As promised, something new this week. I had never planned on having 3 releases in less than 3 months, but that’s what happened when the release date for my novella, What Once Was Lost, was pushed back to March. So this one’s been out a few weeks. What surprised me was that the response has had very little middle ground—people love it or hate it. I think it bothered a lot of people that I didn’t tie things up with a nice, neat bow. Anyway, I’ll post a couple of bits this week and next. You can decide for yourselves.
Blurb:
When their son goes missing on a camping trip, Brook and Casey are given a chance to make amends for their past mistakes with each other.
Following a volatile break-up with his partner, Casey has been raising his son, Ryan, mostly on his own. While Ryan is on a camping trip in the Adirondacks, Casey and Brook make another attempt to work through their differences, with disastrous results. But when Ryan and his friend disappear in the mountains, Casey and Brook travel together to find him. The tension leads to an opportunity to listen to each other, reconcile their history, and recover the love they once shared.
Here’s the snippet:
Brook blocked it with his foot. “He’s my kid too. I should’ve had a say in it. This is my weekend.”
“First of all, he’s not yours in any legal sense. Second, you lost the right to have a say the minute you fucked someone else in our bed.”
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Yikes. Brook’s got his work cut out for him if he wants Casey back! 😉
He does indeed, but Casey isn’t blameless here.
That seems like a valid reason for me.
Oh, it is. This isn’t a new argument for them.
Looks like a huge mess they need to sort out.
It is, and they need to sort it out for real instead of ignoring it.
Oh dear. What a mess.
Yeah, it’s a huge, ugly mess.
Ouch. She’s got him there. I’m surprised she’s even talking to him…
Well, they sort of need to occasionally talk anyway. Even though Casey’s son isn’t legally Brook’s, they were together for a long time, and not seeing his other parent wouldn’t be good for their kid.
Sounds like they have a tough fight ahead of them to get past that! Nice set-up for a second chance story. 🙂
Thanks! This was actually written for a second-chance prompt. It got…messier than I originally intended.
I think he may have a valid point.
Yeah, I think I’d feel the same in his shoes.
I’m looking forward to this, I’m sure I’ll be one of the lovers. Things don’t have to be tied up in a neat bow to give me a good read.
Aw, thanks! I don’t always want a bittersweet end, but sometimes I like things to be as messy as real life. I can accept that most people prefer something else, though.
Ouch. That’s a rather big obstacle to get past.
Yes, it’ll take a lot of work for both of them.
I like messy stories so I’m sure to like this. (By the way, just got Anthem and looking forward to reading it)
Me too! Messy is my favorite kind. I’m not sure I pull it off half as well as my favorite authors, though.
I hope you enjoy Anthem. 🙂 The number of books I’ve added just from the Rainbow Snippets crew is…alarming, LOL. Kind of seems like a lot of us are less traditional storytellers, interestingly.
So far I’m siding with Casey in this. But they should be adults and put their issues aside for Ryan’s sake.
It’s funny, when I started writing this, I had in mind to be solidly on Casey’s side. But it evolved. Their problems are bigger than Brook’s indiscretion.
Oh, ouch. That is not going to be easy to get past.