However, he wanted to share more than just stories. His primary desire was to create characters with whom people could relate, while at the same time bringing them through a journey from which most would crumble.
His degree in Psychology was the first step toward getting beneath the surface of the people in his life. What followed was a lifelong search for what makes people tick – what forces them to become evil when deep down in their heart of hearts, they are yearning for love. Rob’s characters walk this search with him, deep into the human psyche, creating psychological thrillers from every day events.
Rob’s second book “One Last Lie" continues to receive great praise and is selling well in both electronic and paperback formats. His current book, “A Broken Reality” is much darker than his first, with characters who hold bits and pieces of strangers he’s known, friends he’s had and personal tragedy he’s lived through.
“This book hits home for me,” says Rob. “There were a few pages that made me laugh out loud as I wrote them... and many that made me cry. And the great thing is, I’m finding that many readers of this book are experiencing the same emotions.”
Through social and other media, Rob hopes to get “A Broken Reality” into the hands of millions, so that they, too, can experience the ups, downs, twists, turns and final tragedy that has helped make this book a Five-Star contender.
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BOOK BLURB:
On
a fateful night in the dead of winter, an unimaginable tragedy changes the
lives of two families forever. How will they manage to deal with reality while
stopping the sociopath who is pushing them toward the edge of sanity?
Ten-year-old, Danny Madsen, has been missing for four days when Jesse Carlton begins his own search for his godson on a frigid, snowy night. Driving along a deserted rural road, Jesse hits a stretch
of black ice at the same time Danny
appears from the thicket. Unable to control the car, Jesse slams into the boy
and watches helplessly as Danny's body flies back into the dark brush.
When Jesse regains consciousness, he has no recollection of how he and his car wound up in a ditch. However, there's a witness: Charles Hastings, the sociopathic kidnapper who chased Danny through the brush and into the path of Jesse's car.
Hastings takes this chance to set up Jesse so he'll take the fall for both Danny's disappearance and death. And so the mind games begin--an onslaught of psychological manipulation that devastates Jesse, his wife, Danny's parents and the cops' investigation. Inexplicably, the torment continues even after the primary suspect is killed and the rollercoaster of emotions and confusion seems never-ending until the final and devastating truth is revealed.
If you like gripping, suspenseful page-turners that keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end, this is a must read!
Ten-year-old, Danny Madsen, has been missing for four days when Jesse Carlton begins his own search for his godson on a frigid, snowy night. Driving along a deserted rural road, Jesse hits a stretch
When Jesse regains consciousness, he has no recollection of how he and his car wound up in a ditch. However, there's a witness: Charles Hastings, the sociopathic kidnapper who chased Danny through the brush and into the path of Jesse's car.
Hastings takes this chance to set up Jesse so he'll take the fall for both Danny's disappearance and death. And so the mind games begin--an onslaught of psychological manipulation that devastates Jesse, his wife, Danny's parents and the cops' investigation. Inexplicably, the torment continues even after the primary suspect is killed and the rollercoaster of emotions and confusion seems never-ending until the final and devastating truth is revealed.
If you like gripping, suspenseful page-turners that keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end, this is a must read!
Link
to book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Reality-Rob-Kaufman-ebook/dp/B07HRYRSBP/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1538875993&sr=8-1&keywords=a+broken+reality+kaufman
Link
to book on B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-broken-reality-robert-kaufman/1129769311?ean=2940156129126
Congratulations on your new book! Would you
say it’s been a rocky road for you in regards to getting your book written and
published or pretty much smooth sailing?
Can you tell us about your journey?
Actually, the writing and publishing was difficult but honestly,
the marketing and selling is a whole world unto itself. Think about it, with
millions of books on Amazon alone, how do you I make myself stand out and show
the world MY books are the ones to read? (And they are!) It’s a learning
process – it’s a taking a bit longer than expected and also more expensive than
anticipated.
If you were to pen your own autobiography, what might the
title be?
Stop thinking and start writing. It works.
When not writing, what do you like to do for relaxation
and/or fun?
I like to drink wine and play Candy Crush – no thought
involved so it relaxes me. I like trying new restaurants, watching good movies,
meditating and talking with friend about what a sequel to “Breaking Bad” would
be like. (Yeah, I know, that last one is a bit strange. True, but strange.)
What makes your book stand out from the rest?
A Broken Reality reveals
emotion and psychological processes from different sides of the spectrum – all
in a way that keeps the reader wanting more. One of the most common comments I
get from readers is that they know what happens at the very beginning of the
book, but there are clues that lead them to understand there’s a lot more about
to take place than meets they eye. They can’t put it down… and that means I’ve
done my job.
Can you give us the very first page of your book so that we can get a glimpse inside?
Madsen had been missing for four days, and hope was fading faster than the weak sunlight giving in to the cold night ahead. Worse, there’d been intermittent periods of snow and sleet throughout the day, creating slick surfaces on unlit county roads and leaving behind asphalt without traction or boundaries.
Like every other evening since the
boy’s disappearance, the approaching dusk put a damper on the search effort.
Each was another day past the critical “48-hour window,” another night for
Jesse Carlton to fight back tears of frustration as he crawled the icy streets
of Hingham, Massachusetts in his silver BMW, looking for the ten-year-old boy
the Amber Alert described over and over as white with blond hair and blue eyes,
weighing fifty-six pounds and standing about four feet six inches. When last
seen, they’d always add, he was wearing a bright blue North Face coat, blue
corduroy pants, Nike sneakers and a backpack with the name “Danny” stitched
into the left shoulder strap.
Danny’s description echoed in Jesse’s
head as he made the right off of Main Avenue onto Forest, which passed the hundred or so square
acres of conservation land. He didn’t need the Amber Alert to picture Danny.
He’d recognize him the instant he saw him since he’d known the boy from the day
he was born. Jesse had long been best friends with his parents, Becky and Don,
and Danny had become the son Jesse and Melissa tried and tried for but could
never have. They’d become so close to the Madsens, in fact, that they’d
purchased a home up the block from them, sight unseen, when Becky and Don told
them it had come on the market. It was apparent to all of them that the less
distance between the families, the more fulfilled their lives would be.
It was this honorary parenting of Becky
and Don’s only child that had Jesse driving the streets and highways in and
outside of every neighboring town for the past four nights—pursuing leads he’d
overheard cops discussing at the Madsen home, following up on hunches he’d get
after scouring the Internet for clues from past abductions. Each evening as he
began his search, Jesse prayed he’d be the one to bring Danny home safe, sound
and emotionally intact.
If your book was put in the holiday section of the store,
what holiday would that be and why?
Halloween. I’d have it placed there because the weather is
just starting to get cold (climate in which the book takes place) and the
holiday itself has an “eerie” feeling – the same kind of feeling A Broken Reality creates for everyone
who’s read it so far.
Would you consider turning your book into a series or has
that already been done?
My books are pretty much “stand alone”. They tend to have
endings that are final – meaning, there really aren’t characters remaining who
can go on to other stories or experiences. My books aren’t like the typical
movie where everyone lives happily ever. Unfortunately, that means I have to
start each book (and idea) from scratch. It can be painful at time. Perhaps
I’ll consider a series for the next book I write.
When you were young, did you ever see writing as a career or
full-time profession?
Yes, I always thought I’d be a writer. I loved writing for
as long as I can remember and have wanted to do nothing else. It enables me to
give people the tool to escape their “reality” for a while and get lost in
someone else’s world. Doing that makes me feel good.
Did any of your books get rejected by publishers?
Many traditional publishers didn’t think the concept behind
my book was right “for them”. In the end, that doesn’t matter. It’s what
readers think and what they’re attracted to. From the response I’ve received so
far from A Broken Reality, readers
love what the publishers don’t. I’ve succeeded in my goal of keeping the
readers happy and in the end, that’s all that matters.
What’s next for you?
My mind is filled with ideas for my next book. I know where
it starts, ends and I know most of the “in between”. However, I first want to
get A Broken Reality into the hands
of hundreds of thousands, even millions, before starting my next project. That
gives me a little time to figure out the intricate details of my next book.
