The Sound of Love
Senses of Love Book 1
by Kyle Shoop
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Words than can't be spoken can still be sung.
Sometimes the most beautiful relationships between two individuals blossom from moments of
tragedy.
Charlotte and John grew up as young orphans in the secluded outskirts of a rural town. Each day, they’d
sneak out to the nearby forest to escape the cold grasp of the orphanage’s tyrant-ruler, by creating an
imaginary kingdom together. However, their worlds, and the safety that came from their friendship, were
suddenly ripped apart when they got caught.
Years later, Charlotte conquered the marketing world in downtown Portland. Having gained normalcy in
her life since her days in the orphanage, Charlotte never expected her world to be turned upside down
by John abruptly being thrust back into her life.
However, the years since the orphanage had not at all been kind to John, leaving him unable to open up
to Charlotte about the details. So, she reignites John’s love for playing music, finding that his songwriting
is the only way to help him express what he otherwise has difficulty saying. But in doing so, the reunited
couple discovers that John’s love for music may not have been the only fire waiting to be
rekindled.
Would what began as two children playing in the woods in the heart of tragedy blossom into long-
awaited, and much desired, love?
The Sight of Love
Senses of Love Book 2
Does love at first sight exist when love is blind?
Ethan was born to paint. His pursuit of beauty and meaning through art was the only thing his heart
desired above all else. Until he met Rose.
It was love at first sight. A love which was as inspiring and captivating as the delicate life which radiated
from a fresh rose. Her sight intoxicating. Her personality angelic. Her love instantaneous and
unselfish.
But was that love enough to last a lifetime? Art often requires sacrifice. But Ethan’s life wasn’t just full of
sacrifice for his passion, it would become marked with significant loss. An unforeseeable loss beyond his
control and undercutting all which he sought in life.
Each moment of life is just a brush stroke in a larger painting. Would the love between Ethan and Rose
be just the first brush stroke, or instead the reason to keep painting?
Experience the second book in the compelling “Senses of Love” series.
Kyle Shoop is a multi-genre author of compelling stories. His new "Senses of Love" series is a
romance series that provides rewarding and inspirational stories.
Kyle is also the author of the Acea Bishop Trilogy, which is an action-packed fantasy series. All
books in that series are now available, with Acea and the Animal Kingdom being the first
book.
At a young age, Kyle was recognized for his storytelling by being awarded the first-place Gold
Key award for fiction writing in Washington State. After spending several years volunteering in
his wife's elementary classrooms, he was inspired to write the Acea Bishop Trilogy. He is now
motivated to finish his the new romance series. In addition to writing novels, Kyle is also a
practicing attorney.
Kyle and is wife and two children are currently living in Utah.
GUEST POST
Q&A with Author Kyle Shoop
Q: What is your new “Senses of Love” series about?
A: It is a five book series where each book tells a compelling love story focused on one of the five senses. I was intrigued by the idea that we each experience – or are affected – by love differently through the five senses. The first book, The Sound of Love, tells the story of how love is expressed by a musician who tells stories through his songs better than in normal conversation. The second book, The Sight of Love, tells the story of a painter who is deeply affected by how love is manifested throughout his life. The third book in the series will be A Taste of Love.
Q: Your prior series was a middle-grade fantasy/adventure series called the Acea Bishop Trilogy. Why switch genres?
A: While writing the third book in that trilogy, there was a chapter toward the end which is a very emotionally-compelling chapter for my main character. While writing it, I remember thinking about how I essentially wrote three books to just write that chapter. I loved it. Naturally, my thoughts progressed to how I could write more of that. It was intoxicating and I enjoyed the feeling of writing something with an emotional purpose. And then a personal experience happened to me which made everything fall into place for my new series.
Q: What was that experience which made you want to write the new romance series?
A: Unfortunately, it was not a happy experience. But it was one that caught me off guard and stuck with me. It’s actually very similar to the beginning of my new novel, The Sound of Love. In my book, the main character Charlotte sees a homeless child and his father on the street. This causes her to stop for them. That’s what happened to me. As I left my conversation with the father, I wondered what his backstory was that would lead to him ending up on the street corner with a child. That moment stuck with me and over time morphed into the motivation to want to write something emotionally compelling.
Q: Why should readers check out your series?
A: I’m actually very excited for readers to discover my first book, The Sound of Love. Not only is it a beautiful love story, but there’s also something unique about it. It comes with a free soundtrack! I both authored the book and I also wrote, performed, and recorded an entire soundtrack of nine songs that readers can listen to for free. One of the main characters is a singer-songwriter. I wanted readers to do more than just read lyrics in the book. So, I took a very long time to actually record the songs for them to hear – so they can listen to the songs as they read the lyrics in the novel. I think this adds a lot to the book by bringing it to life and making the emotion real.
Q: That’s amazing! How can readers listen to the novel’s free soundtrack?
A: The links are all in the book. It’s free and on several platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube. For the audiobook, the songs are actually included in it as chapters, so they’ll hear the songs instead of me narrating the lyrics. Basically, the character goes by the musician name “Guy + Guitar” – so readers can just search for that as the artist name. The album title is The Soundtrack of Love.
Q: Tell us more about the soundtrack – did you write all songs specifically for The Sound of Love? Are there any specific songs which stand out to you?
A: I’ve been writing and recording music for over 15 years. So, I’ve written a ton of songs on a diverse range of topics. When it came to the point in writing the novel where I needed lyrics for John – the musician character – it just hit me that I already had this huge well of my own songs to tap into. So, they were all previously written songs, but I still changed several lyrics to make them fit with the story better. This was really inspiring because I’d written some of the songs 15 years or so ago. Going back to re-record them was like a welcome trip down memory lane doing something I never expected I’d be doing when I first wrote the songs so long ago. Finding new meanings in the songs was a wonderfully surprising experience.
As far as songs that stand out to me the most, I love them all like they’re my children. But two do immediately come to mind. The first is For You, My Dear. I originally wrote it as a wedding song for my wife, so it’s always been one which evokes a lot of meaning to me. The other is called Remember When, because it’s such a beautiful acoustic story of a couple through the years. I genuinely hope that readers enjoy the unique experience which my songs add to my new novel, The Sound of Love.
A digital copy of the music soundtrack written specifically for The Sound of Love - all written, performed
and recorded by the author Kyle Shoop
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