 Some teens go to Europe to party. Kat Barrett goes because she received a letter from her dead father. It’s not a message from the “other side,” and despite the letter’s origins (Romania) it doesn’t involve vampires.
At eighteen, with a half-ton backpack and a budget thinner than a shoestring, Kat sets out for Eastern Europe to fulfill her father’s dying wish: find and claim the family inheritance. There’s just one problem. The fortune’s hidden near a village protected by a minefield, and Kat’s not the only person willing to risk life and limb to find it.
In GYPSY, Kat must unravel the truth about her dad’s clandestine Gypsy family, survive the landmines surrounding her inheritance, and outrun a Romanian crime syndicate that wants to kill her and steal the fortune. As if that’s not enough, she’s managed to stumble into a final problem: she's fallen for her guide and translator, a guy whose cousin turns out to be the very crime boss plotting to ship her home in a body bag.
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Musical Inspiration
- “Kaleidoscope Heart” by Sara Bareilles
- “New Year’s Day” by U2
- “Wild Horses” by The Rolling Stones (performed by The Sundays)
- “The Recluse” by Plan B
- “Here Comes the Sun” by The Beatles
- “Dog Days Are Over” by Florence + The Machine
- “Teenage Dream” by Katy Perry
- “Porcelain” by Moby
- “Band on the Run” by Paul McCartney & Wings
- “Love Song” by The Cure
- “Desperately Wanting” by Better than Ezra
- “Gravity” by Sara Bareilles
- “In Your Eyes” by Peter Gabriel
- “With a Little Help from My Friends” by The Beatles
- “Only Love” by Cindy Alexander
- “Your Song” by Elton John (performed by Ellie Goulding)
- “Sabotage” by Beastie Boys
- “Under Pressure” by Queen and David Bowie
- “Counting Blue Cars” by Dishwalla
- “Airplanes” by BOB ft. Hayley Williams
- “LeeLoo’s Tune” by Maksim Mrvica
My apologies to the beautiful Cindy Alexander and Maksim Mrvica. I was unable to include their songs on the below player because they were not available on Project Playlist. But I did include them on my above list. They are incredible songs, and I hope people will check them out via their respective websites:
www.cindyalexander.com
www.maksim.co.uk
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