’s choice which)

AND that same single winner will also get a $100 Amazon egift card. This contest is open to US readers only.

The rules: Tell me your favorite holiday tradition or your favorite holiday drink. This is open to all the winter holidays, of course (Christmas, Hanukkah, Solstice, Kwanzaa, etc). My favorite holiday drink is Southern Comfort Vanilla Spice Eggnog, unspiked. I don’t like regular eggnog most of the time, but there’s something about this flavor that hits the spot. And my favorite holiday tradition is watching It’s A Wonderful Life on Christmas Eve with my husband. Even when things are less than ideal, such as the holiday after my Mom died, when I was too depressed to decorate or really celebrate, there’s something comforting about reserving that time for me and hubby. 

I mentioned an example of each, but remember, you only have to tell me one of your favorites to be eligible to enter. Just like last time, reply in the comments on my website blog ONLY so I have them all together in one place. Winners will be randomly selected. Not sure if you’re at my website blog? Here is the link: http://jeanienefrost.com/2018/12/holiday-favs-prize-2-winners-and-last-holiday-favs-contest/

Contest opens NOW and ends Friday, December 21st at 9am Eastern time. Please only enter once per person. Winners will be announced on my website blog after the contest closes. Thanks and good luck!

As promised, here is Prize 2 of my Holiday Favs Giveaway! This one is brought to you by the cover reveal for WICKED BITE, book two in my new Night Rebel series! SPOILER WARNING: If you haven’t read SHADES OF WICKED yet, then DON’T read this description unless you’re okay with being spoilered on things that happen in book one. Got it? You’ve been warned. Now, here’s the back cover description and the ab-tastic cover :). 

Some promises are meant to be broken…

Veritas spent most of her life as a vampire Law Guardian. Now, she’s about to break every rule by secretly hunting down the dark souls that were freed in order to save Ian. But the risks are high. If she gets caught, she could lose her job. And catching the sinister creatures might cost Veritas her own life.

Some vows are forever…

Ian’s memories might be fragmented, but this master vampire isn’t about to be left behind by the woman who entranced him, bound herself to him, and then disappeared. So what if demons, other Law Guardians, and dangerous, otherworldly forces stand against them? Come hell or high water, Ian intends to remind Veritas of the burning passion between them, because she is the only person seared on his mind—and his soul… Releasing July 30th, 2019. Preorder yours: Amazon, Apple Books, B&N, BooksAMillion, Kobo, IndieBound

Now that you’ve seen the pretty cover, let’s get to PRIZE 2 of my Holiday Favs giveaways! Like last time, the first part of the prize features books. THREE WINNERS will get to choose from ONE of the books below, which contains ALL the novels in my Night Huntress, Night Huntress World, Night Prince and new Night Rebel series, with an added extended novella from The Bite Before Christmas anthology because it’s an important Cat and Bones story. Books are arranged below in my Author Recommended Reading Order. The three winners can choose to have their prize in either paperback or ebook. This part of the contest is open to US and international readers, although due to ebook restrictions, any international winners are limited to receiving their prize in paperback only.

But I’ve already read all of your books! some of you might be saying. Well, then clearly you need MORE BOOKS to read! ONE LUCKY WINNER will also get a $25 Barnes & Noble egift card so you can buy whatever books you want. This part of the contest is limited to US readers only.

But wait! As usual, there’s more! What goes better with books than more books, you wonder? Books, more books AND MONEY, of course 🙂. ONE LUCKY WINNER will get any book from my collection above, PLUS a $25 Barnes & Noble egift card, AND a $35.00 Amazon egift card! This part of the contest is open to US readers only.

THE RULES:

If you want your chance to be one of the five total winners, then tell me your favorite holiday song. Or, if you don’t have a favorite holiday song, tell me your favorite holiday dessert. This is open to all the winter holidays, of course (Christmas, Hanukkah, Solstice, Kwanzaa, etc). Now,  my favorite holiday song is – as usual – a tie. This time, between O Holy Night and The Little Drummer Boy. I love the spiritual lyrics and the soaring crescendo of O Holy Night, but I also love the childlike sweetness of The Little Drummer Boy. My favorite dessert is nothing fancy but I love it: pumpkin pie. I only seem to eat it during the holiday season (note to self: Live a little, pumpkin pie would taste good in July, too! ;)) and there’s just something about it that perfectly finishes a great holiday meal for me.

I mentioned a few examples, but you only have to tell me one of your favorites to be eligible to enter. Just like last time, reply in the comments on my website blog ONLY so I have them all together in one place. Winners will be randomly selected. Not sure if you’re at my website blog? Here is the link: http://jeanienefrost.com/2018/12/holiday-favs-giveaway-prize-2-and-wicked-bite-cover-reveal/

Contest opens NOW and ends Saturday, December 15th at 9am Eastern time. Please only enter once per person. Winners will be announced on my website blog after the contest closes. Thanks and good luck!

Wow, SO MANY of you entered the first contest! Over 850 at last count, so I’m so sorry that I’m about to disappoint most of you. BUT, these five winners should be happy, so without further ado, let’s get to them! Note: Winners were chosen randomly because of course you can’t expect me to choose between you. That would be too hard!  

The three winners of the first part of Prize 1, which was choosing any book from my backlist in either ebook or print (winner’s choice which), are…

Ali Lastella, who said “Polar express!!!! And the Muppets carol”

Vanessa Smith, who said “A Christmas story is my favorite movie at Christmas time.”

Darlene, who said “Home Alone 1 & 2; Poor Kevin – as being the “opps” child in my family, I can so relate.”

The one winner of the second part of Prize 1, which was any book from my backlist in either ebook or print (winner’s choice which) PLUS a box of Godiva chocolate, is….

Laura, who said “My favorite Christmas movie is Die Hard because, well, it’s Die Hard.”

And the one winner of the grand prize section of Prize one, which was any book from my backlist in ebook or print (winner’s choice which) PLUS a box of Godiva chocolate, AND a $25 Amazon egift card, is….

Meghan Tuttle, who said “Elf! We watch it every year, multiple times, and I can probably recite every line!!”

Congratulations to the winners! I will be emailing you shortly to get your information so I can send out your prizes. For everyone else, don’t worry, I’m not done giving things away! Next week, I’ll announce Prize 2 of my Holiday Favs Giveaways, which will contain even more goodies than what you see above. So, be sure to check my website blog early next week for details on your new chance to win.

Until then, congrats again to the winners, and I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! 🙂

ETA: THIS CONTEST ENDED AS OF 12/7/18. But keep checking my blog for new posts because more contests will be announced soon 🙂.

As promised, I’m now starting the first of my Holiday Favs Giveaways! Yes, I know I called it the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways last week, but then I caught the flu, so everything’s now been shortened to match my new state of sickness. Hey, at first I was going to rename it Frosts 12-Way Favs, and then I read that title out loud. Whoops ;). 

Anyway, these giveaways are brought to you by SHADES OF WICKED, my latest release. So, before we get to them, let’s thank our sponsors, Ian and Veritas, shall we? Who are they? new visitors might be wondering? Let me introduce you!

The Rule Breaker

Master vampire Ian is unrepentant, shameless…and every shade of wicked. He’s made one too many enemies in his two centuries of existence, including Dagon, a demon who now lays claim to his soul. Ian’s only chance to escape Dagon is to join forces with a Law Guardian, but he’s never been able to abide by the rules for long.

The Law Maker

Veritas’ normal role is police, judge and jury to reprobates like Ian. But she has her own ax to grind with Dagon, so if she can use Ian as bait…well, all’s fair in law and war. As they scour supernatural hotspots to perfect their trap, Veritas soon realizes Ian’s devil-may-care, roguish image hides something much more powerful. And Ian discovers that Veritas has shocking secrets of her own. As they’re drawn to each other with a passion as intense as their peril, either love or justice will prevail. But each will have devastating consequences… Order: Amazon, B&N, IndieBound, Apple Books, BooksAMillion, Kobo or Malaprops.

Okay, shameless promo plug out of the way, let’s get right to PRIZE 1 of the Holiday Favs giveaways! First up are books, books, books! THREE WINNERS will get to choose from ONE of the books below, which contains ALL the novels in my Night Huntress, Night Huntress World, Night Prince and new Night Rebel series, with an added extended novella from The Bite Before Christmas anthology because it’s an important Cat and Bones story that I really should have just made into a complete book, but didn’t. I even arranged the books in my Author Recommended Reading Order because not even the flu can limit my ocd, ha! Anyway, here are the pretties. The three winners can choose to have them in either paperback or ebook. This part of the contest is open to US and international readers, although due to ebook restrictions, any international winners are limited to receiving their prize in paperback only.

 

But I don’t only want books! some of you might be saying. I hear you! How about some chocolate, too? ONE LUCKY WINNER will also get a box of Godiva chocolate PLUS any book from my collection featured above, in either paperback or ebook, winner’s choice. This part of the contest is limited to US readers only.

But wait, there’s more! What goes better with books than chocolate, you wonder? Books, chocolate, AND MONEY! 🙂 ONE LUCKY WINNER will get any book from my collection above, PLUS a box of Godiva chocolate, PLUS a $25 Amazon egift card! This part of the contest is open to US readers only.

THE RULES:

If you want your chance to be one of the five total winners, then tell me your favorite holiday-themed movie. For example, mine would be a tie between It’s A Wonderful Life and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. I like the uplifting, timeless truths of It’s A Wonderful Life, but let’s face it, my actual holidays more closely resemble the mayhem of Christmas Vacation ;). This category is open to all holidays, of course. Or, if you don’t have an official holiday-themed favorite movie, holiday-adjacent is fine, too. If I were picking for that category, mine would be The Family Man, where the holidays are barely mentioned because it’s mostly a fish-out-of-water story combined with a meant-to-be love story, all wrapped up with a tinge of supernatural intervention. Hey, you can rock the holiday horror category, too. Gremlins was an all-time favorite of mine, and Santa’s Slay still makes me laugh out loud. 

I mentioned a bunch of examples, but you only have to tell me one of your favorites to be eligible to enter.  Reply in the comments on my website blog ONLY so I have them all together in one place. Winners will be randomly selected. Not sure if you’re at my website blog? Here is the link: http://jeanienefrost.com/2018/12/holiday-favs-giveaways-prize-1/

Contest opens NOW and ends Friday, December 7th at 9am Eastern time. Please only enter once per person. Thanks and good luck!

First, if you live in the US, hope you had a great Thanksgiving last week! Hubby and I had a lovely time, and got back from visiting our family on Saturday night. On Sunday and again later last night, we finished the last of our Christmas decorations. Here is our tree as proof. Yes, I know the angel is askew on top. After seeing hubby almost crash into the tree while precariously perching on the stepladder to place the angel on top, I decided an askew angel would be better than a smashed tree and an injured hubby.  Also, if you’re like me and you can’t decide if you like multi-colored lights or white lights – and that decision changes according to your mood – then you will really appreciate the lights below. They slowly change from white to multi-colored and back again: 

Lights 1

Lights 2.

A quick disclaimer about the presents under the tree: No, I am not so efficient that I’m already caught up on my Christmas shopping (hardly!) Those boxes are as empty as the resolve behind most New Year’s resolutions. The reason why is that most of my family is no longer local, so I don’t do in-person gift exchanges much anymore. But, I still love the look of presents under the tree. Must be in the inner child in me. So, I took a bunch of old boxes and wrapped them. Hey, at least I can get some extended use out of my wrapping paper this way 🙂

Now, if after reading two blogs straight where I only talk about decorations, you’re thinking “For the love of glitter, can you PLEASE talk about books again?!” well, first, I don’t blame you. Second, book talk commencing right now! A question I got asked a lot from readers after SHADES OF WICKED was “Wait, when was it revealed that Bones and Ian were cousins?!” In this Cat & Bones Xmas novella! It originally came out in 2013, but hey, if you haven’t read it yet, then it’s new to you ;).

Originally appeared in the print anthology The Bite Before Christmas.

‘Tis the season to join Cat and Bones for some holiday cheer in this Night Huntress novella by USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Jeaniene Frost.

They were looking forward to a normal holiday—at least as “normal” as it gets for vampires Cat and Bones and their otherworldly friends and family. But their yuletide plans are shattered when a mysterious stranger shows up and reveals long-buried secrets that threaten to take a bite out of their holiday cheer … and lives.

Order ebook at: Amazon: https://amzn.to/2KBcAm9  B&N: https://tinyurl.com/ya9c7pk8  Apple: https://tinyurl.com/yc332ufq 

Order Audio at:  Downpour, Audible.com , iTunes or your favorite retailer.

 

Also, head’s up! Next week, not only will I be talking about books again, I’ll start the first contest in my upcoming Frosts Holiday Favs Giveaways. Prizes will include signed books, ebooks, gift cards and chocolate, so be sure to keep checking my blog this month so you don’t miss out on your chance to win!

That’s it from me for now. Back to writing about Ian and Veritas in Wicked Bite. No surprise, they’re in trouble… 

Let me start off by saying that I’m coming off a three-day migraine, so if I sound more scattered than usual, don’t worry – it’s just the meds. (And no, the extended migraine is nothing to be concerned about. I’ve been to several doctors just to have them tell me what I already knew, which is that my migraines are hereditary. All the women in my maternal family line had them. In fact, my great-grandmother once scandalized her peers by chopping off ALL her long hair as a young woman because its slight weight made her migraine feel worse.)

But I digress. Hey, I warned you about being scattered! Anyway, despite the migraine, I resolved that I’d put up Christmas decorations this past weekend because I didn’t want to take time off during the work week, and despite the migraine, I also didn’t want to wait until next weekend because already felt like I was behind on decorating (see my previous post for my lazy explanation behind this.) Granted, I don’t have a tree yet – I don’t put that up until after Thanksgiving – but there was still a LOT of other decorating to do. 

I won’t bore you with all the decorating details, but one of the things was placing garland on the tops of my kitchen cabinets. Now, for reference, my kitchen is shaped kind of like a square horseshoe, and the garland is decked out with with pine cones, ornaments, fake fruit, bows, little starbursts and of course, lots of glitter. Also, since the garland had been in a bag for almost a year, it came out flattened and misshapen.  So, in addition to moving a step ladder all around the kitchen because I’m too short to place the garland above the cabinets otherwise, I then had to crawl onto the counters to “fluff” it so that the garland looked bushy and pretty again.

*grins* My subject line is starting to make more sense now, isn’t it? Yes, you guessed it – by the time I was done positioning and fluffing all the garland above me, I was covered in so much glitter, strippers would’ve told me to tone it down. Also, inadvertently huffing glitter while crawling all over my counters probably – in hindsight – wasn’t the best, err, holistic approach to treating my migraine. But whatever, doesn’t the garland look nice up there? (Lie to me say it does, please!)

In any event, between the garland there, the garland in other places, and the many other decorations I put up, I’m now all done with decorating except for the tree, which will be this weekend’s project. Thankfully, I don’t have to factor in cooking for Thanksgiving in addition to my other tasks before that since my sister-in-law is hosting it this year. Me and my husband are just tasked with bringing desserts, and we know a local bakery that does the most amazing apple pie ever.

Whether you’re staying home, going to relatives, going to friends, or going out to eat, I hope that you and yours have a wonderful Thanksgiving! But be sure to watch out for stray glitter clouds. That stuff apparently isn’t healthy if you breathe lots of it in ;). 

Got back from AlienCon Tuesday night. Yes, the convention ended on Sunday, but it was a two-day drive to get home. Flying would’ve been much faster, but (1) I hate to fly and (2) we brought our dogs so flying was out of the question. No, Gypsy and Loki didn’t attend AlienCon, too *snickers*. They spent their time in our hotel room being (what they would consider) neglected since we spent several hours each day away from them. My dogs’ paws-down rating aside, we all had a good time. I haven’t been to a convention just for fun in over a decade, so this was an especially nice treat. 

At one point during the long drive back, my husband said “You know, Thanksgiving is next week” and I replied “Nuh uh!” Well, UH huh, because yes it is! I don’t know how a holiday marked on the calendar for the whole year managed to sneak up on me, but it did. I feel so unprepared. Thank God I’m not hosting it or I’d really be in trouble. Still, I’ll be rushing to put up my Christmas decorations this weekend. Yes, I put them up before Thanksgiving. Why? It’s a pain in the ass to do all that decorating, so I am going to get FULL value out of it by having those decorations up for at least six weeks. *grins* That might not be sentimental, but it’s true.

While I was away, BFF Ilona Andrews had a new release. DIAMOND FIRE, a Hidden Legacy novella, came out the November 6th. This novella bridges the culmination of Rogan and Nevada’s main storyline plus rolls out the red carpet for Catalina’s turn as a heroine. It’s a fun, fabulous story, but don’t take my word for it. Look at all the glowing, 5-star reviews from readers who’ve already gotten their copy, so be sure to grab yours, too! 

Nevada Frida Baylor and Connor Ander Rogan cordially invite you to join their wedding celebration. Summoning, weather manipulation, and other magical activities strictly forbidden.

Catalina Baylor is looking forward to wearing her maid of honor dress and watching her older sister walk down the aisle.  Then the wedding planner gets escorted off the premises, the bride’s priceless tiara disappears, and Rogan’s extensive family overruns his mother’s home.  Someone is cheating, someone is lying, and someone is plotting murder.

To make this wedding happen, Catalina will have to do the thing she fears most: use her magic.  But she’s a Baylor and there’s nothing she wouldn’t do for her sister’s happiness.  Nevada will have her fairy tale wedding, even if Catalina has to tear the mansion apart brick by brick to get it done.

Order: Amazon | BN | Kobo | Apple Books

That’s it from me for now. I must get back to my keyboard, where WICKED BITE , the second Night Rebel novel, awaits. Oh, Veritas. You didn’t think you’d really get away with *censored* when it came to Ian, did you? 😉

I’m currently away from home, about to experience the out-of-this-world fun of AlienCon Baltimore, but my editor texted me last night to say that SHADES OF WICKED hit the USA Today bestseller list at #44! Thank you, readers, for making sure that Ian and Veritas’s debut made such a wonderful splash! 

If you’re saying “Huh? IAN’S book? I didn’t know about that!” go here for all the details. Oh, and speaking of possibly not knowing about Ian’s book, I recently found out that I’d had the WRONG link up for my newsletter on my website, so if you thought you signed up, but didn’t get a New Release notice from me last week, that’s why. Here is the updated link to my newsletter, hosted by CoffeeTime Romance. Of course, be sure to select my name for the author you want to receive information on. 

As promised, I also have updated pre-order links for the sequel, Wicked Bite. Note, the title changed, so if your copy of Shades of Wicked shows that the next book is Wicked Promises, scratch that! It’s Wicked Bite now, releasing on July 30th, 2019, and here’s where you can pre-order yours: Preorder: Amazon, Apple Books, B&N, BooksAMillion, Kobo, IndieBound

Once again, thank you so much, readers! *group hug*

Before we get to the playlist that I listened to while writing Shades of Wicked, an important note about the next Ian and Veritas novel. At the back of Shades of Wicked, it says the title of the next Night Rebel book is Wicked Promises. However, between the time that was printed and now, we changed our minds :). The UPDATED title of the second Night Rebel book featuring Ian and Veritas is WICKED BITE. It even has some pre-order pages up so you can bookmark it or pre-order: WICKED BITE on Amazon and WICKED BITE on Apple Books (I’ll update my website as more retailers post links.) No cover yet for WICKED BITE, but I’ll post that as soon as I get the go-ahead, too.

And now, to the playlist for Shades of Wicked! As many of you know, writing to specific music helps put me in the right frame of mind because I’m conditioning myself to write a particular story whenever I hear those particular songs. I’m not saying this works for every writer, but it works for me, so I stick with it. That being said, there’s no hidden meaning for the book in these songs. Some of these are recommendations that you, readers, have given me, so thank you again! Some songs are recent hits, some are very retro, and some are in between. Now, music tastes are as personal as reading tastes, so if you don’t like some of the bands/songs, no problem. Just please don’t tell me that I shouldn’t like them, because if a song/band is listed, then I do and no arguing on your part will change my mind :). 

The layout is artist name: songs. Artists are in alphabetical order for ease of listing, but this isn’t the order that I listened to while writing because I’m not that organized, heh.

Bastile: Pompeii, Oblivion

Bon Jovi: Living with the Ghost, Roller Coaster, We Don’t Run

Breaking Benjamin: Psycho, The Dark of You, Torn in Two, Save Yourself

Broods: Evergreen, Everytime

Cage The Elephant: Come a Little Closer

Daughter: Youth

Foo Fighters: Everlong

King & Country: O God Forgive Us

Halsey: Gasoline, Bad at Love, Is There Somewhere

Hozier: Better Love

Imagine Dragons: Whatever It Takes*, Believer

INXS: Don’t Change

The Killers: Read My Mind

Lana Del Ray: Video Games, Lust for Life

Led Zeppelin: Immigrant Song

Little Dragon: Twice

Miley Cyrus: Younger Now, Miss You So Much

Of Monsters and Men: We Sink

One Republic: Let’s Hurt Tonight**

P!nk: What About Us, Barbies, Where We Go, For Now, I Am Here

RAC: Let Go

Sia: The Greatest

The Chainsmokers & Coldplay: Something Just Like This

Goo Goo Dolls: Flood, The Pin, So Alive

The Killers: Read My Mind

Thousand Foot Crutch: So Far Gone

Tom Walker: Leave A Light On

While I listened to all these songs repeatedly (it takes me several months to write a book, so just imagine how many times I listened to them!) the song marked with * is the one I listened to on continuous repeat while writing the first sex scene. And the song marked with ** was the one I listened to on continuous repeat while writing the second sex scene. Take from that what you will ;).