Contemporary
Romance/Women's Fiction
Title: The Restaurant
Author:
Linn B. Halton
Date to be Published: 8/2/12
Synopsis:
Age,
relationships, and careers – we are all unique. Yet beneath the exterior facade
we choose
to show
to the world at large, what do we have in common? The things we bury deep
inside; the
worries
and fears we are unable to verbalise, and the hand fate takes in our lives is a
common
thread.
Sometimes we fail to recognise in each other that innermost struggle on the
path to true
love.
Six very
different stories, six couples linked by The Restaurant @ The Mill, owned by
Hilary
Marks and
Ben Adams. As the restaurant thrives the atmosphere is alive with conversation,
snapshots
of lives unfolding; each one a personal journey.
Excerpt
When your family is affected by a tragedy, you find
yourself in the midst of emotions that are so strong it’s almost impossible to
keep a grasp on normal life. The tragedy happened to my sister, Mya, who was
driving home one dark night in the pouring rain. The car that hit hers swerved
to avoid a cyclist whose wheel had struck a pothole, and the effects of that
night spread out like ripples on a pond to catch us all.
Sam was my sister’s boyfriend, and during the long months
following the accident we were all distraught. My parents had each other for
support, but I couldn’t add to their burden, could I? So I shared my feelings
with Sam and he, in return, shared his feelings with me. I was nineteen at the
time and Sam was twenty-seven. He always talked to me as if I was his equal; he
made me feel that my fears and worries mattered, that I mattered.
The day I knew beyond a doubt that I had fallen in love
with him was, ironically, the day he made the decision to gently disengage
himself from our family. One moment he was a part of everything that was going
on and within a few weeks he was no longer there when I looked for him. Mum and
Dad accepted it was time for him to move on, grateful for the way he had taken
care of me. I knew from that very first day when he appeared late and left
early, that it was the start of the end; I also knew that I couldn’t change how
I felt about him. I had no idea whether he noticed the difference in me,
because either way it could never work. If he felt something for me, how could we
pretend that he hadn’t once loved my sister? If he thought of me simply as
Mya’s younger sister, that would break my heart.
Author Bio
Linn B Halton lives in the UK, in the small
Gloucestershire village of Arlingham, on
the banks of the River Severn with her adorable
husband and cat with attitude – Mr
Tiggs! She writes romantic fiction with a psychic
or astrological theme and many of the
paranormal events that feature in her books are
real life experiences.
Linn is also a featured new Author on
http://loveahappyending.com/ and Editor of the
feature ‘Author & Associate Catch-Ups’
including ‘Reader/Author Team Reports’ on the
website’s magazine-style blog.
Visit Linn’s author page:
Twitter: @LinnBHalton
It's a joy to be here and thank you so much for being a part of my Blog Tour! Don't know how you find the time to fit everything in - you are one busy lady. Lx
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