Blurb
Ella
is a middle-aged woman with a stagnant career, an exasperated teenage
daughter, and a husband that has left to make a new life with another
woman. Her first attempt at dating is a disaster, and in an attempt
to refocus her life and rediscover her joy, Ella goes fishing. It is
here that she meets Dennis, the older, captivating man that ends up
saving her life and stealing her heart. But Dennis has a history, and
Ella might just be in for the biggest heartbreak of her life if she
can not get her emotions under control and face the demons from her
own past.
Excerpt
“Does
it get easier?”
“Heartbreak
or dating? Either way… it does. I think the hardest thing is the
break in routine. People are such comfort creatures. We crave that
familiarity, the safeness of what we know. But you’ll eventually
set your own routine and get used to not being with him daily. It
will get easier. You’ll be able to breathe better. To come across a
random piece of clothing left behind and not cry. You’ll meet some
guy and the differences between him and your ex won’t make you
shudder in disgust.”
He
stopped and glanced over at her. She was staring back, her eyes wide
and watery and beautiful and her mouth open. Finally, she replied,
“You’ve been there.”
And
she sensed that he was waiting, anticipating some confession, a purge
of all she was feeling. Of course, he would expect that - today she
had shared more than was necessary, more than she was comfortable
with. It made her feel silly, grimy, and out of her league in
speaking to this man towering in front of her. Finally, she said,
“It’s fine.”
About
the Author
Trisha
Ridinger McKee resides in a small town in Pennsylvania where there is
not much to do ... except write. When she is not twisting words into
stories, she enjoys fishing, reading, binge-watching true crime or
cheesy horror, hanging out with her bulldogs, and finding new
hobbies. She shares her world with a patient hubby and an amazing
daughter. She finally gained enough courage to send out her writing
in April 2019. Since then, her work has appeared or is forthcoming in
over 50 publications, including Tablet Magazine, The Oddville Press,
Crab Fat Magazine, Kzine, Commuterlit, J.J. Outre Review, ParABnormal
Magazine, 4Star Stories, Black Hare Press, Thirteen Press, and more.
She won Story of the Month from 50-Word Stories. Her short story
Where We Meet has been nominated for Best of the Net Anthology 2019.
Her debut novel Beyond the Surface is now available on Amazon.
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4 comments:
Thanks for hosting!
Welcome to Beyond Romance, Trish!
I really enjoy romances where the protagonists are "seasoned".
Hope your tour goes really well.
Thank you so much, Lisabet, for hosting! And thank you - I did not really plan to have seasoned characters... I just wanted to tell this particular story. But I'm glad it is being so well received!
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