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Can he make himself heard in her silent world?Carli Jameson grew up in a world without sound. Raised in an all-Deaf family, she worked hard to prove those with hearing loss can still be successful. When she meets Blake Wentworth, she knows from their first conversation he'll never understand how she's caught between two worlds and struggles to find acceptance.Pediatrician at a large Boston hospital, Blake has learned how to carry the weight of his wealthy parents' expectations for perfection. When his nephew is diagnosed with a hearing loss, and his brother is pressured to 'fix' the problem, Blake steps in to help.As they team up to arrange services for his nephew, they discover more than they bargained for and an unexpected attraction. They hit obstacles at every turn, including his family who see her as 'damaged'. Refusing to be defeated, can Carli and Blake escape the judgement to discover a place where their love is allowed?~~Growing up with a deaf sister and a stepmom who is an American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreter, Kari Lemor was introduced to the Deaf Community and the challenges they face at an early age. Her daughter is also involved in the Deaf Community as a teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH), as well as an advocate for people with special needs. Sounds of Silence follows a Deaf family depicting the unique struggles that this community deals with including Cochlear Implants, language equality and acquisition, accessibility for all D/HH, and adults who are late-deafened due to disease, injury or war deafness. She hopes to tell the stories her sister cannot; to make the public aware of this information and message wrapped up in a beautiful romance. This series is empowering for Deaf individuals to have an identity connection and representation in literature, highlighting the strengths and challenges they face daily.
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