The Carrick Brothers

Two brothers from Lewisham, the two people they fall for, and one family that grew up around them.

The Carrick Brothers is a contemporary queer romance series set in Manchester and London: two brothers from Lewisham, Ewan and Ron Carrick, and the two people they fall for, maths lecturer Dr Laurence Haldrey and Welsh writer Celyn Beynon (they/them).

Books 1 and 2 are complete love stories with happy endings, and each can be read on its own. Book 3 brings both couples together and is the last.

The Missing Terms are the two companion novels. Unstated Premise is Laurence's account of Proof by Contradiction; Second Person is Celyn's account of Undefined Terms. They are not sequels and carry no number: each is best read after the book it mirrors.

Open door, between consenting adults. British English. Happy endings.

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Reading order

Book One · Ewan Proof by Contradiction A Forbidden Age Gap MM Romance
Missing Terms · Laurence (read after Book One) Unstated Premise Proof by Contradiction from the Other Side of the Desk
Book Two · Ron Undefined Terms An Opposites-Attract Queer Romance
Missing Terms · Celyn (read after Book Two) Second Person Undefined Terms from the Other Side of the Table
Book Three · the family Carried the One A Queer Romance in Linked Stories Pre-order · out 1 December 2026