Unspoken Care

By R. Small

Elise Carter has spent two years watching her sister die.

Two years of doctor's appointments, insurance battles, and the slow, suffocating weight of being the only person who stayed. Two years of putting her own life on hold while everyone else moved on.

She wasn't looking for love. She wasn't looking for hope. She was just trying to survive one more day.

Then Daniel Mercer walked through her door.

Hired as Lily's live-in nurse, Daniel is everything Elise doesn't have room for-steady, patient, and too easy to lean on. But as the walls between them crumble and the nights grow longer, Elise finds herself caught between guilt and desire, between the sister she's losing and the man she's falling for.

And when life forces her to choose between holding on and letting go, Elise discovers that some loves are worth the grief. That joy and heartbreak don't take turns-they arrive together. And that sometimes, the only way forward is to find the courage to do both.

This is a story about the people who stay. About loving fiercely even when it hurts. About learning to live while learning to let go.

And about the promise that love-the real kind-survives even goodbye.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GCVRTBL4
• ISBN13: 9798273930711
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"