Sunday, October 11, 2020

Blog Tour ~ Where Birds Fly - The Sculptor by Cathrine Goldstein

 

 


Check out my stop on the blog tour for Where Birds Fly: The Sculptor by Cathrine Goldstein!

Where Birds Fly: The Sculptor (The New York Artists Series...After Dark #1) 
by Cathrine Goldstein 
Genre: NA/Adult Contemporary Romance/Slice-of-Life 
Release Date: October 9th 2020 

Summary: 

On the eve of her eighteenth birthday, Kimberly Rayne, “O,” moves to New York City to take her shot at becoming the painter she’s always dreamed she could be. But her desires run deeper; this is O’s chance to finally be with the one man she has loved since she was twelve years old, her older sister’s best friend and world-famous sculptor, thirty-eight-year-old, Douglas Craven. 

For all those years “Cray” had never thought of himself as anything more than a mentor to O. Why would he? She was just an extremely talented kid who needed guidance. But lately, he can’t even look at her without thinking more… 

Driven by his demons and taboo feelings, Cray sinks deeper into darkness. Terrified of a past that haunts her, O controls her life by abusing diet pills. As their lives plummet downward, they find their paths are inextricably linked. But can Cray ever overcome his oppressive guilt and have a life with O? And will O ever end her self-sabotage to be with Cray and become the artist they both know she can?

  

  

The first three books in The New York Artists Series: 

The Risk of Happiness: The Punk Rocker -  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LCXM2MP/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_tx-fCbBWFKS7F   


Excerpt: 

He starts. “I’m not angry at you. I just—”  

“What, Cray. What?” I can’t contain my frustration anymore. I move toward him.  

He throws his hands up and paces in a circle ahead of me. “I don’t know what to do to stay away from you.”  

“Then don’t.”  

He charges at me, backing me against the wall again, nearly knocking the wind out of me on impact. He rests one hand against the building and places the other on my cheek.  

“Cray.” I’m hyperventilating as I nuzzle against his palm. It’s rough and callused and smells like turpentine and paint. “You feel so good.”  

With a grunt, he pushes his body against mine, pinning me tight to the wall. He takes both of my hands and holds them high above my head, trapping me. He leans down over me.  

“God, you are so fucking beautiful.”  

He drops his head and kisses my neck. It tickles, but I’m focused on the ache in my already hard nipples. I lift a leg, wrapping it around his waist, dying for a release. He takes both of my arms in one hand and cradles my leg with the other, lifting it higher. He presses harder against me.  

“No.” He drops my leg and releases my pinned hands. He steps back, jamming his hands into his slacks. “I—I can’t.”  

My body aches, and I shudder. “Why not?”  

“Because you’re a teenager, and I’m practically a forty-year-old man. I’m the adult here.” He walks a few feet farther away. 

“So am I. And I’m giving you permission. Cray, I have wanted this—you—my entire life.” 

 “Oh God, don’t say that.” He looks at me, eyes blazing.  

“Why not? Why can’t I tell you you’re the only man I’ve ever wanted?”  

“Because you shouldn’t want any man. And no man should want you. You—You’re a child.” 

“I’m not a child.” I walk toward him. “I’m old enough to vote, to go to jail, to…”  

“Drink?”  

I shrug.   

“Be an age that doesn’t end in the word ‘teen’?” He shakes his head. “We have to go back.”  

“Cray.” I place a hand on his forearm.  

He looks at it and then at me, directly. “I’m sorry. I can’t.”  

I drop my hand, turn on my heels, and walk back to dinner.   




About the Author
I am a bestselling author who writes gritty, real-feeling books in the genres of YA, NA; women’s fiction; and romance. I’m the author of The New York Artists Series, standalone novels about strong, artistic men, and the smart, unexpected women they fall for; The Letting series, YA dystopian fantasy; and The New York Artists Series…After Dark, standalone, first-person stories with darker subject matter and even more tension… 😉  I began my career as an award-winning playwright, and I am a member of RWA, PAN. I have my BA in English and my MA in Theatre.

I am a fan of Luna Bars, decaf coffee, yoga, Hemingway, and Bukowski—and the loves of my life are my husband and my two young girls.
For more about me and my books, and to find out what’s coming soon, please visit: www.CathrineGoldstein.com

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