It's time for Taylor and Brenner to stop teasing and start dating... until their parents announce they're getting married to each other?
From The Step Dare blurb:
I'm the quiet one.
At a party, I'll be sipping from my Solo cup, hanging by my much chattier best friend Brenner.
Easygoing, all smiles, and hot as hell, Brenner always has his pick of guy or girl by the end of the night.
I do fine, but I don't trust easily, so he's one of the few people who really knows me.
We do everything together—studying, playing video games, and occasionally, ridiculous dares.
Like this latest dare.
I've always considered myself straight, but recently, I've been curious.
And what better way to explore this uncharted territory than with my bi bestie, who, given his long list of satisfied hookups, I know will do the job right.
I expected it to be good.
I wasn't prepared for how it would leave me hungry for so much more, needing Bren to show me what I've been missing out on.
What is it they say? It's always the quiet ones...
BRENNER
What's that saying...never met a stranger?
That's me. I'll talk to anyone, anytime.
It's how Taylor and I became friends, and I'm thankful for that every day.
He's my chill, zero-effs-given, video-game-loving bestie.
Whom I'm now hooking up with.
It's just fun, but then our parents drop the bomb on us that they've been secretly dating.
Oh, and they're in love and getting married in just a few months' time.
As hot as the idea of him being my stepbro is, we agree we should stop our little...extracurriculars...because what if it comes between our parents?
But keeping our hands to ourselves proves easier said than done.
I've become addicted to Taylor, and he to me.
What our parents don't know won't hurt them, right? And it's not like this means anything.
Only...the more we mess around, the more I realize it does.
What started out as just a good time has become so much more, but with everything that's at stake, do we stop now, or do we dare take a chance on what's happening between us?
Content Warning: The Step Dare is a steamy, low-angst romance, but it contains content that some readers may find triggering, including discussions about grieving the loss of a parent and the loss of an infant.
*The Step Dare can be read and enjoyed as a standalone.
Jacqueleen the Reading Queen's review:
"๐ง๐ฎ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ❟ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐บ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ผ'๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ง๐。 ๐๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฒ'๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ❟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ท๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐。"
This was so freaking cute. Almost zero angst to speak of. Just a best friends-to-lovers with a wonderful family thrown in. Yes, you heard that right. Taylor and Brenner may have been raised by a single parent with different back stories, but both cared deeply about their sons. Brenner and his Dad were so adorable. I loved how his Dad would just shake his head when Brenner would spout something wild per usual. You could also tell how close Taylor and his mum were, especially as they both had lived through the trauma of dealing with Taylor's biological father together in the past.
The whole relationship between Taylor and Brenner started due to Taylor's curiosity about being with a guy. And of course, Brenner being Brenner is going to volunteer to introduce his bestie to the joys of man-on-man lovin. I don't think they started off thinking it was going to lead to them falling head over heels, but from the start it was easy to see there was the potential.
"๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐บ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐'๐บ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ❟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐น๐ฒ ๐บ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ท๐ผ๐๐ ๐ถ๐。"
The only thing standing in this couple's way was the fact that their parents have recently fallen in love and their worries that it would cause an issue. Both Brenner and Taylor love their parent and don't want anything to stand in the way of their happiness. It was bittersweet because though it was lovely to see such caring family members, it also made things tougher for their relationship. Don't worry, Taylor and Brenner can't stay away from being with one another for long. They started off with such a strong bond I don't think anything would have been able to come between them in the end. These two were solid and so was their sweet HEA.
P.S. CANT WAIT FOR THE FRAT BROS spin off!!
Heather's review:
Besties to lovers is a one click trope for me, and the only angst is navigating their new relationship as step-bros after they finally figure out they're into each other. I've absolutely adored this series and I have to say that this final book is probably the cutest one. Sweet, steamy and not even a family drama to deal with, it was a great way to wrap up the series...
While it can be read standalone, the previous couples from the series enjoy their cameos and it does set up the spinoff series.
The Step Dare is currently available as an audiobook, e-book, hardcover and paperback, and can be read as part of your Kindle Unlimited Subscription
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