Sweet Solace (The Seattle Sound Series Book 1)

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Authors: Alexa Padgett
I kept my gaze steady. I was in control of this situation. I could walk out anytime I wanted.
    “We do, darling,” Garcia answered, glaring at Paul, who’d yet to do more than blink at me. “This is going to be the hottest series on HBO. We’re in agreement there. Right, Paul?”
    “Of course, Garcia. But I’d like to get through the first round of screenplays that our writers are working on before we ask Ms. Moore for her input.”
    I waited for Garcia to quit grumbling. “Paul, I appreciate the offer to keep me in the loop. I really do, but I need to make sure you and I can work together. I haven’t signed the contract yet because I wanted to see what your vision was for the project.” And because I wasn’t sure I could deliver the next storyline. “And call me Lia, please.”
    Paul glanced at Garcia from the corner of his eye. He took a deep breath before launching into his ideas.
    “So I’m thinking we open with the firehouse scene. Viewers will be hooked.”
    I nodded, moving my clasped hands to the tabletop. That was one of the hottest scenes in any of my books, one Doug had laughed at when I read it to him. “You think dudes actually do that? Please, Lia. Maybe you need to recategorize into fantasy.”
    I’d reminded myself that Doug had been sliding deeper into the Huntington’s by then, and he probably had no idea how much his words had hurt. They still did.
    Paul sputtered out and I blushed, trying to smooth out my frown.
    “Sorry, you were talking about the sound track?”
    Garcia leaned forward. “Bev told us you’re a big indie rock fan.”
    I nodded. I listened to it all the time. It even played softly in my room as I slept. “My husband was a guitarist.”
    “Oh, I didn’t know that.”
    I smiled. “His band was pretty underground.”
    “What was it?”
    “Dynamite Fish.”
    Paul smiled, his red-rimmed eyes sparkling with interest. “Really? I have all their albums.”
    “I’m sure Doug would’ve been thrilled to hear that. Before that, he was in Cactus Arrow.”
    “I’ve heard about them. That was, what? Nearly twenty years ago?”
    I nodded. “I can make you a copy of their only release. It was four songs, including an early version of ‘Moonshine Eyes.’”
    “Excellent!” Paul smiled, but he still looked tired.
    Garcia tapped his pencil on his desk, shooting Paul a get-on-with-it look. Paul met my gaze as he scratched behind his ear.
    “‘Moonshine Eyes.’ That’s an Asher Smith song. Was Cactus Arrow one of his earlier bands?”
    I nodded again, slower this time. Paul smiled, his brown eyes lighting up even more.
    “I’ve been talking to Asher Smith’s agent, Richard, about possible projects. Richard and I went to UCLA together, so when he approached us a couple years ago, I tossed Asher a few smaller gigs. He told me Asher wants to move into sound tracks, do more producing.”
    “Interesting,” I said. I dropped my pen and shoved my shaking hands back into my lap. Just a coincidence. No way I’d get thrown back into Asher’s life after all this time. Fate wasn’t this cruel.
    Garcia leaned forward, smoothing his gelled hair back into place. “When Paul mentioned Asher’s interest, I was intrigued. I mean, the man writes about sexiness with a little roughness. Your heroes are willing to play it loose with the rules. Like Asher.”
    “I saw Asher Smith again a couple of nights ago at a singer-songwriter show. He’s a great guy.”
    “Maybe you two could collaborate on the lyrics,” Paul said, his droopy face jiggling with excitement. “For the theme song. That could be really cool! Not too much, just give him some ideas of phrases that’d work well for certain scenes. The two of you could make the music so intense! Actually, if you’re good with that idea, Asher’s going to meet with us today. His agent said he had a family thing to deal with last night, but Asher called a while ago, saying he was back in Seattle.”
    “I’d love the

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