diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.cpp b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.cpp
index fdc059c..d77b0c0 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.cpp
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,26 @@ void ChapterHtmlSlimParser::updateEffectiveInlineStyle() {
   }
 }
 
+// Flush the contents of partWordBuffer to currentTextBlock
+void ChapterHtmlSlimParser::flushPartWordBuffer() {
+  if (partWordBufferIndex == 0) return;
+  
+  // Determine font style using effective styles
+  EpdFontFamily::Style fontStyle = EpdFontFamily::REGULAR;
+  if (effectiveBold && effectiveItalic) {
+    fontStyle = EpdFontFamily::BOLD_ITALIC;
+  } else if (effectiveBold) {
+    fontStyle = EpdFontFamily::BOLD;
+  } else if (effectiveItalic) {
+    fontStyle = EpdFontFamily::ITALIC;
+  }
+  
+  // Flush the buffer
+  partWordBuffer[partWordBufferIndex] = '\0';
+  currentTextBlock->addWord(partWordBuffer, fontStyle, effectiveUnderline);
+  partWordBufferIndex = 0;
+}
+
 // start a new text block if needed
 void ChapterHtmlSlimParser::startNewTextBlock(const TextBlock::Style style, const BlockStyle& blockStyle) {
   if (currentTextBlock) {
@@ -341,6 +361,9 @@ void XMLCALL ChapterHtmlSlimParser::startElement(void* userData, const XML_Char*
     self->updateEffectiveInlineStyle();
   } else if (matches(name, BLOCK_TAGS, NUM_BLOCK_TAGS)) {
     if (strcmp(name, "br") == 0) {
+      // Flush word preceding <br/> to currentTextBlock before calling startNewTextBlock
+      // This fixes issue where <br/> incorrectly wrapped the preceding word to a new line
+      self->flushPartWordBuffer();
       self->startNewTextBlock(self->currentTextBlock->getStyle());
     } else {
       // Determine alignment from CSS or default
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h
index 0d19a68..cad8fad 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class ChapterHtmlSlimParser {
   void updateEffectiveInlineStyle();
   void startNewTextBlock(TextBlock::Style style);
   void startNewTextBlock(TextBlock::Style style, const BlockStyle& blockStyle);
+  void flushPartWordBuffer();
   void makePages();
   // XML callbacks
   static void XMLCALL startElement(void* userData, const XML_Char* name, const XML_Char** atts);