Beyond the Surface by Trisha Ridinger McKee

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Ella is a middle-aged woman with a stagnant career, an exasperated teenage daughter, and a husband that has left to make a new life with another woman. Her first attempt at dating is a disaster, and in an attempt to refocus her life and rediscover her joy, Ella goes fishing. It is here that she meets Dennis, the older, captivating man that ends up saving her life and stealing her heart. But Dennis has a history, and Ella might just be in for the biggest heartbreak of her life if she can not get her emotions under control and face the demons from her own past.

Enjoy an Excerpt

“Hey, El.” His voice sailed out to her softly, part of the breeze caressing her cheek and automatically, instinctively, Ella turned, grinning to find him right in front of her, his hands out, reaching. He jerked his head toward the band playing on the sidewalk right beside them. “Isn’t this our song?”

With a good-humored eye roll, she took a step back. “We don’t have a song.”

“Ella!” he chastised softly, persistently keeping his hands up, ready to take hers. “I’m disappointed. We do too have a song. That night. Out in your yard. Sunburnt from a day of fishing. Full moon shining down like a spotlight. Your old radio playing this song and some static…. C’mon. Really? You had on that top… it billowed out and you said you felt you had wings…”

Finally, she surrendered a smile. “I remember. Of course. But-”

“Just a dance. C’mon. We’re in the middle of a crowded street. One dance.”

She had no choice. The memory of that night flooded out any willpower. The smell of the grass. The cool night air chilling her burnt skin. His calloused fingers brushing against the backs of her hands and then her shoulders. She was transported back to that as soon as they moved together.

About the Author:

Trisha Ridinger McKee resides in a small town in Pennsylvania where there is not much to do ... except write. When she is not twisting words into stories, she enjoys fishing, reading, binge-watching true crime or cheesy horror, hanging out with her bulldogs, and finding new hobbies. She shares her world with a patient hubby and an amazing daughter. She finally gained enough courage to send out her writing in April 2019. Since then, her work has appeared or is forthcoming in over 50 publications, including Tablet Magazine, The Oddville Press, Crab Fat Magazine, Kzine, Commuterlit, J.J. Outre Review, ParABnormal Magazine, 4Star Stories, Black Hare Press, Thirteen Press, and more. She won Story of the Month from 50-Word Stories. Her short story Where We Meet has been nominated for Best of the Net Anthology 2019. Her debut novel Beyond the Surface is now available on Amazon.

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