Reviewed by True
TITLE: Forbidden Little Game
SERIES: Crimson College #4
AUTHOR: Raleigh Ruebins
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 280 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 14, 2026
BLURB:
Sharing a college campus with my infuriating stepbrother should be easy.
Until he crosses a line with me, and we’re pulled into a twisted, chaotic game.
Noah is straight. Preppy. Rich as sin. Everything I’m not.
When I catch my stepbrother rifling through my belongings like a stalker, it sparks something inside me I can’t shake.
Let the frat boy stalk me a little. I’m going to stalk him right back.
One night, the mutual hatred sparks between us. We collide, and he gets a taste of me he can’t quit.
What we’re doing is bad. Wrong. …Completely consuming.
But I witness something I shouldn’t one night when Noah is attacked by a violent man.
When a stranger lays a hand on my new obsession, I explode.
Protecting him is my salvation.
Now we’ve crossed a line forever, and there’s no chance I’m losing this game.
No one can hurt him. Mafia ties run deep in Onyx Society, and we’ve stepped on the wrong rival’s shoes.
Noah is broken. Vulnerable. I see the sea of emotion behind his perfect exterior.
He claims he still despises me, even when we’re close. But with his life under threat, I risk everything to defend what’s mine.
When he says I’m crazy, I say:
I am. And you are, too.
Because I know we’ll both do whatever it takes to win this forbidden game.
REVIEW:
Torin is sooo perfect, ugh, Noah despises his stepbrother.
Noah is coming from the insane rich side of the two of them. Torin only sees a spoiled, drunken party brat in him.
Torin entering his space at Crimson College and even living in the same house isn’t what Noah was waiting for.
When Noah’s life is in danger, Torin is the one who protects him.
The enemies-to-lovers parts didn’t last long, it was simmering. Instead, something much hotter was boiling.
They are getting to know a version of the other they didn’t know about.
I can’t tell much without spoiling, so I keep it at this.
What I can tell is that the kisses they share are hot. When they get further physically, it’s getting even hotter. The visuals are really well executed, I saw them clearly before my eyes, so intimate, I could feel what they feel, and my goodness that was a lot, there are so many overwhelming feelings.
The protection and action parts were marvelously done. The character development was enough. I loved that the family parts were far in the background. The focus was on Torin and Noah, the darker side of the story, and the students/friends part. All well balanced, so I enjoyed this one!
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