Kat and Tristan are now almost officially stepsiblings, as Kat's father Clayton Roberts and Tristan's mother are engaged, what's worse is that Kat genuinely likes Tristan's mother, Lizzie Harlow. Tristan Kingsley and Kat Roberts, who had begun their relationship before they even knew their parents were seeing each other, have been struggling to keep their affair secret, but photos made public exacerbate their torment. Kat and Tristan are up to their necks in secrets, and this is not Kat's forte. But then an additional, and seemingly insurmountable, problem further threatens the lovers' happiness.

CLIMAX is, up to a point, in the tradition of classic tragedies. There is a lot of drama, still it feels very real, and I kept asking myself throughout: "How would I react?", "What would I do?", which shows how genuine the story feels. I never expected this series to be so riveting, and the reason lies mostly in the superlative writing skills of Lauren Smith.

Boy, can this woman write!

Ms. Smith displays such eloquence at conveying the passion that consumes Kat and Tristan, the crushing lows and the indescribable highs of first love, the debilitating pain at never being able to see the beloved one again, that Kat and Tristan's emotions become our very own. Yet, Ms. Smith doesn't dwell on the characters' physical attributes, and yet I could picture them all vividly. Her talent for descriptions extends to everything: the grand English estates, Christmas time in London, and the Cambridge campus. The sex scenes are passionate, lovely, and playful at the same time. And CLIMAX has such a spectacular ending that it is where I thought of Greek tragedies! I enjoyed Her British Stepbrother series so much more than I ever thought I would, and CLIMAX is the culmination of a great love story!