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The Step Bet (Special Edition)

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TROY
Sometimes I want to punch that smirk off Atlas McCallister's pretty face.
He's cocky. A troublemaker. A pain.
And, unfortunately, my stepbrother.
We've been fire and kerosene since our parents got together, and to keep from exploding into fistfights, we've used challenges, dares, and bets to battle out our differences.
Our past bets have been a little inappropriate-scandalous, even-but Atlas's latest bet has gone too far.
Do I really believe if he loses, my straight stepbrother is gonna mess around with a guy? And not just any guy: me, his rival and nemesis?
Not a chance.
But if he's so confident he's gonna win...well, my big stepbro must not know me as well as he thinks...
ATLAS
I love getting under Troy's skin.
Mr. Former Prom King. Mr. Heartthrob. Mr. Infuriatingly Perfect. Messing with him is too easy. Too fun. Maybe that's why I'm a little obsessed with him.
Our latest bet is the perfect way for me to test the bisexual waters, and once I dive headfirst into the deep end, I don't want to stop.
With Troy. My stepbro.
It was supposed to be just a little fun, yet with each touch, I like him more than I should. It wasn't supposed to go this far. Now I want Troy to be all mine.
But what we're doing has bigger consequences than our little step bet, and when the stakes are this high, is it worth gambling our hearts when we know this is a game we both could lose?

Editions (2)

ISBN9781950261154
PublisherTreycore
Publication Date08/28/24
Pages390

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  • buch.wurm.steffi
    buch.wurm.steffi

    99 Followers

    4.5

    ᴡʜᴀᴛ. ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜ*ᴋ. ᴡᴀs ɪ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ? ɪ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ᴀ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡ-ᴛʜᴇ-ʀᴜʟᴇs ᴋɪɴᴅᴀ ɢᴜʏ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪ’ᴍ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ sᴜʀᴇ ᴀɢʀᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙʟᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴛᴇᴘʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɪғ ʜᴇ ɢᴇᴛs ᴀɴ ᴀ ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴛᴇsᴛ ɪs ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ɴᴇᴡ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ. Lieben wir sie nicht alle, die Stiefbrüder-Geschichten?🤩 Auch Atlas und Troy haben eine ganz besondere Beziehung, sich immer gegenseitig aufziehend, herausfordernd, aber immer auch unterstützend, wenn es darauf ankommt.🥹 Denn vor allem Atlas schützt sich durch immense Mauern und lässt niemanden zu tief blicken. Auch nicht Troy, den offen schwulen Sonnyboy, den alle mögen. Sie lieben es sich mit Wetten zu provozieren, bei denen der Einsatz den anderen vor allem in peinliche Situationen bringen soll - Atlas in Spitzenunterwäsche den ganzen Tag unter seiner normalen Kleidung oder Atlas' Name auf Troys Haut, bei einer falschen Bewegung sichtbar für alle auf seinem Hintern.😎🔥 Aber diese Wette schlägt dem Fass den Boden aus. Atlas braucht Troy auf einer Wohltätigkeitsgala, ohne ihm verraten zu müssen, warum, denn das ist sein kleines Geheimnis. Doch Troy erhöht den Einsatz in eine Höhe, die sie beide wohl nicht richtig einschätzen, wie ihr dem Schnipsel entnehmen könnt.😎😮🔥 Beide sind sich absolut sicher, diese Wette zu gewinnen, aber wird es dabei überhaupt einen Verlierer geben?😎 Eine wirklich tolle Geschichte, die mit mehr emotionalem Tiefgang aufwartet, als es die beiden herrlichen Protagonisten zuerst vermuten lassen.🥺 Ich bin nur so durch die Seiten geflogen und kann sie euch nur von Herzen empfehlen.🧡

    Apr 21, 2026

  • sanny_and_her_books
    sanny_and_her_books

    153 Followers

    5.0

    Since Atlas and Troy became stepbrothers they included naughty bets in their daily routine. Something to fuck the other one off, in case he lost. Cause they don’t like each other and wanna make it not going easy for another. But deep inside, Atlas knows, that there is something, that he might not like, but he can’t erase the upcoming feelings that he has, when Troy appears. As he fucked his exams off with a F, Atlas will try to motivate him, to get a better grade the next time. In the past it already happens that Troy put the best out of him to win the bet. And that’s what Altlas gives the mindfucking idea of the ultimativ bet… I really liked the tension between those two guys. I loved the idea of the bet and that what came after this. It was so gorgeous. I wish you a lot of fun with these guys and especially with Sarah Jessica-Nadine. Seit Troy und Atlas Stiefbrüder wurden, haben sie immer wieder kleine Wetten in ihren Alltag eingebaut. Irgendetwas fällt ihnen immer ein, um dem andern im Falle des Verlierens, das Leben noch mal schwerer zu machen. Schließlich können sie sich nicht leiden, und was gibt es da schöneres, als den anderen zu quälen. Aber tief in sich drin, weiß Atals, dass Troy im doch mehr bedeutet als er wahrhaben will. Und als dieser bei seinem Examen mit der schlechtesten Note abschneidet, will Atlas ihm Motivation geben, um beim nächsten mal auf jeden Fall besser abzuschneiden. Das hat schließlich in der Vergangenheit bei jeder Wette geklappt, das bestmögliche aus sich raus zu holen um ja nicht zu verlieren. Und dann kommt Atlas eine Folgenschwere Idee… Ich mochte es total. Die Spannung zwischen den beiden, die Hirnrissige Wette, auf die Troy sich tatsächlich einlässt, aber von der er glaubt dass Atlas sie sowieso niemals einlösen wird, genauso wie Atlas glaubt dass Troy sie niemals gewinnen kann, das alles macht das ganze Buch so wunderbar spannend zu lesen und hebt die Beziehung der Stiefbrüder auf eine ganz neue Ebene. Ich wünsche euch viel Spaß beim lesen. Und auch soviel zu lachen wenn es plötzlich um Sarah Jessica-Nadine geht.

    Feb 24, 2024

  • reyn_reads_
    reyn_reads_

    150 Followers

    3.0

    Troy & Atlas

    So, this was a pretty typical stepbrother thing. Could have been better, especially since they got together so suddenly, but I did like the couple. The story takes a while to get to the part of the blurb, which was a bit annoying since I knew what would happen, and then I had to wait almost 100 pages for it 😅 So, they are stepbros that kinda don't like each other, but also not really. They joke around, make bets, and one day, they make one and can't decide for a punishment. When Troy is annoyed and says, "Suck my dick," he hadn't meant it as a suggestion, and Atlas wasn't serious when he accepted, but then it still happens... Ridiculous as always with these stories, but there was serious stuff, too. I really liked the backstory with their families and the banter with their friends (might read the other books with them as well sometime). The atmosphere was nice, and they explicitly said they aren't toxic frat boys, lol. What didn't make sense to me was how quickly they just accepted their situation and got together. The beginning felt a bit dragged out, and when they first did smutty stuff together, they were a bit shocked, but after that, everything felt really fast. They didn't even talk about being serious; they suddenly just were? The fear of getting discovered totally gone, and it was no issue whatsoever. That was really weird. What I also wanted to mention is their kink, which is marking each other. I generally had no problem with that, hickeys, writing their names on each other and stuff... but wearing the others cum like it's some kind of perfume... nah, that's just unhygienic 😅 So, just a pretty mid volume.

    Apr 2, 2026

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