It’s my wedding weekend and I’ve just been left at the altar. Or when Erin had showed back up in my life six months ago and told it was time to marry and start a family…īut for the first time in my life I’m facing something that’s not at all easy. Or when I’d used the one thing that came easy to me, skiing, to get my college tuition paid for. Or when I’d needed a date to homecoming in tenth grade and Erin told me she was it. Like when Julian Thick had offered me half his sandwich back in grade school after noticing I didn’t have any food. I know he’ll be happy with Erin, just not… just not as happy as he could be with me. He’s gone and gotten engaged to his high-school sweetheart which means I have to grin and bear it while pretending to be the happy, supportive best man while he prepares to commit his life to a woman I can’t even fault. And that makes it difficult to convince him the two of us are meant to be together.Īnd now there’s no point. The problem is that Parker Ellis has been straight since forever. It started out platonic, obviously, but then became… nope. I’ve been in love with my best friend since forever. › showThick as Thieves (Aster Valley, #4) by Lucy Lennox – Goodreads If not, it can still be read as a standalone, it’s just richer with a context. If you’ve been a fan of this series like me, grab up this story and give it a happy send off. There’s two men I really want a romance for. Plus Lennox brings in characters from her next series Knockwood Aviation for us to get a glimpse of. It’s funny, genuine, romantic, and lovely. Other couples from the previous books make appearances here too. There’s issues of trust, examinations of sexuality, friendship, and, of course, finally, declarations of love. That pain is buried deep within Julian now. But Julian has watched him for years with someone else who was female, thinking Parker was straight. Parker has to examine his past history with his former fiancé, determine exactly why he let himself be lead into a engagement, and then rediscover the feelings he buried about his best friend.

This is a great story with many aspects to it. Julian takes Parker to Aster Valley to his new cabin to recover but both men get far more then they anticipate when hidden feelings are revealed. Julian Thick is there to pick up the pieces and Parker, after it’s called off. His bride dumps him as he’s getting ready to say I do. Never is that more true or needed when Parker Ellis’ wedding day is shattered. Thick As Thieves is the Aster Valley finale and it’s a wonderful story to bid the series goodbye with.īest friends to lovers is a great trope and Lennox gives us two endearing characters who have known each all all their lives, being each other’s one to go to in all times.

Thick as Thieves by Lucy Lennox