Eva’s Homecoming Soundtrack
By Celia Breslin
Music is an essential part of my writing process. Here’s the soundtrack for Eva’s Homecoming…
Angus plays his guitar, writes melancholy songs, and listens to these songs while missing Eva, his one true love:
• “Me and My Broken Heart” - Rixton
• “Stereo Hearts” - Gym Class Heroes, ft. Adam Levine
• “Let Her Go” - Passenger
• “Someone You Loved” - Lewis Capaldi
• “Before You Go” -Lewis Capaldi
• “Perfect” - Ed Sheeran
• “Lay Me Down” - Sam Smith
• “Wonderwall” - Oasis
Eva listens to these tracks during her flight from the West Coast to the Heartland. She’s returning to her childhood home in Springdale, feeling All The Feels about her transition and the loss of her mother:
• “Sign of the Times” - Harry Styles
• “This Woman’s Work” - Kate Bush
• “Spark” - Tori Amos
• “It’s All Over But The Crying” - Garbage
• “I’m A Broken Heart” - The Bird and the Bee
• “Bring Me to Life” - Evanescence
• “Divide” - The Birthday Massacre
• “Rise Up”- Andra Day
These songs are a celebration of Angus and Eva’s love:
• “Siúil a Rún” (Walk My Love) - Celtic Woman (Angus plays it on the guitar in the story)
• “All of Me” - John Legend
• “Inevitable” - Anberlin
• “Dreams” - The Cranberries
• “Best Day of My Life” - American Authors
• “I Melt With You” - Modern English
• “I’m In Love” - The Cure
• “Bigger Love” - John Legend
Listen to the “Eva’s Homecoming” playlist in Celia’s Channel on YouTube
Heartland Fae
Book One
Celia Breslin
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Celia Breslin
Date of Publication: June 13, 2022
ISBN: 9798201769512
ASIN: B0B3ZWSXJ4
Number of pages: 85
Word Count: 21K
Cover Artist: Brantwijn Serrah
Tagline: A curse stole her away. Can true love lead her home?
Book Description:
After several years away for school and work, Eva O’Reilly is finally home. The West Coast was fine, but her heart belongs to the Heartland and the town she grew up in. Sadly, with her mother’s sudden passing and no other living relatives, Eva is alone. And hurting.
Angus of the Tuatha DéDanaan is elated his one true love has finally returned, and he’s determined to win her heart all over again. There are just two problems: she can’t see him or remember the Fae folk even exist.
As Eva mourns, Angus fights to dispel the veil keeping them apart. With the aid of a gang of flower fairies and the kindly elderly Wiccan next door, these cursed lovers may well receive a second chance at their happily forever after…
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Excerpt
Angus stood in the center of the garden, throat tight and burning, a
huge gulp of air trapped in his lungs.
Around him, a dozen diminutive flower fairies cavorted among the flora,
chortling with glee. “She’s here, she’s here, our Eva is here!”
His gaze targeted the back door, body taut as he awaited his first
glimpse of the female he loved. The only one he would ever love. Mo chroí, my
heart. My heart walks the world, outside my body. “Come back to me.”
His voice was barely audible above the incessant chatter of the flower
fairies. “We sang to her. She heard us! She liked it.”
“Hush,” he commanded, and they fell silent, vibrating with gleeful
anticipation.
Seven years without her. The longest, loneliest bloody years of his
basically eternal existence…
[…]
Eva stared out at the yard with haunted, brown eyes. Dark circles like
the ones she’d sported months ago at the wake and funeral marred the perfection
of her milky skin. He wanted to lay gentle kisses on her eyelids, nip the tip
of her nose with its light dusting of freckles, lave her lips with his tongue
then push it between those perfect lips…
“See me, Eva,” he whispered.
“See us,” Rosina echoed.
Eva cocked her head and touched her ear as if in response to their
words. The incessant giggling of the flower fairies ceased, an expectant hush
falling over the garden.
Though consumed with sorrow, Eva surveyed the yard with appreciation.
Angus and the flower fairies had been tending to the yard and garden since
she’d left. There was little to be done in the winter months but in the Fall,
they’d trimmed and raked, then planted, pruned, and watered in Spring and
Summer. Jasmine, lavender, and other blooming plants scented the air, and he
watched his female take a deep breath.
Her shoulders seemed to lose some tension as she took in the neatly
trimmed yard and carefully curated garden. “It’s perfect,” she said.
Angus’s heart swelled with pride at a job well done only to stutter in
agony when her lovely brown eyes lingered on the central spot where he stood
yet looked right through him.
“No. No, no, no,” he whispered. See me this time, Eva. Let the curse be
gone.
Mrs. Murphy joined Eva near the door. “He tended it for you. From the moment
you went off to school.”
“What?” Eva scanned the yard, then returned her attention to the spot
where he stood surrounded by the flower fairies, all of them quivering with
excitement.
“The garden, girl. He looked after it for you.”
Lines formed in Eva’s forehead, and her attention shifted to Mrs.
Murphy. “I don’t understand, who did?”
He bowed his head and rubbed his brow. Each time she returns she still
cannot See. My fault. All of this. Mine.
Celia lives in California with her husband, daughter, and one feisty cat. She writes urban fantasy and paranormal romance, and has a particular fondness for werewolves, vampires, and the Fae. When not writing, you’ll find Celia exercising, reading a good book, hanging and gaming with her family, or indulging her addiction to fantasy TV shows and movies.
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Congratulations on your release of Eva's Homecoming, Celia, I like the post and the excerpt! I enjoyed following the tour and learning about your book, which sounds like an excellent read for me! Good luck with your book and I hope the tour was a success! Thanks for sharing it with me and have a marvelous week!
ReplyDeleteHi Stormy, Thanks for visiting so many of the tour stops! :-). So glad the story sounds interesting to you. Hope you enjoy the playlist, too!
DeleteHi Serena, Thanks for hosting Eva and her Fae pals on your blog. Happy summer! :-)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a fantastic book, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGreat soundtrack! I like the cover, synopsis and excerpt, Eva's Homecoming is a must read for me. Thank you for sharing the author's bio and book details
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