The Quiet House

About this book

Sometimes the quietest house is the hardest one to trust.When Christian and his little sister Bella are taken from the only home they know, everything happens too fast. A knock at the door. A backpack that feels too small. A car ride with strangers who speak softly about a bedroom and dinner. Christian memorizes their house through the window as it disappears from view, just in case.The new place is not what he expects. No shouting. No slamming doors. Ms. Carter does not rush them. She does not reach for their bags or sigh when they will not put them down. The rooms are clean, the towels are folded, and dinner is at six. But Christian stays near doorframes. Bella sits on the edge of her bed without touching the pillows. They do not unpack. "For now" has never meant anything permanent, and quiet has never meant safe.The Quiet House is the first book in the Room for Me series, a tender, trauma-informed story about two siblings learning that sometimes quiet is not waiting for something bad to happen. Sometimes quiet is where healing begins. But first, Christian and Bella have to decide: is this house worth believing in?