In the polished, orderly world of Avelora, love between the same sex is sacred?elevated as the highest form of connection. Opposite-sex attraction is forbidden, reviled, and punishable by law. Seventeen-year-old Kael Soren has always followed the rules?until he finds himself drawn to a girl. Branded a "Deviant," Kael is thrust into a brutal system designed to erase people like him.

As whispers of rebellion stir beneath the polished surface of the regime, Kael must decide: live a lie in silence, or risk everything to speak the truth. Joined by a growing resistance of hidden voices?both straight and gay allies?Kael and others dare to defy the system that taught them their love was a disease.

The Straight Silence is a haunting, emotionally charged novel about identity, oppression, and the courage to love in a world built to silence you.