Immoral Steps

The Immoral Series, Book 1

De: Marissa Farrar

Narrado por: Laurie West, Christian Black

***Performed in duet narration by Laurie West and Christian Black!***

One girl and three men, lost in the wilderness...love is the only way to survive.

I’m only a week short of my eighteenth birthday when I discover my drug-addicted mother dead, a needle in her arm.

It’s only then I learn of the family I’d forgotten—a stepfather and his two adult sons. One is star of the music world, a blind violinist who wows his audience on stage.

The other brother is his protection—a six-four beast who no one dares cross.

I don’t need them.

They don’t want me.

With my head still spinning, I find myself plunged into a world of wealth and fame.

But it’s a brief dalliance.

A private plane is due to take us to a concert hall in Montreal. Except it doesn’t make it.

We find ourselves crashed in the middle of the Canadian wilderness with little hope of rescue.

Survival becomes all.

I’m stranded with three men. Though they barely know me, we’re forced to pull together.

We might be family, but out here, where no one else can judge us, they become so much more.

©2023 Marissa Farrar (P)2026 Marissa Farrar

When Survival Strips Away the Rules of Who You’re Supposed to Be

Some stories begin with love.
Others begin with loss so deep it cracks your world wide open.

Immoral Steps by Marissa Farrar is dark, provocative, and emotionally messy in a way that makes you keep turning the pages even when you know the story is about to push boundaries. It’s less about scandal and more about broken people forced into intimacy by circumstance—and discovering unexpected connections in the process.

Laney’s story starts in the worst way imaginable: finding her drug-addicted mother dead from an overdose. With only a week until her eighteenth birthday, she suddenly learns the truth about the family she never knew she still had—a stepfather and two adult stepbrothers from a marriage her mother never legally ended.

Reed, her stepfather, becomes her legal guardian overnight. The dynamic is awkward, raw, and complicated from the start. Laney has spent her life surviving in a trailer park with no stability, so stepping into Reed’s world of wealth, fame, and touring musicianship feels surreal.

One of those stepbrothers happens to be a world-famous blind violinist, a man whose music captivates audiences around the globe. The other brother acts as his protector—a towering, intimidating presence no one dares challenge. Together they form a strange, imperfect family Laney never expected.

Then everything changes.

A private plane meant to carry them to a concert crashes in the Canadian wilderness, cutting them off from the world and forcing them into a brutal fight for survival. In isolation, stripped of society’s rules and expectations, the tension between them grows impossible to ignore.

What makes the story compelling isn’t just the forbidden premise—it’s the emotional vulnerability beneath it. Laney has spent her entire life feeling unwanted, and suddenly she’s surrounded by men who don’t quite know what to do with her but can’t ignore her presence either.

The blind musician especially stands out as a character. His connection with Laney feels more intimate than purely physical because he experiences her through voice, presence, and emotion rather than appearance. That dynamic adds an unexpected tenderness to an otherwise edgy setup.

Despite the darker themes and taboo dynamics, there’s also a strange warmth running through the story. These characters are all flawed in their own ways, forming what feels like a chaotic but strangely supportive found family.

The isolation of the wilderness amplifies every emotion—fear, desire, vulnerability—and forces everyone to confront feelings they might have ignored under normal circumstances.

If you enjoy:

dark romance with taboo themes

survival settings that intensify emotional stakes

morally gray characters navigating complicated relationships

why-choose romance dynamics

intense “trapped together” tension

Immoral Steps offers a bold, boundary-pushing read that explores how trauma, survival, and connection can blur lines people thought were unbreakable.

Because sometimes when the world collapses around you…
the people you never expected to need become the ones you can’t survive without.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

So Ready For Book 2

OMG!! This was so good! Everything about this pulled me into the story and kept my attention the whole way through. Hearing it brought to life by Laurie & Christian was just icing on the cake, especially since it was in duet, which I love even more 😍 If you love why choose stories with a bit of taboo thrown in (MFC ends up with her stepdad & stepbrothers that she hasn't been around since she was a child), then you will absolutely devour this.. I can’t wait to dive into book 2, especially with that cliffhanger ❤️

I received an ALC of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Loved it!

The blurb grabbed my attention right away! Once I started reading I didn't want to stop!! I'm not gonna lie, step relationships and RH make it even better too. Then I had the privilege of listening to the audio! That was just the cherry on top!!

Ok

I thought this was an ok plot.
I did notice my attention was
wondering at times even though
I was listening to the audiobook.
Saying that I still thought it had quite a
few good points to it.
Be warn finishes on a cliffhanger.

4.🍁

This book has been on my TBR for ages. Ever since i got disappointed when i was reading Credence (p.s. i never finished it) and then learned that there was a book where she bangs her stepdad and her stopbrothers i knew i wanted to read it! Also i’ve read Marissa’s books but when she was writing together with Sr Jones, so this was finally my solo book by her and it was amazing!

I loved the premise and the characters and their development it was awesome. I also listened to it and Laurie and Christian (it was my first time listening to them) were amazing! I sometimes thought there were two more male narrators as Christian doing the voices of Dex, Cade and Reed was amazing!

Overall amazing, and i can’t wait to dive in to the second book!