When Jordan Cameron was ten years old, his mother stopped speaking and was never the same again, going from one institution to another and ultimately to a group home. While his father explores the world as a well-renowned geoscientist, Jordan's older brother, Tim, is forced to raise him.
Tim, eleven years older than Jordan, never had a normal childhood, living with their schizophrenic mother.
Jordan lives in his own world, or so that's what it seems to the average person. No one, not even his brother, has ever given him a chance. That is until Tim's best friend comes along.
Jamie Perron has a history of bad relationships, alternating between men and women. This last time he is kicked out by his girlfriend and has nowhere to go so he turns to his best friend, Tim.
Jamie only knew Jordan as a child, but never did he think he would develop an unusual relationship with Tim's weird, quiet, and sullen (although cute) nineteen old brother through the course of one exciting and interesting summer.
This moving and well written romance features one main character with schizophrenia. I’ve read a lot of romance that includes neurodiverse characters. Usually, though, it’s either minor or feels like a nod to being inclusive. This book is different. The author clearly understands her characters extremely well and writes with zero sympathy but with full support and empathy. The romance is full fledged, beautiful and involves a lot of character development for both mcs. The minor characters are also fully drawn. I just realized it had no reviews here and wanted to add one because it is truly a lovely story, even though I don’t remember all the details since I read it a while back. #romance #neurodiverse #lgbtq