As the two start bonding, their attraction towards each other keeps growing until they can’t hide it anymore. Seeing the heartbroken Julian, something forces Deacon to comfort him and offers him the friendship he has never given before. Deacon disliked Julian because of jealousy since he got all the attention from his brother Rhett and became their mother’s main focus. After years of resentment, when Deacons asks to spend time with him, Julian feels unsettled and doesn’t know what to say.

Julian’s life wasn’t smooth, having grown in a foster home, watched his lover fight cancer, and finally died, leaving all by himself. It’s so inspiring how everything changes and gains interest to get to know Julian better in the wake of his brother. He stayed in Seattle for years, far from people he felt judged him at any chance they got. Deacon had a loving family but never felt the love they gave him. Julian’s and Deacon’s healing journey is beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time as they process guilt past pain while trying to move on. But he comes to realize that he feels good and at peace when near him. What’s more surprising is that Deacon has never been attracted to any man in his life, so when he feels strange when Julian is around, he can’t understand why. However, he didn’t expect to feel the need to be close to Julian. This will mean that Julian will see Deacon, who always seemed not to like him for some reasons well known to him.ĭeacon is planning to make amends with his family during the stay during the anniversary. Rhett’s family has suggested a get-together on the first anniversary of his death. He exists day in and day out and has found it hard to move on. He works at a night bar and still lives in the same house he stayed with Rhett. Deacon chose to stay away from the family while Julian’s heart was left broken forever.Ī year has passed since Rhett’s death, and Julian feels he no longer exists. When cancer killed Rhett, the family further got torn apart. Julian, the love of his life, lived next door and had been accepted as one of the family members. Rhett, Deacon’s young brother, fought cancer for many years. He later relocated to Seattle, Washington, to start a mechanic’s shop while looking for happiness far from his family.

Deacon Sutton was raised in Billings, Montana, and he didn’t feel like he perfectly fit in his family standards. The novel is about two men on a journey to find the healing power of love after loss in a way that seemed impossible to them. Valentine is busy reading a book from one of her favorite writers when not writing. She blends both male and female romance in lust and love as the characters begin a journey to HEA. Marley Valentine is a USA bestselling writer and a former social worker who applies her experience to create real-life emotional contemporary romance.

Without you book by marley valentine