Sometimes, love speaks louder than words, and touch becomes the truest language of love. Helena never expected a weekend getaway in Quebec to lead to this. One second, she’s sipping hot cocoa and snapping pictures of the snow-dusted city—and the next, she’s locking eyes with an angry, attractive hockey player who landed in the penalty box. But it’s not his frustration that grabs her attention. It’s the way he signs in protest, and the shocking realization that he’s deaf. Stephen has worked his whole life to prove that deafness isn’t a limitation—it’s just a different way of being extraordinary. On the ice, he’s fierce, relentless, and unapologetically himself. Off the ice? He’s used to being underestimated. But when a curious tourist watches him with wide-eyed wonder instead of pity or fascination, something shifts. She doesn’t look away. She sees him. In a world full of silence, could this woman be the one person who truly hears his heart loud and clear? *** Love Flyboys ? Adore Sticks and Vows ? Can't get enough of your favorite characters? WHY NOT HAVE BOTH? Each Second Generation story is a stand-alone romance, giving you a glimpse of your favorite families in a sweet, secondary story that you didn’t know you needed!