Hello everyone! I’m Lex Chase, and I want to give a huge thank you to Lisa for hosting me today. Right now she’s getting ready for GayRomLit, and my butt is staying home.
Today, I’m here to talk about Bayou Fairy Tale, the long awaited sequel to Americana Fairy Tale. It’s only been a year and a *coughcouplemonthscough!* But the wait is over! Taylor, Corentin, and Ringo are back! And I have a couple goodies for you today. Enjoy Taylor’s character profile, which should catch you up on our tale so far!
Everyone’s writing process is different. Mine is I almost always write with music going. Film scores, vocals, whatever. I form playlists for my different books, and even further divide it by character pairings. I have a million of ’em. I also like my stuff loud, full of bass, and a hell of a beat. I used to make playlists for blogs that were mostly instrumental and kind of light and almost a bit tame. Now, I’m getting real with stuff I actually listen to.
So, I’m sharing a bit of a sampling from playlist of The Screw-Up Princess and Skillful Huntsman. I chose two songs for each character. One song for what they’d listen to, and one I associate with them.
Taylor is up first with an eerie cover of “Once Upon A Dream” from Sleeping Beauty. Because. Seriously. His next track is “Champion Sound” by Ill Factor. And omg, it’s pretty freaking epic over headphones. The lyrics are very Taylor, how he started from the bottom, and he’ll push until he’s broken to make it to the top. He’d definitely stomp around and headbang. Try to dance and look super dumb doing it.
Atticus is next with a rocking male cover of “Let It Go” from Frozen. Yeah. Yeah. The song you’ll never get out of your head. But this is a version you want in you head. And is sooooo Atticus. Following that is “The Noose” by A Perfect Circle. A song I always associate with him and his fall from grace. How his perfect halo slipped to choke him on darkness. And I apparently live in the 90s.
Corentin follows and he’s totally an old country and classic rock guy. He withers at the idea of showtunes. Johnny Cash’s “God’s Gunna Cut You Down” which is something Corentin would know all the words to, and he’d associate with himself. The other is specifically I chose for his point in Bayou Fairy Tale with “Free” by VAST. His curse is still a major issue and he’s at the point that no one can tell him what to do anymore. He’s going to be who he wants to be. And I still live in the 90s.
Finally, there’s Idi. Aaaaah Idi. Sweet Idi. So what he’s the Witchking and the embodiment of pure evil. He’s still likeable, right? Yeah? For him we go suuuper dark. We have “Seven Devils” by Florence + The Machine and this is one of my favorite songs. Totally a crank it on the headphones or in the car song. And then we have Nine Inch Nails with “The Day The World Went Away.” Nine Inch Nails is noisy but sometimes you need the raw sound to channel those emotions. And I fucking love the 90s. What can I say.
But what about Ringo? Taylor’s quirky fairy godfather that keeps things light and is always there with the perfect zinger! Have a bonus! We have “Stuck in the Middle” with Stealers Wheel, which is the epitome of Ringo stuck with Taylor and Corentin in their absurd situations. And then totally “Hooked on a Feeling” by Blue Swede. He did kind of sing it in Americana Fairy Tale. This would be his sing it as loud as possible in the shower song.
Genre: Urban Fantasy Fairy Tale
Series: The Screw-Up Princess and Skillful Huntsman Trilogy: Book Two (A Fairy Tales of the Open Road Novel)
Length: Novel
Published: October 19, 2015
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
ISBN: 978-1-62798-499-7
Buy: Paperback or eBook
Blurb:
Modern day fairy tale princess Taylor Hatfield has problems. One: hes a guy. Two: hes Sleeping Beauty, the most useless princess in existence. Throw in his true love, Corentin Devereaux, a huntsman descended from child-eating witches, and Taylors younger brother, Atticusthis generations Snow Whitewho tried to kill him. That didnt go so hot.
For two years, Taylor and Corentin live their Happily Ever After. But Corentins cursed to lose his memory every seven days, including his life with Taylora painful reminder that he cant provide for the man he loves. Taylor insists Corentin has the strength to succeed, and when Taylor discovers a way to break the curse, he is more than willing to pay the cost.
When an enchanted blizzard devastates Corentins hometown of New Orleans, Taylor is convinced Atticus is to blame and grows desperate to find him amidst the Big Easy turned frozen wasteland. Corentin believes Taylor is chasing a ghost while he chases the ghosts of his own past. Old tensions scratch open scars, leaving both to wonder if they have each others best interests at heart. The clock is ticking until Corentin loses his memory, and the rabbit hole goes so deep they may never come out.
About the Author:
Lex Chase once heard Stephen King say in a commercial, Were all going to die, Im just trying to make it a little more interesting. Now, shes on a mission to make the world a hell of a lot more interesting.
Weaving tales of cinematic, sweeping adventureand depending on how she feels that dayLex sprinkles in high-speed chases, shower scenes, and more explosions than a Hollywood blockbuster. Her pride is in telling stories of men who kiss as much as they kick ass. If youre going to march into the depths of hell, it better be beside the one you love.
Lex is a pop culture diva, her DVR is constantly backlogged, and unapologetically loved the ending of Lost. She wouldnt last five minutes without technology in the event of the apocalypse and has nightmares about refusing to leave her cats behind.
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I’m having a Down on the Bayou Giveaway where one lucky winner will walk away with a magical fairy tale prize pack! From Corentin’s mini journal, to a delicious bottle of Disney’s Snow White perfume, Lex Chase swag annnndddd….
US residents only please, but for International residents, you’ll get a lovely 20 dollar Amazon Gift Card!
Don’t forget about the multiple ways to enter! Not only do you need to comment, you can tweet! Use the hashtag #BayouFairyTale! Or enter via Instagram!
Bayou Fairy Tale Tour Stops:
10/1 – Tali Spencer
10/3 – The Novel Approach
10/5 – Gay List Book Reviews
10/6 – Bru Baker
10/7 – Charlie Cochet’s Purple Rose Teahouse
10/8 – Sinfully Addicted to All Male Romance
10/10 – Aidee Ladnier
10/13 – Prism Book Alliance
10/15 – C.S. Poe
10/16 – Joyfully Jay
10/17 – Bayou Fairy Tale Facebook Chat
10/19 – Bayou Fairy Tale Release Day!
The Fine Print:
*Entrants must be 18 years or older to qualify
*Some residency restrictions apply
*All comments must be relevant to the author’s prompt to be eligible (when applicable)
*The Novel Approach will not be held liable for prize delivery unless otherwise specified
Hi Lex! So excited for the new book! And I of course have to talk about my favorite band, which is Murder By Death. They are amazing, and sing this great mix of Americana/Rock/Folk, with ballads and an amazing cellist and they’re amazing. The lead singer has a heck of a voice, very similar to Johnny Cash. I recommend basically everything of theirs, but one of my favorites is “I came Around” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6dAzRxi3eY — it’s about a guy who goes to a funeral of a man he doesn’t like, and ends up, by the end of it, deciding he maybe didn’t hate him quite so much after all. It’s a great song!!
I always know I’m going to like something within the first few notes of a song. Though not always the case of film scores that take a while to build. I looooove this. This sounds righteous! Putting it on my wishlist. Like NBD.
Have you heard of Postmodern Jukebox? I LOVE them so hard. They’re a group that covers current songs into classic styles. I had a chance to see them live and they brought the damned house down. This is one of their more popular covers of “Creep” by Radiohead. Seeing this live was just…insane. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3lF2qEA2cw
OMG I LOVE POSTMODERN JUKEBOX SO MUCH. That is so awesome you got to see them!!!! I have that version of Creep on a writing playlist :D /fistbumps
And I’m so excited that you liked MBD — basically anything of theirs is amazing, and my favorite of theirs is the song “Good Morning, Magpie” — haunting and just beautiful, gah. I could go on and on about them, so I will control myself!! :D
YAY! I found PMJ through Bioshock Infinite actually. Scott Bradlee was on the soundtrack to the game. Such creepy vintage awesome. :D Also…holy crap. Scott has some insane stamina when it comes to playing the piano. Like his fingers just fly over the keys!
Also I’m not sure I could use the word “amazing” more in that comment, wow.
I loved the first in the series and am anxious to read what followed. Thanks for a chance in the giveaway.
Thanks! I’m really looking forward to what readers think! What about a favorite song of yours? I need more tunes to add to my awesome writing playlists. :D
As always Lisa, thank you for being such an amazing hostess.<3 <3 <3 I'll miss you while you're at GRL! :(
It looks like a great series. I’m definitely going to have to give it a read.
Thanks H.B. :D The first book, Americana Fairy Tale, came out last September so it’s not too late to catch up before Bayou’s release day!
I’m a child of the eighties, so my favourite bands where the ones in full bloom at the time. Dire Straits, Queen, the Housemartins, Culture Club, Wham!, The Bangles… So many good bands!
Omg Susana! I totally grew up on 80s music. I still listen to it to this day and have the 80s on 8 station programmed into my Sirius Radio in my car. Funny enough I still love 90s music too. I had such a sad when 90s music became “Adult Alternative” I was like ARE YOU KIDDING ME. I was such a goth. Nine Inch Nails, Bauhaus, The Cure, Nick Cave, Siouxsie and the Banshees.
Recently I heard “Du Hast” by Rammstein in a commercial for American Horror Story: Hotel and OMG SO MANY MEMORIES. Such a good song! Just like all these ladies discovering Nine Inch Nails thanks to “Closer” appearing in Magic Mike XXL. They were all “OMG that’s sooooo sexy!” I was like “uuuuhhhh it doesn’t mean what you think it means…”