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Literary Fiction
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Bio
Peter Gooch is a painter, writer, and former art professor, originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan. He currently lives in Corrales, New Mexico with his wife. He is the author of the novel SEREN, and his short fiction appears in numerous literary magazines. He holds an MFA in painting from Western Michigan University.
Books
Title: LIPS: Kiss The Lips That Lie
Publisher: Apprentice House Press, June 2025
Genre: Literary Fiction
“That she told him truths disguised as fiction from the outset was only one of her secrets.”
Selene Ormond, a striking English au pair, has finally met her match in Davis Beckwith—a reserved CPA and heir to his family’s prestigious firm. Their chemistry is irresistible, each sharing a taste for secrets. Yet, their romance is shadowed by Davis’s formidable mother, Miss Addy, and the messy past Selene thought she’d left behind in Britain.
As their lives intertwine, so does the web of deception holding them together. Against a backdrop of eccentric relatives, posh ex-pat friends, and vicarious liaisons, the pair must navigate betrayal, ambition, and their damaged pasts. LIPS unravels the tangled threads of family, desire, and deceit on a treacherous journey to keep love alive.
Available for Sale
Title: SEREN
Publisher: Apprentice House Press, April 2025
Genre: Literary Fiction
It’s 1978, and the high-end art scene in the Midwest is booming. Successful Detroit gallery owner Fairchild Moss is tired of his life as a middleman. He secretly yearns to return to his first love—painting. When Moss comes into possession of a mysterious masterpiece created by the reclusive genius Norris Bainbridge, his life takes an unexpected turn. Perplexed by several unexpected elements in the thick paint—the imprint of a female nipple and a partial handprint—Moss is intrigued. These clues convince him that the aging artist was not alone in the creation his powerful work. So begins a darkly comic quest to uncover the story behind the eerie painting and to locate the elusive muse who inspired the aging painter’s greatest masterpiece.