THIS IS BEING PUBLISHED ON THE 31st JAN 2014! THIS IS NOW JUST A SAMPLE! *Stand alone spin off of Broken Silence. You do NOT need to read the first books to understand and enjoy this* Ex-player Jasper Dane has settled down with his childhood sweetheart, Abby, and is desperate to start a family with his wife. With her career as a high school teacher blossoming, Abby puts their family plans on hold. The birthday of his young niece makes him realise he needs to come to terms with what happened to his sister as a child and accept that it was out of his hands. Jasper seeks help but ends up forced to face some things in his life that he thought were over. Broken hearted at his wife’s sudden change of heart and suspicious of the way she is acting, Jasper takes action, sparking a chain of events that make his once well planned out life spiral.

It has been four years since Oakley, her mum, and brother fled to Australia. With the trials looming, she makes the decision to return to England. Oakley is desperate for closure so she can put the past behind her and move on with her life. How will she cope when she comes face to face with the two people that hurt her the most, and the one person that she hurt the most? Her love for Cole never faded, but how will he react to her return after so long? Will they be able to put everything behind them in order to have a happy ending?

For eleven years, Oakley Farrell has been silent. At the age of five, she stopped talking and no one seems to know why. Refusing to communicate beyond a few physical actions, Oakley remains in her own little world. Bullied at school, she has just one friend, Cole Benson. Cole stands by her refusing to believe that she is not perfect the way she is. Over the years, they have developed their own version of a normal friendship. However, will it still work as they start to grow even closer? When Oakley is forced to face someone from her past, can she hold her secret in any longer?

*'BEST PHANFICTION' WINNER (FANFICTION AWARDS 2018)* Daniel has anxiety and crumples paper to calm himself down. Phil has ADHD and diminishes hearts to bring himself up.