There is only one good thing in Mariah Sayers' life, and
that is her teenaged daughter, Kelsey. Now she is
uprooting her daughter to return to Plains Point, Missouri,
the town she left behind sixteen years ago, to settle the
affairs of the estate left to her by her father. The town
holds few good memories for her, and the house she grew up
in even fewer. She can still remember the violent attack
and rape that propelled her from the town when she was a
teenager, and those memories are better left in the past.
Mariah quickly finds herself getting caught up with old
friends, and her daughter seems to be adjusting rather well
with a few friends of her own. Mariah even hits it off
with the town vet, Jack Taylor, who used to have a crush on
her in high school. However, Mariah is plagued by her
attack. Is the man still hanging around Plains Point?
Could one of her old friends be her attacker?
Mariah starts relaxing and falling into a daily routine.
She has the added benefit of having the town's sexiest
bachelor at her beck and call, so it is easy for her to
imagine extending her stay. Kelsey seems to be taken with
the town, and she keeps pushing her mom toward the vet.
However, Mariah's safe world is about to be shattered.
When her friend is attacked and nearly murdered, Mariah
knows that the time has come for her to confront her past.
It appears that her rapist has escalated to murder, and may
be responsible for many girls' disappearances through the
years. Will she be able to remember the details from that
night that changed her life forever? Will Mariah be able
to stop the crazed man before he kills again?
Carla Cassidy has crafted an entertaining romantic
suspense. Her characters are well written and believable.
Mariah has had a traumatic experience in her life that she
has tried to turn around for the better, but the past has a
way of not letting go. She has a wonderful daughter and
friend who are always there to support her and help give
her a push now and then especially when it comes to
dating. Jack is ready to jump at the second chance that he
has been given when Mariah appears back in his life. The
story line is a bit intense as we share in the emotions
faced by a woman who was raped and the terror that she
feels returning to the scene of the crime. BROKEN PIECES
is a page-turner that leaves you anticipating the final
outcome.
Mariah Sayers survived a brutal attack as a teenager, and
ran away out of fear. Sixteen years later she returns with
her daughter to make peace with her past. Just as she feels
she is rekindling old friendships and even an old flame, she
receives some shocking news; a girl has been killed in her
town. Now, Mariah will have to confront the unthinkable—and
reclaim the broken pieces of her shattered past.
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