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Breaking My Silence (Game of Love Book 1) Kindle Edition

4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 36 ratings

Fear silenced me. Love helped me speak my truth.

Three weeks before my sixteenth birthday, I was sexually assaulted by three of the most popular boys in my school. They threatened to kill me if I ever said a word.

For two years, I kept my head down and my mouth shut. And then Ian happened. When the new running back from out of town asked me to tutor him, something made me say yes. Even though all of my survival instincts were screaming at me to run, something about him made me feel safe. Safe enough to trust him with my truth.

But when the people who had ruined my life found out I’d broken my silence, Ian and I found ourselves playing a dangerous game we didn’t know the rules to…with people who would stop at nothing to duck the consequences of their actions.

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NOTE: This story was previously published in 2019 as
What Doesn't Kill You, but has been reworked with new content edits.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09VYQ3RDP
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (May 27, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 27, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.2 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 378 pages
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Carmen Richter
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Carmen Richter is an old soul. Her words are like theater, masterfully spun to bring all the feels, interspersed with music that makes your heart soar. She needs her coffee to make the words flow, and some of her best writing is done in a caffeine-induced haze at one in the morning with a soundtrack that ranges from jazz standards to rock to show tunes and everything in between. When she's not writing, she loves going to live concerts and especially live theater, or just staying in and binging Criminal Minds or Law and Order: SVU for the zillionth time.

Carmen lives in Kansas City with her boyfriend, Brett, and their two fur babies, a bunny named Marty and a cat named Mal. In addition to writing, she also has two branches of a business that aims to provide quality services to independent authors at a reasonable price. CPR Editing deals with everything inside your book: editing, proofreading, and interior formatting. CPR Designs deals with, well, design: logos and branding, social media graphics, covers, and teasers.

Carmen loves interacting with her fans and will happily respond to all messages personally until she gets uber famous and gets a ton of them. Hey, a girl can dream, right?

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Customers enjoy the heartfelt story. They say it's written well, with an emotional journey that keeps them on their toes. The epilogue is sweet and they love the book.

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"...Kyler and Ian’s story was a ride from start to finish, an emotional rollercoaster that kept me on my toes...." Read more

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Powerful Story!!
Ian is a football player who needs to improve his grades for Colleges to take him seriously. Kyler tutors in the two classes Ian needs help with. Kyler is one of the girls who could be his tutor. Ian has a had crush on her for awhile. Ian asks Kyler to tutor him but, she wants nothing to do with football players due to the trauma she suffered in her sophomore year. Kyler was a few weeks from turning 16 when she was sexually assaulted [Raped] by three popular football players. Now she has to deal with rumors that were started by the football players. Kyler and Ian decide to meet at a Starbucks to discuss her tutoring him. Kyler decides to tutor Ian and things with Kyler start to change. Ian decided that he would do what he could to help Kyler so she wouldn't have to be so scared. This is a very powerful book and before you get to the story there is a Trigger Warning related to different issues in the book and there is a phone number for the Crisis Center. Thank you Carmen for putting the Trigger Warning in your book!! Being a Rape and Incest survivor, there were parts of the book that hit home and there were some tears shed. They way Carmen wrote this book is awesome. It shows that no matter what you can survive that kind of Trauma. I truly loved how Ian and his family were there for Kyler. I highly recommend this book but, read the Trigger Warning first.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2024
    This book makes you smile, laugh, cry, and scream. The author takes you on a heart wrenching journey . Kyler is such an amazing fmc she is so strong and brave.., Ian is the best guy a girl could ask for. I couldn't put this book down
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2023
    Wow. What a book! Reading Kyler and Ian’s story was a ride from start to finish, an emotional rollercoaster that kept me on my toes. I loved seeing Kyler’s personality and strength come out as the book went on. What she went through as a high school student was real and raw and something that happens everyday. It was very well written and I appreciated how seriously the author took the topic. Ian was the supportive bf that women dream of, I couldn’t get enough of him! I am also looking forward to supporting character story arcs!!

    4.5 stars!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2023
    This was a great book that centers around the real issue of bullying and sēxual abuse that occurs in high school. This is a difficult book to read because of the subject matter but it was written well in a heartfelt and tactful way.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2022
    What a tough storyline to write about. The author did a fantastic job though. Ian was just perfect with Ky....and Ky bravery and strength and journey in this book...to have to not only deal with her trauma at school and her rapists.....but also her mom..Read this with a tissue. The epiloge was so sweet. Me encantan los libro...
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2024
    Breaking My Silence by Carmen Richter is an emotional roller coaster but one definitely worth going on. Her books always tell a story with so much heart and soul. Before going further I do want to say please check your trigger warnings. She is very good at giving a list of them.
    Kyler is an extremely strong female character. She has been through so much when she meets Ian. Kyler is Ian’s tutor to help him improve his grades since he is on the football team. Unfortunately due to her past Kyler has an aversion to football players. As he breaks down her walls he helps her in ways no one can.
    Carmen truly has a gift of writing emotionally tough books. She knows how draw the reader in and make you really understand the person. She also is good about giving a warning and even providing help. For example in this book she provided the Crisis Center phone number . Great job on a wonderful book. I highly recommend it and will be reading more.
  • Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2022
    When Kyler is asked to tutor football player Ian she’s apprehensive because of what happened to her by some of the football team. He’s newish to the school and has had a crush on Kyler since he moved there.
    These two will have to battle those around them but they come out of the other side better then before.
    Ian really shows her how much she means to him.
  • Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2024
    You can tell the author did her research on this book. From one PTSD survivor she did an absolute amazing job with how it was written, and how well everything was handled. I normally I don't read a lot of contemporary, but I am so happy I did. The story is both heartbreaking and inspiring. I wish when I went through my struggles I had a friend like Melissa. Watching her come out of her, hell was like a butterfly coming out of a cocoon. The love and care that Ian took with her was absolutely amazing. Her friends and Ian's family showed what a survivor really needs to truly heal from something like this. Excellent job highly recommend it but please be warned of all the triggers it is very intense.
  • Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2022
    Ian is a football player who needs to improve his grades for Colleges to take him seriously. Kyler tutors in the two classes Ian needs help with. Kyler is one of the girls who could be his tutor. Ian has a had crush on her for awhile. Ian asks Kyler to tutor him but, she wants nothing to do with football players due to the trauma she suffered in her sophomore year. Kyler was a few weeks from turning 16 when she was sexually assaulted [Raped] by three popular football players. Now she has to deal with rumors that were started by the football players. Kyler and Ian decide to meet at a Starbucks to discuss her tutoring him. Kyler decides to tutor Ian and things with Kyler start to change. Ian decided that he would do what he could to help Kyler so she wouldn't have to be so scared. This is a very powerful book and before you get to the story there is a Trigger Warning related to different issues in the book and there is a phone number for the Crisis Center. Thank you Carmen for putting the Trigger Warning in your book!! Being a Rape and Incest survivor, there were parts of the book that hit home and there were some tears shed. They way Carmen wrote this book is awesome. It shows that no matter what you can survive that kind of Trauma. I truly loved how Ian and his family were there for Kyler. I highly recommend this book but, read the Trigger Warning first.
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    Powerful Story!!

    Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2022
    Ian is a football player who needs to improve his grades for Colleges to take him seriously. Kyler tutors in the two classes Ian needs help with. Kyler is one of the girls who could be his tutor. Ian has a had crush on her for awhile. Ian asks Kyler to tutor him but, she wants nothing to do with football players due to the trauma she suffered in her sophomore year. Kyler was a few weeks from turning 16 when she was sexually assaulted [Raped] by three popular football players. Now she has to deal with rumors that were started by the football players. Kyler and Ian decide to meet at a Starbucks to discuss her tutoring him. Kyler decides to tutor Ian and things with Kyler start to change. Ian decided that he would do what he could to help Kyler so she wouldn't have to be so scared. This is a very powerful book and before you get to the story there is a Trigger Warning related to different issues in the book and there is a phone number for the Crisis Center. Thank you Carmen for putting the Trigger Warning in your book!! Being a Rape and Incest survivor, there were parts of the book that hit home and there were some tears shed. They way Carmen wrote this book is awesome. It shows that no matter what you can survive that kind of Trauma. I truly loved how Ian and his family were there for Kyler. I highly recommend this book but, read the Trigger Warning first.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars So well written
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 27, 2022
    Such an emotional story written with tact and a lot of delicate situations are handled so well.

    I really enjoyed the book and was hooked from the get go. I would highly recommend

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