
Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Themes:
Addiction
Adoption / Surrogacy
Angsty
Character with Disability
Coming of Age
Coming Out
Family Relationships
First Love
Forced Proximity / Stranded Together
Return to Hometown
Rich Girl / Poor Girl
Second Chance
Secret Crush
Single Parent
Taboo / Forbidden Relationship
Workplace / Office Romance
Heat Level:
Medium (sex scenes are included and may use mildly graphic description)
Archetypes:
Photographer
Student
Geographic Location:
United States: South
Setting:
Courtroom / Courthouse
Suburban
Wedding
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Lesbian
Trigger/Content Warning:
Rape
All in the Family
By Q. Kelly
They're thrown together when their parents become engaged.
Allison Albrecht and Samantha Cannizarro are thrown together when their parents become engaged. Sam is deaf, so Allison begins to learn sign language. Allison is eager to please Sam and to make a good impression on her. Sam does not care about good impressions. She is a loner, always has been. She resents her new instant family, especially her stepmother-to-be. Sam is also reluctant to bond with three-year-old Allen. However, Allison and Allen gradually crack Sam’s facade, and the two girls fall in love.
But life in a stepfamily is rarely easy. Throw in romance between two stepsiblings, and the ride is going to be bumpy.