A standalone contemporary romance
Studio City Songs
Love has a backbeat.
For twenty years, they’ve come together and drifted apart, never finding just the right groove, until now.
Drop the needle
Two decades. One interview.
The worlds of jazz prodigy Jack Flores and music journalist Munie Paley repeatedly intertwine over the course of two decades, as his musical star rises and her career as a music journalist takes off. The pull between them is magnetic, deep, a song with an irresistible hook that plays long after they part ways. But it’s not until they sit down side by side for a 2019 interview that the groove between them finally clicks tight, a beat that’s impossible to ignore any longer.
With a mix of traditional narrative and intimate, interview-style vignettes, Studio City Songs tells the tale of these two second-chance lovers in a lifelong story of ambition, self-actualization, redemption, and knowing when it’s right. Just like in music, love can be raw and messy until the timing is just right, until you slide into the “pocket.” Watch as Munie and Jack finally find their pocket, drop the needle, and let the music play.
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Praise for Studio City Songs
From reader reviews
“This story stays in your mind, just like a song you can’t stop replaying.”Ilonka Gangadin · Goodreads
“Raw, human, emotional and undeniably spicy at times.”Zara Dal · Goodreads
“The chemistry between these two characters is smokin’ hot from the first page.”fuzzybunny1 · BookBub
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The playlist
The backbeat of the book
Every chapter has its songs. Listen along as you read, or put it on and let Jack and Munie’s twenty years play out in music.