AVALANCHE
Jillian D. Wray
Release Date: April 30
Meet Jillian D. Wray:
Deep Dives & Slow Burns
Hello there! I'm Jillian, a contemporary MM romance author, and I specialize in stories that are as bingeable as they are beautiful.
When I'm not beneath the waves exploring the world's best dive sites or traveling the globe searching for the next great story idea, I'm at my keyboard, crafting romances that are built to last.
💖 What You'll Find Inside:
•High Tension: Expect complex characters and delicious friction that will keep you glued to the page.
•Slow Burns: I believe the best connections simmer before they ignite. Get ready for all the build-up.
•Guaranteed Happy Endings: I'll put my heroes through the wringer, but they always find their way home to each other.
If you love passion, palpable chemistry, and the kind of romance that travels at the pace of a perfect, sensual slow dance, you’re in the right place!
Connect with Jillian D. Wray:
https://linktr.ee/jillianwray2017
Blurb:
A LOVE THAT COULD BURY US BOTH.
Four years of silence, two thousand miles, and a love their parents will never forgive.
STONE It wasn’t Hanlon’s fault our parents pampered him while pushing me to the brink. But I still resented it. I left to get out of Hanlon’s orbit, to live my life without having to worry about him. Four years later, we’ve barely spoken until he shows up on the doorstep of my ski patrol office, ready to start his internship. Neither of us is thrilled. It doesn’t take long before my protective instincts kick back in, but so do the lessons I taught him all those years ago. When his independence threatens his safety, I realize my feelings for Hanlon have shifted, creating a problem bigger than any avalanche threatening this mountain.
HANLON My diagnosis left me with physical limitations most people get hung up on. Except Stone. He’s the one person who always made me feel like I could do anything. And then he left, never knowing how much his absence nearly destroyed me. I didn’t ask to be placed at Ricochet Ridge, but as Stone and I figure out how to work together, the energy between us shifts. When he finds out I’m gay, it shifts again, threatening to pull us both under.
THE RISK Their connection is a ticking time bomb. If their parents find out, the fallout will be catastrophic, tearing the family apart forever. But on the mountain, the "rules" of their family tree feel less important than the heat rising between them. Stone remains the only person who looks past Hanlon’s physical struggles to see his strength, creating an intimacy that is as healing as it is dangerous. Attraction isn’t the only danger on the mountain. With each new inch of precipitation, the snowpack weakens, threatening to break free, and while the threat of an avalanche feels metaphorical, the physical danger it poses is paramount.
Buy Link:
Available in KU
Tropes:
🏔️Stepbrothers
🎿Ski patrol
🏔️Smart/Athletic
🎿Enemies to Lovers
🏔️Disability Rep (mild cerebral palsy)
Avalanche by Jillian D. Wray is an MM stepbrother romance and such a beautiful story.
Stone and Hanlon’s journey is written with real care and depth. The whole series comes together so well—especially when Hanlon starts working alongside his brother at Ricochet Ridge Ski Resort. Being together is strained at first, but once they begin to open up, with honest words and gentle touches, they start to understand what it all means.
The way Hanlon supports Stone as he tries to figure out who he truly is, is incredibly moving. Hanlon’s diagnosis also adds a really interesting and meaningful layer to the story.
Overall, a heartfelt and compelling read.
