Broken Silence

Four years ago, Oakley and her family left England for Australia, fleeing the aftermath of the abuse she suffered as a child. Now the criminal trial of her father and his friend is close, and Oakley decides to go back. She wants closure and a way to leave the past behind.

Testifying means standing in the same room as the two people who hurt her most and saying aloud what she has kept quiet for years. Going home also puts her within reach of Cole, the boy she loved and left behind.

Cole's feelings for her have not faded, and hers for him have not either. Oakley has to face a courtroom and an old love at the same time.

This is the second book in the Silence series, so it picks up after the events of the first. It is a contemporary drama with a fast pace and a raw emotional tone. The story follows two strands side by side: her fight for justice, and the question of whether she can find her way back to Cole.