When the Silence Broke
By J.N. Nartey
"Sometimes, survival means breaking the silence - and the family."
Greg Moore wanted nothing more than to build a stable, loving home with his new wife, Leah, and her two children. What began as a beautiful story of healing and second chances soon spiraled into a nightmare no one could have predicted. When Ethan, Leah's brilliant and driven teenage son, falls into a spiral of addiction, the family's life becomes a battleground - one built not of bullets but of lies, hope, rage, and love stretched to its breaking point.
As Greg fights to protect the family he's grown to love, Leah struggles with the unbearable tension between motherly love and harsh reality. Jenna, Ethan's younger sister, watches the brother she once adored transform into a terrifying stranger. And Ethan - once full of potential - becomes the storm tearing through the foundation they all built together.
Told with haunting honesty and emotional depth, When the Silence Broke is a searing domestic drama about addiction, family, sacrifice, and the moment when love is no longer enough. It asks the hardest questions: How far would you go to protect the people you love? And at what cost?
For readers of We Need to Talk About Kevin and A Man Called Ove, this is a gripping, heart-wrenching novel that stays with you long after the final page.
