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    Default "Already Gone" Book 1 in the Eagles Series

    When I was 10 years old during the mid 70's, the first thing I remember saving money for was to buy the Eagles Greatest Hits album. It was my favorite album then, and still is today. For some reason I always identified the most with the song "Already Gone". I still think, "So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains and we never even know we have the key" is the greatest song lyric of all time. (Thanks Jack and Robb!)

    I've always romanticized about writing a novel about a girl who was obsessed with the Eagles, she was on her way to Winslow, Arizona because she believed she was the girl in the flatbed Ford. A couple years ago a good friend died of cancer. He was young, my age, and that was finally the inspiration for me to start writing. After 10 months of writing, researching, outlining, learning, re-writing, editing, more re-writing, formatting, reviewing....that book is finished.

    It's called "Already Gone" and that song and especially the line, "So often times it happens..." is the theme of the book. You can find it on Amazon here;
    http://smarturl.it/ey9snd
    (You can even read the first 4.5 chapters for free!)

    I think it's an entertaining book for anyone, but will have a deeper meaning for Eagles fans. On the surface it's an engaging (and funny) detective-murder-mystery about a tough city girl partnered with a quirky male detective. The woman has just had her "Already Gone" moment in life, and the man is about to have his. On another level it's a comment on today's society regarding fame, fortune, celebrity, happiness and what exactly is "success". Then there's a whole other level and themes that only Eagles fans will fully appreciate. So read carefully

    That's all I'm going to say about the book except for this... we Eagles fans obviously have a deeper appreciation of what that band and their songs mean to us. We love them as much today as we did the first time we heard them on the radio a long time ago. They've gotten us through tough times and made good times even better. Every song reminds us of different periods, places, and people in our lives. We are now, always have been, and always will be the guy standing on the corner and the girl in the flatbed Ford.

    I would like to thank Glenn, Don, the rest of the band, Irving and Bill, Jack and the other songwriters, and Eagles fans everywhere for inspiring me to write this book. I hope you enjoy it and I think you will. Please post a message on this thread or the Already Gone Facebook page when you're done, I love hearing what people think about it, especially Eagles fans.

    Almost forgot, this is book 1 of 3. The second one is called "Take It Easy" and I'm writing it now. The third, "Peaceful Easy Feeling", is outlined but mostly in my head for now.

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    Jeremy Lawrence
    Author - Already Gone: a Novel
    http://smarturl.it/ey9snd
    https://www.facebook.com/alreadygonenovel/

    *** Special thanks to The Borders own "Ive always been a dreamer" for being a beta reader and providing great feedback and enthusiasm about the book. ***

    Last edited by Jeremy Lawrence; 08-09-2016 at 02:58 PM.
    Jeremy Lawrence - Author
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    Congrats Jeremy on the book!!! I love mystery/crime novels, romance novels, and of course the Eagles, so will have to check this out. I also love that lyric from "Already Gone" as you can tell from my sig. Nice to see another author on here as well as I've self-published my own novels too. I'm currently finishing work on my 4th "Angel Eyes", which I'm planning to have out in a couple weeks once I finish editing. That one is different from my first three novels and my novella as those were romantic dramas, and this new one is a romantic thriller.

    I too get inspired by music so my novels all have playlists. After Glenn passed and listening again to their songs and Glenn's solo music I remembered a story idea I first had when I was 11/12 while listening to Eagles music and over the years I had some similar ideas so I decided to combine those elements from the various stories. I've already written over half of my 5th novel and still working on it (since the editing and publishing of "Angel Eyes" needs to get done). I'm hoping to have it out next year.
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    Default Re: "Already Gone" Book 1 in the Eagles Series

    Thanks buffyfan. Have you been able to quit your day job yet? Or are you a prof writer?

    I'll check out your books when I get time.
    Jeremy Lawrence - Author
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    I wish you both great success with your writing endeavors.


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    Jeremy, thanks for sharing your book with us! I will check it out when I have time. It definitely sounds like something I would enjoy! I also love that line, always been one of my favorites too!

    Good luck to you and Buffy with your endeavors! I can't even imagine writing one book let alone several!
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    I can relate to your story. My first album purchase (with my own money) was also the Eagles Greatest Hits.

    I'm very sorry for the loss of your friend. Kudos for pursuing your dream and publishing your book. I wish you much success. I'm going to try to read the first few chapters this weekend.

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    Thanks Jeremy and everyone else!!! Haven't been able to quit the day job yet, but even if it's just a small thing I like to get my stories out there and why I like I can self-publish and be an indie author. I always equate it to musicians or painters and I'll still keep writing no matter what. I've done it since I was little, especially to music, so I always will. Just hard sometimes finding the time with work, college, family, my shows, etc. but I do. LOL
    ~*Amanda*~
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    Default Re: "Already Gone" Book 1 in the Eagles Series

    Jeremy - First of all, congrats on the release of your book. I know you must be both very proud and excited that this long process has finally seen the light of day. I believe it was last fall when when you first contacted me about editing your book and I know it went through several redactions since then until it was finalized. I was happy to provide you with feedback, and especially to help out with the fact-checking of the band. I wish you much success with the book and am looking forward to the other two, Take It Easy and Peaceful Easy Feeling.

    For all of our Border book and Eagles lovers, I would recommend this book. It is an easy, quick, and entertaining read. It has suspense, romance, and humor, as well as, our beloved Eagles as a backdrop. The book does include some mature, adult content, but most of it is in isolated chapters rather than throughout the entire story. It will leave you wanting to hear more from the protagonists, Waters and McBayne, and it seems that will happen with two more books to come in the series.

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    Default Re: "Already Gone" Book 1 in the Eagles Series

    This is so cool! I'm so impressed by our writers here on the Border. I will check out these books! Congrats!

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    Default Re: "Already Gone" Book 1 in the Eagles Series

    Please do Mary. And msg/post me when you're done. I want to discuss the book with more Eagles fans... see what they think.
    Jeremy Lawrence - Author
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