Foster Bro Code Book 1: Outcast by DJ Jamison

Foster Bro Code Book 1

I'm the outcast brother ...

I'm headed back to Riverton and the foster brothers I left behind. But this homecoming isn't going to be sweet. I left without a word to them after getting outed and disowned.

The fences don't just need mending. They need rebuilding. My brothers and I had a code to always be there for one another, and I broke it.

Now, I have the chance to step up and help them with their floundering business. To prove myself and make good. And one night, while on a job, I see the town's golden boy shoved to his knees by none other than the jerk who got me outed in high school.

After I run to his rescue, everything changes...

Emory is a fragile, beautiful man trying to find himself--even as he struggles under the weight of guilt, grief, and expectation. And I'm the bad boy he's never let himself have.

I could be the key to his salvation or his ruin.

And suddenly, my brothers aren't the only ones I'm fighting for.

But can I really have it all--love and family--or will I just lose everyone all over again?

Outcast is Book 1 of Foster Bro Code, set in Riverton near the fictional town of Granville, which appears in Games We Play and Rules We Break series. It includes found family, bisexual journey, and bad boys with hearts of gold! TW: for childhood trauma and death of loved ones off-page.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/228068121-outcast

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

Another town for us to love being in by DJ Jamison! Gray left his home ten years ago after his foster dad chased him out, leaving behind his three brothers. But when his older brother asks him to come back and help them save their auto shop after their foster dad passes, he can’t help but return. He never wanted to leave his brothers and he knows they probably hate him for it. He was just trying to protect him but he’ll do whatever he can to make it up to them and prove he isn’t going anywhere this time. But he never expects that his long high school crush, Emory, would show interest in him. Emory has spent a long time trying to make those around him happy. Losing his brother as a kid really scarred him and he never really has done anything for himself. But when Gray saves him for a bad night and opens the door to exploring a part of himself that he was never able to do, he can’t help the feelings that start to come with it. Together, they are exactly what the other needs. Gray gives Emory a safe place to be himself and Emory is everything Gray didn’t think he would ever get. I adored these two as they got to know one another and started falling for each other! Looks like we are set with a great cast of characters and I can’t wait to see Gray’s brothers find their happy endings. Just another fun town to be in! I’m definitely looking forward to the rest of this series.

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.