


However, over the course of the series, she grows as she fights her abuser and tries to find justice. Oakley is a brave, smart, and strong girl who has undergone some of the most traumatic of events during her childhood.

The leads in the series are Cole and Oakley, both of whom tell the story from their own perspectives making for an interesting narration style. Natasha Preston debuted her writing career with “Silence”, which was later made into a series by the same name. She credits Wattpad for opening her eyes to what was possible by giving her an escape from her mundane life ,and then providing the confidence to dive into the world of authorship. She published “Silence” her first novel in the “Silence” series of novels in 2012 and has never looked back since. Natasha who had previously only read school books and famously has few mentors if any became hooked once she started writing. During this time an idea to put some of her own stories that had been forming in her head. She had at last found something to do during her free time and for a few months lost herself reading stories from numerous little known authors. She was looking for an app in the App Store when an amateur writing site named Wattpad caught her eye.

It was in 2010 that she accidentally stumbled into writing. After school, she found herself doing mind-numbing receptionist and administration jobs as there was nothing else she was qualified for. Unlike many authors, Natasha did not grow up as a serial book reader as she drifted through school often achieving average grades. She has two children form her marriage to Joseph. She is married to Joseph, a man whose patience, help, and love she claims is the reason she is the author she is today. She writes young adult fiction, romance and thrillers spread over several series including “Silence”, “The Cellar” and several freestanding novels. Growing up, many people loved to call her Tash or Tasha and the name stuck through to her adulthood. Natasha Preston is a British author who has lived most of her life in the small hamlets and villages of the English countryside.
