Here's Willow Dixon's "Off Limits." Its the fourth novel in her new Legacy Mechanics series (which is tied into her Crimson Club series).
["Asa
For eight years I’ve lived in the shadow of my golden child stepbrother. Dex is everything our parents want in a son, and I’m the weirdo who can’t seem to get his life together.
After getting renovicted from my apartment, I’m forced to ask Dex for help. He agrees to let me stay with him while I find a new place, but neither of us is happy about it. Then I accidentally discover that my perfect stepbrother has an online side gig, and I learn how lucrative it can be.Working together is supposed to be a way to make some extra cash, but it’s impossible to keep things in the business zone when I start to realize that maybe Dex is just as misunderstood and lonely as me.
Dex
The only downside to moving home after college is that I can’t avoid my stepbrother anymore. Asa is one of the most aggravating people I’ve ever met, and he’s spent the last eight years letting me know exactly what he thinks of me.
After agreeing to let him stay with me so he doesn’t end up homeless, he accidentally finds out about my online job. No one else knows my secret, but instead of using it against me, he suggests we work together as a solution to his money problems and my desire to get him out of my apartment as quickly as possible.
I already know this is going to be messy, but I’m not prepared for how difficult it is to keep our arrangement impersonal. And the more I learn about my closed-off stepbrother, the more I realize that maybe we aren’t so different after all."]
These two! D: They wrecked me in the best possible ways. They were both so happy on the outside. On the inside, they were broken and lonely and seeking friendship/family/a place to call home. Neither realized the other was hurting. Neither realized the other never stopped thinking about that one night, all those year ago, where they crossed the line the first time.
Stepbrothers romance is such a cliche. So is golden retriever meets black cat. So is jock versus emo. So it golden boy versus family disappointment. Except it's all soooo freaking perfect! Especially together. Especially these two.
The feels? The mutual pining! The angst!? The cuddles?!?! D:
Trigger Warnings: neglectful and emotionally abusive parents, discussions of past eating disorder, implied homophobia, and more.
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