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THE REBELS PLAYLIST

Songs I write to at 2 AM when the deadline was yesterday. Per-book playlists for maximum emotional damage.

Book 1

CHECKED

Beckett & Harper | Grumpy-sunshine | He falls first

  1. 1

    Enemy

    Imagine Dragons

    Beckett on the ice at 5 AM. The broken collarbone. The voice in his head that sounds exactly like his father.

  2. 2

    Heat Waves

    Glass Animals

    Harper in the training room. The first time she touches his shoulder and he forgets how words work.

  3. 3

    Cruel Summer

    Taylor Swift

    The coffee. The grunts. The slow, devastating realization that he's not grumpy -- he's terrified.

  4. 4

    Die For You

    The Weeknd

    Beckett's POV, the entire book. He would never say it out loud. He doesn't have to. Biscuit already knows.

  5. 5

    Slow Dancing in a Burning Room

    John Mayer

    The fight in Chapter 19. The one where he pushes her away because he learned from his father that love is just another way to disappoint someone.

  6. 6

    Daylight

    Taylor Swift

    The epilogue. The porch. Biscuit between them. Finally standing still.

Book 2

OFFSIDE

Theo & Kat | Enemies-to-lovers | Hidden vulnerability

  1. 1

    Confident

    Demi Lovato

    Theo's entrance music. The performance. The smile that costs him everything.

  2. 2

    Breathe

    Taylor Swift

    The parking lot. The panic attack. The first person who doesn't look away.

  3. 3

    bad guy

    Billie Eilish

    Kat, entirely unimpressed. This has literally never happened to him.

Book 3

SCREENED

Mars & Wren | Friends-to-lovers | Sunshine-sunshine

  1. 1

    Heather

    Conan Gray

    Mars performing calm. Every day. For everyone. The mask fits perfectly.

  2. 2

    Yellow

    Coldplay

    Wren painting the mural. The moment she paints him the way he actually is.

  3. 3

    The Night We Met

    Lord Huron

    3 AM in the empty arena. The crease. The ceiling. The truth.

Book 4

ROUGHING

Reid & Saylor | Single dad | Gentle giant

  1. 1

    Soldier

    Gavin DeGraw

    Reid reading Mary Oliver on the team bus while the boys roast him. He doesn't care. He's never cared.

  2. 2

    Lego House

    Ed Sheeran

    The grocery run. The door he fixed. The 40% tip that said everything he couldn't.

  3. 3

    A Thousand Years

    Christina Perri

    Maisie asking Reid to read her one more chapter. Saylor watching from the doorway. Oh no.

Book 5

HAT TRICK

Asher & Bree | Forbidden | Series finale

  1. 1

    Clair de Lune

    Debussy

    Asher at the donated upright. Midnight. The arena empty. She sits beside him and listens.

  2. 2

    Writing's On The Wall

    Sam Smith

    The article goes viral. The scout shows up. The town holds its breath.

  3. 3

    Fix You

    Coldplay

    Championship night. All five couples. All the threads coming home. I'm not okay about it.

"watching game film for 'research' and by research I mean I'm staring at athletes being good at things and taking notes for my fictional ones"

This playlist will grow as each book is released. Got a song that belongs on the Rebels bench? Tell me.