Shattered: A New Start Series (Book 1): A New Start Series

By Susan Swoon

Nick Brown has his life figured out. If he continues playing hockey well and keeps his grades up, there's a possibility that he might get a scholarship into the college of his dreams. High school life at Mayfield High is an interesting journey. He has his friends, teammates, a thronging number of school girls drooling all over him and his annoying little sister to keep him on his toes. Life is perfect.

 

Amanda Smith's once-perfect life was shattered when her father was indicted on multiple money-laundering and fraud charges. Now, she has to give up her beautiful home in Beverly Hills, cars, fancy wardrobe. and move to San Francisco to live with her aunt and cousins. She struggles to adjust to the new life. All her Beverly Hills friends had abandoned her or she abandoned them out of embarrassment.

 

After her boyfriend broke up with her, Amanda finds it so hard to trust again. Her new high school in San Francisco is difficult to adjust to, especially with her new status. She struggles to keep up with her grades and make friends so when she meets Sparkle Brown, she is grateful to have such intelligent, great friend who takes out time to tutor her. But Sparkle has a hot brother who, no matter how much she tries to deny it, she's drawn to.

 

Nick has met all his sister's friends but not the new girl. Amanda Smith is breathtakingly beautiful and so sophisticated. One could tell that she has had a past life of luxury. Nick is curious about her. Who is she? Where did she come from? And why is this girl different from all the others?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Susan Swoon
• Release date: Dec 26, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201929671

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Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter One

Amanda looked out of the window as the car sped by. Unlike Beverly Hills, there were no lush palm trees and magnificent houses lining the roads. San Francisco wasn't as posh as her former home. This roused embarrassment inside her. Her Aunt Meredith talked nonstop since she picked Amanda from the airport. Amanda hadn't seen her since she was twelve. Now, she gazed at this strange woman in her weird clothes and badly-tended hair with terrible edges and pimple-ridden face. Amanda knew that she was still running her small fashion store and wondered how she could look so terrible while being a fashion designer. There was no way she would make it big in the fashion industry if she kept on designing the things she did. No one would want to wear that. She loved to dress eccentric and designed similar outfits for her clients.

Unable to control it, Amanda started picturing the skincare routine she would recommend to her Aunt. Her face was in terrible need of one. Huge, puffy bags drew straight lines under her eyes. Her eyes were slightly blackened in circles. God, she must've been working so hard and rarely sleeping, Amanda thought unconsciously. She could still remember the times when her mother would send money to her Aunt. Amanda's mother would groan about her Aunt's carpenter husband.

I told her. I warned her not to marry that man. Now, look at everything she's going through, she'd say after yet another call for help from Aunt Meredith. When her Aunt couldn't stand the jabs anymore, she stopped calling for help. Amanda thought it was for the best. Her mother's caustic tongue was terrible and often pushed the people around her away. She was mean to their domestic staff, too. Once, Amanda had seen her throw a plate of soup at the cook because the plate had a stain on the side. Amanda sighed. That perfect life was gone now.