Hurricane Stepbrother

He was like a force of nature.

When my mom married a man far older than her when I was only thirteen years old, her new husband Gerald came with a son almost a decade my senior who I'd met exactly one time.

*Erik.*

He had blown into town like a hurricane on the day of our parent's wedding, causing a major scene during their special day and leaving me with a lasting impression.

When Gerald has a sudden heart attack nearly ten years later, he blows back into town the exact same way he did the first time. I can't help but to notice the irony when an *actual* hurricane rolls in at the same time and the two of us find ourselves stranded alone together and without power while we wait out the storm.

As I finally get a chance to get to know the man who I had thought of for years as a force of nature, I quickly realize that my first impression of him was way off base.

**Hurricane Stepbrother is a steamy short novella of 17,500 words. It’s a standalone story with no cliffhanger and a happy ending.**