Ashley's life is turned upside down when her mum's writer-boyfriend moves in. Ben is always poking his nose into things, checking up on Ashley and her brother, Keiran. Ashley's determined that Ben is not going to run her life, after all, he isn't her dad! Then with Ben's help, Keiran gets fit enough to join the school football team, something he's yearned for. And suddenly, Ben and Keiran are best mates. Ashley feels like the odd one out. Upset, she begins to think about the past and why her real dad left home. Maybe it was her fault. Ashley confides her problems to her school friend Lucy, but is overheard by Michelle, who has her own experiences of step-families. Ashley learns the shocking truth about Michelle's ordeal and discovers how Ben and her mum really met. It seems she's got Ben all wrong. Can the man she hates really be a hero.

 

 

This book features in the following series: Step Chain, Step-Chain .

This book was published in 2003 by Egmont UK Ltd .

Ann Bryant is the author of three successful series for young girls: The Cafe Club, Make Friends With and Step-Chain, currently in production with ITV. As a child, dancing was her passion and she brings an inside knowledge of the world of ballet to her writing.