If you haven't read Donna's first book-A Change of Plans-you should run right out and get it. You'll love it. It's a great adventure love story. It's a big win!! Click here to check it out.
I thought it might be fun to have you check out all the songs Donna listened to while creating both A Change of Plans and her newest novel, Torn Canvas. I think her playlist is pretty fun because she lists the songs according to character and why she chose them. See what you think
ØBecause both Lyn and Braedon played piano, she listened to a
lot of the following artists and the songs below are some of her favorites:
· Cristofori’s
Dream by David Lanz
· Resta Con Me by Ludovico Einaudi
Anything by The Piano Guys but especially their classical/modern mash-ups like BourneVivaldi, Rockabel’s Canon, etc.
· The Chicken Race by Greg Maroney
· Helen Jane Long
o Expression
o Lost Wind
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Ø Because Jimmy was all about Power Metal, she liked to
listen to YouTube videos from bands like Dark
Moor, Sonata Arctica, Night Wish, and
Rhapsody of Fire. Some of her favs were Dark
Moor’s (love the killer guitar
playing):
· In the Heart of
the Stone (which is a group Jimmy
also liked)
· Vivaldi’s Winter
Ø Jori loved to listen to Lyn and Braedon
play, and Jori was also friends with Jimmy, so she would listen to the songs
above while writing Jori’s tale. But he was already firmly planted in Finnish
Power Metal bands like:
· Sonata Arctica
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My Selene
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Misplaced Lyrics
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Abandoned Pleased Brainwashed Exploited:
· Stratovarious
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Nemesis:
· Dreamtale
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Island of My Heart
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The Dawn
I have to tell you that I know Donna quite well and think she is amazingly talented. She is super fun to be with. I really admire the way she thinks of
others and makes sure everyone feels included.
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| Author of the Safe Harbors series and Second Chances 101, Book 5 in the Ripple Effect series. A wife, mother, grandmother, Harry Potter geek, Army veteran, and karate black belt. |
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Want more about Torn Canvas? You got it!
Here's the summary
Modern-day pirates took
more than Jori Virtanen’s friends; they stole his face. Not only does the
twenty-four-year-old former model have to confront months of reconstructive
surgery, he discovers his previous life was as superficial as his looks. Jori
struggles to make a new life for himself as an artist while evading the press.
They expect a hero, but he knows the truth. His beauty masks a beast.
Olivia Howard’s given up
a normal life for her job, and the sacrifices are finally paying off. The
twenty-six-year-old talk-show host’s ratings are heading to the top of the
charts. Her dream is to make a difference in people’s lives, but the studio
wants mind fluff—like interviewing hot model Jori Virtanen. When Olivia learns
the guy helped rescue passengers on a cruise excursion from kidnappers, she
knows this is the story she needs to make her case. The only problem is the
hero was injured, and now he’s disappeared.
The more Olivia learns
about the man behind the scar, the more intrigued she becomes. But Jori is no
girl’s happily ever after. Once she finds him, Olivia has to free his heart and
help heal the beast.
