It's Indie April!

If you didn't know, April is Indie Author Month. I would say that 99.99999999% of my reading is indie authors (I think it's really 100%, but just in case...) I read indie authors long before I became one myself. There are so many great stories out there, especially ones that don't deal with "mainstream" main characters or plots.

Of course, if you're here, you already read indie books! But I thought I'd take a moment to share some of my favorite indie authors through the years. I'm a bit of a mood reader, so some of these are older recommendations. They are all indie (although some authors listed do both indie and trad publishing). If I couldn't confirm they were indie, I did not add them to this list, so I have many more author recommendations!

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Release Day Party

Demon’s Angel releases Friday 2/14! I am having some games and giveaways in my readers group (Facebook). Stop in and play!

Demon’s Angel book cover

Demon's Angel Playlist

I thought it would be fun to have a playlist for this book. It's the first time I've tried to create a playlist for one of my books. I always listen to music when I'm writing, and the songs change based on the type of story or where I'm at in the book.

You can find the Demon's Angel playlist on Spotify (click here for link), or see image below for the Spotify code. (Note: some of the songs have curse words.)

I don't have a song (or songs) for every chapter, so here are the chapters and their songs. I added a few notes like whose point of view the song is from and what I was thinking.

Prologue: LUC

Dirty—Grandson (The Fates asking Luc for help)

The Last Chapter—Powerman 5000

Unstoppable—Sia

Lonely Day—System of a Down

Chapter 1:

Magnetic by Wage War (Bert stalking Luc)

Chapters 3-4:

It’s No Good—Chevelle (Bert deciding to go after Luc)

Chapter 5:

Behind Blue Eyes—Limp Bizkit (Luc)

Chapter 6:

What Do I Have To Do?—Stabbing Westward (Bert confronting Luc)

Chapter 21:

Broken People—Logic & Lag ‘n’ Boneman (Luc: running, confrontation on the beach)

End of Chapter 30 to Chapter 31

Can You Hear Me—Korn (Luc's abduction)

Chapter 31:

Darker Side—David Kushner (Bert)

Chapter 34:

Giving In—Adema (Luc's depression)

Dream—Bishop Briggs

Chapter 36:

Pet—A Perfect Circle (Bert, calming Luc down)

Freak On A Leash—Korn (Luc's nightmare, unable to sleep)

Chapter 38:

White Flag—Bishop Briggs (Luc before the fight)

You’re Going Down—Sick Puppies (Luc during the fight)

And So It Went—The Pretty Reckless (General vibe, speaking out against Darius)

Chapter 39:

Home—MGK, X Ambassadors & Bebe Rexha (Luc eager to go home and relax after the months of attacks and the challenge is finally over)

Never Tear Us Apart –Bishop Briggs

RANDOM VIBES:

Slept So Long—Jay Gordon (I have no idea where this one fits, but for some reason, I played it a lot during this book.)

Daylight—David Kushner

Sweet Dreams—Marilyn Manson (Everyone wants something from Luc.)

Don’t Belong—Cold (I think Luc felt like he didn't belong quite often, both in his personal and professional life.)

Sound of Silence—Disturbed (I've always loved this song, even the original. I feel like this one could be in the beginning when Luc agrees to enter the Challenges to end Satan's harsh rule.)