Title: Behind the Glass
Author: Kristen Morgen
Publish Date: 6/30/14
Published by: Self-published
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance
Book Synopsis:
Rebecca Jordan’s life is simple, disciplined and
uncomplicated, at least on the surface. Then she meets a handsome
stranger/secret admirer named Michael Vale one fateful late night at a
bookstore café. As a focused but struggling photographer with a passion for
art, her outwardly happy world is turned upside down during this life-changing
encounter when she quickly realizes she has met her soul mate. The undeniable
attraction between them and their intense, immediate connection seem picture
perfect as they discuss the shop’s local artwork, until Rebecca abruptly ends
the chance meeting with no explanation.
Betraying Brett, her loyal, loving boyfriend is
something she can never bring herself to do. Driven by a strong moral code and
molded by divorced parents and a tumultuous childhood, she struggles to stay
away from Michael, but fate and circumstance intervene, bringing them back
together time and time again. As much as she resists, there is no denying her
true feelings for him and the simple fact that Michael understands her in a way
Brett never has. Michael proves to be everything she’s ever wanted, but remains
just out of her reach.
Behind the Glass tells the story of Michael and Rebecca’s
extraordinary love and the many unconventional stages their relationship must
go through. Their morals and their faith in true love and in each other will be
put to the test as they learn that meeting one’s soul mate does not come
without obstacles.
Excerpt:
“Don’t go,” he
whispered.
Her heart sank. She
took another small step.
“Please,” he said,
slightly louder.
She stopped and was
now standing next to him, only inches away.
Deep down she
wanted to stay, she couldn’t deny that. She wanted to learn everything there
was to know about this man, wanted to answer any question he asked, wanted to
talk to him for hours. But she had to leave. She had her own reasons for
leaving and she wished she could explain them to him.
“I think I should
go now,” she barely uttered, taking another step.
“Wait,” he said,
looking up at her. “You said that I don’t know you, or anything about you.”
“Yes.”
She didn’t look at
him, afraid of what she might do or say if she did.
“I’d like to, very
much.”
In a flash, she was
sure that every ounce of blood in her body had reached her face at once and she
instantly felt hot. She felt light headed and her heart began to race again.
She could feel his eyes on her and desperately wanted to look at him.
She tried to focus
and think of what to say.
“I’m flattered,”
she breathed, “but I can’t. I’m sorry, I wish I could.” More than he would ever
know she wished she could stay there with him. “I really have to go.”
As she took a few
more steps, he stood up. He appeared as if he was about to follow her but
something stopped him. In response she halted, as if being pulled back toward him.
He stood in place
for a moment before slowly walking toward her. He lightly touched her hand with
his as she quickly looked up at him. His light touch was unexpectedly amazing.
Every nerve in her body suddenly seemed to come alive at once. It was the first
time they had stood face-to-face and she noticed that he was a good bit taller
than she was. Her heart felt as if it would pound out of her chest as she
looked up into his stunning eyes.
“Will you please
give me one thing then?”
At this moment she
would have given him anything he asked for.
“Yes.” Her voice
cracked into a whisper.
“Your name.”
Surprised by his
simple request, she breathed a sigh of relief. She didn’t know if she would
ever see him again and if nothing else, she was actually comforted by the idea
of him knowing her name.
“Rebecca,” she
answered evenly, looking into his eyes one last time.
As a faint smile
crossed her face she slowly looked away and started toward the stairs, feeling
his eyes on her with every step.
She hesitated for a
moment at the top step, wanting to look back at him again but thought better of
it. The temptation to stay would be too much to resist.
Closing her eyes,
she took a deep breath, trying to ignore the sinking feeling overtaking her.
Before she could change her mind, she quickly opened her eyes and pushed
forward, down the stairs and out the front door of her wonderful oasis without
looking back.
Author Bio:
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Kristen
Morgen, an up and coming new adult contemporary romance author, can’t remember
a time in her life when she didn’t crave designing, creating, discovering, and
using her imagination in some way. Educated and trained as a licensed architect
and working at her own architectural firm for many years, her true passion has always been writing. An avid reader
from a very early age, the romance genre is admittedly her favorite guilty
pleasure - a hopeless romantic to the end.
Kristen
loves the art of shaping words and sentences into relatable stories while
creating rich characters for her readers to connect with. She enjoys exploring
relationships and discovering the little reasons people fall in love with each
other while uncovering deeper truths. Honing her craft in her free time and
choosing exactly the type of story she wanted to tell, Kristen presents Behind the Glass as her debut novel.
Originally
from Madison, Wisconsin, she currently resides in Connecticut with her husband
and two daughters. Never one to let her creative mind sit idle for very long,
in her free time she is currently hard at work on her next novel and reads
almost anything she can get her hands on.
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Looks great! Definitely added to my TBR! :-)
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