Review : Forbidden Stepbrother by Carmen Falcone

I will start this review by being really honest: this story is totally out of my comfort zone and if it would not have been written by Carmen Falcone, I would never have considered reading it. This being said, Carmen hit another homerun with this novella. She has that magic touch that is taking me straight into her story and it is making me forget all about what is going on in my normal life. In my humble opinion, it is the single most important quality that we can look into a writer. I am also always excited when I am reading a book from Carmen because I know that I will have a good time. A word of warning, if you are unable to read a story that is pushing your limits and imagination in love scenes, you might want to skip this read. Sometimes a story strikes some chords that are resonating with us more than we were realizing at first. Tiffany is overworked, she is having insomnia and she needs to find herself in a remote location. I am currently going through a challenging time in my life. I had to make a lot of decisions concerning my well being and also learning to let go with all that craziness that is surrounding me. I was seeing a lot of myself in Tiffany. In her doubts, her guilt, her unspoken desires. Carmen was able to develop a strong and relatable character in Tiffany. What I love the most is that Tiffany is not perfect, she doesn’t have a dream body as per societal norm, but she is herself and that’s what makes her desirable. Santiago is a more challenging character to like at first. Once we got to know him, though, we can only have admiration and respect for his determination to not let the surrounding circumstances telling him what he could or could not do in his life. Under those walls, we find a golden heart and we also understand that he tried to control his emotions/desires all of his life. Which is opening the door for a question: How much of ourselves/our real desires are we sacrificing to live a life of what is expected from us instead of thriving? The story is taking us in a situation that is still considered taboo: a step brother and a step sister that are desiring each other. That pushed my limits, which was kind of funny because I didn’t think that I was so prude or that this story would shock my values. It was a little uncomfortable at first, however, Carmen Falcone wrote this story is always with class and the hot love scenes were inspiring! In the end, this novella is also a good way to have us see what some our taboos might be and making us envision it in a totally another light. I totally recommend this great novella! Verdict: 5 stars and at the top of my range in regards to the heat!