Beyond the Break

2016 | LGBTQ+

Can the forbidden heal you?

Hazel Duval has finally left her traumatic past behind her... or so she believes.

She and her husband Oren have settled into the oceanside town of Conch Garden, and now Hazel's won her dream job playing violin with the local orchestra. She's even made a new friend—a friend who turns out to be a little more than she bargained for.

Beautiful, brilliant, and wild, Claire makes love to the sand with her toes, curses like a sailor, and makes a cello sing like nothing Hazel has ever heard. She also listens to Hazel's most painful secrets without judgment or expectation.

It isn't long before Hazel finds herself thinking about Claire in ways she's never thought of another woman. Fantasizing. Wanting. Longing.

But Hazel is married, and so is Claire. Indulging in this fantasy is not an option. Still, there is no denying that her feelings for Claire have awakened something primal in her—for the first time in her life, Hazel feels alive. And now the two women are flying off to Italy to perform at a music festival, where they'll be sharing an apartment.

Alone.

As their friendship deepens, Hazel learns from Claire that there is more than one type of love, and that salvation comes in many forms.

But is Hazel's relationship with Claire really saving her, or is it only leading to the inevitable destruction of the life she's worked so hard to build?

A love story that defies categorization, Beyond the Break will take you on a journey that will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about friendship, sexuality, and love. If you enjoyed Carol by Patricia Highsmith or The Gravity Between Us by Kristen Zimmer, you'll love Beyond the Break.

Kristen Mae (Author)