In Your Dreams
Casey Coffield has a growing list of personal flaws he keeps locked away in his head:
He’s never on time.
His list of IOUs to his best friend is endless.
Money is always short.
Goals are never in reach.
Oh, and he’s decided to add college drop-out to that list, too. He doesn’t really think that last one’s such a bad thing, but his family insists it is, so it stays on the list.
On paper, he’s a zero. But in person, when he’s mixing tracks for a sea of bodies at the hottest clubs and parties, he’s downright irresistible. Just-right stubble on his chin, body of a boxer and a smirk that stimulates all the right nerves—women have never been a problem. They flock to his swagger and fall for his charm…fast.
All except for this one.
Purple hair, gray eyes, a raspy voice and sass, Murphy Sullivan is a little bit country and a little bit rock-n-roll. And her and Casey? They have history. He can’t remember it, but she wrote a song about him—and it’s not exactly a love song. But it is good. Damn good. And uncovering her inspiration just might be the key to solving a few of his shortcomings—not to mention open doors to his own big break in the music industry.
But sometimes dreams get messy when they collide. Sometimes life changes patterns. A past paints the wrong picture and futures get cloudy. The only question that remains is who will you choose when the dust settles—you? Or the girl of your dreams?
** This book is a Falling Series spin-off. It can be read as a standalone. **
Love note exchange via Post-Its on the bathroom mirror between Casey Coffield and Murphy Sullivan
So Murph…I was just thinking. You should write a new song about me.
Love,
Case
Ummmm, Case…why? The first one is a huge hit. I don’t think we want to oversaturate a good thing, ya know?
Love,
Murph
Murphy,
Right, yeah. I see your point. It’s just…I mean, come on.
XO
Case
Casey,
Come on…I’m right?
?
Murphy
Murph, that song isn’t a love song. It’s a hate song. And I just thought people would like to round it out with the full story.
(*insert second Post-It*)
Like, it could be one of those cool, epic rock-opera type things. In the beginning you hated the boy and then by the end, you loved him. See how great that plays out? Marketing dream, too!
Love,
Case
Casey,
I am not The Who.
You are not a Pinball Wizard. I write angsty songs that girls like me feel empowered by.
Good talk.
Murph
Murphy,
Rock Opera was a bad comparison. I just meant…ya know….
<3
Casey
Casey,
Still don’t know.
Love,
Murph
Murphy…
Ok, here it is. Basically…it really sucks to walk around everywhere and have people sing the hate anthem about you with such passion. Like, they know every word. And I’m always like, yeah…
(*turn over Post-It*)
She doesn’t really hate me. It was a song. And we’re together. No…for real. We’re a couple. That’s what I mean by ya know. Ya know?
I love you.
Casey
Several days later, found on the same mirror.
Casey,
For you…a love song. I call it Ode to Casey.
Casey hates his hate song so I wrote him this instead.
Turns out I don’t really hate him but I’ll love him ‘til he’s dead.
His messy hair is cute as hell, and his music taste kicks ass.
He made me believe I could get up here and sing to y’all en masse.
So don’t confuse that hit hate song, I know it’s a catchy tune.
I wrote it when I did hate him, but I loved him really soon.
While I’m at this, hey there Casey would you mind turning around?
There’s a clog in our shower, and your towel is still on the ground.
Love,
Murph
Murph.
I asked for that.
Kinda country for you, no?
Case
P.S.
I secretly love it and am in the studio mixing it right now. Come in to record when you’re ready.
About the Author
Ginger Scott is an Amazon-bestselling and Goodreads Choice Award-nominated author from Peoria, Arizona. She is the author of several young and new adult romances, including recent best-sellers The Hard Count, A Boy Like You, This Is Falling and Wild Reckless.
A sucker for a good romance, Ginger’s other passion is sports, and she often blends the two in her stories. She has been writing and editing for newspapers, magazines and blogs for more than 15 years. She has told the stories of Olympians, politicians, actors, scientists, cowboys, criminals and towns. For more on her and her work, visit her website at http://www.littlemisswrite.com.
When she’s not writing, the odds are high that she’s somewhere near a baseball diamond, either watching her son field pop flies like Bryce Harper or cheering on her favorite baseball team, the Arizona Diamondbacks. Ginger lives in Arizona and is married to her college sweetheart whom she met at ASU (fork ’em, Devils).
