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We Experienced the Silence

Two Souls Discovering That Love Can Still Find Them

JOSHUA AIDEN CHILDS

Written by
JOSHUA AIDEN CHILDS
Length
5 hrs 34 min
Publisher
JOSHUA AIDEN CHILDS
Released
2026-09-16

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What it is

Some silences are peaceful. Others are made of everything the heart is too afraid to say.

We Experienced the Silence is a tender, emotionally intimate story about two people who have learned to carry their feelings quietly. Life has taught them to protect their hearts, to live with what remains unspoken, and to expect less from love than they once did.

Then their paths begin to draw closer.

In the small moments between words, an unexpected connection takes shape—one that challenges old fears and awakens feelings neither of them expected to experience again. What begins quietly soon asks something more difficult of them: honesty, vulnerability, trust, and the courage to be truly known.

As the past meets the possibility of a different future, both must decide whether the safety of silence is worth holding on to—or whether love is still something they are willing to risk everything to embrace.

Tender, hopeful, and deeply human, We Experienced the Silence explores emotional connection, healing, trust, and the courage it takes to open a heart that has learned to protect itself.

Because love does not always arrive loudly.

Sometimes, it finds us in the quiet.

On the charts

Last charted October 2, 2026. Its best position was 16 on Bestsellers in Romance, reached September 29, 2026. Seen on 2 charts over 4 days of readings, the first on September 28, 2026.

ChartBestDaysLast seen
Romance
Bestsellers 16 1 day September 29, 2026
New releases 18 2 days September 29, 2026

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