On The Run

** Desperate to escape unspeakable abuse 16 year old Charlie Newman flees her hometown of Rockford, Illinois. Finding peace in the small North Carolina town in which she settles Charlie feels free for the first time since she can remember. But escaping does not mean she has healed from what's happened and the mess she left behind hasn't cleaned itself up just 'cause she's gone. How long will it be before it all catches up with her? And will someone finally be there to save her once it does? **

This is a story I've been writing and rewriting for close to 6 years. It's definitely the longest piece of work I've ever written and I'm incredibly proud of it. Despite how long I've been working on it, it's still incomplete. I wanted to share the beginning to see what you guys think and hopefully encourage myself to push through and continue. I know it's an incredibly long first chapter! I originally had them broken up into flashbacks at different parts of the book but thought that might get confusing so I published them together as backstory to start. If you liked my previous book "Shattered", this should be one you enjoy too.