Rough New Prizes

The story begins… Kelly and Sebastian are driving out to their favorite retreat – a funny little cabin in the middle of nowhere overlooking a pond. They're selling the property, divesting their assets. The marriage is over... The bittersweet memories of their time together, and those awful last months that finally broke them, haunt their thoughts. They're each silently reminiscing back to when they met, their first date (how hot was that first date!), the wedding,the interrupted honeymoon – those optimistic times of their new life together. So what the hell happened? Rough New Prizes examines a relationship – from its beginnings as banter between strangers, to its ultimate decline between lovers who have lost their way – only to discover that redemption was within reach… As in life, reality bites. And within these chapters, reality can leave deep teeth marks...

If you've had your heart broken and can still feel the scars, you'll want this book. Pour a glass of wine and keep the bottle close. The story begins… Kelly and Sebastian are driving out to their favorite retreat – a funny little cabin in the middle of nowhere overlooking a pond. They're selling the property, divesting their assets. The marriage is over... The bittersweet memories of their time together, and those awful last months that finally broke them, haunt their thoughts. They're each silently reminiscing back to when they met, their first date (how hot was that first date!), the wedding,the interrupted honeymoon – those optimistic times of their new life together. So what the hell happened? Rough New Prizes examines a relationship – from its beginnings as banter between strangers, to its ultimate decline between lovers who have lost their way – only to discover that redemption was within reach… As in life, reality bites. And within these chapters, reality can leave deep teeth marks...

Mercedes-Mary McPherson was raised on a lake in northern Minnesota. A closet chef and great-grandmother of three, she writes long hand with a fountain pen - and is writing a fourth novel... backstories and future stories of your favorite characters. And of course, the end of the road story. After all, all good stories must come to an end...