This is a love story that I will not soon forget.įor 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. “Love pours out of him, like he’s been waiting his whole life to shower someone with it.”

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. “All those missing pieces were no longer missing because I’d found them in Julian.” They are dealing with past pain, guilt, and trying to somehow begin a new path forward. All he knows is that when he’s near him, he feels peace.ĭeacon and Julian’s journey is beautiful and heart breaking. But he finds himself having all kinds of strange feelings when he’s near Julian and he can’t figure out why. Deacon has never, ever looked at a man with any kind of interest or attraction. What he didn’t 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.”ĭeacon 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 Rhett’s brother, Deacon again, the man who always seemed to dislike him for some reason. Rhett’s family wants everyone together for the one year anniversary of his death. He hasn’t 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. It’s been a year since Rhett’s death, and Julian Reid is barely existing. Deacon distanced himself further from the family and Julian’s heart was forever broken. When Rhett lost his battle, a family already fractured, fell further apart. The love of Rhett’s life was their next door neighbor, Julian, who had been accepted as part of their family. But it always eluded him.ĭeacon’s 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 mechanic’s 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.

It’s the story of two men finding the healing power of love in a way they never imagined.ĭeacon 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.

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