Blog Tour: QUIET THE WAVES by Michael Ross

QUIET THE WAVES

Michael Ross

 

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GENRE:  Romantic Thriller

 

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BLURB:

 

ForRyan Gould it's just another pay day, collect a car from Portugal deliver it tothe UK. Nothing too complicated - until he decides on an unscheduled stopoverin Northern France, in the city of Rennes, a quiet drink in the town square,where life would have turned out so differently if he not noticed the girlsitting on the bench was sobbing her heart out.

 

Fromthere onwards his life twists and turns out of control until he finds himselfin police custody charged with abduction and a journey to get to the truth. Thegirl on the bench, Claire, had misled him from the very beginning; who was she,and how had she managed to wreak so much havoc in his life?

 

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ExcerptTwo:

 

What the hell is up with me? Have I no mind of my own? Ikneel on the cobblestones and throw her my most sympathetic smile. Hopefullyshe recognises the sincerity.

        

For the first time she lifts her head and looks me in theface, well in the eyes actually - and I’m smitten. She is attractive withpiercing light grey eyes that meet mine head on. I was right she is no morethan thirty years old, with jet black hair that does not quite match her verypale skin.

 

I ease myself up to a standing position. “Look, if nothingelse, let me buy you a drink. I’ll bugger off if you want to be on your own.I’m not hassling you, just trying to offer a bit of support.” I do my best tosound earnest because it’s the truth. Her pain is so obvious it is impossibleto ignore. All at once I remember I have an almost full pack of tissues in mypocket. I take a couple out and pass them to her along with the rest of thepack.

 

“Here. Blowing your nose wouldn’t hurt just now.” Her angryexpression dissipates when she sees the smile on my face.

 

“I tell you what,” I say “I’m going to get a Coke at thecafé over there. If you want to come and share a Coke or something, that wouldbe great.”

 

Her head drops and she mumbles incoherently.

 

“Sorry, what did you say?”

 

“A large latte would be good.” Her voice is both delicateand cultured.

 

“No problem. Come over whenever you want.”

 

I walk back to my table, fully aware that for some crazyreason my heart is beating as if I sprinted across the square. I purposely sitfacing away from her direction, the last thing I want is to come across as astalker.

 

 

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

Born and raised in Bristol, England I now live halfway up amountain in the Welsh Valleys, with my partner Mari and our rescue dog Wenna. Ihave a BA in English Literature from Bristol Uni and after creative writingclasses at Cardiff Uni I won prizes for short stories. I write with a smile onmy face.

 

I have self-published (including Quiet the Waves) five short storyanthologies and five novels

 

Website http://www.michaelrosswriter.com

Facebook www.facebook.com/michaelross.writer

Twitter https://twitter.com/mikerosswriter

Email mikerosswriter@outlook.com

Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Waves-there-wrong-person-ebook/dp/B0D7TG2564/ref=sr_1_1FREE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED

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