{"product_id":"shattered-lives-paperback","title":"Shattered Lives - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhoenix Wolfe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSome damages can't be hidden...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCHARLIE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePTSD is a bitch.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI lived through sadistic horrors no one should be forced to endure. After my medical discharge from the military four years ago, I thought my physical scars were the worst souvenir I'd have.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, I teeter on an emotional razor's edge. I'm terrified of men. I can't handle darkness. I battle night terrors, flashbacks, and panic attacks, and I'm always armed to the teeth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose bastards didn't just rape me. They destroyed me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMARK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCareer-ending, life-changing injuries are a bitch.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn IED on a routine mission in Afghanistan left me fighting to survive. A lot of days, I wish I hadn't. I lost everything - my career, my home, my brothers-in-arms, my purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd of course, my leg.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow I'm half a man, useless, worthless, destined to spend my life alone. If it weren't for Charlie, my best friend for more than two decades, I'd end it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen I end up with a front-row seat to her devastating night terrors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharlie's pain gives me a new purpose. She's helping me with my physical recovery. I'll help with her emotional recovery. I owe her too much to do anything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEspecially since every bit of the hell she's been through is my fault.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE: \u003c\/strong\u003e This is Book 1 in a completed three-book series. These books need to be read in order. Charlie and Mark's journeys to self-acceptance will conclude in Book 3 of the SHATTERED trilogy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eThis series ends with a HEA in the third book, but the first and second novels do not have a HEA. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRIGGER WARNING: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ePlease read the note from the author to see if this book is a fit for you. Specific trigger warnings are located inside this book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 310\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 25, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42091718541447,"sku":"9798988353119","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/377c3df12ed3481c3f4778d5b966afa7.webp?v=1732294429","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/shattered-lives-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}