<p>That's the thing about hearts-</p><p>Like waves, they break too.</p><p><br></p><p>Grief.</p><p>I've never battled with the raw, debilitating pain that comes with it.</p><p>Then a twist of fate hits me out of nowhere, and I can barely keep from drowning.</p><p>It's like weights tied to my ankles in the middle of a raging ocean.</p><p>I'm helpless, with no way to swim back to the surface.</p><p>But fate is crueler still, bringing my stepbrother back for the first time in years.</p><p>Cannon never wanted this family. Especially me.</p><p>Still, he's always been my greatest desire. And my biggest weakness.</p><p>He's unattainable.</p><p>Straight, engaged, and with a seemingly perfect life on the other side of the country.</p><p>It's something I'd do well to remember, yet when he stays, it's so easy to forget.</p><p>In finding solace together, we mend what once was broken.</p><p>This loss bonds us. Changes us.</p><p>He's become more than a brother or a lover.</p><p>He's my anchor.</p><p>So how am I supposed to keep my head above water when I'll eventually lose him too?</p><p><br></p><p>*Head Above Water is a STANDALONE full length MM enemies-to-lovers stepbrother romance novel.*</p>