Karen-Anne Stewart has always adored reading and has now fallen in love with writing. Her written works are The Rain Trilogy: Saving Rain, Healing Rain, and After the Rain, and the newly released stand alone novel, Ash to Steele. Her debut novel, Saving Rain: The First Novel in The Rain Trilogy, was a nominee for the Book Junkie's Choice Awards, and Saving Rain and After the Rain are nominees for the 2014 RONE Awards.When Karen-Anne isn't writing, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, hiking, and visiting new places. She fuels her addiction of creating new stories by her only other addiction, caffeine, and listening to a myriad of musical genres. Tucked away near the Blue Ridge Mountains, Karen-Anne lives with her husband, daughter, two dogs, and their cat. She plans on writing new adult romance as long as her fingers maintain dexterity.Music is HUGE inspiration; there's is just something magical about music that can transform my mood and get my head where it needs to be when I write. I listened to several different bands/genres while writing, but there are a few songs that remind me so much of the characters in The Rain Trilogy and Ash to Steele every time I hear the songs on the radio and I just have to crank it up and sing along...even though I can't sing worth a flip!Playlist for The Rain Trilogy:Imagine Dragons: RadioactiveFall Out Boy: I Know What You Did in the DarkMatchbox Twenty: OverjoyedMatchbox Twenty: These Hard TimesDaughtry: Losing My MindKelly Clarkson: Because of YouNickelback: I'd Come For YouPlaylist for Ash to Steele:Imagine Dragons - Demons:This song is perfect, in my opinion, for the ultimate song for Ash to Steele. Every time I hear it, it reminds me of Breck and his struggle with his past and his conflicting feelings for Emma. He fights so damn hard to protect her from his demons but ends up hurting her by hiding his secrets.Eninem & Rhianna - Love the Way You Lie:Love the Way You Lie is such a powerful song about how love can morph into destruction. Breck never physically harms Emma but his love is destructive to her at times. I listened to this song while writing some of the most emotional scenes.Passenger - Let Her Go:I listened to this song many times while writing Ash to Steele. When I hear this song, I feel the desperation of Breck's need to let Emma go and not fall in love with her. He wants to hate her for the treacherous emotions she brings to life inside his heart and soul.Daughtry - Baptized:This is another great song that reminds me of the love shared between Breck and Emma and how Breck looks at her as his source of redemption. Her touch heals him, and he needs her like he needs to breathe.Nickelback - Saving Me:First of all, I love Nickelback; I listen to them frequently while writing. Saving Me reminds me so much of Breck and his struggle with life and how he finally allows himself to embrace his love for Emma and how desperately he needs her, even though he hates how that need weakens him.Miley Cryus - Wrecking Ball:This song is the perfect description of how hard Emma falls for Breck and how, at times, the love she feels for him destroys her.Daughtry - Broken Arrows:Broken Arrows brings me to tears every single time I hear it. The raw emotion in the song grips my heart until it bleeds. To me, this song is the epitome of Breck, especially towards the end of Ash to Steele.A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera - Say Something:I can't give away which part of the book I wrote while listening to this song because it's a major turning point but I bet the readers will immediately realize the part when they come to it. This song is so poignant and heart wrenching, and it matched my feelings while I wrote the emotional scene with Emma.Enrique Iglesias - Tonight I'm Loving You:This is such a fun song to listen to and it's so hot! This song was in my head as I wrote chapter one when Breck and Emma first met. I also listened to it while writing the restaurant scene. Breck's so cocky, and this song seems to suit his bad boy, love 'em and leave 'em image at the beginning of the novel.Daughtry - Crawling Back to You:Emma is in constant turmoil over her feelings for Breck and her beliefs. This song makes me think of her struggle to stay away from what she knows will burn her but she can't. She isn't strong enough to stay away from the man who consumes her every thought and desire.I love connecting with readers and can be found at the following:http://www.karen-annestewart.com/Facebook author page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Karen-Anne-Stewart-Author/113779785477987Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=karen-anne+stewart&search_type=books&search%5Bfield%5D=authorTHE RAIN TRILOGY BOOK TRAILER (***Due to sensitive issues of abuse, human trafficking, and adult scenes, The Rain Trilogy is intended for readers 18 +)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbBurAKibhc