Smile Toward the Sun

There is no such thing as being completely in tune with someone. Never say you know a person well enough. Everyone is an independent whole.

You haven't experienced what they have. You can't personally feel their anxiety, pain, confusion, and torment.

So don't lightly comfort someone by saying, “Everything will pass.”

You'll never know how much time and effort it took them to calmly say, “It's over. It's all over.”

The heroine once suffered from a form of autism. She doesn't like to talk and keeps quiet. The hero is powerful, calculating, and used to being in control of everything.

Yet he can't figure her out. He knows nothing about her past, but slowly begins to want to learn everything about her. She never oversteps, always keeping to her place. She doesn't realize that some things are gradually veering off course.

This is a sweet romance with doting affection, no angst, and a somewhat slow pace. Please be patient.