Remember My Name, Wren Wilds

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Remember My Name: An M/M Romance
Paperback – January 15, 2026
by Wren Wilds

Remember My Name is a deeply emotional paperback M/M romance centered on survival, found family, and the enduring pull of first love forged in trauma. Told through dual perspectives, the novel traces the lives of two former foster brothers who made a promise to find each other—no matter the cost.

Seven years ago, Ivan and Jay lived in the same foster home, hiding from an abusive alcoholic who ruled through fear and violence. They learned how to stay quiet, how to disappear, and how to run. At night, they escaped to the barn, memorizing each other’s names, birthdays, and scars, preparing for the moment they knew would come—the day they were separated. Before they were torn apart, they vowed they would find each other again.

Ivan never stopped searching. When he finally finds Jay, he discovers that the boy who once helped him survive has been irrevocably changed. Jay carries the damage of his past in ways that don’t heal cleanly, etched deep into his body and soul. But Ivan made a promise, and he intends to keep it. He didn’t survive everything he did just to lose Jay a second time.

For Jay, nothing has ever felt permanent—no home, no safety, no future. After their separation, he learned to numb his pain and bury his need, convincing himself that the boy he loved was gone forever. When Ivan reappears in his life, Jay wants things he’s terrified to ask for and convinced he doesn’t deserve. Letting Ivan close means exposing the damage he pretends isn’t there—and risking a loss he may not survive again.

Tender, aching, and unflinchingly honest, Remember My Name is a hurt/comfort romance about reclaiming identity, healing from trauma, and choosing love after everything else has been taken away.