If It’s Not You: A Stepbrother Romance

The easiest way to get someone’s attention is to stop wanting it. Rahel was five when she met eight-year-old Janosh, and fourteen when she realized she loved him as more than a stepbrother—talk about a poisoned apple. After three bittersweet years of secret craving and tantalizing closeness, Rahel decides she’s had enough. Aided by her mischievous duo of best friends, liquid courage, and a set of lovingly drawn penises, she makes a plan: stop revolving around him. Finish school with the kind of kick-ass grades that will get her into medicine, find a job that keeps her out of the house when he’s visiting, flirt, and hopefully, eventually, fall for someone real. There’s just one snag: Janosh’s utter reluctance to allow for any kind of distance between them.This slow-burn contemporary romance with a new-adult feel is an emotional rollercoaster that swoops high and dips low—a fun ride featuring snappy dialogue, mutual pining, and true love with a touch of the forbidden.