About the Book
An ominous blackmail letter appears
at an inopportune moment. The recipient’s name is accidentally blurred out upon
arrival. Which member of the Glass family is the ruthless missive meant for?
In the powerful sequel to Watching Glass Shatter, Olivia is the first to read
the nasty threat and assumes it’s meant for her. When the mysterious letter
falls into the wrong hands and is read aloud, it throws the entire Glass family
into an inescapable trajectory of self-question. Across the span of eight
hours, Olivia and her sons contemplate whether to confess their hidden secrets
or find a way to bury them forever. Some failed to learn an important lesson
last time. Will they determine how to save themselves before it’s too late?
Each chapter’s focus alternates between the various family members and
introduces several new and familiar faces with a vested interest in the
outcome. As each hour ticks by, the remaining siblings and their mother
gradually reveal what's happened to them in the preceding months, and when the
blackmailer makes an appearance at Olivia’s birthday party, the truth
brilliantly comes to light.
Although everyone seemed to embrace the healing process at the end of Watching
Glass Shatter, there were hidden cracks in the Glass family that couldn’t be
mended. Their lives are about to shatter into pieces once again, but this time,
the stakes are even higher. Someone wants to teach them a permanent lesson and
refuses to stop until success is achieved.
HIDING CRACKED GLASS BY JAMES J. CUDNEY
Series Name: Perceptions of Glass
Book #1 Name: Watching Glass Shatter
Book #2 Name: Hiding Cracked Glass (cover reveal
for this one)
Publication for Book #2:
Next Chapter, October 8th, 2020
PreSale / Amazon Link:
Pending from Publisher
Goodreads:
About The Author
Background
James is my given name, but most folks call me
Jay. I live in New York City, grew up on Long Island, and graduated from Moravian
College, an historic but small liberal arts school in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania,
with a degree in English literature and minors in Education, Business and
Spanish. After college, I accepted a technical writing position for a
telecommunications company during Y2K and spent the last ~20 years building a
career in technology & business operations in the retail, sports, media and
entertainment industries. Throughout those years, I wrote some short stories,
poems and various beginnings to the “Great American Novel,” but I was so
focused on my career in technology and business that writing became a hobby. In
2016, I refocused some of my energies toward reinvigorating a second career in
reading, writing and publishing.
Author
Writing has been a part of my life as much as
my heart, my mind and my body. At some points, it was just a few poems or short
stories; at others, it was full length novels and stories. My current focus is
family drama fiction, cozy mystery novels and suspense thrillers. I think of
characters and plots that I feel must be unwound. I think of situations people
find themselves in and feel compelled to tell the story. It’s usually a
convoluted plot with many surprise twists and turns. I feel it necessary to
take that ride all over the course. My character is easily pictured in my head.
I know what he is going to encounter or what she will feel. But I need to use
the right words to make it clear.
Reader & Reviewer
Reading has also never left my side. Whether
it was children’s books, young adult novels, college textbooks, biographies or
my ultimate love, fiction, it’s ever present in my day. I read 2 books per week
and I’m on a quest to update every book I’ve ever read on Goodreads, write up a
review and post it on all my sites and platforms.
Blogger & Thinker
I have combined my passions into a single
platform where I share reviews, write a blog and publish tons of content: TRUTH. I started my 365 Daily Challenge, where I post about a word that has
some meaning to me and converse with everyone about life. There is humor,
tears, love, friendship, advice and bloopers. Lots of bloopers where I poke fun
at myself all the time. Even my dogs have had weekly segments called “Ryder’s
Rants” or “Baxter’s Barks” where they complain about me. All these things make
up who I am; none of them are very fancy or magnanimous, but they are real. And
that’s why they are me.
Genealogist & Researcher
I love history and research, finding myself
often reaching back into the past to understand why someone made the choice he
or she did and what were the subsequent consequences. I enjoy studying the
activities and culture from hundreds of years ago to trace the roots and find
the puzzle of my own history. I wish I could watch my ancestors from a secret
place to learn how they interacted with others; and maybe I’ll comprehend why I
do things the way I do.
Websites
& Blog
Social
Media
Genres, Formats & Languages
I write in the family drama and mystery
genres. My first two books are Watching Glass Shatter (2017) and Father Figure
(2018). Both are contemporary fiction and focus on the dynamics between parents
and children and between siblings. I’m currently writing the sequel to Watching
Glass Shatter. I also have a light mystery series called the Braxton Campus
Mysteries with six books available.
All my books come in multiple formats (Kindle,
physical print, large print paperback, and audiobook) and some are also
translated into foreign languages such as Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and
German.
Goodreads
Book Links
Braxton Campus Mysteries
