Lane has stayed away from his stepbrother because his longtime crush on the guy can't interfere with their parents happiness. But now they are living together and are teammates and Lane finds out Trevor may not be as straight as he thought. Offering to help Trevor learn how to be with a guy may break his heart but he has to grab the chance to experience what it would be like while he can.
From the blurb:
When Lane realizes he’s attracted to his straight stepbro, he’s absolutely thunderstruck . . .
It’s not the worst day of Lane’s life when his team, the Toronto Thunder, drafts his baby stepbro, Trevor, but it’s close.
No. The worst day was when his mom married Trevor’s dad. Trevor’s just too good, too naïve, too sheltered. Too hot.
Lane might claim he wants nothing to do with him, but that’s the worst delusion of all. He’s always wanted everything to do with Trevor. Even when they have zero in common. Even when Trevor’s always been on the straight and narrow. Literally.
Lane’s the total opposite. He’s walked—and danced and sashayed—to the beat of his own drum, forever. Mentoring Trevor now that they’re on the same team? Sounds like his idea of hell—and heaven, too. There’s a reason their teammates call them the demon twins.
But with the final few games of the season and the Thunders’ playoff run looming, Lane’s self-control is weaker than ever. Especially when Trevor confesses that he’s been thinking about it, too.
Suggesting Trevor experiment with their mutual attraction would be a terrible idea, but Lane’s had worse, and that’s never stopped him before.
And when it becomes way more than just sex? When Trevor becomes the first guy he wants to see in the mornings and the last thing before he goes to bed at night? When they’re so completely entangled together that he couldn’t get free, even if he wanted to?
That’s a special kind of thunder.
Lesetiger's review:
To be honest, I’m not the biggest fan of books about stepbrothers, but this one pleasantly surprised me.
Lane is a great athlete who grows up with his single mother. He wants to pursue a career in sports, and everything is looking up for him. When his mother moves in with her boyfriend, he meets his future stepbrother, Trevor. But he turns out to be the very boy Lane has a secret crush on. To avoid getting in the way of his mother’s happiness, Lane keeps a low profile when it comes to family time for the next few years. And then, of all things, his stepbrother gets drafted by the very team Lane plays for. And what’s a big brother for? Right—to support his little brother. They share an apartment and spend a lot of time together. During that time, Lane realizes that his fascination with Trevor has never waned. And Trevor? He’s apparently not quite as straight as he initially thought he was.
I found both Trevor and Lane to be very likable protagonists who had great chemistry—there was definitely a spark between them. It was lovely to see how the two of them grew closer, and I thought it was pretty funny how they reacted in front of their parents when they came to visit.
As always, the author’s writing style is wonderful; she described everything brilliantly, and I could easily picture both the events and the protagonists.
I thought she handled the stepbrothers theme superbly, and the story entertained me very well. The passages about the football games were also well-described, so that as a listener, you could quickly get caught up in the excitement. The team spirit is great, and there were some really fantastic supporting characters.
All in all, an entertaining story with a wonderful happy ending!
Darcy Stark did a fantastic job narrating this sports romance; he helped the listener connect with the protagonists’ emotions, and he portrayed each character brilliantly with a very fitting voice, bringing the story to life. It was a pleasure to listen to him.
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