Sledding and Valentine's Day

 

So.

We caught up. “January” was the concluding chapter of Coffee at 9. The payoff here wasn’t a surprise of any sort. It was seeing it again through Laramie’s eyes. There was a lot of overlap between Coffee at 9 and Laramie, but it wasn’t necessary to move ALL of it over into Book Six. Yes, I left some steamy scenes behind and a whole lot of Cooper’s life, but this is Laramie’s story, so I feel we still saw the critical parts in Chapter 15.

Click here to read Laramie, Chapter 15.

However, if you want to see what I left out, click here to read Coffee at 9, Chapter 12.

For some reason, when writing it last year, the sledding scene resonated with me as the author. I loved everything about it. This time around, we eavesdrop on a conversation between Laramie and Natalie that wasn’t in the previous book. And I still love the sledding scene.

But more importantly, Valentine’s Day takes place after January, so not only are we caught up, but readers also begin to see where Cooper and Laramie go from here. As we ease into the second half of the book, it now becomes all new material.

I have no idea what predictions any of you may have. Something tells me that where things go with our handsome gents aren’t events you necessarily expect. I hope you enjoy unwrapping each chapter and where life takes each one.

Look for Corey to take on a role of great significance. How will that affect Laramie? And what will he be like as a teenager?

So much left to come…

 

And now to do something totally wacky, let me provide a playlist. In this chapter, Laramie tells Cooper about a song. It’s “On My Way” by Jennifer Lopez. He felt it summarized their relationship. See it here. 

Cooper’s song, suggested by Emory, was Ben Rector’s “Brand New.” Click here to hear it. Emory encouraged Cooper to dance like when no one could see. Laramie eventually made Cooper feel "brand new."

When Cooper ended it with Mitchell, he played a song by Steve Grand and Eli Lieb about two men breaking up. To play “Look Away,” clickhere.

When Mitchell was trying to work things out again in the middle of Book Five, he gave Cooper a slideshow on a flash drive set to the song “I Won’t Give Up” by Jason Mraz. Click here. It still breaks my heart to think of Mitchell wanting Cooper back so much, but he knew he messed it up.

And to go back to Book Three, Jakob and Lance played “Come With Me” by Phil Collins at their wedding. See it here. Every time I hear it, I now think of those two and the wedding at the lake house.