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Cover of Waiting To Break by Ruth Madison. A handsome quadriplegic man in his late 40s using a power wheelchair and communication device.

Waiting To Break

The accident took his voice, but she heard him anyway.

Former rockstar Gabe Whitlock has been trapped in a long-term care facility since a tragic on-stage accident left him with a traumatic brain injury. He can no longer play guitar, sing, or even speak. The only visitor he gets is a sister who is trying to get hold of his estate.

When Anna Lin comes to join the staff as an art therapist and activities coordinator, she is feeling lost and adrift. She's living with her grieving father after being a caretaker to her mother. She's stunned to find that the famous Gabe Whitlock is quietly wasting away, neglected at the nursing home.

Soon they're bonding over music and art, even though he can only speak through a machine and move with a power wheelchair. With heart and humor, they fall for one another, but the world around them reacts with disbelief, prejudice, and cruel whispers.

Waiting to Break is an emotionally powerful, deeply romantic journey about finding your voice after losing everything, the dignity of choosing who you love, and the courage it takes to let someone truly see you.

For fans of soulful, emotionally charged romance novels and authors like Jojo Moyes, Jodi Picoult, and Nicholas Sparks.

TROPES: Found family, later in life, age gap, disability rep, rockstar