"You are my life. Without you, I'm nothing."Ash struggles to let people in, always keeping them at arm's length. But Ash would do anything for his best friend and stepbrother, Sam, who has been a constant presence in his life. He can't imagine a future without him. Too afraid of becoming a mirror image of his father, he doesn't bother searching for love, choosing instead to grow his career.Sam has a secret: he's in love with someone he shouldn't be. Too many years of stifling his feelings has left him with an ache he can't heal. He's reaching the point where it hurts too much to be around him. He knows he needs to step away. He needs to find someone else. Create distance and let these feelings wither. He wants to forget love.A drunken game of Truth or Dare reshapes everything between them. Twenty years of friendship forever changed. Fueled by fear, they spiral, running away from each other, their feelings, and the possibilities. Avoidance can only get them so far. Jamie Avery King is an author of paranormal, fantasy, contemporary, and LGBTQ+ romance. They live in the Washington, D.C., area and grew up loving everything fiction. Jamie's passion for fantasy worlds and tales of finding love has been channeled into their love of storytelling. When they aren't writing and dreaming up new worlds, they play video games, read, or hang out with their dogs and partner.
