Close to You

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>Milow can't speak. Her father took her voice before she ever had a chance to use it leaving her trapped in silence and haunted by memories no one should ever endure. Every day is a reminder of what was taken from her and every moment is a quiet battle to survive the shadows of her past.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>When she arrives at a new foster home Milow expects nothing. Just another place where she doesn't belong and isn't loved. But then she meets Ashby her new foster brother who has lived through his own hell. Somehow he sees her and without words or judgment he understands her in a way no one else ever has.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>Growing up together their bond deepens into something unbreakable. Ashby becomes her protector and the one constant in her life. They spend years leaning on each other but childhood doesn't last forever and that closeness starts to shift into something more complicated and intense. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>As they grow older the world gets crueler. The bullying Milow has endured her whole life never lets up and it only becomes heavier. At the same time the pressure on Ashby keeps building as school and swimming demand more from him. </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>Milow has to decide how much of herself she can risk in a world that has never treated her gently while Ashby has to choose what he's willing to sacrifice to reach his goals.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>But after everything they know one truth: no matter what it costs they will always choose each other.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>CLOSE TO YOU</strong><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> is an epic and emotional coming-of-age novel that deals with heavy topics.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>This book is not meant for sensitive readers.</span></p>