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Break Every Chain
Can you imagine what it would be like for a person who has no real faith to be thrown into a situation in a foreign place where his faith is the only thing that can save his life?
After running his life into the gutter through alcoholism and sexual addiction, Ryan Fulbright takes part in an impromptu mission’s trip in an attempt to redirect his life. Ryan visits a rescue home for underage girls in Nicaragua who have been rescued from sexual slavery. Seeking answers, he quickly finds himself at war with his fragile faith.
In the midst of this, he becomes involved in an ill-advised rescue attempt that leaves him stranded and wounded in the mountains of Nicaragua. With only a six-year-old girl to help, Ryan needs to not only figure out how to survive, but also how to save several young girls who have recently been sold into sexual slavery.
After running his life into the gutter through alcoholism and sexual addiction, Ryan Fulbright takes part in an impromptu mission’s trip in an attempt to redirect his life. Ryan visits a rescue home for underage girls in Nicaragua who have been rescued from sexual slavery. Seeking answers, he quickly finds himself at war with his fragile faith.
In the midst of this, he becomes involved in an ill-advised rescue attempt that leaves him stranded and wounded in the mountains of Nicaragua. With only a six-year-old girl to help, Ryan needs to not only figure out how to survive, but also how to save several young girls who have recently been sold into sexual slavery.
259 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 30, 2015
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Barry Napier
114 books62 followersBarry Napier is the author of The Cooper M. Reid series, The Bleeding Room, Bound, Break Every Chain, Nests, and several other titles. His books span a wide range of genres, from paranormal thrillers to Christian adventure.
He works as a ghostwriter while working on his own titles. He enjoys coffee, ambient music, and irony.
He works as a ghostwriter while working on his own titles. He enjoys coffee, ambient music, and irony.
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May 28, 2022
Break every chain by Barry Napier
This book has been the best book I have ever read. if you want a book to get you on an emotional roller coaster. This is it. Made me cry.
This book has been the best book I have ever read. if you want a book to get you on an emotional roller coaster. This is it. Made me cry.
February 22, 2017
One of the most horrendous things I can think of is child abuse, particularly sexual abuse. Barry Napier has tackled this gut-wrenching topic with the clarity and anger it deserves, and it's hard to believe this book is fiction--it sounds way too real. Actually--what goes on is real. Although this story takes place in Nicaragua, what happens could be in nearly any country worldwide,
Gabrielle is a young child in South America sold by her aunt to sex traffickers. Her little sister had leaped from the back of the cattle truck they're in several hours before and escaped, but Gabrielle isn't sure if Natalia can survive the cold nights and hunger in this thick forest long enough to make it back home again.
Ryan had begun going to the Bent River Community Church when his marriage and his life went south. He was struck by the stories coming out of a small hideaway in Nicaragua, and something in side him--Someone?--urged him to go. The pastor at Bent River agreed with that, and off Ryan went without a clue what he was doing or even how to speak Spanish.
The little rescue home acreage (Jubilee House) is guarded by a huge man the locals call "the Giant," transportation and translation is provided by a happy but crazy driver named Miguel, and the whole thing is run by one small widow with a huge heart, Sarah. Dozens of children play in the mud and dust. Ryan finds that every time he sits down he is surrounded by children, some on his lap and some snuggled up to his side.
He's not so sure he believes in God. How could God allow these sweet children to be so abused? But soon he finds in a situation where he must believe or die.
Grab this book from Amazon or Barnes and Noble. You won't be sorry. You might even be inspired.
I received this book free from the author in return for an honest review.
Gabrielle is a young child in South America sold by her aunt to sex traffickers. Her little sister had leaped from the back of the cattle truck they're in several hours before and escaped, but Gabrielle isn't sure if Natalia can survive the cold nights and hunger in this thick forest long enough to make it back home again.
Ryan had begun going to the Bent River Community Church when his marriage and his life went south. He was struck by the stories coming out of a small hideaway in Nicaragua, and something in side him--Someone?--urged him to go. The pastor at Bent River agreed with that, and off Ryan went without a clue what he was doing or even how to speak Spanish.
The little rescue home acreage (Jubilee House) is guarded by a huge man the locals call "the Giant," transportation and translation is provided by a happy but crazy driver named Miguel, and the whole thing is run by one small widow with a huge heart, Sarah. Dozens of children play in the mud and dust. Ryan finds that every time he sits down he is surrounded by children, some on his lap and some snuggled up to his side.
He's not so sure he believes in God. How could God allow these sweet children to be so abused? But soon he finds in a situation where he must believe or die.
Grab this book from Amazon or Barnes and Noble. You won't be sorry. You might even be inspired.
I received this book free from the author in return for an honest review.
October 26, 2016
Horrifying. Throat-grabbing. Heart-wrenching. These are just some of the words I would use to describe the book, Break Every Chain. To say that it was a difficult book to read is probably not giving it enough weight. I read it in a matter of a few days – when I could read it – so it wasn’t the flow of the words that got to me as much as the content of those words. Maybe my problem came when I kept picturing my 6-year-old granddaughter being caught up in the evil that is child sex trafficking. It breaks my heart to think of these babies – and they are innocent babies – being sold into this life for mere pennies.
Ryan Fulbright is trying to put his life back together. Between his uncontrolled drinking and his porn addiction, he has thrown away his marriage and his family with both hands. Served with divorce papers, Ryan steps into a church seeking something, but he doesn’t know what. During the church service a woman gets up to speak and show pictures from the last church mission trip to Jubilee House in Granada, Nicaragua. The women and girls who live there have all been rescued from sexual slavery. Many were sold by their family to the brothels for a few cordobas. Others were kidnapped as they walked home from school. The pictures of the girls won’t leave Ryan alone. He can’t forget their huge, joyful smiles that didn’t seem to match their dead, lifeless eyes. Is there anything he can do to help their situation?
Pastor Jason hears the genuine desire to help in Ryan’s voice but balks at sending him, on his own, to Nicaragua. After praying about the situation, however, he receives a strong prodding from God that Ryan needs to go and he needs to go alone. Knowing not a lick of Spanish, Ryan heads to Jubilee House where he spends his days helping Sarah, the director and Miguel, one of her helpers as they minister to the women and children housed there. As he hears the stories and witnesses the great need for loving care, Ryan’s heart turns again and again to his own daughter, June, and he grieves his neglect. With only one day left before his return to the States, events come to a head and Ryan finds himself lost on a mountain with only a 6-year-old girl to lead him out. Can he believe in the God he’s walked away from and allow Him to direct his steps?
Break Every Chain was one of the most powerful books I’ve read in quite some time. Based on true stories gleaned from the author’s own mission trips, many of the events are more horrifying, knowing they likely happened to someone somewhere. None of the assaults themselves are described, which is a blessing, but the aftermath of at least one of them will make you weep. Told from several different POVs – Ryan’s, Benito’s, Gabriella’s – the reader feels the emotion that each feels. Gabriella, a 9-year-old sold by her aunt TWICE, is the most difficult to read and yet, her story is also the strongest. Read this book then find ways to help free children (boys and girls are victims) from bondage!
I volunteered to read this and received a free copy through bookfun.org.
Ryan Fulbright is trying to put his life back together. Between his uncontrolled drinking and his porn addiction, he has thrown away his marriage and his family with both hands. Served with divorce papers, Ryan steps into a church seeking something, but he doesn’t know what. During the church service a woman gets up to speak and show pictures from the last church mission trip to Jubilee House in Granada, Nicaragua. The women and girls who live there have all been rescued from sexual slavery. Many were sold by their family to the brothels for a few cordobas. Others were kidnapped as they walked home from school. The pictures of the girls won’t leave Ryan alone. He can’t forget their huge, joyful smiles that didn’t seem to match their dead, lifeless eyes. Is there anything he can do to help their situation?
Pastor Jason hears the genuine desire to help in Ryan’s voice but balks at sending him, on his own, to Nicaragua. After praying about the situation, however, he receives a strong prodding from God that Ryan needs to go and he needs to go alone. Knowing not a lick of Spanish, Ryan heads to Jubilee House where he spends his days helping Sarah, the director and Miguel, one of her helpers as they minister to the women and children housed there. As he hears the stories and witnesses the great need for loving care, Ryan’s heart turns again and again to his own daughter, June, and he grieves his neglect. With only one day left before his return to the States, events come to a head and Ryan finds himself lost on a mountain with only a 6-year-old girl to lead him out. Can he believe in the God he’s walked away from and allow Him to direct his steps?
Break Every Chain was one of the most powerful books I’ve read in quite some time. Based on true stories gleaned from the author’s own mission trips, many of the events are more horrifying, knowing they likely happened to someone somewhere. None of the assaults themselves are described, which is a blessing, but the aftermath of at least one of them will make you weep. Told from several different POVs – Ryan’s, Benito’s, Gabriella’s – the reader feels the emotion that each feels. Gabriella, a 9-year-old sold by her aunt TWICE, is the most difficult to read and yet, her story is also the strongest. Read this book then find ways to help free children (boys and girls are victims) from bondage!
I volunteered to read this and received a free copy through bookfun.org.
December 14, 2015
This book is a very difficult read because of the sensitive subject, but one that will stay with you long after the last page is read. Many of us search for answers to what God's plan is for us. We sometimes lose hope when our life seems to be out of control. When Ryan goes on a mission trip to help out at a place called Jubilee House he will discover what God has planned for him.
The Jubilee House is a place that very young girls stay after being rescued from sex slavery. Ryan is very emotional as the days go by and he hears of heartbreaking stories about harrowing rescues and senseless violence against the young girls. The book is a journey that one man takes that will is filled with heartache, anger, sorrow and finally a new relationship with God. The subject in the book is one that happens everyday for girls and women in these countries where the police turn their back and let evil prevail. The horror and torture these girls go through is hard to read and I stopped several times to wipe tears away from my eyes. Even though this book is written as a fiction book, it is definitely something that continues to go on daily for many innocent girls. I cannot fathom a child as young as seven living the life this book describes.
I am thankful that the author wrote a book with such passion for this subject as it will hopefully remind each of us what evil is out there . The rescues that are done are dangerous but the rewards are far greater. In the story Ryan asks a question that many of us have wondered about and I loved the answer that was given with such clarity by the author. "Why do bad things happen to good people? So they can learn, overcome, and then help countless others survive those same bad things."
I received a copy of this book from The BookClub Network for an honest review.
The Jubilee House is a place that very young girls stay after being rescued from sex slavery. Ryan is very emotional as the days go by and he hears of heartbreaking stories about harrowing rescues and senseless violence against the young girls. The book is a journey that one man takes that will is filled with heartache, anger, sorrow and finally a new relationship with God. The subject in the book is one that happens everyday for girls and women in these countries where the police turn their back and let evil prevail. The horror and torture these girls go through is hard to read and I stopped several times to wipe tears away from my eyes. Even though this book is written as a fiction book, it is definitely something that continues to go on daily for many innocent girls. I cannot fathom a child as young as seven living the life this book describes.
I am thankful that the author wrote a book with such passion for this subject as it will hopefully remind each of us what evil is out there . The rescues that are done are dangerous but the rewards are far greater. In the story Ryan asks a question that many of us have wondered about and I loved the answer that was given with such clarity by the author. "Why do bad things happen to good people? So they can learn, overcome, and then help countless others survive those same bad things."
I received a copy of this book from The BookClub Network for an honest review.
March 13, 2016
This is a compelling novel. The subject is heartbreaking but the book is very well written, has well crafted characters, and great suspense.
The novel takes place in Nicaragua and the subject is child sex trafficking. The framework of the novel is an American, Ryan, visiting a home for abused women. His life had been crumbling around him when he stumbled into a church and heard a message on the Nicaraguan ministry. The pastor suggested he make a short visit to the rescue home and the few days he is there changes his life.
Napier says in an Afterward that the experiences in the book are based on real events he experienced or heard about while on two mission trips to Nicaragua. Young girls, preteens, are sold into sexual slavery, frequently by family members in poverty. Sometimes young girls are kidnapped. Sex tourism is popular in the country and brings in big money.
The novel was a hard one to read. It was written well but the stories of the young girls and the scene descriptions are heartbreaking. There are no sexual scenes but the beatings and torture of attempted rescuers was hard to read.
But there is good news in the book too. God is very present in the experiences Ryan and the others have. We read of a miracle that only God could provide. And we really experience the heart of those at the home who want to help the rescued women and children.
Sexual slavery and human trafficking is a reality in much of the world, Napier reminds us. I highly recommend this novel as a powerful reminder of what goes on in many areas.
I received a complimentary digital copy of this book through The Book Club Network for the purpose of an independent and honest review.
The novel takes place in Nicaragua and the subject is child sex trafficking. The framework of the novel is an American, Ryan, visiting a home for abused women. His life had been crumbling around him when he stumbled into a church and heard a message on the Nicaraguan ministry. The pastor suggested he make a short visit to the rescue home and the few days he is there changes his life.
Napier says in an Afterward that the experiences in the book are based on real events he experienced or heard about while on two mission trips to Nicaragua. Young girls, preteens, are sold into sexual slavery, frequently by family members in poverty. Sometimes young girls are kidnapped. Sex tourism is popular in the country and brings in big money.
The novel was a hard one to read. It was written well but the stories of the young girls and the scene descriptions are heartbreaking. There are no sexual scenes but the beatings and torture of attempted rescuers was hard to read.
But there is good news in the book too. God is very present in the experiences Ryan and the others have. We read of a miracle that only God could provide. And we really experience the heart of those at the home who want to help the rescued women and children.
Sexual slavery and human trafficking is a reality in much of the world, Napier reminds us. I highly recommend this novel as a powerful reminder of what goes on in many areas.
I received a complimentary digital copy of this book through The Book Club Network for the purpose of an independent and honest review.
April 7, 2016
This is a very powerful and heart wrenching story. You will be immediately thrown into the life of a little girl who is being sold to the highest bidder. I thought she was much older until the author reveals her true age which broke my heart.
Then we meet Ryan who isn’t so sure about God but finds himself surprised by these Christians he meets that don’t force Jesus down his throat. Underneath his doubting exterior he is a nice guy who God will redeem and draw to Himself.
The back and forth between the horrible world of these young girls and the hope of Jubilee House is a stark contrast. Your heart will ache for freedom for these girls, for them to either escape or be rescued.
The saddest part of all is this is truly happening in our world. Not just overseas but in America as well.
A copy of this book was given to me through The Book Club Network Inc. in exchange for an honest review.
Then we meet Ryan who isn’t so sure about God but finds himself surprised by these Christians he meets that don’t force Jesus down his throat. Underneath his doubting exterior he is a nice guy who God will redeem and draw to Himself.
The back and forth between the horrible world of these young girls and the hope of Jubilee House is a stark contrast. Your heart will ache for freedom for these girls, for them to either escape or be rescued.
The saddest part of all is this is truly happening in our world. Not just overseas but in America as well.
A copy of this book was given to me through The Book Club Network Inc. in exchange for an honest review.
October 15, 2016
If you, the reader, don’t have a clue as to the horror of the sex-trade business, this book is a real eye-opener and a must read. The author, through trips to Nicaragua, has built a story that presents the reality of this world-wide tragedy
Ryan Fulbright was a man with a sordid past who had come to a crossroad in his life. With his new found faith, he joined a mission’s trip in an effort to redirect his life. He was sent to a rescue home for women and children in Nicaragua. What was to be just a short stay turned into the rescue of 20 girls none older than 12 years old.
It was hard to put this book down. It certainly opened my eyes to this horrific problem that is growing globally each year.
Ryan Fulbright was a man with a sordid past who had come to a crossroad in his life. With his new found faith, he joined a mission’s trip in an effort to redirect his life. He was sent to a rescue home for women and children in Nicaragua. What was to be just a short stay turned into the rescue of 20 girls none older than 12 years old.
It was hard to put this book down. It certainly opened my eyes to this horrific problem that is growing globally each year.
March 10, 2016
Break Every Chain is an intense and powerful story that exposes the very real plague of sex trafficking in Nicaragua. The story is told from a variety of perspectives, an American man visiting on a mission trip, a young girl who has been sold into the trade, an American woman running a safe haven for those who escape the cycle, and a local man who has made it his personal mission to save as many as he can. Barry Napier's book is profoundly moving and a reminder that God is still and always working and moving.
I received this book from the publisher through the Book Club Network (bookfun.org) in exchange for my honest review.
I received this book from the publisher through the Book Club Network (bookfun.org) in exchange for my honest review.
August 25, 2016
Awesome, inspiring
This amazing book should be read by everyone who was ever a child . Sexual slavery is something you hear about in the news but this brings it close to home. I'm going to read it again in a few days and recommend it to everyone I know..
This amazing book should be read by everyone who was ever a child . Sexual slavery is something you hear about in the news but this brings it close to home. I'm going to read it again in a few days and recommend it to everyone I know..
September 7, 2016
I can only say that if you have ever considered missions or are interested in missions this is a must read. I seldom give a 5 star rating but this is worth every star.
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