Woohoo! I have been waiting for this one, I can't wait to read it. I have loved every book by this author so I'm sure this one will not dissappoint. Check it out.
Synopsis:
You’re not supposed to want
the one who torments you.
When my stepbrother, Elec,
came to live with us my senior year, I wasn’t prepared for how much of a jerk
he’d be.
I hated that he took it out
on me because he didn’t want to be here.
I hated that he brought
girls from our high school back to his room.
But what I hated the most
was the unwanted way my body reacted to him.
At first, I thought all he
had going for him were his rock-hard tattooed abs and chiseled face. Then,
things started changing between us, and it all came to a head one night.
Just as quickly as he’d come
into my life, he was gone back to California.
It had been years since I’d
seen Elec.
When tragedy struck our
family, I’d have to face him again.
And holy hell, the teenager
who made me crazy was now a man that drove me insane.
I had a feeling my heart was
about to get broken again.
Stepbrother Dearest is a
standalone novel.
**Contains graphic sexual
content and harsh language. It is only appropriate for adult readers age 18+
On sale today only for $2.99 regular price is $3.99
Penelope Ward:
When you write
do you outline everything or just let the story unfold as you write it? The
stories are a combination of thoughts and ideas generated at random parts of
the day, like in the shower or on the treadmill or in the middle of the night.
I think long and hard about how the plot will play out from start to finish
before I start writing. First, I generate a basic outline using pen and a
notepad (with lots of scribble and cross outs). Then, I build upon it. In the
meantime, I fantasize about the story for good portions of the day with clear
images and dialog running in my head. Bullet points turn into pages that
eventually turn into chapters once I start moving the process over to the
computer. I take notes all day as ideas pop into my head. I feel like my mind
is sometimes half in this world and half in the fantasy one simultaneously.
What inspired you to write your first novel?
I majored in
broadcast journalism in college and spent most of my twenties as a morning news
anchor. While it was fun and rewarding, I needed to give it up in order to
start a family. In tv news, I was getting up at two in the morning and sleeping
at 6:30 at night. It was not conducive to having children. It was a fun career
while it lasted, but it was never a passion. There is no one clear source of inspiration.
Writing simply became a therapy and an escape in my mid-thirites and a way to
finally engage all of the thoughts and fantasies that had been playing in my
head like little movies almost my entire life.
What was your inspiration behind this book? I just thought it was a fun
idea…a little taboo but not over the top at all. I honestly just came up with
the idea one day and started writing and never stopped. The character of Elec
just wouldn’t shut up in my head and wanted to come out!
Penelope
Ward is a USA Today Bestselling author.
She
grew up in Boston with five older brothers. She spent most of her twenties as a
television news anchor, before switching to a more family-friendly career.
Penelope
lives for reading books in the new adult genre, coffee and hanging out with her
friends and family on weekends.
She is
the proud mother of a beautiful 10-year-old girl with autism (the inspiration
for the character Callie in Gemini) and a 8-year-old boy, both of whom are the
lights of her life.
Penelope,
her husband and kids reside in Rhode Island.
She is
currently working on her fifth novel, Jake Understood. She is the author of
Gemini, Jake Undone, My Skylar and Stepbrother Dearest.
Check out Penelope's Facebook page for giveaways today!
Review to come!
and I will review soon. I started 
and everyone knows I'm excited about this one. After that I will try to challenge myself again for October and go back to finishing series I've started. Also always be on the look out for new book releases, giveaways, reviews and cover reveals.
Review copy provided. 4-4.5 stars! First let me say I want to go back to Italy! This book painted a perfect picture of Venice and now has me itching to revisit. The detail in this book is amazing but not over done.
I really enjoyed this book and I don't think I've ever loved a heroine as much as I love Adriana, she was awesome! I felt so bad for her and what she had to deal with growing up. Her mom was awful and she didn't have a father. She was such a strong character but not a bitch. She was sweet and compassionate but not a doormat and she was one hell of a friend. Actually she's pretty bad ass. I hope to get more of her in future books. 
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