{"id":15681,"date":"2016-08-17T06:00:53","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T11:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=15681"},"modified":"2016-08-16T09:17:41","modified_gmt":"2016-08-16T14:17:41","slug":"anti-stepbrother-by-tijan-excerpt-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=15681","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Stepbrother by Tijan Excerpt Reveal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/anti-stepbrother-excerpt-reveal-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15859 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/anti-stepbrother-excerpt-reveal-1.jpg?resize=474%2C175\" alt=\"anti stepbrother excerpt reveal (1)\" width=\"474\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/anti-stepbrother-excerpt-reveal-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C379 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/anti-stepbrother-excerpt-reveal-1.jpg?resize=300%2C111 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/anti-stepbrother-excerpt-reveal-1.jpg?resize=768%2C284 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/anti-stepbrother-excerpt-reveal-1.jpg?w=1424 1424w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/anti-stepbrother-excerpt-reveal-1.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Excerpt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The sun shone into the room, and it took me a few moments to realize where I was. I didn\u2019t recognize the king-size bed, or the black sheets, but then Caden walked past the open door and all the memories flooded into place.<\/p>\n<p>I slept at his place.<\/p>\n<p>I glanced around the bed\u2026 I slept in his bed!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour alarm\u2019s about to go off in ten minutes,\u201d Caden called from the doorway. He had a cup of coffee in hand and wore only jeans.<\/p>\n<p>I tried to keep my eyes front and center, but I lost. The tattoos were a nice little zig-zag pattern, pulling my gaze down, all the way down. Caden\u2019s slow, smooth chuckle told me he knew what I\u2019d just done. My cheeks only warmed a little.<\/p>\n<p>I shot him a look, falling back to the pillow. \u201cI feel like this should be the first skip day of my school career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve never skipped before?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I shook my head, rolling it side to side on the pillow. \u201cAm I missing out? Should I embrace my inner deviant?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He smirked. \u201cYou can skip a class for any reason in the world. It\u2019s your life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I sat up, eyeing that coffee. \u201cYou were supposed to be the bad influence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His eyebrow lifted. \u201cI\u2019m not selling it enough?\u201d He lifted his cup. \u201cYou want some coffee?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m wondering if today is the day I try coffee too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve never had coffee?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m beginning to think I\u2019m lame.\u201d I thought about it. \u201cReally lame.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou slept at some guy\u2019s house last night. Think of it that way.\u201d His smirk was back. \u201cNot so lame now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I could do one better. \u201cI slept at a <em>fraternity<\/em> house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>And<\/em> you drank beer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was the second night in a row that I drank beer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSee? Not so lame after all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re right.\u201d I sat up. \u201cI\u2019m halfway to total badass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He grinned. \u201cWe cuddled last night, and you could think of it as dry humping. You almost got some last night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Except I hadn\u2019t, and we were in the friend zone. Why were my hands curling around the covers into tight balls? I glanced down and forced them to loosen, then shrugged, trying to be the nonchalant badass I was.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou carried me to bed. Almost the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly, the joking was gone, and his eyes burned. I could feel his heat from across the room, and my body reacted, instantly warming even before he said a word.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing\u2019s the same as sliding inside,\u201d he murmured after a moment. \u201cThe feel of being in there, feeling that clench around you, knowing you can push as deep as you want, as hard or gently as you want. Nope. I\u2019ve gotta step off the joke train for a moment here. Nothing is remotely the same as that feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fuck. My pulse spiked.<\/p>\n<p>He tossed me a look. \u201cMaybe I\u2019ll cop a feel the next time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I pretended to groan. \u201cOne more notch on my badass peg. You better cop a feel next time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs that all I am to you? A notch on the bedpost? I feel so used, Stoltz.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Okay. My last name. We were back on familiar ground here. But my grin was still a little shaky.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGet used to it, Banks. I\u2019m only disguised as this plain Jane. Inside there\u2019s a wild woman just waiting to be let loose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He didn\u2019t reply.<\/p>\n<p>He stared at me for a few more seconds, then straightened from the doorway. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing plain about you, Summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ANTI-STEP-COMING-SOON.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-15860 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ANTI-STEP-COMING-SOON.jpg?resize=474%2C267\" alt=\"ANTI STEP COMING SOON\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ANTI-STEP-COMING-SOON.jpg?resize=1024%2C576 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ANTI-STEP-COMING-SOON.jpg?resize=300%2C169 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ANTI-STEP-COMING-SOON.jpg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ANTI-STEP-COMING-SOON.jpg?w=1424 1424w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ANTI-STEP-COMING-SOON.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I came to college with daydreams about being with my stepbrother, but what would happen if I fell in love with the anti-stepbrother instead?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anti-Stepbrother is releasing August 22, 2016!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/anti-stepbrother-cover.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-15861 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/anti-stepbrother-cover.jpg?resize=188%2C300\" alt=\"anti stepbrother cover\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/anti-stepbrother-cover.jpg?resize=188%2C300 188w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/anti-stepbrother-cover.jpg?w=476 476w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pre-order on the following retailers:<\/p>\n<p>iBooks: <a href=\"http:\/\/apple.co\/1Yg47GW\">http:\/\/apple.co\/1Yg47GW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nook:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/22Vj7dD\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/22Vj7dD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kobo:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/24CzWcI\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/24CzWcI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amazon Paperback: <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1WGmyFl\">http:\/\/amzn.to\/1WGmyFl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(September 12th delivery)<\/p>\n<p>Add Anti-Stepbrother to your TBR at: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1UCNF0f\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/1UCNF0f<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/anti-stepbrother-teaser-2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15862\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/anti-stepbrother-teaser-2.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"anti stepbrother teaser 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/anti-stepbrother-teaser-2.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/anti-stepbrother-teaser-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/anti-stepbrother-teaser-2.jpg?resize=768%2C768 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/anti-stepbrother-teaser-2.jpg?w=960 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>Blurb<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He told me to &#8216;settle, girl.&#8217;<br \/>\nHe asked if &#8216;something was wrong with me?&#8217;<br \/>\nHe said I was an \u2018easy target.\u2019<br \/>\nThat was within minutes when I first met Caden Banks.<br \/>\nI labeled him an *sshole, but he was more than that. Arrogant. Smug. Alpha.<\/p>\n<p>He was also to-die-for gorgeous, and my stepbrother\u2019s fraternity brother.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, yes I was a little naive, a tad bit socially awkward, and the smallest amount of stalker-ish, but if Caden Banks thought he could tell me what to do, he had another thing coming.<\/p>\n<p>I came to college with daydreams about being with my stepbrother, but what would happen if I fell for the anti-stepbrother instead?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/anti-stepbrother-teaser-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15863\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/anti-stepbrother-teaser-1.jpg?resize=294%2C300\" alt=\"anti stepbrother teaser 1\" width=\"294\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/anti-stepbrother-teaser-1.jpg?resize=294%2C300 294w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/anti-stepbrother-teaser-1.jpg?resize=768%2C784 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/anti-stepbrother-teaser-1.jpg?w=800 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Author Information<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/tijan-bio.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15864\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/tijan-bio.jpeg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"tijan bio\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/tijan-bio.jpeg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/tijan-bio.jpeg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/tijan-bio.jpeg?w=400 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>I didn&#8217;t begin writing until after undergraduate college. There&#8217;d been storylines and characters in my head all my life, but it came to a boiling point one day and I HAD to get them out of me. So the computer was booted up and I FINALLY felt it click. Writing is what I needed to do. After that, I had to teach myself how to write. I can&#8217;t blame my teachers for not teaching me all those years in school. It was my fault. I was one of the students that was wishing I was anywhere but at school! So after that day, it took me lots of work until I was able to put together something that resembled a novel. I&#8217;m hoping I got it right since someone must be reading this profile! And I hope you keep enjoying my future stories.<\/h2>\n<h2>Stalk Her: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TijansBooks\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TijansBooks\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tijansbooks.com\/\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/4851199.Tijan\">Goodreads<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/trsor.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15865\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/trsor.jpg?resize=300%2C293\" alt=\"trsor\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/trsor.jpg?resize=300%2C293 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/trsor.jpg?w=750 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>THANK YOU!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Excerpt The sun shone into the room, and it took me a few moments to realize where I was. I didn\u2019t recognize the king-size bed, or the black sheets, but then Caden walked past the open door and all the memories flooded into place. I slept at his place. 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