Isaac's father loomed large in his life, he ran off Isaac's adopted brother and made sure that Isaac followed in his footsteps in becoming a doctor. With their father's death Ezra and Isaac can be in each other's lives again, but a lot has changed, and maybe happiness together is something they can have forever.
From the blurb:
Learn to fly. Fly away.
Isaac: After one quarrel too many with our wealthy father, my eighteen-year-old brother, Ezra Fitz-Henry, does exactly that. He flies away, leaving me behind to play the part of the perfect and dutiful son. When our cold, heartless father dies a decade later, Ezra strolls back into my life—as difficult and secretive as he is beautiful. I’m not prepared. You’re not supposed to want the one you can’t have.
Ezra: I only go back for the money. I have a three-point plan: take what’s mine, use it to escape my lousy flat, and never have anything to do with the Fitz-Henrys ever again. But that’s before I see Isaac, with his solemn frowns and disapproving lips—the best of things and the worst of things. My friend. My enemy. My sinful fantasy.
My younger brother.
Maybe is a standalone M/M romance featuring a relationship between adopted brothers.
SNik's review:
First in series (Mis-shapes). Adopted brother. Single dad. Hurt/comfort. Very slow burn. Dual POV. Heed content warnings.
Isaac hasn’t seen his adopted brother for ten years, but his father’s death brings Ezra back into orbit, and Isaac isn’t sure how to feel about seeing his first crush - related or not- again. Ezra was hoping for some money to help him and his son get out of their dingy flat, but he refuses help from Isaac even as he hopes to keep the man close like they were once before.
This story was an interesting mix of two men that reunite to return to the close relationship that they once shared while both men grow and change after meeting again. I was slow to warm to Ezra, not that his reactions weren’t understandable, but only once he had the epiphany that Isaac was possibly his soulmate did his character become more likable (although his dedication and love of his son was without a doubt unassailable). Finding a haven with each other with their shared awful relationship with their father was a strong basis for their care and understanding of each other's motivations. Interesting secondary characters, real world problems that don’t get easily resolved, and two men that find that together they can be and do anything.
Molly Otto's review:
Once Ezra turned eighteen, he left Isaac's life not be seen again until their parental units passed. Ezra learns it's okay to let others in and not run whenever things get difficult. Issac with Ezras helps learn the art of the word 'no', and it's okay not to be perfect. these men learn together to lean on the other in difficult times and cherish the good times. Their love and support are beautiful thing once they allow the other in. This story had a different feel than what I usually read from Fearne, and it was a beautiful thing to see how diverse of an author they are. When a slow burn is done, correct for me, it's one to cherish always. For those worried, the men are in no way blood related, and their time apart made them so different that it was an art to see their bond grown slowly but surely.
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