Signs of Attraction

by Laura Brown

Overview

“Brown offers a powerful look into the world of hearing loss... a notable and groundbreaking debut by an author to watch. An empowering and satisfying romance.” -- Kirkus Reviews

Do you know what hearing loss sounds like? I do.

All my life I’ve tried to be like you. I’ve failed.

So I keep it hidden.

But on the day my world crashed down around me, Reed was there.

He showed me just how loud and vibrant silence can be, even when I struggled to understand.

He’s unlike anyone I’ve ever known. His soulful eyes and strong hands pulled me in before I knew what was happening. 

And as I saw those hands sign, felt them sparking on me, I knew: imperfect could be perfect.

Reed makes me feel things I’ve never felt. It’s exciting . . . and terrifying.

Because he sees me like no one else has, and I’m afraid of what he’ll find if he looks too closely. 

The only thing that scares me more than being with him? Letting him go.

An Avon Romance

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062495570
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	06/14/2016
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	735,832
File size:	707 KB

About the Author

Laura Brown lives in Massachusetts with her quirky abnormal family. Her husband’s put up with her since high school, her young son keeps her on her toes, and her three cats think they deserve more scratches. Hearing loss is a big part of who she is, from her own Hard of Hearing ears, to the characters she creates.

Editorial Reviews

2016-05-31
When a hard-of-hearing college senior has trouble understanding a professor in a required class, she meets a deaf graduate student who introduces her to a whole new world. When she begins to fall in love with him, though, secrets from her past threaten their happiness.Carli is hard of hearing, but her father's disdain for what he sees as her imperfection and her family's unofficial motto of Handle it on your own have made her feel shamed by her hearing loss. At the beginning of her senior year of college, though, she has difficulty understanding a professor with a big mustache using only her hearing aids; Reed, a deaf graduate student in the class, encourages her to look at options the school offers for hard-of-hearing students and helps her audit an ASL class, since she's never learned to sign. Soon Carli and Reed are an item, and Carli is quickly enfolded into Reed's circle of friends. For the first time in her life, she feels at home and appreciated for exactly who she is. But a lifetime of judgment and insecurity makes it hard for her to believe in love and acceptance—and then a visit to her family leads to a horrifying encounter with her father, and Carli learns a devastating secret that alters her hope for a brighter future. Meanwhile, Reed knows Carli's strength and determination could get her through anything, but her slide into despair leaves him frustrated and unsure how to help. Brown offers a powerful look into the world of hearing loss in this emotional debut, though Carli's constant internal conflict and refrain of "I'm not good enough" get a little excessive. Nonetheless, this is a notable and groundbreaking debut by an author to watch. An empowering and satisfying romance.

Kirkus Reviews

Signs of Attraction is a brave and unique love story, proving that strength comes in many forms.” — Sarina Bowen, USA Today bestselling author of The Ivy Years series

“Brown offers a powerful look into the world of hearing loss... a notable and groundbreaking debut by an author to watch. An empowering and satisfying romance.” — Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

Signs of Attraction is a brave and unique love story, proving that strength comes in many forms.

Sarina Bowen