#MusicMonday - WHAT THE CLOCKS KNOW Soundtrack

On this dreary grey, rainy day in London, it seems only appropriate to select a song featured in my next novel, What the Clocks Know...

"CHARLOTTE SOMETIMES"

by The Cure

"Charlotte Sometimes" was inspired by Penelope Farmer's 1969 children's novel of same name, which in turn helped inspire What the Clocks Know (due out in early 2016 from Crooked Cat Publishing). Set in modern and Victorian London, my story pays homage to both the song and book, and nothing could suit its subtly haunting quality quite like The Cure. Perfect for a graveyard stroll, dears...

Have a ghoul--I mean, good week!

#MusicMonday - SEVEN FOR A SECRET Soundtrack

Kicking off a new feature today in hopes of becoming a little more consistent in my blogging efforts. :) And so, without further ado, today's Music Monday selection is...

"TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME"

by The Bird and the Bee

Today's little ditty comes to you from my unofficial soundtrack for Seven for a Secret. In the book, Lon plays the original 1926 Irving Kaufman version of "Tonight You Belong to Me" on his Victrola. But this sweet, modern rendition provides the perfect bridge between the novel's past and present story threads. I can almost hear it playing during the epilogue, actually--that final scene with Kate and Dexter. The song's rippling, almost glimmering synthpop evokes a celestial, standing-in-line-for-Space-Mountain-at-Disney-World sound befitting Kate's and Dex's planetarium jobs and all the stargazing throughout Seven for a Secret.

That's it for today, rockstars. Have a happy week!