Silent Damage by Blane Bellamy (Paperback)

A high-angst, high-heat MM stepbrothers romance from Blane Bellamy, and the second book in The Bad Boys of Belmont series.

All Jason’s life, people have hurt him — but no one more than Gabe. Once his best friend and his everything, Gabe broke his heart, and Gabe’s mother wrecked his home. Jason meant never to see him again. Then his own mum kicks him out and he has nowhere to go but back to Belmont — into a trailer, alone, with Gabe, now his stepbrother. Gabe won’t speak to anyone anymore. Anyone except Jason. And that shouldn’t make his chest tighten the way it does. Jason’s plan is simple: join the HellCats, make the money he needs, and get out. He’s done drying other people’s tears when nobody ever dried his.

Gabe hasn’t spoken since the night that changed everything — the night he lost his best friend, his dad and his mum in the space of a month. He won’t speak, because he’s decided he doesn’t deserve to. Then Jason came back: the person who was once everything to him, and who despises him now. Gabe sees the way Jason looks at him even so, and he’ll take whatever Jason will give, however much hatred comes with it. But the deeper Jason falls into the HellCats, the more dangerous loving him becomes.

Intended for mature readers (18+) only. This book deals with grief and trauma; please check the author’s content warnings before reading, and take care if these themes affect you.

Perfect for readers who love high-angst MM romance, second-chance and enemies-to-lovers tension, forced proximity and a hurt/comfort story with a dangerous edge.