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With beauty comes brutality. They’ve always tormented me, my stepbrother Noah taking the lead. They even pushed me into a pool before homecoming in high school. This isn’t high school anymore. We’re no longer kids, and these feelings we have are real. The only problem is, some of us are too scared to find out what it all means. Until a snowstorm hits and we get trapped in a cabin far away from civilization with one another. Then . . . someone has to break. I just hope it’s not me.

Snowballed is a short, spicy romance with three guys and a girl. There is no choosing. Contains light MM. Part of the Chaos Universe.

148 pages, Paperback

Published March 1, 2023

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K.G. Reuss

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Known mostly for being strange, USA Today bestselling author K.G. Reuss knows what it takes to wear the crown of town weirdo. A cemetery creeper and ghost enthusiast, K.G. spends most of her time toeing the line between imagination and forced adulthood.

After a stint in college in Iowa, K.G. moved back to her home in Michigan to work in emergency medicine. She's currently raising three small ghouls and is married to a vampire overlord.

K.G. is the author of The Everlasting Chronicles series, Emissary of the Devil series, The Chronicles of Winterset series, The Middle Road (with co-author CM Lally) Black Falls High series, Hard Pass, and Kings of Bolten with a ridiculous amount of other series set to be released.

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Profile Image for Tayloura.
405 reviews14 followers
March 3, 2023
4.5/5 ⭐
4/5 🌶️

**Tropes**
- Step-brother
- brother’s best friends
- trapped one house trope
- Virgin fmc
- fem domme
- enemies to lovers

📖 **My Thoughts**
This book was such a quick but good read. There was a solid amount of plot and world building. However, the SPICE is what took the cake for me. Lord have mercy, for I have sinned. It was absolutely amazing and I could not get enough.

⚠️ **Triggers**
Bullying (all occurred within the past), panic attacks

🏳️‍🌈**Representation**
There is some MM action! All the characters love each other, there’s no distinction between the love. Love is love for them.

🌶️ **Spice**
THÉ SPICE. It was so well done. From the virginity of the fmc, the group scenes, the fem domming, and the MM??? I was fully captured by the scenes. This might be a small novella but we were blessed with so much action.

📝 **Special Notes**
This is a different read for this author but damn this is a good example of how she earned being a best selling author.

**Link to Book**

Snowballed https://a.co/d/hQJwzIR


Trying out a new review format on my GR. Thank you to my friend Death for the template 🤎

Profile Image for Brandi.
342 reviews8 followers
March 1, 2023
This novella is fast-burn, steamy as hell, and full of all the feelings! It isn’t a dark romance like the rest of KG’s books and I wasn’t sure if I would like it since that’s primarily what I read but I found myself surprisingly and completely immersed by the story and characters and I loved it! It was the palate cleanser I guess I needed lol

Violet was tormented by her stepbrother, Noah, and his two friends, Riley and Zack, while they were in their teens. Now, they’re in college and feelings are being put to the test when they get snowed in at the family cabin for a week.

Even with this being on the shorter side, we still get enough about the characters’ pasts to get a good understanding of who they are and when their feelings started developing for each other. I enjoyed the uniqueness of the guys’ personalities and love Zack and his stalker-like tendencies! The steam in this book is off the charts and had stuff I didn’t think I’d like but found myself very much enjoying!

This is another fantastic book by KG! It also has Easter eggs for the Mayfair series which I loved! There are a ton of steamy scenes, very fast-burn, multiple povs, and a happy ending!
Profile Image for Tayloura.
405 reviews14 followers
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March 3, 2023
just what you need to add to your TBR!

This novella was sweet and spicy. It was a quick read that had a jam packed plot in it. There was just enough world building and character development that has you turning page after page. The relationship between the characters was absolutely delicious, I could not get enough. This is different that KG’s typical dark romances, it touches that line but there’s a lot of sweet to make up for it!
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Author 1 book11 followers
June 24, 2023
This was the most magical experience of my life. I have never in my life been so caught off guard. So happy. So in love.
Wow. Just wow.
I wanna scream cry. I am a little sad there was no “snowballing” but that’s okay. The pegging made up for it.
Profile Image for Jenifer Briggs.
1,515 reviews190 followers
March 8, 2023
This novella was full of delicious, dirty, and depraved fun, but it also had an insane amount of feels, too! I'm now petitioning for KG to write more of these sweet novellas in between her big releases because this one was just so much fun!

So here we have Violet, her stepbrother Noah, and his best friends Riley and Zach. Noah has been tormenting Violet for years (ever since their parents got married) because he wants her, but because of their parents, he can't have her. He made a pact with his friends that if he can't have her, neither of them can either. But when they are all trapped in a cabin during a snowstorm, a new pact is made that will satisfy everyone involved. *winks.*

This was so much fun! Even though it's a shorter novella, you still feel all the emotions that this group has; the push and pull between Noah and Vi, Zach and his crazy antics (that remind me a bit of Cole, my boo for life!) Who was a sweet stalker, and Riley, the quiet yet intense damaged one, you had the best trio for Violet to fall into.. and boy did she ever! Plus, there were so many Easter eggs for the Mayfair series, and even though it's not connected, yall should read this anyway!! Kg just kills it time and time again!

**I received an ARC of this book and these are my honest opinions **
Profile Image for Em.
194 reviews11 followers
November 28, 2023
4.25⭐️

I needed a quick little hot smut break and that’s exactly what this delivered. Fast burn, enemies to lovers, and insanely hot, not to mention light crossover with my Mayfair boys?? What’s not to love? I’m really happy to have gotten this story after reading the ceremony from Fox’s/Rosie’s POV in the Mayfair series and I really wanted to know more about this group so I’m happy to have it.

Nothing like a little snowed in fun.

But yeah this was super hot, I loved it.
25 reviews
March 8, 2023
K. G Reuss has done it again! A short, quick-read, why novella why choose novella. Step-siblings + 2 best friends makes for some snowed in fun! Loved violet, Noah, Zack and Riley. Love everything that this author writes. Pick it up and read ... You won't be disappointed!
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212 reviews1 follower
May 7, 2023
This gets 5 ⭐️'s because of the spice🌶!! I have never had a book make me blush like that!!! WOW!!! The storyline wasn't anything exciting. It's pretty straight to the point and boring actually, but the spice made up for it, I feel. I enjoyed this quick read. *Spicy book club choice*
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156 reviews1 follower
March 22, 2025
Snowballed

Warning!

Spoilers ahead.

You’ve been warned.

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I’m not sure I’m into the bullies to lovers trope but I guess I’ll give it a try.

The characters, Violet, Noah, Zack and Riley are all very different. I’m curious to see how they come together. Teehee.

These kids (adults) sure don’t waste any time. Zero to sixty in like ten seconds. This has to be a record for how fast things are progressing.

Sure, it’s a wee bit unrealistic, but that’s the joy of book magic. First times are just that, super magical and pain free and marathon pace. Sarcasm at its finest.

Awe, leave it to quiet and reserved Riley is sort of sweet and romantic. who would have guessed?

Noah explaining the reasons behind all of the bullying wasn’t addressed enough for me. I think he should have had to grovel a lot more before she forgave him. That’s just my opinion.

Okay, I admit I skipped the epilogues and the MMF? Scene. I wasn’t prepared for it. To each their own. I’m not going to yuck someone else’s yum but it’s just not for me.

Also, totally my fault because I totally didn’t read the summary correctly. Lesson learned.

There were just a lot of things I didn’t like. The impracticality, the speed, the story. Definitely won’t be rereading. Certainly wouldn’t recommend to a friend.

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1,276 reviews22 followers
March 2, 2023
Be prepared for a sinfully delicious and oh so sexy and erotic reverse harem/why choose novel that will have you weak in the knees and wanting more on every page. This book will stimulate all your senses and you will adore all the characters. Each one has their own uniqueness that makes you root for them and their love for each other!

Noah is a star football player and he’s been in love with his stepsister way before she held that title. She’s his whole world but in order to fight his feelings he’s been a real jerk to her and has tried to push her away when all he wants to do is hold her close. His 2 best friends in the entire world Zack and Riley are also enamored by Violet. She is everything they desire and want but they’ve all been real jerks to her because of their loyalty to Noah.

Violet has these urges that she’s beginning to unravel and they all focus on the boy she’s should never want and his two devastatingly handsome and gorgeous best friends. She has no experience and there is no way she’d be enough for these guys but she hopes maybe if she takes the leap with them they will all fall together!

Well fate intervenes and they are given the opportunity to show her how they really feel and if she’s in they are all in no questions asked. They’ve waited long enough and these men know that one taste of her being theirs will never be enough. You will devour every page and fall hard for these 4 characters. They are so likable and their personalities are different enough that they all complement each other and their overall love and devotion to Violet! Happy Reading!!
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1,251 reviews193 followers
April 21, 2023
This was such a fun and smutty RH romance. It is a quick novella, but it still managed to have a full story. K.G. Reuss was able to write interesting and different characters. That can be hard with full-length RH books, and she was able to with a novella.

This romance is between Violet, her stepbrother, and his close friends. They bullied her through high school and treated her like crap. Now she is stuck in a snowed in cabin with them, and things get spicy. It turns out they have all been pining for her.

Violet - Shy and sweet virgin.

Noah - Her stepbrother. Had a crush on her before they became step siblings. He started bullying her to push her away. Star quarterback.

Zach - Sexy, blond, flirt. He is a little more rough in bed and is into butt play.

Riley - Dark and broody musician. He is very into Violet and needs emotional connection when having sex.

I loved this Novella and enjoyed all the guys. They all brought something different to the relationship.

This book brings the spice.
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Pining Heroes
711 reviews6 followers
April 30, 2023
I really enjoyed the book until the two epilogues so I took a star away! First, let me say I loved all the mc’s! Riley was my favorite mmc! He’s my true the quiet brooding tattooed man, he’s so sweet and patient with Violet!! This was my first book with pegging and it was amazing, new kink I found that I didn’t know I needed! Lol Zack took it like a champ! Noah for me was hard to like at first! I appreciate that he explained everything and apologized for being horrible to her! So reasons I didn’t like; in first epilogue they took all that time to prep Zack and then when he took her anal virginity nothing no prep no lube just pain and it was ridiculous! Then in the second epilogue, I’m happy they’re dreams are coming true and their getting married awesome but Noah a pro football player Riley going to be touring with a band how do they expect the marriage to work it’s just a joke they’ll never see each other! Booo
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Author 2 books9 followers
January 4, 2024
How did this book come out so long ago and I didn’t know it existed? I thought I had read all of K.G.’s books but I found this and another one that I immediately need to read after I finish the book I’m currently in the middle of. This was a short and steamy (so steamy that the snow around that cabin should have melted) reverse harem romance. I really loved Violet, she was so sweet and had such a big heart. She was also a little dumb and a lot dirty (more naive than dumb but then I wouldn’t have my little alliteration lol). The guys were great and I really wish there were more with them, preferably a bully romance prequel with Snowballed coming after and maybe a sequel? I don’t know, I don’t write the books but that sounds amazing. I would take anything else with them though.

❄️Snowed In
☃️Reverse Harem
💞V!rg!n Heroine
😈Very Slight MM
🌶️Stepbrother
🔥Slight Bullying

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
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1,801 reviews4 followers
September 15, 2023
If you took The Lords of Pain series characters and got rid of the length, angst, and someone trying to kill her angle- these are basically the same. You have the successful football star step brother, the dark moody musician who just wants to love her, and the wild card more sexually adventurous Tristan- I mean Zack. Oh and the pure virginal snow of Violet. They also have all been in love with her forever, Noah even did the creepy thing Killian did of sneaking into her room to watch her sleep when they were younger (minus the somnophilia angle). I’m not a big fan of Zack calling her violence though- to close to 4th Wing 🤷🏻‍♀️

But, it’s shorter, sweeter, and gets to the point quicker. The spice is top notch so you won’t mind the similarities. I do think it would make a better winter read given its snow theme.
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Profile Image for Ashley Fields.
132 reviews6 followers
May 16, 2025
I read this as a quick little palate cleanser between chaosverse releases and I'm so glad I did!

Snowballed had a bunch of my fav tropes: stepsiblings, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, brothers best friends. It's a pretty fast-burn, sweet and spicy, and a fun quick read.

I loved all the characters - super sweet an shy Violet, her stepbrother Noah, and his best friends Riley and Zach. The plot was fairly predictable but it was exactly what I was looking for - just a fun read to break up some of the darker books I'd been reading. I loved some of the easter eggs for KG's Mayfair series - kind of a nod in that direction, but not exactly involved in the series.

This is definitely not the kind of book I think of when I think of KG Reuss, but I enjoyed it just as much as the rest of her books. Highly recommend!
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399 reviews24 followers
April 3, 2023
This was so different from all the K.G. Reuss books I’ve read, and not in a good way. It is definitely her worst book so far, at least for me.
Ok, I know that it's just one book, and there wasn’t enough time for some real character development, but this was just sad. Insta everything, and so sappy and saccharine sweet. Almost like a Wattpad smut story. I'm sorry, just no.
I love this author and her books, and I can't wait for the new releases in several of her series I love so much, but this was just bad.
The cover was a bit cringeworthy too, but that might just be me. I hate naked guys on the covers, it's so 80's romance novels. There are so many great covers in this genre, and it doesn’t have to be the stereotype hunk on the covers, unfortunately, it seems she loves them.
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280 reviews57 followers
August 10, 2023
This is exactly what I was in the mood for. I wanted something short & spicy and this delivered 🥵

Violet has been tormented by her stepbrother Noah and his 2 best friends, Zack and Riley, for the last few years. What she doesn't know is they have a pact that no one is to make a move on her... but they all want her.

When they go up to their parents cabin during a snowstorm, their parents get stuck and can't make it. Noah, Zack, Riley, and Violet decide to have an honest conversation about their feelings and things take off from there. It's quick and it's 🥵. We get 2 epilogues set in the future. I loved that we got a glimpse at their future. I honestly wish this would have been longer.

Stars- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice- 🌶🌶🌶🌶
Profile Image for Katrina.
373 reviews7 followers
March 2, 2023
Nice stepbrother romance

Need something light and super spicy to hold you over until her next big release? Well, look no further, K.G. Reuss has released this short novella that will be sure to put a smile on your face.

Violet can think of nothing worse than being trapped in the car with her tormentors, her brother and his best friends, as they drive to their vacation cabin. That is, until she realizes she’ll be alone with them. Violet soon learns that Noah, Zack, and Riley have deep feelings for her and are finally willing to act on them.

You need to read this short little standalone. It is so spicy and will serve as a nice read in between series/books.
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624 reviews
August 9, 2025
Being snowed in with your stepbrothers and his two best friends… What is the worst that could happen?

This book is a why choose. I am not a fan of why choose, however, I feel like K.G. does and excellent job and writing why choose. This book was kind of cute. You have Noah, Riley, and Zack who are in love with Violet. Noah has loved her before her dad married her mom. Riley loved her before Noah did and Zack has just always noticed and watched her. They are so sweet to her and show her what it means to be loved. This book was fast paced and straight to the point. It was a quick read and I devoured it.
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588 reviews4 followers
March 2, 2023
Too sweet for me

Enjoyed this story, short and sweet with a lot of spice. However I wanted Violet to be a stronger character, she just forgave the guys after years of bullying her and spoiling any dates she tried to have. Feel that she shouldn’t have rolled over so easily and made them grovel and apologise before that, she’s just too sickly sweet for me. The only one of the guys I actually liked was Riley, probably because he at least felt guilty for the way he’d been treating her.
Still it’s a quick entertaining read if you want a drama free HEA.
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43 reviews
March 14, 2023
Smashed it

This novella is a perfect read , i absolutely loved it .K.G Reuss another great book , i simply don't know how you do it , but so glad that you can 😊
We meet Violet as she is trapped in the car with her stepbrother Noah and his 2 friends, Zack and Riley , they are on there way to the mountain cabin to spend time her mother and Noahs dad , her stepfather . She shouldn't be with them but Noah blocked her car in and she missed her ride with the parents . The snow starts to fall hard as a storm heads in , leaving them snowed in alone together , just the 4 of them as the her mum and stepdad didnt make it ....How will she cope with her tormentors for a week ! Not how she thought it will go thats for sure ☺️😳😉
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865 reviews5 followers
May 3, 2023
Fun, very spicy, short story.

It's a stepbrother forced proximity RH with Noah and two best friends, Riley and Zack, with his stepsister Violet. College age.

•Noah Grace (age 22) will appear later in On The Edge(Mayfair U series) He's just someone you meet who happens to have his own story. He’s a quarterback and won Heisman trophy.
Violet (age 21) is an innocent h who is a virgin.
Riley is majoring in music and literature. Zack is doing business.

-Light MM
-Former bullies
-R!mming/pegging
Profile Image for Kaitlyn Gainey.
122 reviews
March 4, 2023
Everyone be prepared for a novella that is sinful and sexy. It's a why choose novel about Violet and Her step brother and two friends that have had feelings for each other but had a pact not to cross any boundaries. The dynamic between the three guys and Violet is one of a kind. K.G usually writes dark but this one isn't lke the others so if you aren't a fan of dark this one's for you. Getting snowed in while on vacation at a cabin can have many different outcomes. It was just what they needed to jump start this relationship. It does have M/M involved so make sure you check all the trigger warnings before reading.
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1,743 reviews7 followers
March 9, 2023
This novella was dirty, steamy, amazing, and so much chemistry. In this spicy little novella we get Violet, her stepbrother Noah, and his best friends Riley and Zach. All 4 of them get trapped in the family cabin during a snowstorm and a new stiuplation is put in place that benefit everyone. There are so many Easter eggs in this book for the Mayfair series. Please read this book and you won't be disappointed.
36 reviews
April 21, 2023
Perfect hot quick read

It was super sexy, sweet & short. One of my fb reading groups recommended it for the taboo stepsibling trope, but i was pleasantly surprised by the RH. The MM felt more like a tease, but I feel like w a group that open it doesnt take much imagination to assume they'd be open to doing more later 😅 Anyways, I loved it. I'll be looking up more of Reuss's books now
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250 reviews3 followers
April 27, 2023
Why choose stepbrother and best friend

This novella has it all. Seriously, for a quick novella, it covers so much, haha.
Bully stepbrother✔️
Best friends that love their best friend's sister ✔️
Inexperienced 21-year-old✔️
Protective melding stepbrother ✔️
Snowed in with nothing to do✔️
P🥚ing✔️
Shy silent type ✔️
Snarky goofy one ✔️
Bully, who's really a softy ✔️

As always, K.G. knocks it out of the park with this one. Short and sweet while waiting on new releases =)
68 reviews
June 2, 2023
UMMM HELLO SPICEEE

I love how you see different worlds colliding. This was definitely a much more lighter book compared to K.G’s other harems, but I loved it nonetheless. Also, I can’t wait to read more about this Fatal Promises in Shattered Lies. I really adore Riley, and I hope Vi becomes friends with Rosie because i can see them bonding over books and how cute would that be. Also, the last grouping with all of them 🥵 lord have mercy.
1,203 reviews3 followers
January 23, 2024
Good Book

Snowballed follows Violet as she and her stepbrother, Noah, and his best friends, Zack and Riley, get snowed in their family cabin for a week. I enjoyed the story in this book, it was fast paced and super spicy and a nice short read. Once past the initial part of the story I started falling in love with the characters and I loved reading the epilogues to see what the future held for them. Overall, a great book that I would recommend giving a read.
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70 reviews
November 2, 2025
Short and smutty novella

This is a short off shoot to the Chaos Universe. We met Violet, Noah, Zach, and Riley in Mayfair University books. They were at the same table as Fox, Rosalie and Kurt during his Heisman nomination when Fox won. Their story is simple and quick just to get to know the characters. They come back into the story several times at least Riley does. I liked it quite steamy.
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