Thursday, August 29, 2024

Peach State Stepbros Book 2: The Step Don’t by Riley Hart & Devon McCormack

 

Peach State Stepbros Book 2

ASH

All stepbrothers need Step Don'ts.
Colin and I have ours.
Like, don't pit our parents against either of us. Don't hog the TV. And definitely...
Don't.
Keep.
Secrets.
These rules have done more than help us keep the peace between us.
After all these years since our parents got together, I can't imagine my life without Colin.
To most people, he's the hot, straight tight end for Peach State.
But to me, he's my backward-cap-wearing, football-loving, piggyback-ride-giving best friend and fellow Alpha Theta Mu frat bro.
Life's pretty incredible living together at the same frat house, but suddenly, I find myself keeping a particularly naughty secret.
I tell myself Colin wouldn't want to know what his bi bro does in private, but then why do I feel like I'm committing a huge Step Don't?

COLIN

There's nothing I'm more of an expert in than my stepbro, Ash.
He's a quick-witted, nerd-boy genius who's always there to help a friend cram for a test or capture bugs for me when they invade my space.
He's my favorite person.
Making him happy gives me a rush...but for the first time, he's keeping a secret from me.
When Ash cops to his Step Don't—his new extracurricular of doing dirty things on camera—I'm confused.
He is too, so we work together to figure out why this excites him so much.
In places we're likely to get caught.
After all, what's a little exhibitionism between stepbros?
I didn't even realize I could be into guys—or be so intoxicated by these new experiences—but exploring my bisexuality with Ash is the best thing that's ever happened to me.
And with each touch, each time we up the stakes, I discover I want more than just Ash's body.
I want his heart too, even though that surely must be the biggest Step Don't of all.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/208168533-the-step-don-t

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My Review: 4/5 Stars

Ash and Colin have been inseparable since the moment they met as kids when their parents got together. Best friends all these years as well as stepbrothers. They are one another’s person. And it’s so clear from the moment we see them on the page together. And despite being stepbrothers, you can’t help but wonder how these two are not more than friends. Well, that’s about to change. Seems like both of them have been a bit oblivious to what they really feel for one another. And when something finally pushes them over the line from friends to more, they begin to wonder why they haven’t done this years ago. All feelings they didn’t want to admit or realize at the time, starts to make sense. What I loved about their story was that it wasn’t the bi guy falling for the straight guy or one guy having feelings and the other not noticing. It was very clear that despite the attraction between them, they didn’t really let themselves dwell on what that means until something occurred that kind of forced them to acknowledge it and be like oh, that’s what that feeling was. These two have clearly always loved one another and are constantly doing whatever they can to make the other one happy simply because it makes them happy too. They were just so sweet! And so funny! Get ready for a lot of laughs from these two as well! They had me cracking up the whole time. And I loved how they not fell in love but more like realized they have always been in love. Great series so far! And I expect the next one to be great as well!

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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