Spotlight & Giveaway: Love Felt Like This by Julie Olivia

Today it is my pleasure to Welcome author Julie Olivia to HJ!

Hi Julie and welcome to HJ! We’re so excited to chat with you about your new release, Love Felt Like This!

Hi, reader!

Please summarize the book for the readers here:

Love Felt Like This is about a woman reviving a classic TV show and the grumpy rockstar making music for the show! It’s got fake dating at The Grammys, jealous exes, and a very protective single dad. For all my fans of The Muppet Show and Sesame Street, this one is for you!

Please share your favorite line(s) or quote from this book:

It doesn’t matter how far I travel or how busy we both get, my soul can’t stand not being near yours. It aches for you at night and searches for you during the day. It’s deeply, desperately, hopelessly in love with you.

Please share a few Fun facts about this book…

• I went to a puppetry workshop on accident! I live close to The Center for Puppetry Arts, and I was very lucky that they were featuring a lecture on puppetry for television. Though, as it turns out, it was *not* a lecture for a large auditorium where I could jot down notes in the corner, but instead a workshop for only about 15 people, and somehow I got in! I had a lot of hands-on learning and was able to puppeteer. It was unexpected but wonderful.
• The playlist for the book is only music from the 70s. The show Beverly is reviving was created in the 70s, and she loves the fashion from that time. Additionally, her small mountain town where we spend the bulk of our time in this book is a town that hasn’t changed much since the 70s, so it felt fitting to have all the songs match that.

What first attracts your Hero to the Heroine and vice versa?

For both, it’s the other person’s drive. They’re both very motivated by their work and find nothing more attractive than passion and competence.

Did any scene have you blushing, crying or laughing while writing it? And Why?

I love the ending, and I still tear up thinking about it. I don’t want to share too much, but it fits them so well. It’s unlike any other ending I’ve written, and I love that I stayed true to their character while still giving them the happily ever after they deserve.

Readers should read this book….

If they want a wholesome time. This is a perfect escape to a fun world with a cozy small town, some cheery puppeteering, and a swoony grumpy, single dad rockstar. Griffin and Beverly are fun, hopelessly in love, and so protective of each other. It’s a world that is perfect to disappear into.

What are you currently working on? What other releases do you have in the works?

After releasing Love Felt Like This, I plan to wrap up my current series, Never Harbor. It’s a coastal small town series featuring a family of adopted brothers. The last two will release in the spring, finishing up the 5-book series!

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Excerpt from Love Felt Like This:

And there’s the musical guest.

No, not just a musical guest—the golden-boy musician right now.

Griffin Harvey, heartthrob singer-songwriter, has absolutely nothing to lose if he makes a mistake onstage.

Griffin Harvey, who took home five awards for his debut album two years ago.

Five.

Best New Artist. Song of the Year. Best Rock Performance. Best Rock Album. Album of the Year. My friends saw Griffin Harvey in concert last year and claimed it was a borderline religious experience. I wouldn’t know. As a rule, I stay away from musicians now.

At least I know my family will be watching The Late Night Laughs Show for my performance. They’re home in North Carolina, probably in the living room with the fireplace going. I bet the January mountain breeze pushes against the sliding glass door as they tuck into their thick quilts that Momma stitched. The TV is on mute for commercials while Daddy makes popcorn in the kitchen. Uncle Greg will have a crossword or a sudoku or whatever it is he’s obsessed with nowadays. Nana will shush them all when I appear on screen.

But, aside from my family, Griffin Harvey is the only reason anyone else is tuning in tonight. I can only hope that Griffin’s fans have kids and love Birds on the Block, but more than likely, his audience consists of a bunch of horny single people. I could tell that all my former Flock Workshop colleagues were biting their tongues to keep from asking if I’d get his autograph. My little brother, Rob, was the only one who sheepishly called me with the request, as if wanting Griffin Harvey’s signature would mean supporting me less.

Unfortunately, I’ll be lucky to get Rob a gum wrapper signed.

Griffin Harvey barreled through the backstage door earlier tonight, one full hour before his call time, announced by pounding footfalls of his black leather boots. The hallway fell silent, and I swear even the air-conditioning shivered off.

Griffin didn’t say a word or look at anyone. He was a whirlwind of wild brown hair that flew well past his bulky shoulders as he made a beeline for his designated greenroom. His sheer height and wrestler build had me convinced he’d have to sidestep through the doorway, but he fit snug like a rectangular peg in the perfect rectangular hole.

There are rumors about Griffin Harvey. That he’s difficult and mean. That he’s a diva on tour. That he literally growls at people as they walk past. I don’t know if I believe that one. I try not to trust everything I hear, because LA’s rumor mill can be rabid. I know that firsthand. But I’ve also had insight into a famous musician’s life before, and rumors . . . well, they can be true.

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Book Info:

Griffin Harvey lives his life in the spotlight. Reluctantly. The brooding famous singer-songwriter is on the cusp of composing his sophomore album . . . if only he could find the notes. But after gaining custody of his two-year-old daughter, the only music he’s writing is about shapes and counting to ten.

Enter Beverly, who lives her life in the background producing children’s television and laughter. Except joy is hard to find when her nonprofit loses funding. She sinks all of her savings to revive the children’s show by herself, but when her variety show appearance collides with Griffin’s, their banter and chemistry is caught on live television.

Suddenly, Griffin is singing a new tune. He needs a muse, and Beverly needs all the help she can get. With his secret daughter in tow, they hide out in her cozy mountain hometown, attempting to script, compose, and revive television magic. Their dynamic shouldn’t work. He’s all harsh tattoos and rough hands while she’s bright colors and gentle touches. Once their three months of work are done, they’ll return to their separate worlds. But what happens when it seems the true magic might be found in each other?
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Meet the Author:

Julie Olivia is a USA Today bestselling author who writes cozy love stories filled with humor, spice, and friendships that feel like a warm hug. She is a roller coaster fan, avid romance reader, and rainy day enthusiast.

Before writing romance novels, Julie moonlighted as an illustrator and worked in human resources. However, she decided writing about office romances where they break all the policies was far more enjoyable than enforcing them.

Julie lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and their very opinionated pets.
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