State Of Us Book 1: Finding Delaware by Bree Wiley

 

State of Us Book 1

𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬, 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥...

Taylor

Only two things matter to me in this shitty freestyle motocross and my best friend.

They’re my only escape from my father’s fists, but one slip in junior high almost changed everything. I confessed a secret to a beautiful boy, and I’ve been punishing him—and myself—ever since.

I can’t have Huckslee the way I want, so I take from him in the only way I can—with violence. When my mother wants back into my life, and I’m forced to move in with the object of my obsession, the lines between hate and desire begin to blur. I’m not sure we’ll survive each other.

Huckslee

High school is hell when your worst enemy knows your darkest secret.

To everyone else, I’m the perfect swim team captain, football running back, and the Bishop’s golden boy. But beneath the surface, I’m hiding desires only one person knows—my bully, my tormentor, my crush. And starting tomorrow, my new stepbrother.

Taylor has wielded my secret like a weapon for years, making my life a nightmare. Now, he’ll be living right down the hall. Each encounter with him cracks my facade a little more. How long can I wear this mask before it shatters completely?

Finding Delaware is a full-length enemies-to-lovers MM stepbrother romance containing themes and situations not intended for readers under the age of 18. Both characters are consenting adults. This story features two broken boys, found family, slowburn to spice and a guaranteed HEA.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/217987466-finding-delaware

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

What an emotional rollercoaster! Wow. Huckslee and Taylor have been through it all. Neither have it easy. And they most definitely deserved their happily ever after. It was hard earned after everything they have been through. Their story starts in their final year of high school where Huckslee’s dad and Taylor’s mom get married. It’s awkward for both because their relationship drastically changed one day and Taylor and Huckslee became enemies. Taylor constantly bullying Huckslee and Huckslee fighting back. But beneath the surface, these two are hiding a lot. For Huckslee, it’s the anxiety that he is desperate to hide along with his sexuality that Taylor knows about. And for Taylor, it’s hiding the fact that his father beats him and his mother left long ago just to come back and decide to marry Huckslee’s dad and clearly still wants nothing to do with Taylor. Things between Huckslee and Taylor change though when Taylor finally admits to his attraction. But with how his father treats him? There is a reason he never could. Taylor and Huckslee become this toxic pair that just can’t communicate with one another when they really should. And eventually they hit some breaking points. The story at one point jumps a bit in time and a lot has changed but they are brought together once more. Now it’s up to them to finally open up about the past and either move on or say goodbye for good. God, these two break your heart. You just wanna shake them to tell them to talk but with everything going on in their lives, it is no wonder they wanted to hide the bad. I loved their journey to overcome the hard in their own lives and how through everything they were able to come back to one another and listen and forgive. Like I said, such an emotional story and I couldn’t put it down! What a cast of characters and I am definitely looking forward to the next book.