In the first chapter someone is shot; but who? Is it Olivia, one of her children, a parent, a relative or a friend? Eight months before the shooting, Olivia sought the help of therapy where hidden secrets imploded her consciousness as childhood memories slowly surfaced. In her survival journey, Olivia faced many obstacles. The biggest one was herself and the secrets that her vaulted mind, to guard her sanity, locked away. Olivia fits in the mold of seeming to live a very normal life. Every day she goes about her daily routine while keeping unbelievable secrets. Through the memoire Broken Innocence, Olivia finds her voice and every chapter is an investigation of her undisclosed history. From the heart stopping beginning until the end, this spellbinding story captivates the reader into Olivia’s extraordinary journey. Based on a true story, Olivia’s memoir reads more like an intriguing mystery spotlighting the interaction between honesty versus deception, truth versus illusion, reality versus imagery, and sanity versus insanity.