HOLLOW by M. L. Burns (Paperback)

Ayden returns home after eight years away, carrying the weight of a life shaped by a past he has never fully escaped. What brings him back is tragedy, but what he finds waiting for him is something far more complicated than grief or closure.

Keoni never expected to see him again. Once stepbrothers, their shared history is marked by distance, resentment, and a mistake neither of them has been able to move past. Living under the same roof again forces old emotions to the surface, along with questions neither has fully faced.

The cabin they now share becomes a place of tension and reflection. Space is limited, and so is emotional distance. Every interaction carries the weight of what was lost and what was never resolved. Ayden cannot return to the life he once had, and Keoni cannot ignore the fact that he has never truly let go.

As time passes, the boundaries between anger, memory, and unresolved attachment begin to blur. Both men are forced to confront the truth of what happened between them and what still lingers beneath the surface.

HOLLOW is a dark MM romance about fractured relationships, unresolved history, and emotional entanglement in an isolated setting where the past refuses to stay buried.

Perfect for readers who enjoy MM romance, forbidden stepbrother dynamics, second chance relationships, forced proximity, and emotionally intense dark romance.