NicRiley

Well, I had considered trying out the new audiobook feature. I thought it would've been pretty neat to give Detrich and Jarren "real" voices, despite it being AI. You know, just author curiosity, since Microsoft Word doesn't pronounce Detrich's name right ever. Apparently when you spell a name outside the 'norm' the machine can't recognize it.
However, I am not at all interested in paying what they're asking for just one chapter to be done. The powers that be also approximate I would need 10.8 million credits to make an audiobook of just Left Standing. So I'm good.

Hey all. Sorry about the lack of presence for the last few weeks. I didn't really forget about uploading chapters; life just got in the way. I was preparing for a major surgery, and am currently just under two weeks post op. I finally felt well enough today to upload the remaining chapters for Never Let You Go.
And since they should've been all uploaded already, I added the final fourteen chapters in bulk instead of scheduling them out.
A bit of a treat for those who have been waiting a long time.
I would love to hear everyone's thoughts on this duet. Detrich and Jarren's story is by far one of my favorites. It's not always I can say two fictional characters feel like they're best friends of mine, but if they were real, I would absolutely hang out with them all the time.
If you've followed or liked them, please feel encouraged to reaction or write a review or leave a comment. I appreciate everyone for taking the time to read Detrich and Jarren's love story.

Hey all. I know today (5/20) is a scheduled chapter drop day but I haven't gotten around to uploading the remaining chapters yet. I will try to get them up ASAP, but I've been pretty busy so if I do, today's chapter won't appear until tonight, or not until Saturday. Sorry!

Hey, chapter 17 for Never Let You Go just posted today. It's the heaviest chapter, and deals with an unaliving attempt. If it is not something you are able to read, I absolutely understand. It was very difficult to write, Please note that there will be mentions of this throughout the remainder of the novel, but I try to handle the mental health portion as delicately as possible.

Don't be shy; I'd love to chat with you about Detrich and Jarren sometime!

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Left Standing chapter 2 song recommendation is My Own Miracle by Citizen Soldier. I chose this song for the later half of the chapter. The first four songs in the playlist specifically encapsulate Detrich's inner struggles, being alone and abused at the university, and slowly allowing Jarren to enter his carefully constructed space.
The song begins when Jarren reads Detrich's hidden journal and sees his musings and desires to die. The lyrics 'fake smiles are holding me together' fit well with Jarren's growing dread and realization Detrich is suffering more than he'd ever guessed.
The song follows Detrich to when he's cleaning off his car after another hazing incident. The lyrics 'been through things that you can't see, a kind of suffering the eyes don't notice' fit well here, as it hints at the abuse and trauma he's had to deal with on his own. Jarren's seeming kindness even at this beginning stage is strange, yet welcome in a way Detrich doesn't know how to deal with. Generally speaking, his experience is that nobody is ever kind for long, or they don't stay long enough to see that Detrich is just coasting. That he needs to be his 'own miracle', because nobody else has taken the time to truly see him.

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Never Let You Go is officially LIVE!

The first THREE chapters of Never Let You Go, the second book in the Heart and Soul duet, are set to launch tomorrow, February 1st!
As with Left Standing, there are song recommendations for each chapter.