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Bright Side – deleted scene

Bright Side – deleted scene (unedited)

This scene was originally in Bright Side until my editor, Monica Parpal, and I decided Keller needed to be a bartender, instead of a … well, read on and find out. 🙂

Thursday, October 20

(Kate)

                  It was sweet of Clayton to gift me this massage, but now that I’m here for the appointment I feel uneasy. I’m not a spa girl. I’m out of my element.

The woman at the counter is ultra-manicured: trendy hairstyle, tasteful but heavy make-up, spray-on tan, and bright red fingernails. I can’t help but think that she must take advantage of every service they offer here. God, I hope she gets an employee discount.

She takes her job seriously. And her job seems to be to test my unease with the haughtiest goddamn attitude I’ve seen in Grant so far. This woman could be related to my mother or Maddie. Don’t ask me, “Have you ever had a massage before?” and when I respond, “Nope, first time,” promptly walk out of the women’s dressing room after handing me a robe with no further explanation or instruction. Whatever. I can figure this out. Continue Reading…

Thank YOU to the Bright Side family – the READERS!!!

The outpouring of love and support for Bright Side from readers this weekend has stunned and touched me. Readers have been so passionate in sharing their thoughts and love for this little book. I am humbled and honored.  Massive thanks to everyone out there reading Bright Side and telling their friends about it!

There’s been a lot of discussion on Goodreads and Facebook, so that’s where I hang out most of the time. (I kinda neglect this website because the other two are more interactive and personal.) So, come find me on Goodreads or Facebook and we’ll chat. 🙂

Hugs to everyone!

Bright Side playlist

(Potential Spoiler Warning)

I cannot write without music—physically, psychologically, emotionally impossible. The writing process for this book started late 2012 and wrapped up early 2014. These are the songs that I fell in love with for the first time, or the hundredth time, while writing Bright Side. They inspired the overall vibe of the story and its characters, or in some cases they inspired very specific situations or even entire chapters. Kate’s passion for music is my own, though I can’t play an instrument and I’m completely tone deaf when it comes to singing. Like Kate, I LOVE me some strings, especially in unexpected places—they make any song sexy. And I’ve got a HUGE thing for California bands. I’m lucky to say I’ve seen most of these bands perform live (many of them while I was writing this book)—the rest are on my bucket list.

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