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Ruined By My Stepbrother

A serialized novel · 32 chapters published · 3 free to read

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The morning of my mother's wedding, an anonymous critic's one-star review emptied my restaurant. That night I climbed onto a stranger's lap behind the tent, and found out he was my new stepbrother, and the man who wrote it.

Tropes & themes: dramatic · contemporary · forbidden love · female lead · redemption arc · forced proximity · beach-town · romance · workplace romance · public-scandal · enemies to lovers · small-town · found family · steamy · secret identity

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1: The Deck Chair (free)
  2. Chapter 2: Terms (free)
  3. Chapter 3: The Line (free)
  4. Chapter 4: Frankie Knows (free with an account)
  5. Chapter 5: The Apology Scallops (free with an account)
  6. Chapter 6: Back Door (free with an account)
  7. Chapter 7: Upstairs (free with an account)
  8. Chapter 8: Sunday Dinner (free with an account)
  9. Chapter 9: Glenn's Money (free with an account)
  10. Chapter 10: Four in the Morning (free with an account)
  11. Chapter 11: The Inspection (free with an account)
  12. Chapter 12: Fourth of July (free with an account)
  13. Chapter 13: The Towel (free with an account)
  14. Chapter 14: Table Eight (free with an account)
  15. Chapter 15: The Notes (free with an account)
  16. Chapter 16: Kitchen of One (free with an account)
  17. Chapter 17: Proof (locked)
  18. Chapter 18: The Post (locked)
  19. Chapter 19: Arlene (locked)
  20. Chapter 20: Under My Own Name (locked)
  21. Chapter 21: The Suit (locked)
  22. Chapter 22: The Group Chat (locked)
  23. Chapter 23: Behind Her (locked)
  24. Chapter 24: The Carriage House (locked)
  25. Chapter 25: The Cook-Off (locked)
  26. Chapter 26: Comeuppance (locked)
  27. Chapter 27: Open Window (locked)
  28. Chapter 28: Father and Son (locked)
  29. Chapter 29: The Last Night of the Season (locked)
  30. Chapter 30: The Card (locked)
  31. Chapter 31: Thanksgiving (locked)
  32. Chapter 32: The Same Chair (locked)

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