After a chance encounter, deaf cleaning lady Irene's world clashes with wealthy CEO Leo's, igniting a spark of romance tested by family secrets and tragedy. ***** After a tragic accident stole her hearing and her parents, talented painter Irene has been living in the shadows, caring for her troubled younger brother and struggling to make ends meet. But when a chance encounter sparks a connection with Leo Browning, the uber-successful CEO of the company she cleans for, her world flips upside down. Soon, Irene's warmth melts Leo's cold veneer and cautious heart, and Leo pushes Irene to shoot for her dreams again. But as their opposite worlds clash, the floodgates open to unraveling buried family secrets and life-changing tragedy. Can their budding love stand all the tests that threaten to pull them apart? Content Warning: contains violence and references to drug use.

Stella Ember James is known for being the deaf girl. Nobody has ever stuck around since she's too much 'hard work' to be friends with. Moving to a new country is never easy but sometimes change is good, especially when she meets a boy that will unknowingly change her life forever. - swearing, mature content This is a quick read ❕

Emerson and her fiancé Justin have two deaf daughters. Even though they both have their hearing, they are adapting their lives to their hard of hearing children

This is somewhat quite a personal thing for me and I have not admitted it yet. Also, you may see me in a different light. Also if you can relate, comment below.

Everything seems to be falling into place for Emily Blackwell, who joins her classmates for a highly anticipated Biology summer program in Tennessee. She finds herself in close quarters with her long-term crush, working with animals in exchange for a stuffy classroom credit, all while spending time with her closest friends. But before she even arrives, things start to quickly unravel. When she finds a friend where she least expected, will it change everything? This fast-paced read covers the story of a young girl trying to find herself in an environment designed to break her down physically, mentally, and emotionally-all for the sake of science.

Jenna thought Glasgow was a second chance. Turns out, it's a 40 year experiment, and she's the variable they never saw coming. Jenna Hollins craves a quiet life. She's deaf. She's burnt out. And thanks to her brother, she's been dragged to a cozy Virginia town where the people are warm but wary-like they're throwing seasonal festivals to distract from something darker. Cyrus is steady. Charming. Protective. The boy who helps her navigate the life she never asked for. But when she starts slipping at home, and at school, the person who shows up isn't Cyrus. It's Nicholas. Cyrus's older cousin and best friend's emotionally unavailable brother. The one they all warned her about. Nick tells her the town isn't what it seems. That if she wants the truth, she'll have to stop trusting the system, and start trusting him instead. As the pressure builds, Jenna is forced to choose between two versions of safety: The boy who pulls her closer as she breaks, but won't speak the truth aloud... Or the boy who betrayed the people he loves-but trusts her with a secret that could destroy everything. **** ✨ Tropes / Themes: • Slow burn triangle • Disability rep (deaf MC + cochlear implants) • Found family & sibling bonds • Cozy and quirky small town vibes. Think Gilmore Girls if Stars Hollow had deep-rooted secrets • Academic pressure, mental unraveling • Quiet dystopia in a contemporary world

❝i am the same as you, i just hear differently, that's all❞ by clicking that read button, you enter the world of a sports playing, dog loving, netflix binging teenage girl who just happens to be deaf as well. rants and stories relating to my experiences as a deaf individual are in this story with other subjects sometimes taking the focus. ranked #89 in non-fiction 8/18/16 ranked #33 in non-fiction 8/24/16 completed 3/29/18 formerly called the deaf girl's rants disclaimer- i was a 11-13 years old when i wrote these, and the writing clearly reflects it but i haven't changed anything because i like to keep it as it was. i'm much older now but i still read and respond to comments on this and you can always reach out to me ! <3

Farren Mitchell is ready to leave. She wants to get out of her boring town and do something worthwhile. She wants to leave the painful memories that the town holds. Then enters Blake Pierce. He is the new, deaf kid who moved in right next door to Farren. He is kind, attractive, and everything that could make Farren stay in her little town. Between new love interests, returning alcoholic fathers, devastating accidents, and many love triangles, will Farren choose to stay in her town with the people she loves? Or will she go to seek new beginnings in a different place? WARNING I wrote this story as a very young writer & let me tell you, it is not the best READ AT YOUR OWN RISK

I remember the first time I couldn't hear. I was seven and sitting in a hospital room with my panicked mother. The doctors lips were moving but no sound as far as I could tell. I turned to my mother and she was in tears as her lips moved. No words, no sound, nothing. The doctor was trying to calm me down but how do you calm down a seven year old who is deaf for the first time in his life? You can't. So of course it took a lot sugary candy and writing on white boards to communicate as best as a first grader can. It was hard on my mum, especially because my dad walked out on us four years before that. I remember as a kid, coming home and locking myself in the basement and screaming at the top of my lungs. Trying to hear something, trying to wake myself from this nightmare and then one day, I realized that this fever dream was my reality and I couldn't change it. My mum tried her hardest for me, making an effort to learn sign language with me, sending me to a deaf school and making sure I was happy. I picked up Sign language easily because I was so young but I struggled trying to communicate with others. I couldn't communicate with the rest of my family, my mum had to communicate for me until I could lip read and try to teach my family how I communicate. Nine years later and things are still tough but not as hard as they were.