Stepbrother: Stepbrother Seduction (Stepbrother Obsessions Book 1) by Linda Cooper Page A

the dim light coming from her mermaid lamp. His teeth looked like they were fake because they were so white and straight, and he was tall, like at least six foot. He had on a football jersey and tattered jeans. But from the unfriendly smirk on his face, she was pretty sure his attitude would cancel out his good looks. Besides, a good looking step brother did her no good.
    “I’m Quinn.” Tanya glanced sideways at her friend who had a smile plastered on her face, and Quinn’s eyelashes were batting at a million miles an hour. Great, her best friend had a crush on her step brother. At least if they got together she wouldn’t have to see it considering Quinn was headed back to Portland in a couple of days.
    “Nice to meet you Quinn.” That smug smirk stayed on his face as he tucked his hands under his arms and winked at her. “I’m Danny, and I guess you,” he said, giving Tanya the stink eye, “must be my new sister. I must say you’re not quite what I expected.” Tanya scowled at him, already feeling the urge to punch him in the face. This so was not going to be a fun ten months living with him and his douchy father.
    “What exactly was it that you were expecting?” she asked, feeling a little curious. She stood up and walked towards him slowly, swiveling one foot in front of the other. It was her signature walk. She wanted to be a fashion designer who also knew how to walk the runway.
    “Well, your mother seems so cheery and glamourous. Or at least that’s the way my father always describes her.” He shrugged as she got within a few inches of him and leaned against the door frame, narrowing her eyes at him as she looked up. He was definitely tall, making her feel short even at 5’8”.
    “Hasn’t anyone ever told you not to judge a book by its cover?” she asked him, practically spitting it in his face.
    “No,” he shrugged in response, and she held back the urge to strangle him. This guy was so infuriating.
    “Okay, then am I to assume that because you’re wearing a football jersey you play football?” There, that would shut him up, right?
    “Actually, I’m on the varsity team, sis.” He reached out and popped the strap to her red tank top that she had on underneath her black mesh top.
    “Ouch!” she cried out, now seething. What was he, twelve?
    “I’m the wide receiver, and we have our last game coming up on Friday against our biggest rival. If we win we get to go on to the finals. It’s a pretty big deal.” He suddenly flashed a brilliant smile that seemed more meant for Quinn and less for her, almost like she was a ghost he could look right through. His whole demeanor had changed, and he had switched the subject so fast to focus on him. Tanya had to resist the urge to stomp like a little kid having a tantrum.
    “So I expect the two of you to be there, cheering me on.” Tanya was about to tell him that Quinn wouldn’t be there and she hated football, but he leaned down real close, his breath tickling her ear and neck. “Especially you little sister,” he whispered in his deep voice before standing up straight again.
    “It was nice meeting you Quinn,” he said out loud, giving some kind of guy version of the Miss America wave before disappearing down the hall. Totally in shock, Tanya craned her neck down the hallway to watch him go to his room, and he turned around and winked at her before continuing on. She blinked, wondering if she had imagined things before ducking back in her room and slamming the door shut.
    “Can you believe him?” Tanya seethed, plopping down on the bed and staring at the closed door.
    “How about we put your Labyrinth poster right here?” Quinn stood up with the poster and started taping it to the back of the door like she hadn’t just witnessed that whole thing.
    “Really, Quinn? Did you not just see that? He’s insane!”
    Quinn finished putting up the poster before plopping down next to Tanya with a sigh. Tanya looked up into her friend’s purple