In Bloom (The Brightside #1)
My name is Olivia Bloom and I. Am. Free.I left for LA with everything I owned piled into my old Volkswagen and dreams of becoming a costume designer. Little did I know I’d wind up designing for a lingerie company—yeah, not sure how I landed this gig—and taken under the wing of two young Hollywood insiders. The fashion shows and parties were great, but life really got exciting when the seriously hottest lead singer of my favorite band started to fall for me.
How does someone like me, an ordinary girl from Pittsburgh, wind up in the arms of the world’s sexiest rock star—surrounded by celebrities, fashion, and music—and not be eaten alive? Berkeley is everything I've ever dreamed of in a boyfriend, but the paparazzi, the tabloids, the rumors, it's all getting a bit too crazy. My life has become every girl’s dream come true, if only I don’t blink and lose it all…
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"She knew. That’s why Mom hadn’t opened the door. She knew he was dead."
Twenty years as an army brat and Ember Howard knew, too. The soldiers at the door meant her dad was never coming home. What she didn’t know was how she would find the strength to singlehandedly care for her crumbling family when her mom falls apart.
Then Josh Walker enters her life. Hockey star, her new next-door neighbor, and not to mention the most delicious hands that insist on saving her over and over again. He has a way of erasing the pain with a single look, a single touch. As much as she wants to turn off her feelings and endure the heartache on her own, she can’t deny their intense attraction.
Until Josh’s secret shatters their world. And Ember must decide if he’s worth the risk that comes with loving a man who could strip her bare.
Author Bio:
When she's not writing, she's tying on hockey skates for her kids, or sneaking in some guitar time. She is madly in love with her army-aviator husband of eleven years, and they're currently stationed in Upstate NY with their gaggle of rambunctious kiddos and snoring English Bulldog, but she would always rather be home in Colorado.
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In Bloom Playlist:
I’m so excited to share the playlist for IN BLOOM! Back when In Bloom was being told in blog format I tried to include music as often as possible to showcase bands I loved and the music that was inspiring the story. In the final novel all of Berkeley & the Brightside’s lyrics are taken from songs by the Remainers (to listen to the music in the story check them out on iTunes!), but the original playlist was:
1. “Gonna Get Over You” by Sara Bareilles
" And I'm not the girl that I intend to be, I dare you darling, just you wait and see, But this time not for you but just for me, And I say, Ooh, how'm I gonna get over you? I'll be alright, just not tonight…”
2. “Come Back Home” by Two Door Cinema Club
"So now you're on your own….won't you come back home…..to see you're not that kind… and find the strength to find another way."
3. “Rich Girl” performed by The Bird and the Bee
“So far gone, on your own, but you can get along if you try to be strong, but you’ll never be strong…Oh you’re a rich girl, and you’ve gone too far, but you know it doesn’t matter anyway, Cause there’s too much to give, cause you’d rather live for the thrill of it all…”
4. “When You Need Me” by The Remainers
“You've got to give me a break, I’ve got my own smile to fake, Got enough on my plate, Without the lines you want to feed me”
5. “Fader” by The Temper Trap
“And the sweet, sweet sun's comin' down, Hard, the sun's comin' down, Hard, it burns the bones, So hold a hand for cover, Hold a hand for cover, Hold a hand for cover from harm…”
6. “House” by The Remainers
“I don’t know how else to tell you, there ain’t no other way ‘round, only one road I’ll be driving down, If you want you can come, I don’t know if you’ll have much fun, but at least you’ll get yourself out of the house.”
7. “Delta Boy Blues” by Badly Drawn Boy
(instrumental)
8. “Impossible” by Anberlin
“You make my teeth clinch and my hands shake, do you ever see what you do to me? You’re wearing me out, just wearing me out…”
9. “How” by Maroon 5
“I’m asking for your help, I am going through hell, afraid nothing can save me but the sound of your voice, you cut out all the noise, and now that I can see mistakes so clearly now, I’d kill if I could take you back…”
10. “If You Go” by Javier Dunn
“I said goodbye to your face, knowing I could never really feel that way… If you go, please don’t write, please don’t call ‘cause your voice will make me cry, nothing good in this goodbye, so let me go on without you…”
11. “Not So California” by Dawn McCoy & Chris Richards
“All of these dreams beneath the stars—I guess they never needed us—Maybe we’re not so California, after all”
12. “Houdini” by Foster the People
“Got shackles on my wings on tight, Beggin’ makin compromise, Fast enough it's hard to hide, Sometimes I want to disappear”
13. “Magic” by B.O.B feat. Rivers Cuomo
“I’ve got the magic in me
Everytime I touch that track it turns into gold
Everybody knows I’ve got the magic in me…”
14. “Only the Young” by Brandon Flowes
“Look back in silence
The cradle of your whole life
There in the distance
Losing its greatest pride
Nothing is easy, nothing is sacred, why?
Tonight, baby, you can start again
Laughing in the open air
Have yourself another dream
Tonight, baby, we can start again”
15. “Skip the Charades” by The Cold War Kids
“Drinks after dinner—your friends will get you to unwind—let’s skip the charades—can’t we just speak plain? You’re seeing right through me anyway…”
16. “Howlin For You” by The Black Keys
“I must admit, I can’t explain, any of these thoughts racing through my brain, it’s true, but baby I’m howlin’ for you…”
17. “Puzzle Pieces” by Saint Motel
“(I gotta say) Honestly, when you look at me, it’s like a gun goes off, deep inside of me. I can hardly move, I can barely breathe, near your features.”
18. “Under Cover of Darkness” by The Strokes
“Get dressed, jump out of bed, you do it best, are you OK?—I’ve been all around this town, everyone’s singing the same song for ten years—I’ll wait for you, will you wait for me too?...so long my friend”
19. “Tighter” by Fitz and the Tantrums
“Cause I was blind, I let you drift away. I didn’t give you enough to stay, so you made up my mind, and you walked away. And why didn’t I, hold you tighter and tighter, when I could do no wrong…”
20. “Holding Out” by The Remainers
“No one knows you like I know you now, No one needs you like I need you now, and no one loves you like I love you now…but I’m holding out…”
21. “Don’t Say Oh Well” by Grouplove
"So do you got that sweet devotion? Oh, will you follow your heart's plan?...'Aint it enough to find the truth, the pain again then say oh well, don't say oh well, don't say oh well..."
Giveaway:
From Katie Delahanty, author of In Bloom
One gift basket with the following in it (US and Canada only):
$75 gift certificate to www.InBloomIntimates.com
$25 Amazon gift card
The Remainers Formal Fridays CD
Pink Champagne Cupcake Bath Bomb from www.soapybliss.com
Peach & Coconut Milk Push Up Lotion Pop from www.soapybliss.com
Berry Buttercream Soy Candle from www.JaquaBathandBody.com
Sees milk chocolate foil hearts
Autographed copies of STARSTRUCK and LOVE ME from author Rachel Shukert
Plus, $25 international gift certificate to either Amazon or B&N
From Rebecca Yarros, author of Full Measures
US and Canada only- http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Ereader-ebook-reader/dp/B007HCCNJU/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1391633560&sr=1-2&keywords=kindle
Plus, $25 international gift certificate to either Amazon or B&N
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