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