Stepbrother Dearest

Gray has spent years keeping her distance from Caleb, the stepbrother her blended family has always favored. They barely know each other, and neither of them has tried to change that. Then a bad night at the club leaves Gray shaken and alone, and of all people, Caleb is the one who sees her at her most exposed and steps in to look after her.

His bossy manner and steady composure somehow settle her, even though she'd rather not be drawn to him. No one has ever affected her this way. Getting involved with the person she can't stand is a bad idea, and so is abandoning her firm rule about keeping things to one night. Still, Gray tells herself that whatever is between them will fizzle out, and she'll return to her independent life with the memory of how good it feels to hand over control to someone else.

This is an enemies-with-benefits-to-lovers romance between two stepbrothers who discover that the person they can't stand might be the only one who can give them what they need. Expect plenty of heat, frank dirty talk, and grudging emotion as the two of them learn what they really think of each other. It is the first book in the Crimson Club series, but it can be read on its own.