out of her head.
“Wha—,” she pauses, shocked. “Charlie? I thought he was dead!”
Feeling like I’m going insane, I’m not in control of my faculties and can’t stop the squeaky, loony laughter that starts erupting out of me.
“So did I. Welcome to Folkestone, where people are sometimes only mostly dead.” And with that, I start to slide sideways in my chair, and everything goes dark.
Playlists
Fractured Things - Stella’s Playlist
Available on Spotify
‘Guest Room’ - Echos
‘Chances’ - Cloquet
‘From Liquid’ - Mr.Kitty
‘Like The Sun’ - Programm
‘Interlude’ - Enter Shikari
‘Lost Angels’ - Troi Irons
‘High’ - Anavae
‘All Of Me’ - The Score Ft. Travis Barker
‘She’s Not There’ - Yonaka
‘Whirl’ - Soft Kill
‘Digital Bath’ - The Anix
‘Still Healing’ - EDDIE
‘Basic Needs’ - Jonathan Davis
’Fade to Blue’ - Roniit
‘Strange Days’ - HEALTH
‘Trust’ - Milk & Bone
‘The Red’ - Chevelle
‘Black Gives Way To Blue’ - Alice In Chains
‘Sweet Emotion’ - Aerosmith
‘Be Quiet and Drive’ - Deftones
‘New High’ - Trevor Something
‘Underground’ - Redlight King
Fractured Things - Poe’s Playlist
Available on Spotify
‘21 Devils’ - Super Cruel ft. Ocean Grove
‘The Hierophant’ - Of Allies
‘Manifest’ - Starset
‘Kill The Sun’ - Cane Hill
‘The Offering’ - Sleep Token
‘Another Life’ - Motionless In White
‘In the Dark’ - Silence
‘Julia’ - mewithoutYou
‘Calliope’ - Matt Lange
‘Resentment’ - A Day To Remember
‘Her Eyes’ - Fame on Fire
‘Erase The Pain’ - Palisades
‘My Demons’ - Starset
‘Blurry (Out of Place)’ - Crown The Empire
‘Drag the Lake’ - The Amity Affliction
‘Calm Snow’ - I See Stars
‘Bulletproof’ - From Ashes to New
‘The Rift’ - Chappaqua Wrestling
‘Glitter’ - Rafferty
‘Outside’ - Staind
‘Halo’ - Boston Manor
‘Behind Blue Eyes’ - Limp Bizkit
Acknowledgments
Fractured Things was born in a time of uncertainty and instability in the world unlike any in recent memory. I sincerely hope the Heirs managed to bring you some enjoyment and distraction.
Steph, thank you again for everything. You’re always there for me and I appreciate that more than I can express. You, Brent, and Oli are family and that’s something I value beyond measure.
Brandi. Your friendship and help and support and therapy and everything else helps keep me sane. You know I couldn’t do this without you, and I would never want to. So pull out the tequila, and buckle up. The ride is only going to get crazier from here.
Gina, thank you for your gorgeous graphics, for the advice when I don’t know what I’m doing, and for coming on board. I’m so happy you’re here.
Rumikins, I’m #sorrynotsorry for my tendency to stray from the expected and for dashing your hopes for a reconciliation. Your mad proofing skills are invaluable to me. I hope I did better on the spaces this time.
My street team - Laura, Kari, Ashley, Melissa, Noreen, Sophie, Katie, Victoria, Jami, Anja, Tara, Kerrie, and Ria - the support from all of you, and the friendships that have been formed, make my heart happy. You are all fabulous women who I am honoured to have in my life. Thank you for every single thing you do. I am humbled.
Cassie, thank you again for the beautiful cover.
Shales, you’re still the bomb. Everything you create for me is so pretty and I truly enjoy working with you.
Boo Radley, you are my rock, my heart, and my home. You and Winnie make sure I feel loved everyday. P.S. If you ever scare me like that again, we’re gonna have words. Just saying’. Kisses.
Mum, I miss your face. Can you please just move out here already? If the craziness of the world right now has taught me one thing, it’s that you’re too far away. Love you and can’t wait to see you in person.
To all of my friends and family, thank you again for your support, your love, and your tolerance of me being forgetful and absent.
To all of the readers I have the pleasure of interacting with, thank you. For your support, for your comments, for your love of the written word in general. You guys make me want to keep writing and to keep getting better at it. There is so much more to come, and I hope you all stick around for the ride.
Also by Samantha Lovelock
Now Available
Read the beginning of Stella and Poe’s story
Fragile Things (Folkestone Sins Book One)
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Look for the beginning of Sunday and Payne’s story, coming February 2021
Restless Things (Folkestone Sins Book Three)
About the Author
Samantha Lovelock is a sarcastic individual with a decent sense of humour, darknesses hidden in mind-closets that occasionally Jack-in-The-Box her unsuspecting ass, and a love and loyalty for her friends and family that runs deeper than any ocean. Her guy means the world to her, and so does her cat; sometimes even in that order. Her Mum is her hero, hands down. She proudly wears the crown of a Queen of Innuendo, and of Name That Tune, and has never met a cliffhanger she didn’t like. She lives in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies with her British cowboy and their Norwegian Forest Cat, Winston Churchill.