MY LIFE AS AN ALBUM SERIES
CHARACTER CARDS
MY LIFE AS A COUNTRY ALBUM
Cam Swayne
She is all tomboy and dive queen. She finds it hard to sit still for very long, and she’s been in love with the boy next door since before she was born.
Quote that should be about her:
I think fearless is having fears but jumping anyway.
—Taylor Swift
Favorite Food: MoonPies
Favorite Color: any BUT pink!
Favorite Place: the lake
Favorite Song: Long Live, Taylor Swift
Biggest Regret: Not making Jake take his diabetes seriously
Jake Phillips
He is a football god with a dose of southern gentleman thrown in for good measure. Knight errant to Cam’s misadventures who doesn’t listen to what his body tells him.
Quote that should be about him:
You're beautiful, every little piece, love; don't you know? You're really gonna be someone; ask anyone. —Taylor Swift
Favorite Food: MoonPies
Favorite Color: Gray
Favorite Place: the lake
Favorite Song: Don’t Take the Girl, Tim McGraw
Biggest Regret: Letting Cam go when he left for college
Blake Abbott
Southern gentleman with a heart of gold and a smile the size of Tennessee. Living life to the fullest and taking care of people you love are his goals.
Quote that should be about him:
What's fulfilling is being happy and being able to help other people. The simple things.
—James Arthur
Favorite Food: barbecue
Favorite Color: blue
Favorite Place: on a horse
Favorite Song: Die A Happy Man, Thomas Rhett
Biggest Regret: Leaving Tennessee, even if it was only for a little while
MY LIFE AS A POP ALBUM
Mia Phillips
She’s a bookworm who’s focused on running the family car dealership & paying penance for the one thing that went wrong in her life. She’s not looking for any adventures & is determined to never make her mama cry again.
Quote that should be about her:
To me, there are saints every day. They stand up and help others and live for others and do things for others. —Theodore Melfi
Favorite Food: any baked sweet
Favorite Color: green
Favorite Place: anywhere with a book
Favorite Song: Perfect, Ed Sheeran
Biggest Regret: The kidney…enough said.
Derek Waters
He’s a soulful musician with words and music in his heart. Johnny Cash is his idol and he has his words tattooed on his wrist. He’s good at pushing people out of their shells and getting them to take adventures they never saw coming.
Quote that should be about him:
I always thought of words as art supplies.
—Douglas Coupland
Favorite Food: pizza
Favorite Color: green
Favorite Place: onstage
Favorite Song: Little Bird, Ed Sheeran
Biggest Regret: Holding on to the grudge with his father.
MY LIFE AS A ROCK ALBUM
Seth Carmen
He's a junk artist and recovering alcoholic who doesn't believe he's worth redeeming. He doesn't believe he's earned the right to have anyone good in his life.
Quote that should be about him:
I think every girl's dream is to find a bad boy at the right time, when he wants to not be bad anymore.
—Taylor Swift
Favorite Food: ajiaco
Favorite Color: gold
Favorite Place: the beach
Favorite Song: Everybody's Broken, Bon Jovi
Biggest Regret: Hitting a girl in high school
PJ Hensley
She’s a blogger and parkour expert who can’t reconcile her past with her future. She loves strongly but doesn’t always know how to balance that love in her life.
Quote that should be about her:
I regret those times when I've chosen the dark side. I've wasted enough time not being happy.
—Jessica Lange
Favorite Food: mac and cheese
Favorite Color: purple
Favorite Place: the beach
Favorite Song: (You Want to) Make a Memory, Bon Jovi
Biggest Regret: Sleeping around in high school
MY LIFE AS A MIXTAPE
Lonnie Brennan
A bass player with a knack for photography and graphic design. He makes sure everyone else’s lives stay on track to the detriment of his own. His life is thrown for a loop twice in the same month.
Quote that should be about him:
You can't dwell in your past but move forward, look forward.
That's it.
—Caroline Wozniacki
Favorite Food: burgers + fries
Favorite Color: red
Favorite Place: behind a camera
Favorite Song: Somebody, Bryan Adams
Biggest Regret: Leaving his sister behind in L.A.
Wynn Nichols
She’s always taken care of everyone else. Even her job, as a nurse, is taking care of others. She’s learning that life does give you do-overs if you listen.
Quote that should be about her:
I think that the most important thing is to have true friends, and always to stay true to yourself and never try to be somebody that you're not.
—Diego Boneta
Favorite Food: vanilla milkshakes
Favorite Color: blue
Favorite Place: with friends
Favorite Song: Forever and For Always, Shania Twain
Biggest Regret: Marrying someone that felt comfortable
MY LIFE AS A HOLIDAY ALBUM
Khiley Abbott and Stephen Brennan
Khiley is all about the stars and plans to go to work for an observatory when she finishes college. Stephen wants to be wherever Khi is at and plans on getting a teaching credential that allows him to travel with her during the summer. Their biggest goal is to travel the world so Khi can see the stars from every angle on the Earth.
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Holiday song that is their anthem:
“This Gift” performed by 98 Degrees
“I'm down on my knees, there's no better time.”
Favorite Food: Burgers from the Dairy Queen
Favorite Color: Khi’s is silver, Stephen’s is gray the color of Khi’s eyes.
Favorite Place: Anywhere they can watch the stars
Holiday Wish: Turn back time…
Ty Waters and Maleena Crandell
Ty is a football super-god just like his dead uncle. Maleena has lived and breathed football with her coach of a father since she could walk. Together they are fire and ice. Their relationship has been a well-kept secret since Ty first showed up at UTK. Ty wants to declare to the world that they belong to each other before Maleena graduates and heads off to a pro team’s recruiting office.
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Holiday song that is their anthem:
“All I Want For Christmas Is You” performed by Lady A
“I just want you for my own, more than you could ever know.”
Favorite Food: Froot Loops…ah, the bedroom memories
Favorite Color: Ty’s is red, Maleena’s is green.
Favorite Place: Football field
Holiday Wish: They both get picked up by the same Pro Team.
Eliza Waters and Brett Davies
Eliza is the baby of the Waters clan and has been overshadowed by the famous stars glimmering around her. She’s most comfortable behind the lens of a camera. When Brett entered her life with his ROTC uniform and soft smile, she didn’t trust him. All Brett has dreamed about is the Air Force and becoming an astronaut. Then Eliza enters his world, and he can’t do it without her.
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Holiday song that is their anthem:
“When I Was a Little Girl” performed by Gwen Stefani
“I wondered who I'd give all my love to. I asked Santa who he'd recommend.”
Favorite Food: Eliza’s is anything with spice. Brett’s is his mama’s fried chicken.
Favorite Color: Eliza loves black and white photos. Brett loves the blue.
Favorite Place: Behind the camera for Eliza and in the pilot’s seat for Brett
Holiday Wish: Acceptance for them both.
Mayson Abbott and Grace Carmen
Mayson and Grace are all about movies and musicals. They can recite lines from movies at the drop of a hat, and along with Grace’s cousin, often have movie-line battles. The three of them have finished a musical and are starting a production company together. Grace is tough and driven just like her antihero father, Seth, and Mayson is all about the lyrics and rhythms just like his Uncle Derek.
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Holiday song that is their anthem:
“You Make It Feel Like Christmas” performed by Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton
“It barely took a breath to realize, we're gonna be a classic for all time.”
Favorite Food: Nachos to share.
Favorite Color: Grace’s is black and purple and Mayson’s is blue.
Favorite Place: Writing lines and lyrics anywhere
Holiday Wish: Their musical is optioned for a movie.
Ginny Waters and Cole Hensley
Ginny tries to help everyone else achieve their dreams. She wants to run the family’s car dealership, but has a secret to-do list she’s determined to mark off before graduation. Cole is the stable force and tiebreaker in the company he’s started with Grace and Mayson. Ginny and Cole both see themselves as supporting characters and aren’t prepared to be thrust into the main role.
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Holiday song that is their anthem:
“Shake Up Christmas” performed by Train
“And let me meet a girl one day, that wants to spread some love this way.”
Favorite Food: Lasagna for Ginny and any food for the high metabolism of Cole.
Favorite Color: Ginny’s is yellow and Cole’s is orange.
Favorite Place: Ginny’s is the lake and Cole’s is an Irish pub
Holiday Wish: Their family’s wishes to come true…they put everyone else first.
Edie Brennan & Garrett Drummond
Edie is the oldest of the entire Brennan, Waters, and Abbotts clan and has been the babysitter for as long as she can remember. The entire gang looks to her to lead the way and keep their secrets. A former ballerina turned librarian she fell for aScottish brogue. Garrett is the sole heir to a whiskey distillery fortune and is being torn in two by the country he belongs to and the woman he adores.
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Holiday song that is their anthem:
“Please Come Home for Christmas” performed by Kelly Clarkson
“Please come home for Christmas. If not for Christmas by New Year's night.”
Favorite Food: Edie’s is sugar cookies & Garrett’s is steak to go with his whiskey.
Favorite Color: Edie’s is pink and Garrett’s is amber.
Favorite Place: Edie’s is the library and Garrett’s is the old distillery
Holiday Wish: Somehow their two worlds can be one.
Dalton and Reese
Dalton is a rode king, and heir to his daddy, Matt’s, horse ranch. Reese is the daughter of the Abbott family horse trainer, taking over the business after her daddy died. These two have been best friends since grade school. One night, after a particularly nasty breakup, everything just might change. This HEA, flash fiction is FREE to download now with a newsletter subscription.
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Song that is their anthem:
“Love Ain’t” performed by the Eli Young Band
“I may not know what love is girl, but I know what love ain't.”
Favorite Food: Dalton’s is a burger and Reese’s is spaghetti with meatballs.
Favorite Color: Dalton’s is amber and Reese’s is gray.
Favorite Place: On the back of a horse, sprinting through the fields
Holiday Wish: That somehow their story, written in the sky, has a HEA.
