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Behind the Bar: A Small Town Florida Romance (Behind the Love Book 2) Kindle Edition

by P.C. Zick (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.4 64 ratings

Book 2 of 4: Behind the Love

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He wants a break. She wants a ring. Love stands on shaky ground.

Susie Williams yearns for a romantic wedding with her boyfriend of five years. Reggie Barker runs from demands to marry any woman, including Susie. Thus, begins the drama of this break-up and second chance romance for childhood friends turned into lovers.

After the wedding of their best friends, Reggie resists Susie’s hints about marrying. He suggests they take a break. An angry and heartbroken Susie kicks him down the road and into the arms of the voluptuous Sally Jean. After Susie is mugged, she discovers Reggie’s gambling debt brought the thugs to Victory to scare him into paying. With her love for Reggie in doubt, she is tempted by a rich publisher and reconsiders her options. Meanwhile, Reggie starts to realize Susie means more to him than the tavern he owns, more than the gambling he’s hidden, and more than any other woman he knows. A bartender turns into a romantic overnight.

But it all might be too late for Susie, who begins to unravel a mystery about her father—an abusive husband to Susie’s mother—from a night long ago when Reggie and all the other characters played a pivotal role in her life. The repressed memory of that night holds the key to Susie’s recovery. And before Reggie can commit to marriage, he must come to terms with a father who abandoned Reggie’s mother and their marriage many years earlier. Both Reggie and Susie must learn to trust each other before love can ever survive a second chance.

Behind the Bar is the second novel in the Behind the Love contemporary small town romance series, but it is also a stand-alone romance. Once you read one novel in this series, you’ll want to learn more about the romances that feature sizzling attractions, dramatic confrontations, and intertwined and complicated lives. Set in the fictional small town of Victory, Florida, friends fight and love and form families of their own choosing. The romance set in small town Florida, shows how friends stand up for one another and form families of their own choosing.

Buy Behind the Bar to read stories about irresistible characters filled with passion.

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While being a thoroughly entertaining romance at heart, Behind the Bar shows a writer with much insight into human nature and psychology, which makes the characters so utterly relatable and the story so much more interesting than many others in the genre. An enjoyable and thoughtful romance. ~Christoph Fischer, International Bestselling Author

I really loved this story it had lots of twist and turns along with a lot of jealousy which had me turning the pages as fast as I could read them. ~Amber at Cloe Michael's Reads

From the Author

This second book in the Behind the Love Contemporary Romance Series began as I wrote the first book in the series. Susie and Reggie intrigued me as the best friends of Leah and Dean from Behind the Altar. They'd been dating for five years, and I knew there was something keeping them from going to the altar, too. I wondered if love could survive when the individuals within a couple wanted different things from a relationship. I had fun delving into their personalities, which were mostly one-dimensional before Behind the Bar. This time they take starring roles and their best friends stand aside to let their love story unfold. There's also a mystery to unravel about Susie's past. I love creating characters and stories where the past must be faced and where redemption is always possible.

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An Interview with P.C. Zick

When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer? It's always been my secret desire as long as I can remember. But I didn't dare tell anyone for fear of being laughed out of the room. I always received praise for my writing and completing assignments that required an essay never fazed me. I preferred it. As an English teacher, I taught others to write and became known as the "writing teacher." One day, one of my students attempted suicide, and I thought, I need to stop teaching and start writing. Within six months, I'd left teaching and finally, and loudly, proclaimed, "I am a writer."

How long does it typically take you to write a book? It depends on the genre. I've been writing romances--some full length novels and others, novellas. Those go quite quickly. I can get a first draft written in a month and then another two or three months of more drafts, sending to editor, more revisions, and then to the final copy editor. Now, my longer contemporary fiction works that explore topics such as family dysfunction and environmental issues can take me a year or longer from idea to final published version.

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Editorial Reviews for Behind the Bar♥The relationships in Behind the Bar are intricate and sometimes painful as there tends to be a lot of psychological baggage carried from teenage years into adulthood, especially when done in a group like these characters. Sometimes one must forgive and forget to move on, but in the case of Susie Williams, one must remember in the first place. Susie is a young woman who has blocked out portions of her abusive childhood, until her friends help her piece the puzzle back together. I absolutely loved these characters,especially Sally Jean, and the final conversation between Susie and Sally Jean literally brought tears to my eyes. Five stars~LoLo
♥P.C. Zick manages to let readers revisit the town and characters we fell in love with in the first book of the series with Behind the Bar, but the plot is fresh and new. It's not more of the "same old, same old" that sequels can be. She starts with the couple with the most history in the beginning of the series, and instead of them taking the next logical step in their relationship, she blows them apart. It's their journey (through their respective painful histories) from the break-up forward that draws readers in and keeps them frantically turning the pages to find out more. I highly recommend this novel--heck, this series--to readers who love romance and the exploration of interpersonal relationships, particularly when the lead characters have to drag along such tremendous baggage. It's afresh take on the romance genre, and one well worth reading. Five Stars~Writester

About the Author

Bestselling author P.C. Zick describes herself as a storyteller no matter what she writes. And she writes in a variety of genres, including romance, contemporary fiction, and creative nonfiction. She's won various awards for her essays, columns, editorials, articles, and fiction.

The three novels in her Florida Fiction Series contain stories of Florida and its people and environment, which she credits as giving her a rich base for her storytelling. She says her, "Florida's quirky and abundant wildlife--both human and animal--supply my fiction with tales almost too weird to be believable."

P.C. writes both sweet and steamy romances. The sweet contemporary romances in her Smoky Mountain Romances, are set in southwest North Carolina. Another sweet romance series, Rivals in Love, contains two books with four more in the works. All six follow the Crandall family of Chicago as the siblings find love despite their focus on successful careers.

Her steamy romances go from Florida to Long Island. The Behind the Love series, set in a small fictional town in Florida, feature a community of people who form bonds as they learn to overcome the challenges of their youth. Her Montauk Romances are set in and around Long Island and feature simple, yet sophisticated beach houses designed with romance in mind. The two books in this set are filled with steamy scenes as love grows and thrives.

No matter the genre of novel, they all contain elements of romance with strong female characters, handsome heroes, and descriptive settings. She believes in living lightly upon this earth with love, laughter, and passion, and through her fiction, she imparts this philosophy in an entertaining manner with an obvious love for her characters, plot, and themes.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00V41FL26
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (March 29, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 29, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2161 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 196 pages

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P.C. Zick describes herself as a storyteller no matter what she writes. And she writes in a variety of genres, including romance, contemporary fiction, and creative nonfiction. She's won various awards for her essays, columns, editorials, articles, and novels.

Zick offers a variety of nonfiction books, which include a book on vegetable gardening, a compilation of her essays and short stories from her decades-long career as a writer, and a primer for writers on taking an idea and turning it into a published book. She has also published and annotated the journal of her great-grandfather based on his experiences as a Union soldier during the Civil War.

Her novels contain elements of romance with strong female characters, handsome heroes, and descriptive settings. And all of her works express her philosophy of living lightly upon this earth with love, laughter, and passion.

She and her husband live in Tallahassee, Florida, where they enjoy gardening, kayaking, golfing, hiking, and traveling.

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Luv2read

Engaging love story

Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2015

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Behind the Bar: Behind the Love Trilogy by P.C. Zick starts out at the wedding of Leah & Dean. Attending are their friends and the main characters in the story: Suzie who has been dating Reggie (also present at the wedding) for five years and wants to know when he’s going to pop the question but he’s wedding phobic, Lisa is Suzie’s sister, Jacob the minister and Dean’s brother who happened to have been Leah’s fiancé before Dean came back to town, Tommy a friend and Tampa Bay reporter, Sally Jean who Suzie feels is interested in Reggie. Other characters introduced are Geraldine referenced as Dean & Jacob’s sexually abusive, alcoholic mother who recently landed in jail for embezzling funds from the Church she administered, Trevor who Reg owes money to for a loan against the tavern he owns. (Reg’s bar is used as collateral for the loan, ending to the conflict and stress as the story opens. He also owns a dry cleaning store). More characters are introduced as the story progresses but the two main ones the story centers around are Suzie and Reggie.
In a story that comes full circle (no spoilers here) it’s the journey in between that brings out the human condition, the best and worst of it: a breather from the five year relationship, betrayal, robbery, secrets, friendship bonds, family bonds, infatuation, past traumas, gambling, and complicated relationships. It’s here that the meat of the story goes deep and captures the gut and heart of the reader for it is here we learn why Suzie and Reggie needed that breather and why it would end where it did. The writing is easy, fast moving, and engaging. It’s a part of a trilogy yet stands on it’s own as a good read with a very satisfying ending that leaves the reader wanting more.

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Robbob19

Love them or Hate Them, They Keep You Turning the Page

Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2018

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I found myself loving to hate characters like Reggie and Sally Jean, all the while hating that I loved them. Then there is Susie .... page by page we learn more and feel more and more for her. She's an innocent, sometimes too innocent for her own good.

So just what am I talking about? We open the book to find Susie and Reggie as maid of honor and best man for their best friends wedding, Leah and Dean. Susie has stars in her eyes watching Leah say 'I Do' to the love of her life. Reggie, stands there resenting his friend Dean finding love. See, Susie dreams of marriage while Reggie fears it. So why should that matter? Well, Susie and Reggie are a couple.... have been a couple for five looooong years and Reggie wants nothing to do with committing to a deeper relationship. He's says he's just not the marrying kind. He's put off marrying Susie, using whatever excuse he can dig up.

While watching Leah and Dean's love bloom and grow, Reggie finds himself pulling away from Susie, wanting nothing to do with committing deeper. He claims to love her, but his actions would show otherwise, at least to me. His treatment of her was more than frustrating... it was painful. Right after hearing Dean and Leah's vows, Reggie decides he needs a break.... a break from Susie. He tries to tell her it's just a break .... not a break up. I guess that language eased his conscience but made my resentments begin. He wanted his cake and eat it too.

His 'break' ends up including Sally Jean, a woman who knows just how to display her goods while putting on a sad face. She's a manipulator who tries to come across as 'poor, poor, Sally Jean'. She sure doesn't discriminate. She hits on single and attached men while making them think all she needs is someone to love her. I never felt sorry for her, not even at the end of the story. She wove her spider web trying to trap all the men she could. Poor, poor thing. She felt unloved growing up so all she needed was someone to love her... hope you hear my sarcasm here.

As the story advances, we meet Travis and Sam... they along with Reggie and Dean were the town's wonder boys. After all, they were the high school football phenoms who brought home the beloved state championship. Each of the four went their own way after high school. Travis ends up in the NFL, until he's injured. Sam is a business mogul, rich and successful. Dean becomes a sought after tattoo artist in South Beach while Reggie owns the local Tavern and dry cleaners. Ten years later circumstances puts the four together again... but it's anything but good. Trouble brews. This is where I wanted to know more..... what ended up happening with Travis.... with Sam? We are left hanging.... what was the fallout? I mean, the FBI was involved. What ended up going down?

Then, we learn that Susie grew up with a wife-beating dad. We read that something so bad and tragic happened when she was 12. It was so traumatic that her mind blanked out. All she knows is her dad left that night. But oh, it was so much more. That night changed her life and the lives of Reggie, Dean, Travis and Sam.... as well as Susie's sister, Lisa. Ten years later, that night gets 'reborn'. Susie learns secrets and truths she has blanked out.... no memory whatsoever of that night.

Back to Reggie.... he didn't deserve Susie's love. He was emotionally cruel and absent. He flaunted Sally Jean before her. He credited Sally Jean for successes that Susie deserved. He never acknowledged that, and from what I read, he only had simple 'I'm sorries'. I never 'felt' his remorse. A simple 'I'm Sorry' is not remorse. Yes, his dad abandoned them when he was 15. But guess what? Susie was 12 when her dad disappeared and her dad was abusive mentally and physically.

Soooo, I found myself loving to hate and hating that I loved these characters. I kept turning page after page to see how they would be redeemed. And nope, to me, Sally Jane didn't get to meet her sister named 'Karma'.... and she definitely needed to meet her. And Reggie needed to recognize exactly what pain he caused... and truly accept it. I'm not a fan of simple I'm Sorries and all is well.

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Chi-lover

good 2et installment

Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2015

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Enjoyed this second installment in the saga. The characters personalities and lives were expanded a bit more on and there was also a little bit of a mystery. Looking forward to the the third and final book.
Played well on Text-To-Speech

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2018

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I didn't think it could be as good as the first book but it definitely did if not more. Terrific!

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Ellen Oceanside

DRAMA OF FRIENDS LIVES

Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2018

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Continues on from book 1,with the wedding of Dean and Leah. With Susie and Reg standing up with them, she is wondering when, and after 5 years together, Reg wants a break. This story follows people who come and go since high school days, and what has gone on in their lives. Reg has a problem and changes things in the bookkeeping books Takes someone else to a game, after susie throws him out. It is drama and young love, how it comes out, makes interesting reading, and wanting to go on with book three.

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2018

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Great

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