"New seasons, a new semester, and new secrets - except, not really.
With the leaves gone, the sun faded, and the world asleep, every sad, buried secret will crawl out from underneath and knock Makayla clean off her feet. After all...there's no joy without heartache. Winter has the habit of being the sluggish time of year when your life goes full-stop for no apparent reason. But see, it's the natural succession of things. Soon, there will be a spring to follow.
And for Makayla, Damien, and Nick, it seems that fragile hearts don't do well in the cold, or even in the promise of a new cherry blossom.
(Love can't keep everyone warm.)."
Note: If you haven't read Act I, do *not* make the mistake of reading this story! It is a sequel to Act I of The Sparkle Toofus, which can be found on my profile under my works. Unless you want to spoil the story for yourself, I strongly nudge you to read Act I first before starting on this sequel. ^.^
"My mother named me Miracle, but I am anything but a miracle in her and our family's life. I am a mistake. I am a product of a heinous crime."
Miracle Astor was born after the rape of her mother. Aurora Astor was convinced by everyone in her family to have an abortion when she found out that her assault had resulted in a child, but much to everyone's shock Aurora kept the child and after a long and excruciating labor on her last breath she gave her daughter the name Miracle.
After Aurora died giving birth to her daughter, little Miracle was left under the care of her brothers all of whom blamed her for the tragedy that happened to their mother. But in order to protect the reputation of their late mother and their well-known family name, the Astor brothers raised Miracle as their own and made the public believe that she was the full-blood daughter of the Astor family.
Sixteen years later, Miracle became depressed and neglected as she carries the heavy weight of pain, guilt, and blame for what happened to her mother.
But what happens when history tries to repeat itself with what happened to Aurora now to Miracle? And the terrible secret of their family cracks and reveals itself out to everyone? Will Miracle finally break? Will her brothers finally step in and be the brothers that she needed? Will someone stop the history from repeating itself and finally save Miracle?
Read to find out!