Kieran never intended to tank his NHL career, but sometimes things happen. Unfortunately, being a successful hockey player had let him stay very far away from the family he hates for most of his adult life. Now his career is in the toilet, and his manipulative dad has used that to get him back home, trapped in the childhood home he left a long time ago. With his dad, his stepmother, and his half-brother Theo who is everything he's not: kind, gentle, looking forward to a glorious unblemished hockey career and, most importantly, beloved by everyone around him.

It makes sense for Kieran to be angry. It makes sense for him to want to screw with his brother any way he can. But when their conflict goes from violent to violent but kind of sexy, things start to get weird. Sometimes the last person you expect is ready to match your freak.

Root & Stem is a 25k word taboo brocest novella featuring dark relationship dynamics, dub-con, kink-heavy sex, and an exploration of childhood trauma. It is only suitable for adult readers.