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Out of Index
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 1 2026
Pages: 298
Weight: 0.62
Height: 0.74 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
He can hear the walls. She can hear him. Neither one expects to fall in love.
Acoustic engineer Cadence Cross thought she was accepting a routine consulting job at Boston's newest luxury hotel: prove that the mysterious late-night haunting in Suite 412 is nothing more than a structural sound problem.
Instead, she discovers something impossible.
A century-old brick firewall carries the crystal-clear voice of the man living next door.
Night after night, Cadence finds herself listening as brilliant, exasperated academic Dr. Hollis Sterling battles impossible deadlines, lectures his opinionated ginger tabby, and delivers hilariously dry commentary to an audience he doesn't realize he has. Curious becomes captivated. Professional curiosity turns into an obsession with solving the mystery of the man behind the wall.
There's just one problem.
Hollis isn't nearly as oblivious as Cadence thinks.
When subtle changes in the acoustics convince him that someone is listening, he quietly launches an investigation of his own. Soon two brilliant strangers are unknowingly trying to outsmart each other from opposite sides of three inches of nineteenth-century brick-all while a looming hotel renovation threatens to seal the wall forever.
As the distance between them shrinks, the truth grows harder to hide. Because some secrets can break more than trust... especially when they've been whispered through a wall.
Out of Index is a laugh-out-loud romantic comedy packed with witty banter, academic chaos, found family, one delightfully judgmental ginger cat, and a slow-burn romance that proves the strongest connections don't always begin face-to-face.
Why readers will fall in love with Out of Index:
The Ultimate Grumpy x Sunshine Dynamic: He's a pedantic, sweater-wearing professor who argues with his cat; she's a street-smart, fast-talking audio tech who constantly misquotes classic cinema.
Delicious Dramatic Irony: You'll be screaming as Cadence thinks she's the ultimate invisible predator, completely oblivious to the fact that Hollis is treating her like a highly amusing lab experiment.
Deep Emotional Resonance: Underneath the snappy dialogue, workplace infiltration, and technical hacking lies a tender, poignant story about modern loneliness and finding the one person who speaks your exact frequency.
Perfect for fans of The Love Hypothesis, Book Lovers, and The Hating Game. If you love forced proximity, a battle of wits, and a hero who falls first (and falls hard), scroll up and one-click Out of Index today!
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