After all, he was related to her...

So why all the fuss, wondered Bryony. True, they were not blood relatives, but Bryony had always thought of Dominic, her stepbrother, as just that -- a brother.

Now her friend Marion was implying that things were otherwise ... and Bryony, despite her ardent denials, began to wonder if her feelings for Dominic were something more than brotherly.

Especially that surprising day when he swept her into his arms and kissed her....