The Step Bet

Peach State Stepbros, Book 1

De: Devon McCormack, Riley Hart

Narrado por: Tim Paige

TROY

Sometimes I want to punch that smirk off Atlas McCallister's pretty face.

He's cocky. A troublemaker. A pain.

And, unfortunately, my stepbrother.

We've been fire and kerosene since our parents got together, and to keep from exploding into fistfights, we've used challenges, dares, and bets to battle out our differences.

Our past bets have been a little inappropriate—scandalous, even—but Atlas's latest bet has gone too far.

Do I really believe if he loses, my straight stepbrother is gonna mess around with a guy? And not just any guy: me, his rival and nemesis?

Not a chance.

But if he's so confident he's gonna win...well, my big stepbro must not know me as well as he thinks...

ATLAS

I love getting under Troy's skin.

Mr. Former Prom King. Mr. Heartthrob. Mr. Infuriatingly Perfect. Messing with him is too easy. Too fun. Maybe that's why I'm a little obsessed with him.

Our latest bet is the perfect way for me to test the bisexual waters, and once I dive headfirst into the deep end, I don't want to stop.

With Troy. My stepbro.

It was supposed to be just a little fun, yet with each touch, I like him more than I should. It wasn't supposed to go this far. Now I want Troy to be all mine.

But what we're doing has bigger consequences than our little step bet, and when the stakes are this high, is it worth gambling our hearts when we know this is a game we both could lose?

This is the first book in the Peach State Stepbros Series. It can be listened to as a standalone.

Trigger Warning: The Step Bet is a steamy romance, but one of the secondary characters struggles with addiction. This may act as a trigger for some listeners.

©2024 Devon McCormack, Riley Hart (P)2024 Devon McCormack, Riley Hart

Such fun banter

This was such a great story with fun banter! I loved the narration. Although it was hard to differentiate between the characters at times, the narration overall was great. I felt the emotions from them all and it really brought the story to life. It was my first read of the story itself and sooooo much fun! I can’t wait to read the next one.

Umm ok

I didn’t hate this, I’m just concerned that I liked it considering that they were siblings…not by blood. But I think it’s was new and interesting.

loved it!

Great book good story and plot i loved it soo hawt 😍 starting book two now.

Heartwarming Story, Distracting Narration

The Step Bet by Devon McCormack is a genuinely heartwarming story. I loved the back-and-forth between Troy and Atlas—their chemistry, banter, and emotional connection were so natural and endearing. The love story pulled me in completely, and I would’ve happily given this book five stars if not for one major issue: the narration.

Unfortunately, the narrator made this audiobook almost unbearable to finish. This is the second book I’ve listened to with the same narrator, and I just can’t do it again. The strange slurping sound he makes at the end of nearly every sentence is incredibly distracting—and honestly, gross. It pulled me out of the story so many times that I nearly stopped listening altogether, but I didn’t want to waste my credit.

If you’re an audiobook listener, I’d highly recommend reading this one instead. The story itself is lovely—fun, sweet, and full of heart—but the performance really does it a disservice.

Great story!

5/5☀️ 3.5.5🌶️
Great story, low angst. Step brothers who fall in love. The chemistry is exceptional between the two and the 🌶️ scenes are great.

Outstanding

A must hear , this is a beautiful love story. They never thought they would be lovers, but since freshman year , they were both in love with each other.

Pretty Good

If you love cheesey and cringey books then you'll love this - - if you hate and cannot stand a book that is so cliche then do NOT read. In all decent read writing could have been better especially during the s*x scenes.

Intimate and touching

Beautiful story! Very intimate and sexy and funny. Everything I wanted and more, five star!

Really good narration.

Makes me think of when my husband and I met. Hot steamy, confusing. I see myself in Atlas, and that’s both scary and riveting. I think I want a tattoo… under my left peck now…

Wow - this just made me happy

I was lately a bit unhappy with some of my choices finding them a little lame. This one had a nice combination of characters, story and banter. Good chemistry too. It worked for me. And the narration was great.