MILO
A FINDING HOME NOVEL
LILY
MORTON
M/M
ROMANCE
RELEASE
DATE: 02.15.19
COVER
DESIGN: Natasha
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BLURB
Once upon a time a brave
knight rescued a young man. Unfortunately, he then spent the next few years
bossing the young man around and treating him like a child.
Milo has been burying himself
at Chi an Mor, hiding from the wreckage of his once promising career and
running from a bad relationship that destroyed what little confidence he had.
Niall, his big brother’s best friend, has been there for him that entire time.
An arrogant and funny man, Niall couldn’t be any more different from the shy
and occasionally stuttering Milo, which has never stopped Milo from crushing wildly
on the man who saved him.
However, just as Milo makes
the decision to move on from his hopeless crush, he and Niall are thrown into
close contact, and for the first time ever Niall seems to be returning his
interest. But it can never work. How can it when Milo always needs rescuing?
From the bestselling author
of the Mixed Messages series comes a story about a man who needs to write his
own happily ever after.
This is the
second book in the Finding Home series, but it can be read as a standalone.
Content warning: There are descriptions of domestic abuse in
this book.
AMAZON US: https://amzn.to/2SwBnPz
AMAZON UK: https://amzn.to/2ImhlCy
Review
You know what it's like when you find an author that continues to
deliver time after time after time and you know when you begin a new
book by said author that you can trust that wherever the story takes you
it will be amazing from beginning to end? Lily Morton is like that for
me. Ever since I picked up her first book,she has never let me down and
only continues to impress me more and more with her wit, her ability to
make me connect to her characters on such a deep, emotional level, and
of course, with her brilliant and wicked way to make me laugh as well.
Because after all, laughter is what makes all the difference in the
world. Her newest book, Milo, is a bit darker, has a bit more
angst than her previous books, but man, the feels in this one just kept
coming and coming and by the end, I was big pile of swoony, mushy
emotions.
Falling for your brother's best
friend is a trope I adore. So. Much. Milo Ramsay has had a crush on, and
been in love with, Niall Fawcett for a very long time. Milo has worshiped from afar, both his older brother, Gideon, and Gideon's best
friend, Niall. Milo has always been shy, a bit of a nerd, awkward and
not the most self confident person. To him, Niall has always been larger
than life, and someone very much out of his reach. When circumstances
arise and Milo needs help getting out of a bad situation, Niall comes to
the rescue, no questions asked and is the rock Milo needs in order to
find himself again.
Milo ... ah, wonderful,
quiet but fierce, Milo. Man, I can't tell you how much I loved him
(though, in all honesty, it was Niall who really ticked all my boxes!).
His soft nature, the way he keeps picking himself up and pushing himself
to be brave, his loyalty, his quick wit all made me a fan. He's just an
all around fabulous character. It really takes Niall though, to bring
out the sassy, strong, and sharp Milo that's been lurking beneath the
surface. Niall is my favorite type of character. You know the one who
comes across as a bit of an asshole, but there's such a sweet side to
him that it just makes him even more irresistible. He's loud and
unapologetic about his sexual past (a thing I'm most appreciative of)
and embraces life with both hands. He's brash and flirty and
protective...especially when it comes to Milo. The thing is, with his
larger than life personality, he could have easily been written to
overshadow Milo but thanks to Lily Morton's deft and careful writing,
instead Niall gives Milo the space to learn about himself, to grow and
to understand his needs and wants better. I simply LOVED Niall, so very
much.
Each book of Lily Morton's is
exceptional--the characters vivid and real, the imagery evocative, the
emotions she pulls from her characters and then leaves her readers with
are sharp and poignant and man she can make you laugh like no other. In Milo,
I loved how big a part Oz, Silas, and Cora played and I'm SO intrigued
by Gideon. I won't spoil anything but I know he's got something big in
store for him. If you haven't yet picked up one of Lily's books, you
must fix that ASAP. She'll make you laugh and sigh with happiness and
feel like you're meeting new friends that you can't wait to get to know
better from the very first page. She will leave you filled with joy and
warmth and feel like you're home.
EXCERPT
“Bloody hell, is that a
relation of my husband or a suspect in the Jack the Ripper case?”
I laugh and Cora startles
slightly. I shush her and kiss the tiny fingers she holds up to my face. Moving
next to him, I stare down at the picture. “He is a bit grim, isn’t he?”
“Grim? Caligula was grim.
This is a new and previously undiscovered level of malevolence.” He cocks his
head to one side. “Is it my imagination or do his eyes follow you when you
move?”
I shake my head. “My remit
isn’t to judge. Instead, I reveal what has been previously hidden.”
“While I’m sure that sounds
romantic in your head, let’s be realistic. You’ve actually just wiped dirt off
a grumpy old git’s face.”
I laugh. “I’m so glad my
time at art college wasn’t wasted.”
He looks searchingly at me
and opens his mouth but then closes it again. I stare at him. “Oh my God, what
were you going to say? It must be bad if it’s made Oz Gallagher shut up.”
He laughs, and I look
affectionately at him. I know he’s going to tell me the truth. Oz doesn’t ever
shy away from that. He’s my best friend in the world and it comes as a shock
to realise that I’ve only known him for a couple of years. He came
here to Chi an Mor in all his wisecracking, sassy
glory and proceeded to turn everyone’s lives upside down. Footloose and
fancy-free, he only intended to stay for a few months and ease the old house
into opening to the general public. The best-laid plans always go
wrong – or right – and now he’s settled with his husband Silas, the current
earl, and they have a beautiful seven-month-old daughter.
He clears his throat and
looks at me, and I straighten from kissing Cora’s forehead. “What?”
“I just think that you’re
actually a bit wasted here, Milo.”
“Why?”
“Because you’re so bloody
talented. People from all over the country are starting to come here to consult
with you, and rather than enjoying it you’re stuck in a small, cold room
wearing ugly gloves and hunched over a hideous painting. It’s like something
from a Dickens novel.”
He pauses for breath and I
try to relax my instinctive defensive shield. I don’t need it with him.
He rubs my arm
affectionately. “You’re so clever and talented and no one sees it here apart
from us, and you need more than that. You should be living it up and going to
exotic parties. Mixing with artists and the bohemian crowd.”
I swallow hard at the
thought of the people that used to surround Thomas. “I don’t think I’m cut out
for a bohemian crowd. They sound quite noisy and tiring,” I manage to say.
“Well, maybe look for a
sub-branch. The whispering bohemians or something.”
Lily writes contemporary romance novels, and specialises in
hot love stories with a good dose of humour.
Lily lives in sunny England with her husband and two children, all
of whom claim that they haven’t had a proper conversation with her since she bought
her first Kindle.
She has spent her life with her head full of daydreams and decided
one day to just sit down and start writing about them. In the process she
discovered that she actually loved writing, because how else could she get to
spend her time with hot, funny men!
She loves chocolate and Baileys and the best of all creations –
chocolate Baileys! Her lifetime’s ambition is to have a bath in peace without
being shouted by one of her family.
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