My Voice Is Sealed by Carmen Richter
| Author(s) | Carmen Richter |
|---|---|
| Published | 2021 |
| Publisher | Independently Published |
| Genre(s) | Contemporary Romance |
| Age group | 18+ |
Ten seconds. Thirteen words.
That was all it took to reveal the skeleton in my closet. A dark truth that would doom me to a lifetime of misery: I was hopelessly in love with my stepsister.
When my mother and stepfather sent me packing the moment I turned eighteen, I should have taken the hint and backed away. But Sadie was fighting a battle that couldn’t be won alone. A battle against her father, the doctors trying to treat her epilepsy, and most of all, her own body. And I loved her too much to abandon her when she needed me the most.
Could I be what Sadie needed without giving in to my feelings, or would the pull between us end up being too strong to resist?
Trigger Warnings
- Physical and psychological manipulation and abuse
- Suicidal ideation
- Forcible separation of a service dog from its handler (there is NO physical harm to the dog)
- Epilepsy, including vivid descriptions of tonic-clonic (a.k.a. grand mal) seizures
- Mild instances of discrimination against a disabled person and ableism
- Harry Potter references
Please also note that this is a love story between stepsiblings, who are not blood-related in any way.
Representation
Epileptic heroine
Tropes
- Stepsibling romance
- New adult romance
- Abuse rescue romance
