Seventeen-year-old Aria Monroe had one plan: to finish her last year of high school in peace, avoid drama, and quietly survive until college. After her parents’ bitter divorce, she finally found a sense of stability living with her mother. That was, until her mom remarried, and Aria was forced to move across the state to live with her new stepfather—and his son.Enter Kade Ashbourne.He's tall, golden-skinned, and has eyes like storms—unpredictable, untouchable, unforgettable. Kade is the kind of boy parents warn their daughters about: a heartbreaker, a flirt, the irresistible bad boy who leaves a trail of broken hearts behind him. Girls swoon when he walks past. Guys either want to be him or fight him. And worst of all?He’s her new stepbrother.On Aria’s first day at her new school, it didn’t take long before she realized just how much power Kade held. His name echoed through the halls like a whispered legend. Every girl wanted him. Every teacher seemed to let him slide. His smirk alone could start a rumor.And yet, beneath that cocky swagger and disarming charm, Kade was hiding something.Something primal.Aria was determined to keep her head down, focus on school, and stay out of his way. She told herself over and over again: He’s off-limits. He’s your stepbrother. But Kade didn’t play by the rules. And worse—he didn’t want to.Every time she tried to walk away, he got closer. Every time she ignored him, he seemed to watch her more intensely. There was something in his gaze—raw, heated, almost desperate. Like he needed her.At first, she thought he was just toying with her, the way he did with other girls. Maybe she was just a new challenge to him. But one night, after a party, everything changed.She found herself alone with him in the hallway, the moonlight painting silver across his skin. He looked at her—not with mischief, but with hunger, with longing, with something ancient in his eyes.He stepped closer, his voice a low growl that sent chills down her spine.“Mate.”That single word shattered everything she thought she knew.What did he mean? Was he joking? Was this some twisted prank?But Kade wasn’t laughing.Because Kade Ashbourne wasn’t entirely human. And neither, it turns out, was she.Suddenly, Aria’s world was flipped upside down. The ordinary became extraordinary. The boy she was forbidden to fall for was the one person fate had bonded her to. Through blood. Through soul. Through something deeper than love.She tried to run from it. From him. From the truth.But Kade wasn’t letting her go.He protected her fiercely. Fought anyone who looked at her the wrong way. Claimed her in ways that made her heart race and her thoughts blur. At school, they pretended to be distant—just stepsiblings, nothing more. But behind closed doors, sparks flew. Tension ignited. And secrets unraveled.It wasn’t just about romance anymore.It was about survival.Because someone—or something—was watching them. Hunting them. There were shadows moving in the forest. Eyes in the dark. And a prophecy whispered in an ancient tongue that foretold of a forbidden bond between two powerful beings who were never meant to find each other.And now, that prophecy was waking.With danger around every corner, Aria must decide what matters more: staying safe inside the boundaries society has set, or stepping into a destiny she never asked for—with the one boy she can’t have, but the only one she truly wants.As classmates begin to whisper, and enemies emerge from unexpected places, Aria and Kade will be forced to make a choice.Hide their bond and risk losing each other forever?Or defy the world and embrace the fire that draws them together?Bound by Fate: My Stepbrother is My Mate is a gripping, emotionally intense story of love that breaks rules, battles fate, and burns with passion. Perfect for fans of taboo romance, slow-burn drama, and supernatural twists, this novel explores the line between what’s right, what’s forbidden, and what the heart truly wants.

Mia Santos thought her story ended the day she died in a tragic accident on her college graduation day. But fate had other plans. She wakes up in what looks like her bedroom—but it isn’t hers. The name on her phone is unfamiliar. Her reflection is different. Slowly, she realizes the impossible: she has been reincarnated as Selene Ashford, a background character from The Vows of Thorns and Roses, her sister’s favorite romance novel. In the book, Selene is just a minor employee in the powerful Vexmor Corporation, working under the cold yet magnetic CEO Drake Vexmor, the story’s original male lead. According to the novel, Drake falls in love with the kind and elegant heroine, Clarisse Morge. But everything’s starting to go off-script. Clarisse isn’t the gentle protagonist Mia remembers—in this version, she’s manipulative, jealous, and dangerously obsessed with staying in the spotlight. And worst of all, Mia knows how the book ends: Selene dies—betrayed and forgotten in the final act. Mia refuses to let that happen. Now trapped inside the story, she’s determined to rewrite her fate. She won’t be the helpless side character. She’ll fight to survive, uncover the truth behind Clarisse’s transformation, and navigate the growing tension between her and Drake—who seems to be noticing her more than the “heroine.” With the plot unraveling, the real question becomes: Can she change the ending before it kills her?