Silentbird

After years of surviving her father's abuse, Del Mercer has learned that silence can keep you alive. One drunken night shattered everything-her father's rage left a scar across her throat and stole her voice forever.

Now, two years later, Del and her mother are running again-this time to a small coastal town called Ravenshollow, where no one knows their names.

Desperate to be heard, Del turned to an anonymous online forum after the attack, typing her pain into words she could no longer speak. That's where someone calling himself "Ash" began to listen-kind, patient, a stranger who made her feel seen.

What she doesn't know is that "Ash" is Rowan Ashford, her new English teacher...and her best friend's brother.

As Del begins to rebuild her life, she feels the pull between safety and trust, between the danger of secrets and the relief of being understood. But Ravenshollow holds shadows of its own-and when her past begins to stalk her quiet new world, Del realizes that silence won't save her this time.

Tense, haunting, and deeply human, Silentbird is a story of survival, first love, and the courage to speak-even when the world tried to take your voice.