The Stillness of Winter

There are rules to breaking a heart. The do’s and don’ts of ripping the love torn heart and soul out of the one person you once swore you would never leave are well documented, irrevocable, and the one constant throughout the universe. But everybody lies. Julia lied when she left only a note on the dining room table for Samuel to find when he returned home to an empty house after having spent the day lost in erotic thought about the night before in their bed. She had taken only the things that mattered and unique to her life, and Samuel apparently wasn’t one of them. Marlys lied by maintaining their on again, off again, and somewhat precarious friends with benefits relationship under the pretense of consolation and understanding. Sidelined by Julia two years ago, she saw her chance to coerce Samuel’s strings into the part she wanted him to play. She knew all along what she wanted and was willing to lie and manipulate at all costs to get it. Samuel lied by relegating all of the complicated emotions of Julia’s departure to the back of his mind by attempting to convince himself that it really didn’t matter, that life would go on. And it would go on, but it would always matter. And then out of the blue, a letter from Julia arrives offering explanation, understanding, and closure leaving Samuel with some decisions to make…

This is the second book by Vincent Watson, stepping outside the realms of his first book, which centered on political relationships and government corruption. He is currently working on his third book which takes place in Minneapolis his adopted home town.