Blog Tour- Spies and Prejudice by Talia Vance and a Giveaway!

Hey y’all! I have an awesome music post for you today! Talia Vance author of the amazing Bandia Series from Flux Books (which I love!)  has a new book coming out from Egmont USA called Spies and Prejudice! Talia stopped by to share her playlist and I love her song choices! Ooh also and there’s an awesome giveaway so check below and enter!

On to the awesome post and of course there will be YouTube videos for my favorite songs!

The Spies & Prejudice Playlist

I always write to music, and finding the right soundtrack for a novel is one of my favorite parts of the writing process.  Since Spies and Prejudice has a lot of attitude and humor, I gravitated toward a lot of snarky pop songs and songs about characters in denial.  It was a fun soundtrack to listen to, and really set the tone for a lot of the novel.

I Don’t Wanna Be In Love (Dance Floor Anthem)- Good Charlotte

This song exemplifies Berry and Tanner’s relationship to me, since neither one of them wants to fall in love.  There’s an attitude to this song, but also a certain inevitability about it that I love.

Liar (It Takes One to Know One)-Taking Back Sunday

Berry isn’t the only character keeping secrets, and this song has a competitive spirit to it that worked well for Berry and Tanner’s early sparring.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6I25ByB7hE

Come Undone- Duran Duran

Berry is so used to taking care of herself and so afraid to let anyone close to her heart, that she doesn’t trust anyone.  This song really helped me connect to the vulnerable side of her, the side that needs someone to hold her and tell her everything is going to be okay, even if she doesn’t realize it.

The Adventure-Angels and Airwaves

This song is about beginnings, and I think Berry and Tanner’s relationship really begins for them the night of the homecoming dance.  It’s the first time that they both let their guard down and get a glimpse of how good they are together.  It’s the moment they fall in love- they just don’t know it yet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMl8cQjBfqk

Love Drunk-Boys Like Girls

This poppy dance anthem is a break up song full of attitude.  This is Berry after she learns Tanner’s secret just as she’s starting to trust him, after he insults her with his ill-fated declaration of love.

Inside of You- The Maine

This song makes me think of Tanner after Berry rejects his declaration of love.  The lyrics don’t fit exactly, but I love the combination of frustration and desire that comes through in this upbeat pop song.  This song always makes me smile and think of Tanner in the middle of Spies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uLPiCd5I7M

Lost in You-Three Days Grace

This is Berry’s love song, a realization that she’s found a way to Tanner, even though it means giving up what she thought she needed. 

Driven By Their Beating Hearts-A Silent Film

This is one of the more romantic songs on the playlist, and it’s Tanner’s love song.  Swoon.  And this acoustic version is doubly romantic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T76F7yoRRj4

Breathe- Angels and Airwaves

This song is for a scene that isn’t actually in the book, but one that I imagine takes place months later, when Tanner and Berry no longer have any barriers between them and can be honest about their feelings for each other.  This is where I see them headed at the end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTkL_K6ykr8

Vindicated- Dashboard Confessional

This song is the song that I imagine would play over the credits if Spies were a movie.  It has just right the tone for the end of the book, a defining moment kind of song, with just the right amount of self-realization, self-deprecation and emotional resonance.

Thanks for the awesome playlist Talia! Now on to the book info and the giveaway!

Fields’ Rule #1: Don’t fall for the enemy.

Berry Fields is not looking for a boyfriend. She’s busy trailing cheaters and liars in her job as a private investigator, collecting evidence of the affairs she’s sure all men commit. And thanks to a pepper spray incident during an eighth grade game of spin the bottle, the guys at her school are not exactly lining up to date her, either.

So when arrogant—and gorgeous—Tanner Halston rolls into town and calls her “nothing amazing,” it’s no loss for Berry. She’ll forget him in no time. She’s more concerned with the questions surfacing about her mother’s death.

But why does Tanner seem to pop up everywhere in her investigation, always getting in her way? Is he trying to stop her from discovering the truth, or protecting her from an unknown threat? And why can’t Berry remember to hate him when he looks into her eyes?

With a playful nod to Jane Austen, Spies and Prejudice will captivate readers as love and espionage collide.

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About Talia:

Talia Vance is a practicing litigation attorney living in Northern California with her real life love interest, two-point-five kids, and a needy Saint Bernard named Huckleberry. Talia has been writing since she could talk, making up stories for every doll, stuffed animal and action figure she could get her hands on. She grew up hoping to write the great American novel, but her life ran more along the lines of tortured romance and fast paced thrillers, so that's what she writes.

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Giveaway Details

5 winners total US only

3 winners will receive 1 Hardcover of Spies and Prejudice and a T-Shirt.

2 winners will receive a T-Shirt

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