Curl up with a good book Sunday: Brave for You

Welcome back to Curl up with a good book Sunday, darlings! Miss me? You know how I never read romances with children? Well, I broke my rule with Brave For You (m/m romance), and guess what happened?

Synopsis:

Less than a year after moving to Hawaii, construction foreman Nate Ellison’s wife leaves him and their infant son for another man. Months into single-fatherhood, Nate meets Andrew “An” Hoang and is slowly drawn into An’s life. Through An’s friendship, he finds himself finally enjoying his new home in paradise.

An Hoang hasn’t had a real relationship in years. With his pediatrics practice and a niece to care for on his days off, he doesn’t have the headspace for more than a simple roll in the sack. But when he meets Nate—who just happens to be the gorgeous construction worker he encountered in the lobby of his apartment building—something about Nate makes it impossible for him not to care. When Nate needs An’s help with his son, An doesn’t refuse.

What happens when Nate’s past and An’s old-fashioned parents interfere just as the two men begin to fall for each other? Will they find the means to be brave and give their love a chance to flourish?

A sweet and steamy slow burn M/M romance set in Hawaii.

Why I Loved It:

So the reason I don’t read romances with kids in them is because most of the time I end up getting cranky that the children aren’t written properly. They either read as too young or too old. The other reason is that I don’t want kids cluttering up the romance. I’m a horrible person. Whatever.

Trust me, no one was more surprised than me at how much I loved the presence of baby Neil and 5-year-old Dai in this book. They added a genuine layer of warmth, humour, and stakes to this love story.

And can I say how sweet this book was? It was probably the sweetest m/m romance I’ve ever read and I mean that in the best possible way. An and Nate’s relationship was this lovely slow burn, fraught with doubt due to cultural disapproval, failed marriage, and generally not believing in their right to be happy.

It’s simply a lovely multicultural romance set in Hawaii, which got me seriously craving Vietnamese food. Lacy handles all the elements of this story with a deft hand and I’m very happy to have discovered this author.

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