RELEASE BLITZ AND REVIEW -- Without You by Marley Valentine

Title: Without You

Author: Marley Valentine

Genre: M/M Romance

Release Date: March 13, 2020
Cover Design: PopKitty Design
Photographer: Wander Aguiar  
Models: Jacob Cooley & Luke Schaeffer

 
 

“Tragedy brought us together, but something stronger made me want to stay.”

Julian was the boy next door. My brother’s best friend, he fit with my family in ways I never could. While he and Rhett went on to play house, I left the only life I knew, desperate for a fresh start.

Until everything changed. 

Heartache came along, and the aftermath of my brother’s death was here to stay. I was now face to face with Julian more than I ever wanted to be. 

Being around him brought up all my insecurities, forced me to deal with hard truths, and conjured up feelings I had no business entertaining. He wasn’t the man I thought I knew. He was complex and layered, and inherently beautiful in all the ways I’d never noticed. 

Not on another person.

Not on another man.

Not until him.

 

BOOKISH STACY RATING: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Holy wow. Trying to come up with words to describe my feelings for this book is not easy. SO. MANY. FEELINGS.

I was really worried about this one, y'all. Whenever there's a deceased spouse/boyfriend/girlfriend, I always worry that the current love will somehow be placed in the "consolation prize" category and I hate that. I'm super picky because I need to feel like the current couple is completely meant to be and I know that's not an easy thing for an author to make me feel.  Marley Valentine pulled this off in spades! I NEVER, not for one second, felt like Deacon was second best. And I completely believed that everything happened exactly as it was fated to happen because Deacon and Julian were destined to be together. So big, big kudos to the author for the way she portrayed that. Also, she needs to never stop writing M/M because she does that fabulously.

The story of Deacon and Julian put me through the ringer but left me with a happy heart.  These beautiful men fought through pain and dealt with all kinds of trauma, resentment and guilt to get through to the end of their story. It was real and raw and just a glorious thing to behold. I absolutely loved it and highly recommend it. It's a journey you won't regret.

 

Marley Valentine comes from the future. Living in Sydney, Australia with her family. When she's not busy writing her own stories, she spends most of her time immersed in the words of her favourite authors.

 
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