Evan Agostini, AP James Otto's music has served as the soundtrack to a lot of his fans' love lives, and now it has even inspired a romance novel! 'Last First Kiss' is the title of a new book by Lori Leger, a Louisiana native who is a big fan of the country-soul singer and his song of the same name.

"I love to use music as inspiration for my writing, so I download a lot of country music, my favorite genre," says the author. "The first time I heard Mr. James Otto belting out a song called 'Last First Kiss' in his deep, soulful base, I fell in love. In love with the story behind the song, the lyrics, as well as the title. It's all about finding, failing, or losing the one person you thought you'd spend the rest of your life with, then actually finding that person. You can only have one first kiss with a person, and if you're lucky ... it will be the last first kiss you'll ever have."

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James Otto is among those mourning the death of rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose. The country star says via Twitter, "My dad hipped me to Montrose when I was in 7th grade," adding that he played "Great Rock& Roll!" James also includes a link to a 1974 video of Ronnie with his band, Montrose, performing the song "Bad Motor Scooter," and suggests people check it out. Ronnie is perhaps best remembered for his band Montrose, which helped launch Sammy Hagar's career. He died Saturday following a lengthy battle with prostate cancer. Montrose was 64.

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