HOSTILE GLANCES: FROM FURY TO FLESH by Riley Croix

When a sharp-tongued stepmother clashes with her brooding stepson over something as mundane as bad manners, neither expects the hostility to ignite into something far more dangerous.

Elena has spent years enforcing order in her strained marriage and household. Alex has spent just as long resenting her control. But one heated argument changes everything. What begins as icy stares and slammed doors slowly unravels into stolen glances, charged proximity, and forbidden touches that neither can resist. In the steamy confines of their shared bathroom, in the shadows of everyday chores, and in the heart-pounding risk of discovery, their power struggle transforms into an all-consuming obsession.

As weeks pass, guilt wars with overwhelming desire. Elena fights her growing need to surrender; Alex battles the intensity of wanting the one woman he should never touch. Their encounters escalate from breathless tension to raw, emotionally charged passion—each stolen moment deeper, riskier, and more addictive than the last.

Hostile Glances is a slow-burn erotic taboo romance exploring the razor-thin line between resentment and craving, authority and submission, and the devastating pleasure of crossing every boundary.

Content warnings: Explicit sexual content, stepfamily taboo relationship, power imbalance, mild risk of discovery.