Brother's Keeper by Kristie Klemme

About the book

It took an instant for her baby brother to die, but it took half a lifetime for her to forgive herself. On a beautiful summer day in the shadows of the Rocky Mountains, Kristie Tovrea played with her beloved brother, Jimmy. He found a gun, and then the gun went off in her hands.

For years, she kept the truth a secret from her family, convinced she was unlovable and unforgivable. Finally unable to keep her secret any longer, she told the truth. Enduring abuse and neglect throughout her teenage years, Kristie retreated deeper and deeper into herself, until one day, she learned her only hope was to forgive herself.

Kristie Klemme tells the story of her harrowing journey through years of abuse at her father's hands and neglect by her mother. At 8-years-old, Kristie accidentally shot and killed her little brother, Jimmy, as they played with their father's gun.

Unable to reveal the truth about Jimmy's death, Kristie lived with her secret responsibility until it became unbearable. But once she told her parents the truth, there would be new secrets to keep. After years of darkness, Kristie finally learned to forgive herself, and enter the light.

About the author

A licensed and nationally certified massage therapist specializing in infant massage, Kristie Klemme has been married for five years and has two gorgeous children, Kaylie 3-1/2 and Caleb, 2-months old. She was born in Denver, Colorado, where she lives to this day. This is her first book.