

but once I read the blurb? I knew I HAD to read this book!!! šā¤Äeacon and Julian were never friends, but tragedy brought them together. The second I saw this beautiful cover, I was done. This is a love story that I will not soon forget.ÄÆor more about this book and so many more, come and visit me at Carol's Crazy Bookish World. This is a testament to love, to finding love in a place you never imagined, of grabbing hold of your chance for happiness in whatever form it presents itself. āLove pours out of him, like heās been waiting his whole life to shower someone with it.ā I loved that even though their feelings for each other confused them, they accepted them and explored them. I loved how they were with each other, how they held each other up. āAll those missing pieces were no longer missing because Iād found them in Julian.ā They are dealing with past pain, guilt, and trying to somehow begin a new path forward. All he knows is that when heās near him, he feels peace.Äeacon and Julianās journey is beautiful and heart breaking. But he finds himself having all kinds of strange feelings when heās near Julian and he canāt figure out why. Deacon has never, ever looked at a man with any kind of interest or attraction. What he didnāt expect was the need to be near Julian, the need to touch him. For the first time, the unknown is much more appealing than everything I thought I knew, and I love the way it feels.āÄeacon is determined that during his stay with his family, he will mend fences.

I want him to invade my space and push my boundaries. This means seeing Rhettās brother, Deacon again, the man who always seemed to dislike him for some reason. Rhettās family wants everyone together for the one year anniversary of his death. He hasnāt been able to move forward, just existing day to day. He works at a bar at night, and still lives in the house he shared with Rhett. Itās been a year since Rhettās death, and Julian Reid is barely existing. Deacon distanced himself further from the family and Julianās heart was forever broken. When Rhett lost his battle, a family already fractured, fell further apart. The love of Rhettās life was their next door neighbor, Julian, who had been accepted as part of their family. But it always eluded him.Äeaconās younger brother, Rhett, fought a battle with cancer on and off for years. He moved to Seattle, Washington to start his own business, a successful mechanicās shop, and to try to find happiness apart from his family. He never felt like he fit in with his family, like he measured up. Itās the story of two men finding the healing power of love in a way they never imagined.Äeacon Sutton grew up in Billings, Montana. This is a beautiful, unforgettable story of finding love after loss. Without You is a stand alone M/M romance by Marley Valentine.
