How do you defeat an enemy that knows
your every thought … even as you think it?
I thought watching my Werewolf boyfriend
get arrested for murder was the worst experience of my life. But then I was
knocked out and dragged off to a cell of my own by the very people who were
supposed to protect me from danger.
I thought
being held prisoner in solitary confinement for weeks on end was the worst
experience of my life. But then a visitor came, and I realized I’d been wrong
all along. There are worse things than torture and death. Much worse.
He wants my blood. More than that, he wants to get into my head. To use my bond to control his army, to wipe the world clean of anything with dirty blood. I can’t let that happen, but if I don’t he’ll kill every single person I’ve ever cared about—beginning with my Werewolf pack.
The prophecy said I would have to make an impossible choice, but I must be doing this wrong—so far every choice I've made has only led to more pain and danger and death. Hunters are pitted against Werewolves and I'm alone in my war against Gordon Steppe. I can’t fight him off anymore; all I can do is try to keep him out of the important places. And I’m failing at even that.
I thought
the demons were out there, clearly marked and clinging to the shadows. But they're not. The monsters are within the ranks of those sworn to protect. The
enemy is among us.
Review of Cold Blood Book 2
I love reading this series. Heather knows how to write a book that will leave you wanting more. This book is no different. The story is like nothing that I have read before. Sure you have werewolves, but you have the underlying fear that no matter what you are, you can't control what is waiting inside of you. That is the mystery that this book is trying to figure out.
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COLD BLOOD (Dirty Blood #2)
Sometimes Family Can be the Death of You
Wood Point Academy is not at all what I expected.
For one thing, it looks like a cross between military school and
Buckingham Palace. Everyone stares, the floors shine so bright you can see your
reflection in them from a mile away, and no one smiles.
At least I've got plenty to take my mind off the fact that my
psycho cousin, Miles De’Luca, keeps calling and declaring his love and
promising to come for me just as soon as he’s destroyed anyone standing in our
way. Wes isn't going to like that idea. So between Miles, Wood Point’s evil
welcoming committee, and the drill sergeant hottie trainer from hell, I just
keep asking myself, how did I end up here?
I don’t listen to music often during the actual writing
process but I do during plotting and then editing. Music helps me then because
during editing I’m checking to see if I captured the overall feeling in a scene
that I was going for, and I am making sure it will translate to the reader the
way I intended. The music helps me define the feeling each scene needs to have.
My playlist for Blood Bond was eclectic--as all of mine are.
Here’s the list, along with an explanation about how/what that song inspired:
- Always by Bon Jovi – if you've been with the series since the beginning, you know this is George’s and Tara’s song. He writes it in a love letter of sorts in Cold Blood and then in Blood Bond, it’s explained how it came to be special for them. They even sing it to each other. So cute!
- Fix You & Spies by Coldplay – Fix You is a message from Tara to George. She will do anything to help him in Blood Bond. She knows there’s no way to stop him from turning, but she’s determined to keep him from becoming a monster in the process. I can’t tell you who Spies is for. You’ll just have to read the book and find out!
There are a couple of road trip songs:
- Postcards from Far Away by Coldplay and Roads Untravelled by Linkin Park. And yes, there is a road trip in Blood Bond.
- Castle of Glass by Linkin Park – I love the line that says: “Wash the sorrow from off my skin and show me how to be whole again.” Yes, there is sorrow in Blood Bond. And grief. I can’t tell you why except to say we lose someone. It will rock the entire group and you see the mark of it in all of them.
- You’ve Got The Love, Rabbit Heart, & Howl by Florence + The Machine – because I love their sound. And their lyrics are awesome. From Howl, I love the lines that say: “If you could only see the beast you’ve made of me. I held it in but now it seems you’ve set it running free.”
Hmmm, now who could it be talking about? *wink*
It goes on to talk about fingers on your skin, etc. and it
makes me think of Tara and Wes. Then the song becomes kind of hot. *wink* which
also makes me think of them. Just in a different way. *fans self* You’ll want
to read those parts, trust me!
- Train: Drive By & Meet Virginia** made the list because I love their sound and how they made me feel. Meet Virginia describes a girl that’s stubborn and doesn’t care what others think of her. Sound like anyone from the series? Also great road trip music!
**I saw them perform these in concert last July. EPIC!
- Howlin’ For You by The Black Keys – listen to it. It’s self-explanatory and perfect for my series. It was my favorite from this playlist. “Baby, I’m howlin’ for you.”
3 songs by Plain White T’s made the list: Rhythm of Love,
Last Breath, and Killer. My favorite was Killer because it sums up
how Tara felt throughout the book about what she was becoming. It also makes me
think of Wes and Alex and how they wonder if/how Tara can love them or care for
them despite who they are or what they’ve done. Rhythm of Love is great
because it talks about only having a short time to express your feelings for
the other (“we may only have tonight…”) and throughout the book, Wes and Tara
only had short spurts to really be alone and “together.” Last Breath is
about what a guy would do (pretty much anything, including die) to get away
from a crazy girlfriend. It’s fun and doesn't necessarily go with the storyline
here but it’s about desperation and I liked the feeling for this book. At the
end, he says: “what am I fighting for, if it ain’t you?” and I love that line.
ALSO saw Plain White T’s in concert last July and I got to
meet them!!! So cool!
That’s it for my playlist. If you’re wondering what I use to
stream music while working, I used to use my MP3 (I still do for plotting with
my white board) but for this book (at the computer), I used Spotify because I
could look up songs and build the list quicker while still being in front of my
computer screen. Plus, I can share my playlist with everyone via Facebook and
you can see when I’m listening to which playlist. It was a way to show everyone
that I was working on Blood Bond, because they saw that playlist streaming.
Now, I love Spotify. I've already started using it to build my playlist for
book 4.
I’m curious--what songs do you think work well for Blood
Bond?
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