Genre: Contemporary, New Adult, Erotic Romance
Release Date: November 16th, 2017
Release Date: November 16th, 2017
~Synopsis~
Dan
might be the enemy of my enemy, but I’m not sure that makes him my
friend. He’s definitely not my ‘step brother’, no matter what everyone
at school says. Honestly, I don’t know what he’s supposed to be to me.
Or what he’s becoming…
Fact: for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
In the yearbook, I’ll be Sophia Ramos: Valedictorian.
Years of honor roll certificates, AP classes, and lugging around an
obnoxiously large cello case are about to finally pay off. If everything
goes according to plan, I’ll escape these decaying suburbs for a top
university across the country.
The
problem? A few years ago, my mom met someone just as broke, just as
drunk, and just as impulsive as she is. Approximately five seconds into
their relationship, they decided it would be an excellent idea for
him—and his son, Dan—to move in with us. (Spoiler alert: it wasn’t).
Now
I share a house with none other than Daniel Cole. Even though Dan
dropped out two years ago, he’s still the tattooed, bad boy, heartthrob,
legend of St. Anthony’s Academy. He and I aren’t supposed to have
anything in common.
Living
together means war. First, Dan and I were at war with each other. Now,
our rivalry is giving way to an unlikely alliance—two opposing sides
teaming up against a common enemy: our respective parents.
Which is to say, we’ve been hanging out.
Question: What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?
Here’s the thing: My brain is a complex organ. One hundred billion neurons, each with an average of seven thousand synaptic connections to other neurons. My brain is my ticket out of here.
My heart, by contrast, is a pump. It moves blood around.
I know Dan is off-limits. I know I shouldn’t do something I’ll regret. And I know how much is at stake (my family, my future).
So
why can’t I stop thinking about him? Those inscrutable jade eyes. The
smile that can say a thousand different things at once. That tattoo
curving across his abs…
Even though I know better, I feel that pounding in my chest. And it’s getting harder to ignore.
But if I follow my heart, I can never go back.
V.K. Torston is a millennial and ‘cool aunt’ to a brood of nieces and nephews. She was born and raised in San Francisco, attended university in New York City, and aspires to one day live in London. A veteran of the independent music scene, she began writing nonfiction in her late teens. Then she realized that making up stories was way more fun than coming up with endless synonyms for ‘frenetic’ and ‘danceable.’ Her hobbies include drinking too much coffee, making up stupid songs, and ranting about current events. Defiant Attraction is her first novel.
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