The Beast-Speaker Silence
She was the most famous actress alive. Now she’s nobody — and that might be the only thing that saves her. Vivienne Astor dies in a fire on set and wakes....
She was the most famous actress alive. Now she’s nobody — and that might be the only thing that saves her. Vivienne Astor dies in a fire on set and wakes up in the body of a stranger: Wren Calloway, disowned, abandoned, and humiliated in front of a crowd on the worst day of her new life. In this world, mythical beasts choose their human partners — and everyone expects Wren to be chosen by nothing at all. Instead, she’s picked by the most scorned creature in the shop: a Duskwing. A joke. A reject. Then she discovers why it chose her. She can hear exactly what beasts are thinking — every word, every fear, every secret, when no one else in this world ever has. It should make her unstoppable. But every time she uses it, it steals her voice. As whispers of a hidden power start to spread, Wren realizes her silence might be the key to a truth far bigger than anyone imagines — bigger than her fame, her fall, or the beast no one else wanted. Can a woman without a voice, bonded to a partner nobody respects, defy a destiny that’s already written her off? Somebody’s already started watching. And they’re not in a hurry