Breaking Through the Ice - Book 1
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Last published Wed, Aug 6, 2025
She came home to find peace. Instead, she found love, lies-and the unraveling of herself.
At nineteen, Brooklyn Smith returns to Savannah after stepping away from college, hoping for space to breathe and the chance to finally figure out who she is. As the oldest daughter of a single mother, she's always carried the weight of others-responsibility, silence, and expectations that were never hers to bear.
Then she meets Quincy Bellamy.
Smooth, confident, and from a picture-perfect family, Quincy is everything her lonely heart has been aching for. But what begins as instant chemistry soon turns into something deeper-and far more dangerous. Love quickly gives way to control, and behind Quincy's polished smile lie secrets darker than Brooklyn ever imagined.
Torn between her mother's grip, Quincy's manipulation, and the ache of her own unmet needs, Brooklyn must confront the painful truths she's spent her whole life avoiding. The question is no longer who she loves-but whether she'll choose herself at all.
A coming-of-age story about silence, survival, and the courage it takes to break the cycle-before it breaks you.
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