REVIEW: Painted in Wildflowers by Emmy Sanders (The Darling Brothers #4)

- August 27, 2026

PAINTED IN WILDFLOWERS

The Darling Brothers - Book Four

by Emmy Sanders

Release Date: August 27, 2026

Review

Any day you get a new Emmy Sanders book, you know you’re in for a treat. And this one is gorgeous, loving, and so full of acceptance.

Benson has had such a complicated upbringing and life. Having been diagnosed with ADHD in my 40s I could really empathize with him, and your entire history reorients itself with a diagnosis. It’s freeing, but also overwhelming and terrifying.

Remi and Benson are a bit of an unexpected duo; their lives didn't really intersect for many years, but they totally make sense, and there’s a beauty in finding someone who can relate, even somewhat, to your disability or diagnosis.

But even more so, these two are just amazing, caring human beings.

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Synopsis

I’ve always listened to my heart, and what it wants is him.

Remi

I can confidently say I never thought my crush on my best friend’s older brother would amount to anything.

Until Benson Harper returns to Darling, possibly to stay.

As the forty-two-year-old desperately searches for his sense of self, I begin falling for a man I never truly knew before now. One who’s kind, honest, and caring.

Amidst wildlife rehabilitation, explorations in mountain climbing, and the strained tensions with his brother, Benson works up the courage to tell his family he’s autistic. And I gain companionship that goes far beyond the eldest Harper brother shadowing me on the ranch.

I wasn’t prepared for love to bloom in the quiet days spent by Benson’s side.

Now, I’m not prepared to lose him.

Painted in Wildflowers is a brother’s-best-friend romance at a small-town ranch, with a twelve-year age gap, the cutest-ever sidekick, Deaf and autistic representation, and one very HEA. It’s book 4 in The Darling Brothers series but can be read as a standalone.

About Emmy Sanders

Emmy has been dabbling in writing for years and decided to take the plunge already(!) and publish her works. Her debut novel, Fool Hearts, released in the spring of 2022.

An author of sweet, steamy, swoony MM romance, Emmy would describe herself as a lover of love. She's obsessed with both reading and writing romance and believes everyone deserves their happy ending. Queer herself, Emmy has a soft spot for LGBTQ+ fiction, but MM is where her heart lies.

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