HIS CHUBBY STEPDAUGHTER

Michela Stewart spent years waiting for a boy who only knew how to make her feel small. At home, the one man who never looked at her that way was the last man she was supposed to want…. her stepfather, Miles. After her mother’s death, the house they shared became a quiet battlefield of glances, almost-touches, and words neither of them dared to finish. Michela learned how to stop shrinking. Miles learned how hard it was to stay only a guardian. But the outside world does not stay outside for long. An old crush refuses to accept that she has moved on. A woman from Miles’s past knows how to smile while she reaches for what still belongs to him. And a family that once closed its doors is suddenly interested in who stands beside him now. When private feelings collide with public pressure, Michela must decide how much of herself she is willing to protect, and how much she is finally ready to claim. Some bonds are formed by blood. Others are formed by the people who see you when no one else does. And some secrets do not stay secrets forever.