Three words.
All it takes is three words, and Jackson could have the love of his life wrapped up in his arms. Instead, all he can do is get flustered at his name. Jackson is a musical prodigy, writing music for orchestras and talented singers. Every song he creates is a declaration for his lifelong friend Randy, but he'd never know it. Ever since Randy's heart was broken by his ex-fiancé, Randy doesn't believe in love. All Jackson can do is watch his best friend work in an ancient coffee shop and hope that one day, he'll have the strength to tell his best friend the truth.
Randy, on the other hand, is a whole different man. With a natural air of confidence and dreams of owning his own coffee shop, he is wholly devoted to his job. There is a darker side however. With his life in shambles after his long-term relationship went wrong, he no longer believes in himself. To him, love is something that's only found in fairy tales. He doesn't expect it, and after all he's put on Jackson to help him recover, does he even want to try again? When secrets are told, Randy is forced to hurt the person who's been on his side from the beginning.
In 'The Sounds of Love,' Jackson is forced to rise above his fears and do his best to not only ask out the love of his life, but risk everything he's built over twenty long years. With tragedy looming over them both, is there a chance at true love at all, or will his heart continue to play alone in a desperate, coffee-stained dream of what could be?
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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