Title: Silently
Broken (Broken
#3)
Author: Maegan
Abel
Release Date:
Sept 15, 2015
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Zane Tishler has never been the
All-American picture of happiness. Every time he seems to get his feet under
him, someone or something has to rip away his chances at healing. His
girlfriend and son are missing after a devastating fire that left the home they
shared in ruins, along with his life. How long can someone cling to hope
without the two most important people in their life?
Liliosa Cortez has always been a runner. It’s how
she’s survived for as long as she has. But, there comes a point when
you just can’t run anymore. Lost in a world darker than she ever
could’ve imagined, she has to figure out how to live with the choices
she’s made — in her past and now. She has to act fast if
she’s going to save the people she loves. That’s what matters.
Even more than her own life.
Zane and Lili were finally finding their very own happily
ever after when tragedy struck. What happened the day of the fire? Where are
Lili and Conner? How can Zane and their family deal with this deep of a
loss?
What happens when your world is turned upside down and guilt
eats at you during every waking moment?
What do you do when all hope fades and leaves you Silently
Broken?
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I hadn’t realized
Zane was finished until he sat the cup in front of me. He followed my line of
sight as I looked away from the chair he’d been sitting in about six
months ago when he held me as I cried. I closed my eyes, pushing that thought
away. That girl was broken. She was damaged. That
wasn’t me. Not anymore.
“Lili,” he
whispered, and I cringed.
“Don’t call
me that,” I said automatically, letting out my breath in a rush as
the realization of what I’d said struck me. I opened my eyes,
grabbing the mug. “Sorry.”
“What do you
mean?” he finally asked as I sipped slowly on the hot liquid. It
burned on the way down but I ignored it, needing the excuse not to answer that
question.
“Just an automatic
response. I’m fine,” I answered, blowing off what was
happening.
“Would you stop
fucking saying that?” he snapped, causing me to jump a
little.
Startled, I kept my eyes on the
mug but neither of us moved as we waited for the other to take the next step.
Finally, I lowered the glass to the
table.
“What would you like
me to say? Hmm?” I knew I should stop, walk away now and not make
this worse, but I no longer cared. “You want to know why I told you
not to call me that?” I looked up, meeting his eyes.
“Because I’m. Not. Fucking. Her. I’m not that
girl.”
“Yes, you
are—“ he started but I cut in before he could
finish.
“No.” I
laughed but the sound was hollow. “No, I’m not. You see
this face and you think I’m her but I’m not.
You’d be closer to the truth if you called Kaitlyn by that
name.”
He flinched back from the name
and I waivered, the part of me still able to feel guilt worming her way back in
as I watched his expression.
“I should
go,” I said, shoving myself up and away from his grip as he reached
for me. I felt out of control and that was one thing I couldn’t
handle these days.
“No. Fuck.
Don’t leave. I just…” He stood, pacing away from
me for a moment and locking his hands behind his head. Everything about him was
familiar, from the line of his back to his mannerisms, to his frustrations. All
of it was calling out to a part of me I wanted to find again but I
didn’t know how. My eyes burned and I knew I was about to cry. I
wasn’t ready for this. I’d thought I could handle it,
I’d pushed myself to go to the roof and try with Zane because I knew
I loved him. I love him so much. But I didn’t know how to do it
anymore. I couldn’t seem to keep ahold of myself, of who I used to
be. I was lost.
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Maegan despises writing about
herself in the third person. She also hates touting her accomplishments like
she thinks she’s really done anything special. (Aside from, you know,
writing books.)
Now that we’ve gotten
that out of the way, I’ll tell you what you need to know. I was born
and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I went back to school in my late twenties and
studied Stage Production Technology. I now work full-time in the alterations
shop of a major department store and part-time backstage in the various
theaters around the area.
I’ve been an avid
reader from a very young age and the top goal on my list of things to
accomplish in my life was to write and publish a book. During the summer of
2013, while working backstage on The Lion King, the idea of Lili was born and I
began writing Perfectly Broken.
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