title: Shattered Fragments of My Soul: Fragment 1 (Volume 1)
author: Valerie R Jupe
description: Valerie Jupe grew up in San Antonio, Texas, went to college in Austin, and has spent most of her life working as a video editor for TV shows from Houston, to New York, to Chicago. She loves to travel and eat delicious food. She also happens to be particularly fond of her husband, Theron, and their dog, Brigly.
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  # How the Mind Breaks
  
  
  ## A Dark, Psychological Romance
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Dani René
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Acknowledgments](part0003.html#2RHM0-11621b2764eb4ea2883f01d74b083d22)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Playlist](part0005.html#4OIQ0-11621b2764eb4ea2883f01d74b083d22)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Prologue](part0008_split_000.html#7K4G0-11621b2764eb4ea2883f01d74b083d22)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Tia](part0009_split_000.html#8IL20-11621b2764eb4ea2883f01d74b083d22)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Braxton](part0010_split_000.html#9H5K0-11621b2764eb4ea2883f01d74b083d22)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Braxton](part0011_split_000.html#AFM60-11621b2764eb4ea2883f01d74b083d22)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Tia](part0012_split_000.html#BE6O0-11621b2764eb4ea2883f01d74b083d22)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Tia](part0013_split_000.html#CCNA0-11621b2764eb4ea2883f01d74b083d22)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Braxton](part0014_split_000.html#DB7S0-11621b2764eb4ea2883f01d74b083d22)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Tia](part0015_split_000.html#E9OE0-11621b2764eb4ea2883f01d74b083d22)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Tia](part0016_split_000.html#F8900-11621