You’re not supposed to want the one who torments you.
When my stepbrother, Elec, came to live with us my senior year, I wasn’t prepared for how much of a jerk he’d be.
I hated that he took it out on me because he didn’t want to be here.
I hated that he brought girls from our high school back to his room.
But what I hated the most was the unwanted way my body reacted to him.
At
first, I thought all he had going for him were his rock-hard tattooed
abs and chiseled face. Then, things started changing between us, and it
all came to a head one night.
Just as quickly as he’d come into my life, he was gone back to California.
It had been years since I’d seen Elec.
When tragedy struck our family, I’d have to face him again.
And holy hell, the teenager who made me crazy was now a man that drove me insane.
I had a feeling my heart was about to get broken again.
Stepbrother Dearest is a standalone novel.
**Contains graphic sexual content and harsh language. It is only appropriate for adult readers age 18+
Cinco CALIENTE smooches!
HOLY SHIIIIIIT!!! Okay, I am ready. I am sure, like myself, you have seen the
HOTTTT teasers floating around for Stepbrother Dearest for a while now. I am a sucker for forbidden love. The more taboo the better! Step-siblings, YES please! I wanted this book SO badly that I was sure
it would disappoint. I am sosososo happy
to tell you that it did the exact opposite.
This book exceeded all of my expectations. I am IN LOVE with Elec and Greta!
Elec is sent to live with his father and his new family,
whom he has yet to meet, while his mother gets her shit together. Elec and his dad have a very rocky
relationship and from the start you just know there is a huge story there. And then there is Greta(hate that name
BTW!!), the hot stepsister he wishes he never had. Elec walks around with a huge chip on his
shoulder. He is rude.. he is obnoxious,
he is hot as hell and completely irresistible!
My body was an
imbecile with poor judgement. How could
it want something so badly that hated it right back?
Greta is completely obsessed with her new stepbrother and
the meaner he is to her the more she seems to want him. They start off pranking one another and
eventually it turns into a game. Elec is
confusing. At times it seems he wants to
be her friend and then he goes back to his asshole-ish ways. Their relationship is hot and cold. Greta is in a constant state of what I would
call horny confusion.
I’m not going to give much away bc again I was completely
surprised with the depth of Stepbrother Dearest. While I got all of the angst I anticipated…
and more. I also got some very unexpected
feels and tears! WHAT?!? This was supposed to be a smutty fun read,
right? See, there is the more! And it was hilarious… like laugh out loud/
fall out of your chair funny!
This was my first Penelope Ward book and I am SOLD! I am going to go back and read everything she
has ever written. I loved this book SO
much! I know you all will too. Don’t let this one pass you by girlies! CLICK CLICK CLICK!
I leave you with the most epic line ever...
“Nothing says I’m sorry like a dick and a smile.”
5 - I wish we had more time - Smooches
"How am I different from any of those other girls you give yourself to?"
He ran both hands through his hair, messing it up then looked at me with darkened eyes. "Actually, there's a big difference. You're the only girl in the entire world that's forbidden and fuck me, if that doesn't make me want you more than anything."
Holy hell, y'all! For weeks, WEEKS I tell you, I was WANTING Stepbrother Dearest! The premise, the teasers ... I had a MAJOR hard on for this book. As the day got closer ... the day Stepbrother Dearest would appear on my Kindle, I started to worry. The HYPE, the ANTICIPATION ... it was too much, what if the book was disappointing? A huge let down? I wasn't sure I could take it.
Thank goodness! All that worrying was for nothing! Stepbrother Dearest was not at all what I was expecting. Yes, it was sexy and angsty and forbidden (which I was totally expecting) but it was So. Much. More.
Greta's life is thrown for a loop when her sexy and angry stepbrother Elec comes to live with her, her mom and stepfather. As Elec's relationship with his father unfolds and Greta better understands what is between them, she develops a soft spot for Elec despite his crappy attitude towards her. They both find themselves fighting an attraction for each other while a unexpected kinship grows between them.
Stepbrother Dearest takes a path I wasn't expecting at all and turns into quite the little love story. It was packed with humor I wasn't expecting either. I really, really loved it!
Penelope Ward
Penelope
Ward is a USA Today Bestselling author.
She
grew up in Boston with five older brothers. She spent most of her twenties as a
television news anchor, before switching to a more family-friendly career.
Penelope
lives for reading books in the new adult genre, coffee and hanging out with her
friends and family on weekends.
She is
the proud mother of a beautiful 10-year-old girl with autism (the inspiration
for the character Callie in Gemini) and a 8-year-old boy, both of whom are the
lights of her life.
Penelope,
her husband and kids reside in Rhode Island.
She is
currently working on her fifth novel, Jake Understood. She is the author of
Gemini, Jake Undone, My Skylar and Stepbrother Dearest.
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