"Here she was, the girl who didn't believe in
ghosts, standing in the middle of a set of stone steps waiting at a mirror for
a ghost to appear."
Sebastian Ashcombe
has been trapped behind the mirrors of Ashcombe Manor almost 150 years. He can
view the manor using the mirrors as windows to the solid world but he can’t
communicate with anyone and no one can see him.
Until Now.
Mattie Holmes visits Ashcombe Manor in Dunmore England after
her mother marries Alex Ashcombe. The last thing she expects is a man in the
mirror. Bastian is not a ghost. He didn’t die. He was cursed behind the mirror
on his wedding day in 1869. As they start to unravel the mystery they realise
they are running out of time. If they don’t break the curse before February 29th Bastian will simply
disappear.
Breaking a centuries old curse is hard enough,
but Mattie is starting to fall for Bastian. Not only is his very existence in
jeopardy but to love a man in the mirror may only lead to a shattered
heart.
Excerpt
Mattie smiled. Bastian made
him sound more approachable, less of a mystery and more human. Even if he was
dead he could still be human.
Can I ask you a question?
You have just done so.
How did you die?
Suddenly a great clattering
came from the hallway. Rising from the dresser she went to investigate.
“Shh. You’ll wake Mattie.”
She heard Jonathan whisper.
His door closed with a bang
and the hallway was silent once more.
Looking at the mirror again
she was disappointed to see that Bastian was gone. With a sigh she picked up
the exercise book from the dresser.
As she was about to close it
she saw the final words Bastian had written.
I
didn’t.
Meet the Author
G’Day, I’m TP Hogan.
I’m an Aussie born and bred and I’ve lived both in the bush
and in a Capital City; with a couple of stops along the way. Right now I live on
the coast in Far North Queensland, which is an interesting experience; since
swimming in surf, battling jellyfish and removing sand from all sorts of places
are not favourite pastimes.
Writing on the other hand, is a favourite pastime. I write
down the voices in my head & call them Characters. When they interact I
call them Stories. Once published I call them Books.
When not writing, I have a full time day job, a full time
husband, practice the violin, make jellies & am an occasional Radio
DJ.
Thanks for sharing Shattered. :D
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