Stepbrother Dearest

By: Penelope Ward

Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Christian Fox

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THAT STARTED A PHENOMENON...with all-new DUET narration!

A COMPLETE STANDALONE.

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.

But things started changing between us, and it all came to a head one night.

Then, 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.

©2014 Penelope Ward (P)2024 Penelope Ward

I loved this story

so many emotions tied up in this story. a love like no other for sure. Narration is absolutely perfect. it definitely brings this story to a whole different level of good. HEA and some really emotional moments.

Forbidden Love Never Sounded So Good!

Andi Arndt is an amazing narrator.

Christian Fox nailed it.

This is the first dual narration that I've listen to and it was so beautifully done.

The inflections and the way they giggled or reacted to each other made you feel like you were in the room with them.

when they would do a dramatic pause, I was holding my breath.

The story came to life with this narration.

When Elek O'Rork came to stay with his father and his new family at the age of 17, he planned to make his life miserable.

Greta was also 17 and was the daughter of his father's new wife that she had in a previous marriage.

Elek tried to hate her but the attraction was so strong it was impossible.

They had one night together, Greta's first, and then he had to leave to go back and take care of his mom.

Seven years later they would meet up again for his dad's funeral and wild see things between them hadn't really changed except now Elek was in a relationship with Chelsea and he loved her.

As feelings warred between them, Elek has to make a decision, the right one.

Someone he loved was going to get hurt no matter what he chose to do.

this story is everything

Andi is definitely a favorite but Christian. Holy wow. Please excuse me while I go order all books narrated by him. He certainly did the character justice. His character was so endearing. I must say. Best mmc ever. You will feel all the emotions. The characters are so genuine. I felt like I was truly there. I wasn't expecting this book to be so heartfelt with an amazing storyline but am more than happy! Don't pass this one by!!

The emotion

This made me feel like feel and I’m not like a silly person and I just everything. The narrators are phenomenal, they made it so immersive. For a light but not lighthearted reading I recommend 10/10

Love this version!

Liked the interaction between the characters! Thank you for this version! Improved over the original which was difficult to do!

Well written and read

So heart wrenching. So many up and downs. Such a great book!! 1000/10 will listen again

It’s a good story (but bad character)

Most of the guys in these books are huge assholes, that say horrible things, but it’s all brushed over.

Twists and Turns

I loved the twists and turns of the story and character’s lives. I love having a few surprise in a story. Narration is the best!

Amazing story line

I loved this from the first chapter to the last! The author is one amazing writer, and is one of my favorites!

So much more than I expected

I expected a cheesy and cliche romance but it is so much more than that. Amazing.