Blog Tour: The Path Keeper by N.J. Simmonds (Playlist & Competition!)

Music and writing go hand in hand like pen and paper. Words, mood, flow and pace carry the emotion of both books and songs, so it stands to reason that many people enjoy putting together a playlist for their favourite books.
When I started writing this guest blog, I intended to list all the songs that inspired me to write The Path Keeper. Then I changed my mind. Instead I asked those who had read ARCS of my first in a urban fantasy romance series and asked them to tell me the songs that the book reminded them of.

I was blown away by the response and the fantastic songs about I was sent!
Here is an 8-song playlist for The Path Keeper created by the perfect experts, ie those who enjoyed reading it, and why the song reminded them of the book. -N.J. Simmonds

War of Hearts – Ruelle

“The lyrics and mood of this song sum up The Path Keeper perfectly. It’s romantic but mystical and dark, plus it’s all about longing and waiting and knowing they shouldn’t be together but can’t help it.”

Where you Are – The Score

“These lyrics about his search for her, and their fated love, really reminded me of Zac and Ella.”

A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

“I know this was originally created for Twilight, which is nothing like The Path Keeper, but the themes of waiting for someone over a thousand years makes this so perfect for Zac.”

Still Into You – Paramore

“She starts with ‘I should be over all the butterflies…but I’m into…and even after the worst nights, I’m still into you’. After all Zac goes through to be with her, it’s like the first time every time, lifetime after lifetime.”

Take The Golden – Winterbourne

“It’s about taking the good with the bad and carrying on. How love conquers everything.”

I Don’t Want To Love Somebody else – A Great Big World

“This reminds me of the part when Ella thinks she’ll never see him again and makes a huge decision that sets in motion all sorts of disasters. How she thinks he’s all she has and can’t keep hoping for a miracle anymore.”

Killing Me Softly – Fugees

“This song reminds me of the part where Zac plays the guitar in Ella’s house and her mother goes crazy. She has just realised who he is and it’s killing her because her daughter will never understand how this boy is linked to them both.”

No Ordinary Love – Sade

“Every single word of this song is about their love. The original video may be about mermaids, and Zac’s a totally different kind of forbidden being, but their love is just as impossible.”

The Path Keeper, N J Simmond’s older YA urban fantasy romance series set in London and Spain, is about forbidden love, fate and magic. It does carry a trigger warning and is a lot more mature in theme and content than lots of other YA books, so this is no fluffy romance. If you love these songs then check out the book out May 28!

About THE PATH KEEPER!:

Title: The Path Keeper

(The Indigo Chronicles #1)

Author: N.J. Simmonds

Genre: Fantasy

Publication Date: May 28th 2019

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Summary: 

What if all our lives were mapped out before birth? Does anyone have the power to change their destiny? Ella hates London. She misses her old life in Spain and is struggling to get over her past—until she meets Zac. He’s always loved her but isn’t meant to be part of her story. Not this time. Not ever. Little does she know that his secret is the one thing that will tear them apart and force her to live in a world that no longer makes sense. A world full of danger, lies and magic. THE PATH KEEPER is a passionate tale of first loves, second chances and the invisible threads that bind us. Can love ever be stronger than fate?

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About the Competition! 

Every blog tour in the blog has a letter. Collect them all to spell out the answer to this competition question: What does Zac get in the sequel SON OF SECRETS that's very out of character? Prize info and entry details will be posted in The Glass House Glass magazine on release day 28 May 2019. Check out today's letter and competition graphic below.