Jagged Little Pieces by Bijou Hunter EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Bijou Hunter
- Language: English
- Genre: Romantic Suspense
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AUSTEN HALVORSON
I was once a wild child. Brash and even bitchy, I’d grown up feeling
special. I was my mom’s beloved firstborn and my dad’s only princess.
Money made life easy. My red hair warned people of my troublemaking
ways.
I lost my fearless ways and innocence when I was eighteen. Even worse
than my trauma was the pain my sister suffered because of me. I decided
after that fateful summer to silence my wild nature.
Nothing’s been the same for me since the last summer I spent in the
sun-soaked land of Canary Basin, where my father’s power looms large.
I’ve spent years in therapy and tried everything to reconnect with my
half-sister, Hunter. I worked hard to do good things to offset the ugly ones I
spawned that night.
None of it worked. Not even cutting off my father and brothers or
refusing to step foot in Canary Basin again could fix what happened.
I’ve accomplished plenty since that summer. My life isn’t miserable.
Yet, the stain from that night lingers on my skin. I often see the dark
memories in Hunter’s blue eyes. There’s no erasing what happened or
moving forward without accepting how the best of us was ruined.
I found solace with my mother, Suzanne Knutsen. The fiery daughter of
old money, she lives life fearlessly. Hunter and I wanted to be just like her.
However, we quickly learned embracing our wild sides came with dangers
unimpressed by our wealth or good intentions.
Whereas my sister recently bought herself a swanky condo in Banta
City’s downtown, I’m still at home at thirty-one. I’ve looked for places
before. Every new year, I get it in my head how I’m ready to stand on my
own.
The closest I got to taking the plunge was two years ago when my best
friend and I decided to move in together. Before we signed any paperwork,
Coco found a boyfriend who quickly started talking about marriage. Lured
into living with him, she never got the prized ring or her happily ever after.
Yet, Coco did end up with his corner apartment when he walked away from
the lease to free himself of her presence.
Though some people find my best friend/veterinarian assistant to be a
“bit much,” I’m comforted by her big personality.
Picking Coco up for work, I realize how often I live vicariously through
her wild ways. She’s a wonderful friend—loyal, patient, and willing to drag
me out of my safe space when necessary.
However, the former showgirl is probably the worst driver in Banta
City. She even managed to total her rental while waiting for her car to be
repaired after the original accident.
“I might need to start taking the bus,” explains the leggy blonde as she
settles into my Range Rover SV’s passenger seat. “Except I love to go fast,
and bus drivers don’t take requests.”
Years ago, I worried our friendship couldn’t survive working together.
I’m probably overly anal about my veterinarian business, and Coco’s
always been on the ditzy side. She didn’t really want to be an assistant, but
years of professional dancing took its toll on her knees.
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