Publisher's Synopsis
Labrytic Syndrome is a rare inner ear disease that affects both ears, eventually leading to permanent hearing loss. With everything he's been through, Kelli still couldn't believe he had it.Kelli Hunter had grown up living a hard life. Living with an abusive mother for fourteen years was enough to make him wary of older women and watching his sister bleed out in the bathtub was the last straw. But now Kelli's a senior and can't wait to get as far away from DC as possible. But then he meets Alice, the beautiful, baby blue-eyed, mint green-haired girl. The only problem, Alice is deaf. But that never stopped Kelli from falling in love with her. But when he discovers he has Labrytic Syndrome he feels his life could never get worse.Alice Stone grew up in a loving household with two parents and five brothers. She was shy, but confident, and always there to help others. But when Alice was thirteen, she lost 90% of her hearing, thus losing her will to speak. Her best friends Lena and Kylie force the words out of her but those two, plus only three others are all she'll ever talk to. But then Alice meets Kelli, a whoreish boy with beautiful jade green eyes. Alice didn't know she'd fall in love with him, and when she finds out he has Labrytic Syndrome she tries so desperately to help him.Kelli and Alice live such different lives, but they had one thing in common, their will to fight. Kelli knows he'll overcome LS, but afraid of living a completely deaf future. With Alice, he knows he won't have to do it alone.