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Finley Embraces Heart And Home by Anyta Sunday
Love, Austen (Book 4)
For years it’s been just Finley and Mum. Now she’s getting married, and they’re moving into a flash mansion and his step-dad is lording it over him. He’s clearly a homophobe, and doesn’t want him rubbing off (so to speak) on his son.
Like that would ever happen. No way he’d ever go for someone who shares his DNA.
Even if Ethan and his dad don’t look anything alike.
Even if Ethan and his dad don’t act anything alike.
Even if . . .
This can’t happen. They’re whānau now, family, there are boundaries.
Secret. Forbidden. Irresistible.
A reimagining of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park.
― Jane Austen, Mansfield Park***Heart-throbbing slow burn, a bit of pretty prose, Ethan is his step-brother, Finley wasn’t supposed to see him naked, step-dad is a homophobe, Finley has naughty thoughts, Austen might roll over in her grave, secrets and confessions under sparkly stars, mutual pining, the world is unfair, pining-pining-and-more-pining, Finley turns naughty thoughts to actions, so what there are rules?, maybe they shouldn’t have done that, jealousy is an ugly green beast, Austen might like this now, forgetting is impossible, more impossible is choosing between heart and home.
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I brace myself on an elbow and grin down at Ethan. “Sleep good?”
Groaning laughter. “The best.”
“I figured. Or you’d be lapping lengths in the river right now.”
“What’s the time?”
I turn and glimpse at my radio-clock. “Like, six-thirty.”
“Did you sleep good?”
“Yep.”
“I figured. Or you’d still be sleeping right now.” I roll my eyes and Ethan grins. His gaze keeps slipping down to my chest and finally I look down.
My greenstone has slipped out from behind my t-shirt. It’s the first time he’s seen it.
Ethan hesitates. “Can I ask a question?”
I nod.
“What does it mean?”
“Supposedly it gives me courage in hard times. The koru carved into it represent the family. Our bond, our love.” I fist the large rectangular stone against my heart, feeling the spiral outlines against my palm. “It was my dad’s.”
“It works, I think. You’re very courageous. Coming here. Living here. Putting up with Dad.”
The words are a warm hug. I tuck the stone away, take the pillow between us and bop him over the face, grinning.
He laughs and we stumble out of bed. I use the toilet first and he bolts in after me. We change into fresh clothes, and Ethan pulls me to the small door leading to the roof. I’ve only been up here a couple of times, and never with Ethan. It’s always felt like his space.
The stairs are narrow and it’s dark; light blinds us when we emerge. Ethan leans against the balustrade, breathing in the dawn. I mirror him. Below the back yard two long aisles of pear trees stretch to the hills and the river. The sky is a dazzling yellow, throwing a gauze of soft light over the grass, the trees, the water.
“Now I want to move rooms even less.”
“This place is yours no matter where you move. You can always come up here. It’s a great place to think. To be inspired. Or, you know, to curse dad.”
We share small smiles. “I kinda think of this as yours,” I say. “You’re always coming up here.”
“Ours, Fin—Finley.”
“No, don’t.”
“Don’t?”
“You can call me Fin.”
Ethan’s face brightens; his smile makes me wish I’d told him this the first day we met. “It’s ours, Fin.”
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About the Author:
I’m a big, BIG fan of slow-burn romances. I love to read and write stories with characters who slowly fall in love.
Some of my favorite tropes to read and write are: Enemies to Lovers, Friends to Lovers, Clueless Guys, Bisexual, Pansexual, Demisexual, Oblivious MCs, Everyone (Else) Can See It, Slow Burn, Love Has No Boundaries.
I write a variety of stories, Contemporary MM Romances with a good dollop of emotion, Contemporary lighthearted MM Romances, and even a splash of fantasy.
My books have been translated into German, Italian, French, Spanish, and Thai.
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