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Barely: A Stepbrother Story: Possessive Stepbrother's Secret Baby
"Kara Livingston, will you marry me?"
"Ryder, I have said yes to you ever since that summer four years ago. Against every inch of fiber in my being that told me not to, I've said yes to you. "
"I just got offered a five-year world tour contract and I want you to come with me."
"Ryder, you are my home. You should know that by now."
***What happens when a girl falls in love with the one person she's not supposed to?***
"You and me, and never a complicated series of almost-interactions."
It's the summer before college and Kara is forced to spend the holidays with her new family. Little does she know, a lot can happen in one hot summer.
The moment Kara lays her eyes on Ryder, she knows she's a goner. She has never met anyone as sexy, fun, and liberating. But she's made a promise that she won't give herself away before marriage.
The moment Ryder lays his eyes on Kara, he knows his life wouldn't be the same again. He has never met a girl so pure and genuine. He's made it his life mission to be with her, for better or for worse.
"If God is love, you're my religion."
Sometimes we can't choose who we fall in love with. Kara and Ryder's love for one another is the kind of love that only comes once in a blue moon, but unfortunately, they can never be anything more than a brother and sister.
All that love, yet it is barely anything at all...
Book 2 of 2.
"Ryder, I have said yes to you ever since that summer four years ago. Against every inch of fiber in my being that told me not to, I've said yes to you. "
"I just got offered a five-year world tour contract and I want you to come with me."
"Ryder, you are my home. You should know that by now."
***What happens when a girl falls in love with the one person she's not supposed to?***
"You and me, and never a complicated series of almost-interactions."
It's the summer before college and Kara is forced to spend the holidays with her new family. Little does she know, a lot can happen in one hot summer.
The moment Kara lays her eyes on Ryder, she knows she's a goner. She has never met anyone as sexy, fun, and liberating. But she's made a promise that she won't give herself away before marriage.
The moment Ryder lays his eyes on Kara, he knows his life wouldn't be the same again. He has never met a girl so pure and genuine. He's made it his life mission to be with her, for better or for worse.
"If God is love, you're my religion."
Sometimes we can't choose who we fall in love with. Kara and Ryder's love for one another is the kind of love that only comes once in a blue moon, but unfortunately, they can never be anything more than a brother and sister.
All that love, yet it is barely anything at all...
Book 2 of 2.
326 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 13, 2025
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April 13, 2025
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4 stars
2nd book in series
Kara leaves for Columbia University & Ryder leaves for his surfing world tour. They’re both heartbroken. Kara channels her heartbreak by writing a book about their love. Ryder shows up at her book launch years later. All their old feelings return but something happens to pull them apart.
They both go through life changing events & once again find their way back to each other. Will their love prevail?
I really liked the book. I liked the growth of Ryder & Kara. Their love was palpable & I bawled every time they were pulled apart.
4 stars
2nd book in series
Kara leaves for Columbia University & Ryder leaves for his surfing world tour. They’re both heartbroken. Kara channels her heartbreak by writing a book about their love. Ryder shows up at her book launch years later. All their old feelings return but something happens to pull them apart.
They both go through life changing events & once again find their way back to each other. Will their love prevail?
I really liked the book. I liked the growth of Ryder & Kara. Their love was palpable & I bawled every time they were pulled apart.
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