He makes me want more.
Easton, an all-new opposites attract, small town, M/M romance and the second book in The Swift Brothers Series from bestselling author Riley Hart is now available!
I’m the youngest Swift brother. The one who’s always in trouble and can’t get his life together. I wouldn’t know where to start, and ever since my twin died, I can’t bring myself to care. After my last “situation,” Dad washed his hands of me. And though my brothers should’ve done the same, they stood up for me, fracturing their relationship with him too. He’s a terrible father to all of us, but considering we’re just figuring out how to build a relationship, I don’t want them to lose him because of me.
Officer Archer Thorn won’t stop coming around either. After every screwup, every bad day, Archer’s there to offer a hand. Before I know it, we’re going to dog parks, sharing meals, and Archer seems at home hanging at my place. When he touches me, fills me, all the noise in my head goes quiet. He makes me want more, but he doesn’t know how much that terrifies me, how much I worry that getting better means breaking a promise I made years ago.
Each moment with Archer shows me how good a man he is. For the first time, I actually want to face my trauma and get over my past. Archer makes me see there’s beauty in the world and, more importantly, he makes me want some of it for myself…that is, if I don’t ruin Archer Thorn first.
Easton is a small-town, hurt/comfort romance full of heart, heat, a touch-starved MC, and brothers learning how to have a relationship with each other. It deals with themes of grief, death of a parent and a sibling, and mental-health struggles.
What to Expect From Easton:
🦋Touch Starved
🦋Opposites Attract
🦋Hurt/Comfort
🦋Mental Health Rep
🦋Small Town
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Easton by Riley Hart
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Easton lost his twin in a tragic accident when he was a child. Almost 20 years later he still blames himself for her death. He doesn’t have a relationship with his brothers. His father is unfeeling and downright cruel and nasty. His coping mechanism is to get into trouble and have conversations with his dead sister. He is usually saved by Archer, a cop. Archer isn’t really sure why he has a need to protect Easton. He just knows he has to do it. Archer bullied himself (in a nice way) into a relationship with Easton which Easton wasn’t really aware of.
Their interactions were by turns, annoying and sweet. Easton constant feelings of of guilt did get wearing at times. Their physical relationship was very spicy with a little kink. Archer’s refusal to give up was sweet also.
I thought the handling of Easton’s mental state was handled with a lot of compassion on everyone’s part. Easton attempting to reconnect with his brothers seemed to be a realistic take on the situation.
Easton was a lonely, sad character. While this book was sad, it was ultimately uplifting. Looking forwards to Rhett’s story and I hope we get to see a lot more of Easton, Archer, and their pups.
Review Copy requested and reviewed on behalf of OMGReads.
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I hate having to call Morgan and tell him I’ve been arrested. He just came back to Birchbark this summer because our dad had a stroke. He has enough on his plate dealing with a father who wants to control him and Rhett, but who wants nothing to do with me. And Morgan’s complicated relationship with Rhett isn’t much easier. Morgan’s finally starting to be happy—has admitted his feelings for his best friend, Dusty, whom he’s probably been in love with since before I was born, and they’re together.
The last thing he needs to deal with is me.
I’m the last thing anyone should have to deal with.
Still, I call because it’s not me I need him to take care of. It’s my dog, Pretty Girl.
“Hello?” Morgan answers, voice rough with sleep.
“I got arrested. I’m fine. I just need you to go take care of Pretty Girl in the morning. She’s gonna need out, and I don’t want her to be alone.”
“What about you?” Morgan asks. Since he’s been gone for ten years, he’s not tired of me yet. There’s no doubt in my mind that he will be at some point.
“Who cares? Take care of my dog, Morgan. I’m counting on you. I…” Don’t ask for things often…need to make sure she’s okay…don’t know how to reach out. I’m doing my best here.
Fortunately, Morgan doesn’t make me find words—something that’s not always easy for me to do. “We’ll make sure she’s taken care of, but I’m not just hanging you out to dry. What happened?”
Does it really matter? I’m always in the wrong, even when I’m not. But then, whose fault is it but mine? Yeah, the motherfucker I beat deserved it, but I could have found a better way to deal with it. My impulsivity is all on me. “Me.” I sigh. I happened. I always happen.
“I’ll call Archer,” I hear Dusty say in the background.
My heart rate spikes. I can’t figure out how Archer Thorn hasn’t gotten sick of me yet, why in the hell he wastes his time with me at all, other than him thinking it’s his job to fix the world. He thinks he let his cousin die when it wasn’t his fault, and now he’s trying to save me.
Why do I let him try?”
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