Shattered Innocence

About the Book

Shattered Innocence tells a gripping dramatic story of teenage innocence mixed with adult family drama. Brent Miller, main character, is the town hero due to his superb athletic ability and his presupposed destiny of being a professional athlete. His best friend Frankie Sutter idolizes Brent. When tragedy strikes Brent’s life, Frankie must carry the burden of responsibility for what follows. Another young teenager filled with rage kills his father who was sexually abusing his little sister. Leaving his father in a pool of blood, Johnny Walker races away in an old pickup truck which crashes into Frankie’s Mustang killing Brent’s girlfriend and leaving Brent paralyzed from the waist down. Brent believes his life is over. No longer the Hero, Frankie, who survived the accident with a few broken bones, must deal with the guilt and trauma of Brent’s Paralysis, his fall from town worship status and responsibility for the death of Brent’s girl friend Kelly.

About the Author

Rick Johnson, a fifty three year old Professional Business Executive with 30 years experience in distribution. Graduate of Capitol University in Dayton Ohio with an MBA from Keller Graduate School in Chicago. He owned his owned distribution center for tens years before selling it in 1989. Currently writing a book on business turn-a-rounds titled Stop the Bleeding. Frank Parsons is a young aspiring author that has a knack for gripping story lines.