<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In the midst of graduate school and the start of a promising psychology career Elena's life takes a sudden turn when her long-distance relationship shatters leaving her heartbroken and adrift in California.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Reeling from the fallout she reconnects with her old friend Rodrigo-a loyal adventurous spirit fighting his own battles. What begins as a lifeline in her darkest hours becomes something deeper forcing them both to confront love loss and the terrifying possibility of more.</span></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Witty raw and tender The Hardest Words to Say is a friends-to-lovers romance that explores the fragile beauty of connection the courage to rebuild and the healing power of friendship-with plenty of heat along the way. </em></p><p></p>