Unspoken Love: Some feelings are never said aloud, but the heart hears them anyway. (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798287252960)

Unspoken Love

Mia Alcantara was the girl who never looked back.

Born under the sweltering skies of the Philippine countryside, Mia once stood at the edge of her family's worn-down wooden porch, fists clenched, dreams flaring behind tear-glossed eyes. She left with nothing but her ambition and a bitter heart fueled by years of feeling invisible in her own home, unloved by a distant mother, and burdened by the responsibilities her sisters never seemed to share. She ran to the city chasing more than success - she craved freedom. And she got it. Fame. Fortune. A skyline view from her glass-walled condo. A glamorous life with Alfred, a suave, high-profile entrepreneur known for his charm and infidelity.

Mia built a name and buried her past. But ghosts don't stay buried for long. When the sudden death of her estranged father pulls her back to the very town she vowed never to return to, Mia is forced to confront more than her grief. The cracked walls of her childhood home echo with unspoken anger. Her sisters, Judith and Carla, still wear their resentment like armor. Their eyes ask questions that cut deeper than blame: Why did you leave? Why didn't you come back? Their answers are in silences painful, unaddressed, and unresolved.

And then there's Miguel. Once the shy, sweet boy who brought her mangoes in secrets under the shade of the old Mango tree, Miguel is now a man shaped by soil, sweat, and the simple rhythm of rural life. He never left. He never forgot. And though his smile is quieter, and his eyes wiser, the way he says her name still makes her remember who she used to be before the city, before the lies, before she forgot how to feel.

Mia doesn't plan to stay. But home has a way of unearthing the truths we try hardest to forget. As old wounds reopen and buried emotions rise, Mia begins to question the cost of her dreams. Was success worth the love she left behind? Is it too late to make peace with her sisters? Can a daughter still find her way back to a mother who never held her close? And what about Miguel whose heart still beats for the girl who once promised to write and never did? Could the love they never spoke of still have a chance, or is Mia too far gone to reach for something real?

Unspoken Love is a stirring tale of family fractures, second chances, and the aching beauty of coming home. Told through the lens of grief, forgiveness, and the fragile threads that bind us to where we come from, this novel will resonate with anyone who has ever had to choose between their dreams and the people they love.

As Mia stands at a crossroads between the life she built and the life she abandoned, she must make a choice: stay buried in the silence of the past or speak the truths that could finally set her free.

Author: Cecile Alejandro
ISBN-13: 9798287252960
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 06/14/2025
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.27d