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Forbidden Steps

by Jamie Deacon

A summer reunion inside a newly blended family

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A summer reunion inside a newly blended family

Taylor is counting down to university after his parents’ breakup, a recent relationship loss and an uneasy place in his stepfather’s home. Ben’s return from Australia unsettles the household further: he is adjusting to a new stepmother and an empty summer without his friends. Sharing a bedroom brings the stepbrothers into close quarters, where attraction complicates an already fragile family arrangement. The setup links a young romance with questions of belonging, family change and the strain of keeping desire at odds with loyalty to a household still finding its shape.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teen and young adult readers interested in romance between stepbrothers.
  • Readers drawn to fiction about blended families, parental separation and questions of belonging.

Themes

Blended familiesParental separationRomantic attractionBelonging and family loyalty

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Book overview

Desire draws them together; their family threatens to tear them apart...

 

The past months have been rough on Taylor. His parents' marriage imploded, his boyfriend dumped him, and he feels like an interloper in his stepdad's home. He's counting down the days until he leaves for university. If not for his sister, he'd put all this behind him and never look back. Then Taylor's stepbrother returns from Australia, and keeping his distance becomes far harder than he expected.

 

A year ago, Ben fled across the world with only his backpack and a battered heart. Now he's home for the summer and everything's changed. A new stepmother occupies the space where his mum should be, and his friends are in Thailand without him. There's also a boy sharing his bedroom-a beautiful, belligerent boy who Ben can't stay away from, even though their relationship could shatter their already fragile family.

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