Stepbrother Dearest By: Penelope Ward

You have to love when a book falls into your hands that makes your forget that life is happening around you. That is what happened the moment I picked up Stepbrother Dearest. I devoured it in a day and made the stink eye at anything that might have come between me and my Elec. The banter, the friendship, the twists and the love story weaved throughout all of it had me completely taken with this book.

Ms. Ward made me fall in love with Greta and Elec and although she made my heart speed up and hurt to the point I wanted to read through my fingers at the end I was left feeling bonded to a book.  

Elec and his “I hate the world” attitude will draw you in to the spell he will undoubtedly have you under by the time you hit “The End.”  You just know that in between the hate and hurt was a guy that would protect the ones he loves and boy does he prove you right. Greta was his saving grace. The calm in a world filled with crazy she would be the one he learns to trust. You can’t help but smile when these two are going at each other and you can’t help but catch fire with the sexual tension they put off. 

Ms. Ward and her writing speak for itself. She traps you in this story and you won’t even try to fight the pull of the pages. It’s a book that will have you so devoted to it that you won’t to pick up another book for it will like cheating. The way you are reading a story as another story plays out will have you lusting for more. More Elec, more Greta and more of the love story that unraveled and persevered through the rough times.  

Hemy by Victoria Ashley

Oh Hemy… I’m not sure how Ms. Ashley will top you. When you come out of the gates with Chapter one consisting of wall banging, voyeurism and a little threesome then you might as well just check out as the most awesome author ever. I fell in love with Slade and didn’t think in a million years you would be able to touch him, but then you come at us guns a blazing with Hemy and now I’m wondering how my lawsuit of “rubbing oneself raw” will hold up in the court of law. Lol.

You can’t help but feel the pain and love of Hemy and Onyx. It’s deep and all consuming. Sometimes though we can’t save the people we love the most. Sometimes leaving and turning your back on the ones we love the most is the best thing that could ever happen. When you lose everything four years can be an eternity, but it can also be the eye opener you needed to see what you lost is the most important thing in the world. 

It takes a lot to make me horny while reading a book. Everything always fades into the same shit and you find yourself skipping over the sex scenes. Trust me when I say you will not be skipping over Ms. Ashley’s sex scenes you will be propping your kindle against the first thing you come across so you can have both hands free. She brings that feeling that makes you want to claim Hemy as your own because you too have screamed out his name over and over. So now I will say I’m not sure how you will beat Hemy but you have set the bar high. I have loved every one of your characters. Although the books are not just hot they also keep your interest and make you forget about everyday life for a couple hours.