Quietly Making Noise

Wanderlust, Book 1

by Yessi Smith

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Pub Date Jan 23 2017 | Archive Date Aug 13 2017

Description

Dreams tug, tease, and sometimes retreat into a subtle promise of a different tomorrow. A tomorrow Elio Delacruz never expected. Not after a lifetime of chasing a single goal.

Alongside his closest friends, Elio lives and loves his passion—his art. His existence depends on the whimsical, on the intangible, on the constant motion of a traveling busker.

When a tumultuous shadow from his past forces him to return to the suffocating island of Key West, his every instinct tells him to run. To flee from the scars of his youth.

And then he meets Vianella Manco. She’s only supposed to be a temporary distraction until he can break free of the island. His heart is never supposed to beat for her. And she’s never supposed to wish for anything beyond the easy moments they steal from one another.

But, sometimes, purposes change and the truths you believed turn out to be nothing more than pretty lies.

Dreams tug, tease, and sometimes retreat into a subtle promise of a different tomorrow. A tomorrow Elio Delacruz never expected. Not after a lifetime of chasing a single goal.

Alongside his...

Advance Praise

"Yessi is the true champion of the unseen. She goes the distance to write a truly beautiful tribute to these people who just want your smile, your applause, your time, and you won't regret it, because blood, sweat and tears go into their art." - Bestselling Author, Logan Keys

"Quietly Making Noise by Yessi Smith is a refreshing and poetic masterpiece. Smith takes her readers on a journey. She opens a whole new world and introduces you to characters that will impact the way you view the world we live in." - Goodreads review

"This book was magic dipped in whimsical with love sprinkles. I adored it from page one and couldn't stop." - Goodreads review

"An absolutely beautiful story of living free and following your hearts desire.choices. Yessi has brought a magical touch to the street performer life, one most of us are unaware of." - Cranky - The Book Curmudgeon Blog

"Yessi is the true champion of the unseen. She goes the distance to write a truly beautiful tribute to these people who just want your smile, your applause, your time, and you won't regret it...