The story of an impossible love found where she least expected it. Monica Waters is a television editor living in Los Angeles reluctantly passing through her thirties in a damaged marriage to the love of her life Alex. They’ve worked hard since Alex’s affair years ago to get to a place of predictable happiness in all areas except the bedroom. She’s learned to accept the mediocre sex life in exchange for a comfortable and stabilizing companionship. When an artist from New York named Quinn Matthews moves in next door, all of the fire Monica has learned to suppress flares an obsession into a scalding and dangerously secret relationship. Quinn invigorates her lust for art, flesh and a life she hasn’t been living and forces her to make the most difficult decision of her life.
Excerpt:
Monica notices the new neighbor moving in for the first time:
That’s when she saw him. On the wooden staircase that wound up to Rebecca’s converted attic was a man that shifted everything into slow motion. A man, that for a second at least, she would follow anywhere. Jeans and a t-shirt exposed his tan muscular build. While the back of his shaved head revealed no character, his climb was hypnotic. A beautiful tattoo engulfing his right arm looked like branches from an old tree. It was rooted around a box he carried with ease as she scanned his body. There was no rational explanation for her reaction to him. She hadn't noticed she was still holding on to the back gate when it slipped. The slam jolted her out of the daze and he turned.
Monica inspected her purse, and fumbled with her keys. He paused near the top of the stairs waiting for her attention. She walked towards the back door feeling his heavy stare entice a glance. His eyes were crystal blue and pensive under his low-slung heavy brow. He had large full lips, a strong jaw and a rugged nose that looked like it had been broken a few times. Her stomach twisted as he smiled. He was gorgeous. Flushed, she returned the smile and barreled through the door.
“Who’s the guy next door?” she hollered to Alex, dropping her stuff on the laundry room counter. He entered, still sweaty from work and swooped in for a quick hello kiss.
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Author bio:
A. L. Goulden has a BFA in Film Production from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Her love of a good story came way before college, but when numerous instructors and peers praised her dialogue she realized her creative writing hobby was a skill worth honing. Her 18 year career in interior design, production design and art direction for film and television have spun a unique perspective on visually emotional tales of relationships and the thread that ties all things together.
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