Alana Nicole asked Penelope Douglas:

Question: After reading the entire "Falling Away" Series in a span of two days, Is there any chance the titles of the books could correlate to the songs and rocker theme in the series? I sense that the title of the books are names of rock songs and the characters names to. I felt absolutely connected to Tatum and Jared.

Penelope Douglas Hi, Alana!

Actually, that's a great idea, but I didn't plan it that way. Maybe if I had planned better ;)

Bully was just a straight forward title to grab readers and give an impression of the book. Until You was chosen by a contest with the readers, Rival was for "sibling rivalry", and Falling Away and Aflame were just picked after hours of thinking. Lol

Next to Never WAS chosen from a song, though, so you're right there. I really love Richard Marx's Right Here Waiting, and it matched so perfectly with Kat and Jase's story, so I chose a lyric from the song:

Oceans apart day after day
And I slowly go insane
I hear your voice on the line
But it doesn't stop the pain
If I see you next to never
How can we say forever
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you
I took for granted, all the times
That I thought would last somehow
I hear the laughter, I taste the tears
But I can't get near you now
Oh, can't you see it baby
You've got me going crazy
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you
I wonder how we can survive
This romance
But in the end if I'm with you
I'll take the chance
Oh, can't you see it baby
You've got me going crazy
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you
Waiting for you

Thanks for the question!!

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