Crystal Lacy's Oahu Lovers series: the first book is titled "Brave For You."
["Can a bi-curious single dad and the repressed pediatrician next door find the means to be brave?
Nate's wife has left him with their infant son and he has no time for anything but dad duty. When he meets the friendly pediatrician who lives three doors down, he only expects friendship—even when it's clear An is up for more.An unexpected kiss, feelings Nate has never had before, and a friendship neither wants to risk. Are they brave enough to give their love a chance to flourish?"]
These two had such an easy friendship. The attraction was easy too, but Nate (initially) only wanted friendship. So this novel was a little bit of a slow-burn, but it was very, very worth it. Slow-burn, as turtle-y as it seems, doesn't always mean no fire, just a hotter fire when it finally catches.
The stakes were angsty as hell (homophobia parents on An's side, and a suddenly disappeared (and potentially reappeared) wife/mom on Nate's side). You (along with An and Nate) forget all about the stakes as soon as the romance dials up from friendship to relationship, until it hits you in the face like a fucking truck with all of the tears and forgetting-to-breathe-anxiety.
Still, very, very worth it.
Trigger Warnings: homophobia, biphobia, post-partum depression, suicidal thoughts, etc.
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