Emma Carter is a Deaf college student, field hockey captain, and top ASL student at Northwood University. When Jake Sullivan, as hearing ice hockey player, fails his American Sign Language class, he's forced to ask Emma for help. What starts as tutoring turns into friendship, coffee dates, hockey games, championship dreams, and unexpected love. As Jack learns ASL and Emma learns to trust someone with her heart, they discover that the strongest connections aren't built through sound-but through understanding. The Language Between Us is a college sports romance about love, ASL, Deaf culture, trust, and finding someone who truly speaks your language.