The Fake Stepsister
A Sapphic Fake Dating Romance
by Aurora North
Pairing: FF
Heat: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Inferno
Tropes: Fake Dating, Forced Proximity, One Bed, Grumpy/Sunshine, Enemies to Lovers, Stepsister Taboo, Praise Kink
Two soon-to-be stepsisters. One fake relationship. A cabin weekend that changes everything.
Chloe has spent her entire life being the good daughter—the peacekeeper, the people-pleaser, the one who holds everyone else together. When her mother announces a “family bonding weekend” at a remote mountain cabin before the wedding, Chloe knows exactly what’s coming: four days of pointed questions about her love life and not-so-subtle hints about settling down.
She needs a buffer. A distraction. A fake girlfriend.
Roxy is everything Chloe isn’t—tattoos, attitude, and walls higher than the mountains surrounding them. She’s also about to become Chloe’s stepsister, which makes her the absolute worst choice for a fake relationship.
But when Roxy volunteers to play the part, Chloe can’t say no.
The rules are simple: fake it for the weekend, keep their hands to themselves, and absolutely do not fall for each other. But the cabin has only one bed in the loft. The chemistry between them is impossible to ignore. And somewhere between stolen kisses and late-night confessions, the lines between fake and real start to blur.
Now Chloe has to choose: keep playing it safe, or risk everything for the woman who was never supposed to be more than pretend.
You’ll love this if you enjoy:
✓ Fake dating that becomes VERY real
✓ Grumpy tattoo artist / sunshine people-pleaser
✓ “Oh no, there’s only one bed” (and a bearskin rug)
✓ Forbidden stepsister tension
✓ Praise kink and explicit sapphic heat
✓ Found family vibes
✓ Grand gesture at the wedding
✓ Guaranteed HEA with epilogue
⚠️ Content Warning
This book contains explicit FF sexual content including praise kink, light dominance/submission dynamics, and emotional vulnerability during intimacy. Themes include parental divorce, family estrangement, controlling parents, and discussions of abandonment. The stepsister element is addressed openly—they meet as adults and their parents’ relationship is established before any romantic feelings develop. Both heroines find their HEA.
Reader discretion advised. This book is intended for mature audiences only.
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Chapter One: Arrival
The heat hit me like a wall the moment I stepped out of Mom’s Lexus.
Not the pleasant, sun-kissed warmth of a summer vacation. This was oppressive. Suffocating. The kind of heat that made your clothes stick to your skin and your lungs work twice as hard for half the air.
“Isn’t it gorgeous?” Mom spread her arms wide, gesturing at the cabin like she was presenting a prize on a game show. “Tom said it’s been in his family for three generations.”
I wiped the sweat already beading at my hairline and tried to see what she saw. The cabin was beautiful, objectively speaking. All honey-colored logs and floor-to-ceiling windows, nestled into the mountainside like it had grown there. A wraparound deck. A hot tub. Trees so tall they made me dizzy when I looked up.
But the air shimmered with heat waves rising off the gravel driveway, and I could already feel my sundress plastering itself to the small of my back.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this book part of a series?
The Fake Stepsister is a complete standalone with a guaranteed HEA. It features a satisfying ending with an epilogue showing Chloe and Roxy at their parents’ wedding and their commitment to building a life together. No cliffhangers!
How spicy is this book?
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ — This is a 5/5 heat level book with 6+ explicit scenes throughout. Features include praise kink, light D/s dynamics, and emotional vulnerability. All scenes feature enthusiastic consent. The bearskin rug scene in Chapter 16 is particularly memorable.
Is there a happily ever after?
Absolutely! Chloe and Roxy get their HEA with a beautiful epilogue at their parents’ wedding. They commit to building a life together—weekends, eventually moving in, the whole deal. No cheating, no cliffhangers, just two women who learn to choose themselves and each other.
What about the stepsister thing?
Chloe and Roxy meet as adults when their parents are already engaged. They have no shared childhood or family history before the story begins. The “taboo” element is addressed openly in the book—both characters acknowledge the unconventional situation and make their own choices about what family means to them.
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