妮娜因母親意外身故，自小由父親扶養長大，兩人關係也因此相當緊密。父親是紐約一家高檔飯店的老闆，他總是說「要為了家族名聲而活」，妮娜起初雖沒有和父親一起打理飯店，從事著演講稿撰寫的工作，但也相信自己就應該遵照父親的意思，男友提姆也很認同妮娜父親的想法，但這就是妮娜想要的嗎？

父親過世後，總是景仰著父親的妮娜發現了一些被隱藏許久的秘密，這讓她開始質疑起父親所說過的一切，以往堅信不疑的生活開始崩解，妮娜對身邊的一切有了不同的想法，父親的形象似乎和過往開始兜不上了，對男友提姆的看法也不同了，還有妮娜的老闆拉斐爾，為何突然間看起來那麼有吸引力呢……

妮娜面對人生的岔路，一條通往父親安排好的人生道路，一條則是可能瓦解所有努力的熱情，她該何去何從？

作者Jill Santopolo是美國暢銷作家，前作The Light We Lost讓讀者感受到她的寫作功力，妮娜的故事說著愛、失去、信仰，充滿秘密、浪漫情節將再次讓喜愛The Light We Lost的讀者愛不釋手。

Nina has always known who she's supposed to be. But is that who she truly is? Nina Gregory has always been a good daughter. Raised by her father, owner of New York City's glamorous Gregory Hotels, Nina was taught that family, reputation, and legacy are what matter most. And Tim - her devoted boyfriend and best friend since childhood - feels the same. But after Nina's faher passes away, she learns he may not have practised what he preached. As her world falls apart, Nina begins to question everything she thought she knew and to see the men in her life - her father, her boyfriend, and unexpectedly, her handsome and attentive boss, Rafael - in a new light. Soon Nina finds herelf caught between the world she knows and loves, and a passion that could upend everything. MORE THAN WORDS is a heartbreaking and romantic novel about grief, love, loss, and self-discovery, and how we choose which life we are meant to live.