Not So Brotherly

Teo's gaze darkened, his breath warm against my skin. "I have a lot of feelings for you, Stella," he murmured, his fingers lightly grazing my arm. "Frustration. Desire. The kind of pull that has me thinking about you when I shouldn't." He moved closer, his voice dropping lower. "And a hell of a lot of attraction. But 'brotherly'? No, that's not even close."
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Stella had big plans for summer - Ibiza, rooftop parties, and perfectly posed yacht shots for her 200k Instagram followers. As New York's resident "it" girl, she thrived on glossy perfection, sharp comebacks, and a strict no-mud policy. But when her father blindsided her with the news that he wants her to spend the summer with him and his new girlfriend on her Ranch in Mexico, Stella's perfectly polished world came to a screeching halt.

Her mission? Spend the summer in the middle of nowhere, bonding with his new girlfriend and her quiet, brooding son, Teo - her soon-to-be stepbrother. Naturally, Stella hates everything about it: the bugs, the heat, and especially Teo, who seems to see through her influencer exterior and doesn't care how many followers she has. The feeling is mutual - Teo doesn't mince words when it comes to her "city girl" antics, and their bickering quickly becomes the soundtrack of her summer.

But somewhere between their heated arguments in the garden and stolen moments at the farmer's market, Stella starts to see the cracks in Teo's walls - and maybe even in her own. And when their teasing turns into something deeper, Stella realizes she's not just falling for the simplicity of farm life, but for the one person who shouldn't even be on her radar.

Witty, romantic, and filled with tension, "Not So Brotherly" is a story about finding love where you least expect it - and discovering that sometimes, stepping off the grid is the only way to truly find yourself.
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