“I want everyone to know she’s mine. She has my heart.”
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SUMMARY
2 FMC - Liv Jaeger and Clay Collins. Clay is from a wealthy, influential family. Liv is from The Bay where they don’t have a lot, not even paved roads.
To explain the difference in economy between the two, I'll use TV shows.
Clay lives in Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (but in Florida).
Liv lives in Roseanne.
Liv goes to Clay’s prestigious school because her older brother, Macon, wants her to better herself. Liv and Clay are both on the lacrosse team.
Clay had a younger brother who died from cancer. Her mom and dad are always fighting, while her dad is having an affair.
Liv’s parents both died when she was really young. She has been raised by her 5 older brothers - Macon, Army, Iron, Dallas, and Trace. They own a landscaping/pool business, they drink a lot, get into trouble, and whore around.
Clay is AWFUL to Liv. Like, the fucking worst. Supposedly, it's because she hates her life and herself and she is struggling. Not a valid excuse but whatever. Also, struggling because she is gay and doesn’t want to admit that.
Angst, fighting, fucking - all of it happens. Finally, Clay is able to admit to everyone, including her parents, that she is gay and in love with Liv. And they come out to everyone during a debutante ball.
Fast forward to four years later - Liv comes home from college. Clay and her have maintained a relationship while she’s been gone. Clay took online classes and interned at the funeral home. They have bought an old lighthouse to live in and Clay asks Liv to marry her.
If you want more Jaeger brothers, Five Brothers continues their story. That recap can be found here.
Main Characters
Macon - Liv’s oldest brother. Former Marine. Will find out more about him in the next book, Five Brothers. Holds the family together, runs the businesses, and basically keeps The Bay together.
Army - Another brother. Has a kid named Dex, whose mother abandoned them.
Iron - Another brother. In trouble a lot, likes to get into fights.
Dallas - Another brother. Really hateful guy to those outside of his family.
Trace - Youngest brother, a fuckboy, but probably the nicest of all the brothers.
Krisjen - Clay’s friend. After breaking up with Milo, starts sleeping Trace. Helps Clay and Liv finally get their shit together.
Amy - Clay’s friend. Snobbish, hateful person. But ends up sleeping with Iron and Dallas together.
Callum - Clay’s “boyfriend”. A preppy rich kid who is actually fucking Dallas in secret.
Milo - Krysten’s “boyfriend”. He slaps her around, and then gets his face slashed by Clay, when he tried to assault Liv.