For some reason, Kora and Lanokas (introduced in book one of my trilogy) have a lot of songs from Matchbox 20/Rob Thomas that remind me of them and their evolving relationship throughout the Herezoth trilogy.

But Vane and August, introduced in book two, might just be my favorite of all my couples. (I love how all my couples are different and connect over different things. It’s definitely NOT the same relationship or relationship dynamic repeated over and over in each book.)

Vane and August represent sweet, innocent, young love, and I eat it all up every time I go through this draft. All the songs that remind me of them come from Lifehouse, especially “You and Me” (you can listen here.)

Vane and August are very much in the public eye–at least, Vane is from the start. I don’t want to explain too much for the sake of spoilers from book one, but if you’ve read book one, you might have some idea of why that would be.

Being in the public eye and knowing what are the obstacles they face, the idea of “you and me and all of the people” is very fitting for them.

In addition to that, the whole tone of the song speaks of the sweetness and the depth of their relationship. I love it.