Love Beyond Words Series by Raina Ash

Love is more than words. But can love be trusted?Paige yearns for one thing and one thing only: to connect with someone fully and completely. But physical barriers make that wish seem impossible. Thanks to a shattered home life, she also doesn't know how to trust. Especially those she loves.When Paige moves in with her best friend desperate for a new life, she isn't expecting a spark with her friend's brother, Brody... moreLove is more than words. But can love be trusted?Paige yearns for one thing and one thing only: to connect with someone fully and completely. But physical barriers make that wish seem impossible. Thanks to a shattered home life, she also doesn't know how to trust. Especially those she loves.When Paige moves in with her best friend desperate for a new life, she isn't expecting a spark with her friend's brother, Brody. He's gigantic and protective and makes her feel something she hasn't felt in a very long time: safe. Can she trust him to stay when he learns her secrets?Brody is trying to keep his relationship with Paige platonic, but he can't get the troubled woman out of his mind. There's just something about her. Maybe it’s her sense of humor. Maybe it’s her fierce determination. Or maybe it's the way she makes him question his entire stance on relationships. But his sister, Amber, warns him to stay away, and he needs to listen. For everyone’s sake.As Paige struggles to navigate her tumultuous emotions, words fail her. How can she understand her heart when her past left her damaged?And what if revealing the truth means losing Brody forever?---An intense, beautiful, and inspiring new adult romance about learning to trust love and breaking free of the past—perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover, Talia Hibbert, and Helen Hoang.Nonverbal is the first book in the Love Beyond Words series. If you enjoy strong, protective heroes, bubbly and compassionate neurodiverse heroines, and friends who are ride or die, you’ll fall in love with Brody, Paige, and Amber.This is an Own Voices book and contains graphic scenes and sensitive subject matter. less

He's been infatuated with his best friend's sister since the day they met. Too bad she was too wasted at that party to remember him...Six years later, Amber is fresh out of rehab and trying to make her life work sober. She's barely coping, her college professor hates her, and she's certainly not prepared for the attraction simmering between her and her brother's best friend.Miguel is exactly the kind of guy she'd normally avoid: loyal, family-oriented, intense... moreHe's been infatuated with his best friend's sister since the day they met. Too bad she was too wasted at that party to remember him...Six years later, Amber is fresh out of rehab and trying to make her life work sober. She's barely coping, her college professor hates her, and she's certainly not prepared for the attraction simmering between her and her brother's best friend.Miguel is exactly the kind of guy she'd normally avoid: loyal, family-oriented, intense. He's known to move too fast and fall too hard in every single relationship. He'd give her the world, but she knows it's better to push him away.They're opposites and completely wrong for each other. Doesn't he see that? Giving in to their feelings would complicate both of their lives.Miguel has a sick mother and a delinquent nephew to care for, and there's one thing he wants that Amber can never offer. Some sacrifices are simply too great, and she refuses to be the one to take away his dreams.If only they didn't have such a problem staying away from each other...Outspoken is the second book in the Love Beyond Words series. This found family romance features a protective cinnamon roll hero who falls first and a resilient takes-no-BS heroine who is his complete opposite.Expect plenty of soulmate kisses, lovable family members, romance under the stars, and an emotionally complex story that will linger in your heart for days.CW for strong language, drug use/addiction, and discussions about suicidal ideation. less