Some paths lead to an early grave.
A power failure on the midnight train from Innsbruck to Vienna has stranded Felix in the middle of nowhere. It’s not a good start to his getaway, but it’s made worse by the presence of a fellow passenger who won’t stop sizing him up.
With his few belongings thrust into a backpack, Felix wants nothing more than to get to the airport and fly home to London. Whatever he does after that can’t be any worse than staying in a failing, rancorous relationship. But Felix has always been a magnet for dangerous men and the handsome stranger who keeps eyeballing him isn’t so easy to ignore.
As the world itself seems to spin on a dime, Felix follows his admirer deeper and deeper down the rabbit hole, until retracing his steps becomes as trying as it is inevitable.
Reader Advisory: This book contains references to past domestic violence, past physical and emotional abuse and character death.
General Release Date: 20th October 2015
Trembling raindrops slithered up the windowpane in meandering rivulets. Felix tapped his fingertips against the glass, measuring the progress of the fattest tears. The rain had followed him east from Innsbruck, little more than a trickle to start but ramping up with faithful precision over the long miles.
Lightning slashed the night sky toward the German border, blasting blue-white light over the flat country plains.
Felix knew he was perfectly safe inside the train car. That didn’t stop him squirming in his seat when thunder roared. Loud noises sparked discomfort in the pit of his stomach. He reached into the folds of his parka and slid out the MP3 player. It was an old model, greedy for battery life and congested with music Felix couldn’t manage to delete. He ramped up the volume. Deep Purple vibrated in his eardrums to drown out the storm.
It wouldn’t be long now—another hour or so and he’d be in Vienna. He would find a hostel, get some sleep and hopefully make it to the airport in time for his flight. His insides churned if he thought about the next leg of his journey, yet once he started, it was difficult to guide his attention elsewhere.
His father had sounded less than thrilled to hear that he was coming back. He’d made it clear that Felix would have to find other living arrangements than his childhood home.
No surprise there…
The last time he’d talked to his father had been at the wedding. Alcohol and gaiety should have softened his old man’s heart. Instead, when he saw Felix show up with his then-boyfriend, all hell had broken loose.
Felix hunkered down in his seat, cowering at once from the memory and the storm outside.
The stiff chair was neither upright enough to let him rest against the window, nor sufficiently reclined to dub as a bed. Attempts to sleep had yielded little success in the past three hours.
At least the cacophony of screaming children and chattering travelers had dimmed some.
Felix’s seatmate was a woman blessed with generous curves and a Sophie Marceau nose. She dozed with impunity, cheek cushioned on the faux-fur collar of her cashmere sweater.
Envy simmered in Felix at the sight. He looked away. His reflection in the rain-spattered windowpane revealed the curl of his upper lip more plainly than he would’ve liked. Innsbruck had drawn out the worst in him. It showed in the sallow curve of his pale cheeks, the circles under his eyes. He was a ghost of his former self. A mean ghost.
A few seats away, across the aisle, a dark-haired man caught his eye in the glass. Taken one by one, his features seemed vaguely familiar. The whole rang no bells.
Just some guy.
Helena Maeve has always been a globe trotter with a fondness for adventure, but only recently has she started putting to paper the many stories she's collected in her excursions. When she isn't writing erotic romance novels, she can usually be found in an airport or on a plane, furiously penning in her trusty little notebook.
Reviewed by Susan
Seat Sixty-Five by Helena Maeve is not a traditional romance nor is it a not-romance. Instead it is a fascinating paranormal that is perfect for the month of October. The main character Felix is ru...
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Reviewed by The Jeep Diva
Seat Sixty-Five by Helena Maeve was a very strange read. Hauntingly beautiful yet mysterious. All the hints were there, I just missed them. Or better yet, they were cleverly disguised by the au...
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