Book excerpt: The Broken Mirror relates three distinct stories, seemingly unrelated in cursory review. The stories take the reader down a dark path which weaves the three into one. The first in The Fantasy of Love trilogy, The Broken Mirror invites the reader to consider the many facets of love from the perspective of love's victims. For some it is the answer to the meaning of life. For others it is the means to their demise. Love is sought by all, promised to none, and found by few. Rio's story is cursed. Only one will have her love, all others will fall under the curse and only know the fantasy of love.