Heart of Stone (The Suzuhara Family 3) ✅
18 parts Complete MatureBreakups are rarely painless.
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Itsuki never imagined how much his life could turn upside down, but after discovering the truth of his own sexuality and coming to terms with it, he is callously dumped by his first boyfriend. In a fit of rage Itsuki commits a dangerous act before fleeing, taking refuge at a small sushi restaurant called Shinku no Hana. There he briefly meets the owner's son Kiminobu, but it is a meeting that will change both of their lives.
There is little to fix the mess Itsuki has put himself in, as he finds himself in trouble with his parents, Yukinaga Boy's Academy, and the law. No one seems to want to understand or care to understand the turmoil he is going through, other than Kiminobu. As his life continues to spiral, Itsuki finds comfort with the other boy as a trusted and close friend. But it doesn't take long for these feelings of friendship to grow into more, but Itsuki does not want to accept these feelings. Not after the horrible heartbreak he had already suffered. He doesn't want to feel love or pain ever again. He only wants his heart to turn into stone to protect himself, and to never fall in love again.
But feelings cannot be suppressed so easily once they form. And even a heart of stone can soften with tender love.
The third book in the Suzuhara Family series revolves around the nephew of Mitsuru Suzuhara and his painful first love but sweet second love.
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Word Count: 32,000-33,000