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Love’s Last Call by Beth Matthews
(Ladies of Jezebel’s #1)
Publication date: October 20th 2014
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
Lucy York is an aspiring mechanical engineer working as a shot girl serving watered-down drinks to drunken frat boys at Jezebel’s Bar & Lounge. The job isn’t so bad—it pays her bills, and she’s managed to make a surrogate family for herself at the bar. But now, at 24, she’s ready to spread her wings and fly north to attend UC Berkeley and, maybe, distance herself a little from the all-consuming social scene at Jezebel’s.
Then her boss hires a new bouncer, Norm, a literature dork who seems like everything a bouncer shouldn’t be: tall, gangly, sweet (and, you know, named Norman). But as she gets to know him, ol’ Norm turns out to be everything Lucy never knew she wanted and the best friend she’s ever had. He’s not a bad bouncer either.
One obstacle to their happily ever after: the owner has a strict no-dating rule for employees. If anyone at Jezebel’s finds out she’s dating a bouncer, Lucy will lose her job, her surrogate family, and the money she needs to go to Berkeley.
But, if she loses Norm, is she losing her best chance at happiness?
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PLAYLIST:
Link to the playlist on YouTube:
"My Sharona"--The Knack
I love the beat on this song, it's one of
those can't skip on the iPod songs.
It's also the song that's playing in the bar during the opening chapters of the
book.
"There She Goes"--The Las
This is the song for when the hero first
sees the heroine. He falls hard. And it only gets better once he gets to know
her. This is a song that is perfect, I think, for total infatuation.
"Faithfully"--Journey
The bar setting in my book has a piano
player who sings covers of old rock tunes so there's a LOT of Journey songs on
my mental playlist. This song is playing in the car when the hero and heroine
are first alone together and it becomes "their" song.
"Under Pressure"--Queen and David
Bowie
The heroine is trying to balance a
stressful waitressing job with college classes and a secret romance. She feels
a little "under pressure" most of the time. ;P
"Waking Up in Vegas"--Katy Perry
This was my personal "theme song"
for the book. I would play it before I started writing everyday. I wanted
something chaotic but also fun and tender.
"Open Arms"--Journey
Can never have too much Journey. Also, this
is about the two leads getting over their problems to try and be together.
"Good Old-Fashioned
Loverboy"--Queen
Tongue in cheek song for the first love
scene. ^_^
"Same Changes"--The Weepies
The heroine is falling hard for the hero…
"Even Angels Fall"--Jessica
Riddle
The "dark moment" song.
"Blackbird"--Evan Rachel Wood
cover
The heroine finally telling herself she can
do it. She can fix things.
"Better Together"--Jack Johnson
The "Happily Ever After" song.
This would play over the end credits of the movie version.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Beth Matthews is a California girl, born and raised. She’s a total geek, a movie buff, and a mediocre swing dancer. She lives in sunny SoCal with her boyfriend and two of the neediest housecats on the planet.
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Thanks for being on the tour! :)
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