The Inspiration for… Contact High

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Raul is one of the more interesting characters I’ve written in the Sweet Dreams Series. Although he is filled with faults, he seems to be the underdog that everyone either loves or loves to hate. During the series, he pines for Victoria at every turn. He chastises himself for not telling her he loves her before she met Rob.

In this prequel short story “Contact High” you get to experience the first time he realizes he loves her and how her infectious upbeat spirit and her singing gift pull him out of a life that is spiraling downwards at the speed of light.

I’ve always loved tragic characters that have faults and try to redeem themselves. Like Carton in The Tale of Two Cities, Raul loves Victoria so much, that he may just make the ultimate sacrifice and let her go so that she can be happy. See…

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Facebook Party with Emmy Z.!

Meant to Be Press and the authors of Meant to Be…INSPIRED
cordially invite you to attend a special musical and romantic event.
Please, join us August 8th at 2:00 PM PDT for fun, romance, and prizes.

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WHEN: August 8th 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

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New Fiction! Meant to Be…Inspired

New release from Emmy Z. Madrigal. Read Raul’s back-story in “Contact High” the prequel to Sweet Dreams!

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Meant to Be Press continues the Love Notes series with…

Meant to Be…Inspired

 Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything. ― Plato

Take a journey through five melody-infused worlds where music inspires love to bloom.

“Tempo of Temptation” by Lela Bay / Regency
Perhaps it is best that Mr. Leon doesn’t recall Petra’s mortifying declaration of love. Could their intense attraction during an impromptu midnight concert inspire her to risk her heart again?

“Contact High” by Emmy Z. Madrigal / New Adult

Raul’s addiction is just another symptom of the hard life he’s been dealt but when Victoria sings, his troubles fade into the background. Can her music inspire him to get clean?

“Her Immortal Beloved” by M.M. Genet / Historical

Beethoven’s plan is to write the ultimate love song that transcends all time for his beloved…

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Happy Valentine’s Day Sweet Dreamers!

Valentine’s Day is coming soon, Sweet Dreamers! In celebration of the special event, I have a Sweet Dreams Fun Quiz for you. Answer the questions below and keep track of how many you get in each category (A, B, C, etc…). When you’re done, check the chart below to see which Sweet Dreams character you are most like.

1. On Valentine’s Day, you’d like to…
   1. Take your love on an all-expense paid weekend trip to Napa wine country.
   2. Spend the time with your loved one, no matter where that might be.
   3. Hanging out with friends would be cool, but you aren’t expecting much.
   4. Take your love to a nice romantic dinner and then night on the town.
   5. Rock out at the nearest anti-Valentine’s Day night club.
   6. Valentine’s Day sucks. Leave me alone.
2. When picking out a Valentine’s Day gift for your love, you…
   1. Buy the most beautiful piece of jewelry you can find, with your love in mind. Price is no object.
   2. Homemade cards and lots of kisses are better than things you can’t afford.
   3. Don’t really do gifts. You might buy them a drink if they’re lucky.
   4. Whatever they want, they can choose.
   5. Write them a song.
   6. Valentine’s Day sucks. Leave me alone.
3. Who is your perfect Valentine?
   1. A beautiful person with amazing talents.
   2. The love of my dreams
   3. My favorite singer.
   4. Someone who likes me for me.
   5. Someone who likes to have fun.
   6. Someone who leaves me alone.
4. What would you like to get from your Sweetheart?
   1. A night together alone.
   2. Just being with them would be enough.
   3. Surprise me.
   4. Makeout session.
   5. Guitar Center gift certificate.
   6. Cash.
5. I want a stuffed…
   1. Not quite sure I need anything stuffed, thank you.
   2. Giant bear.
   3. Bell pepper. Those are good.
   4. Huh?
   5. Guitar.
   6. Wallet
6. Your Valentine’s Day song.
   1. “Give me a Kiss to Build a Dream On” ~ Louis Armstrong
   2. “I Can’t Give You Anything but Love” ~Ella Fitzgerald
   3. “Will You Love me Tomorrow?” ~Carole King
   4. “I’ll Make Love to You” ~ Boys II Men
   5. “Punk Rock Girl” ~ The Dead Milkmen
   6. “Anything, Anything” ~ Dramarama
7. The most romantic location to have that special kiss.
   1. In bed.
   2. Under the stars.
   3. A location on the body I can’t talk about.
   4. Somewhere the press won’t hound us.
   5. Backstage
   6. Any place where we can take it further.
8. The perfect date ends with….
   1. Breakfast the next morning.
   2. Cuddling.
   3. Nice kiss to tie me over.
   4. Promise to meet again.
   5. Why does it have to end? Come back to my place.
   6. Leaving alone.
9. Your love life would make a perfect…
   1. Instruction manual.
   2. Romance novel.
   3. Disaster flick.
   4. Headline.
   5. Thriller.
   6. Horror film.
10. If you couldn’t spend Valentine’s Day with your love, you would…
    1. Make it up later in a big way.
    2. Cry, eat ice cream, and talk on the phone.
    3. Just like any other lonely Saturday night.
    4. Send flowers.
    5. Write a rock ballad.
    6. Get drunk.

Mostly A	ROBERT MALLOY Not only do you strive for true love, you have the high class tastes and panache to pull off even the most luxuriant love affair. Like Rob, you take charge and plan everything. You think that perfection is not an unattainable goal. Be careful of those you love. Of course you want to protect and spoil them, but sometimes they may want to plan a weekend. Let them and you’ll have more fun than you can imagine.
Mostly B	VICTORIA KNOX You’re the type of romantic person who may not always have the cash to be extravagant, but always make it special. Like Victoria, you don’t mind where you are as long as you are there with someone you love. You dream of true love and will most likely have it, as long as you don’t let your own self doubt ruin it.
Mostly C	CYNTHIA PORTER You can see the beauty in being in love, even if you can’t always enjoy it yourself. Like Cynthia, you tend to stand back and wait for the rose to bloom rather than rush in before the bud has had time to blossom. However, if inspired by the right person, you have a tendency to get too hot too quick and cut yourself on the thorns.
Mostly D	DEREK MONTGOMERY Injured by love, you strive to make you way back to the person who believed in that one true love. So, he/she wasn’t the one? Like Derek, you need to learn to accept that person wasn’t right for you and move on to someone who is. Your new love, who helps heal your broken heart, might need some healing too.
Mostly E	GREG STANG Alright, so you’re not much on follow through, so what. You’ve got a great attitude and you’re fun to be around. You played, and that’s all that matters. Love to you is fun and should stay that way. Like Greg, you don’t let yourself be bogged down by rules and guidelines. Let the love in your life be expressed through music, art, or literature and you will be just as happy.
Mostly F	RAUL LaMOND You’ve been crushed by love, and really, you don’t have time or energy to spend on some dumb game. Like Raul, you’ll stand on the sidelines and watch your friends enjoy life as you nurse your still bleeding heart. As long as they know you’re there for them in tough times, you can nurse your crush. But be careful. Sometimes your lackadaisical attitude can make people think you don’t care about them and you may end up with no one at all.

Have a great Valentine’s Day!

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Ink Dreams by Emmy Z. Madrigal

Teen life sure sucks when you’re half-octopus.

Living on land with her mortal mother seems safe for octo-gal Tealy McKracken until she comes of age and inks herself in front of the town’s mean girl. It doesn’t help that her childhood crush is dating the annoying fashionista werewolf. Disturbing dreams of singing sea creatures aren’t helping.

Can Tealy possibly control her inking, stay away from an evil vampire witch, and win the heart of the vampire prince? Find out in this tentacled love story.

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New Fiction! Meant to Be…Spooked

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Meant to Be…Spooked

Falling in love is scary,
especially in these four witty,
otherworldly tales from Meant to Be Press

“Parsers and Prejudice” by Emmy Z. Madrigal
Sometimes digital love is all you got.

In a future world, where men are all but extinct, Laney falls in love with her only companion, a male android built to meet her every need. But when a deadly virus sweeps the bot population, she must do everything she can to save the bot she loves.

“Cursed by Cupid” by Naching T. Kassa
Nothing is scarier than love.

Jane Sanders is a professional matchmaker and her new client is to die for. Henry Roberts is a handsome and charming Englishman, someone every woman would want. There’s just one problem. Henry is also ghost, cursed to appear as each woman’s nightmare. Can Jane aid him…

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NEW Audio and Fiction from Emmy Z. Madrigal! Ink Dreams

Ink Dreams by Emmy Z. Madrigal

Teen life sure sucks when you’re half-octopus.

Living on land with her mortal mother seems safe for octo-gal Tealy McKracken until she comes of age and inks herself in front of the town’s mean girl. It doesn’t help that her childhood crush is dating the annoying fashionista werewolf. Disturbing dreams of singing sea creatures aren’t helping.

Can Tealy possibly control her inking, stay away from an evil vampire witch, and win the heart of the vampire prince? Find out in this tentacled love story.

Available on Kindle and Audible.

 

Summer of Hush by R.L. Merrill

A rocker with a crush

An intern with a secret

A meet-cute

A band attempting to make a comeback after a tragedy occurred

A group of metalcore musicians who are all awkward and adorable and a supporting cast of bands and crew who will make you laugh, swoon, and maybe even tear up a time or two.

Hush is back… and it’s about to get loud.

After two years grieving the death of his best friend, Silas Franklin is back on the road with his metalcore band, Hush. With a new member, a brilliant new album, and a headlining spot on the last cross-country Warped Tour, life couldn’t be better—unless Silas could meet the intriguing music blogger known only as the Guru. Silas has followed his blog for years and feels the Guru might be the only person who “gets” him.

For years Krishnan Guruvayoor has reported on the metal scene as an anonymous blogger, and he’s just landed an internship on the Warped Tour as well as a potential position with a well-respected music magazine. His best friend arranges for him to meet singer Silas Franklin—but only as Krish the Intern. Their chemistry is instant, and Krish is thrilled to get to know the man behind the music.

The rock star and blogger quickly go from meet-cute to cuddle session, but secrets, overprotective bandmates, meddling media, and a terrible accident all conspire against them. Can their romance survive the Summer of Hush?