Susan Ward

The Girl on the Half Shell (The Half Shell Series) (Volume 1) Susan Ward

**Reader Testimonials**: ?Raw, edgy and beautifully authentic - in a word, amazing!? ?Emotionally charged, lyrical, beautiful!? ?And the ending, while a surprise, was perfect. I cried, but it was perfect!? ?This is one of those books that will stay with me for a long time?There is something very beautiful in its raw and dark complexity.? ?Its gut wrenching, emotional, sexual charged, beautiful, tortured and down right breathtaking.? ?Yes, it is a romance, and yes, it is a coming of age story...but there is much more..? Description: People think Chrissie Parker has a picture-perfect life. She leads an opulent lifestyle in Santa Barbara, her father, Jack, is a beloved music icon from the sixties, and she possesses a wealth of musical talent that will certainly lead to a promising future. But behind the façade, everything is far from perfect. When Chrissie journeys from Santa Barbara to New York City for an audition at Juilliard, romance is the last thing on her mind. She never anticipated encountering British Superstar Alan Manzone, a musician fresh out of Rehab, tormented by his own weakness and troubled past. Alan's life is everything Chrissie's is not; exciting, glitzy, and an all-out train wreck. Chrissie is soon consumed by Alan's shocking pursuit of her, his dark secrets, and his desires. Determined to save Alan from himself, is it possible Alan, this beautiful and brilliant musician, is really rescuing Chrissie from her artfully concealed secret addiction that even her best friend is unaware of? Can two lost people find a love meant to last a life time in only three weeks?