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The Unrequited
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️! Unrequited Love (stand-alone). A double forbidden romance between two lost souls; A professor & his student; A stalker & her victim; A seducer & his prey!
The Unrequited (stand-alone) opens up to heiress and college freshman Layla Robinson, Lay starting fresh after an crush gone bad. Poet and newly appointed Poetry Professor Thomas Abrams has moved to a new city to save a relationship.
Both are suffering from unrequited love.
A self-proclaimed self-saboteur with signs of an obsessive-compulsive disorder meets a brooding, aloof and off-limits professor and sparks fly. Two lost souls wreaking havoc on each other and their surroundings.
A secret flirtation doomed before it begins.
Layla intrigues Thomas yet he plays her like a violin. But soon the seducer becomes the seduced as lines are blurred and crossed, until you cannot tell right from wrong; truth from insanity, lust from confusion; love from... obsession.
Ten words to describe Professor Thomas Abrams: Mercurial, aloof, moody, volatile, non-committal, selfish, deceptive, conflicted, blunt and possessive.
Ten words to describe Layla Robinson, Lay: Intense, reflective, self-saboteur, charismatic, observant, naïve, misguided, lonely, obsessive, and larger-than-life.
The Unrequited, told from Layla’s POV, sprinkled with Thomas' POV is a slow brewing intense double forbidden erotic romance centered around the theme of unrequited love. A butterflies-in-your belly secret affair you know will end in a train-wreck yet you can't walk away. The story takes us a year plus into the future with self-reflection, growth, forgiveness and healing.
Spellbinding story-telling! Larger-than life-hero and heroine! Un-put-downable! One of my favorite reads this year, one of my favorite forbidden romances of all times!
***
Hero: ★★★★★
Heroine: ★★★★★
Plot: ★★★★★
Storytelling: ★★★★★
Sexual tension: ★★★★★
Sex scenes: ★★★★★
Story ending: ★★★★★
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OVERALL RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Angst: | HIGH FOCUS |
Darkness: | MEDIUM FOCUS |
Humor: | LOW FOCUS |
Kink: | MEDIUM FOCUS |
Romance: | HIGH FOCUS |
Sex frequency: | HIGH FOCUS |
Suspense: | MEDIUM FOCUS |
UPDATE! Extended epilogue: After “The End”
ARC provided to me by author Saffron Kent in exchange for an honest review.
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Jun 26, 2017
bookshelves: g-contemporaries, kindle, forbidden-scandalous-inappropriate, arc, read-contemporaries, triangle, student, a-few-of-my-fave, reviews-written-all, review-quick, heroines-fave, heroes-very-alpha-cr, heroes-troubled-tortured, heroes-top-100, heroes-favs-modern, heroes-famous, heroes-rich-semi-professional, favorites, epic, 5-stars, read-stand-alones-cr, heroes-top-10-cr, 6-star
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️! Unrequited Love (stand-alone). A double forbidden romance between two lost souls; A professor & his student; A stalker & her victim; A seducer & his prey!
“Because unrequited love is like a dead, useless organ. It’s functionless. It’s sicker than a disease. You can cure a disease, but you can’t fix a defective soul.”
The Unrequited (stand-alone) opens up to heiress and college freshman Layla Robinson, Lay starting fresh after an crush gone bad. Poet and newly appointed Poetry Professor Thomas Abrams has moved to a new city to save a relationship.
Both are suffering from unrequited love.
A self-proclaimed self-saboteur with signs of an obsessive-compulsive disorder meets a brooding, aloof and off-limits professor and sparks fly. Two lost souls wreaking havoc on each other and their surroundings.
A secret flirtation doomed before it begins.
Layla intrigues Thomas yet he plays her like a violin. But soon the seducer becomes the seduced as lines are blurred and crossed, until you cannot tell right from wrong; truth from insanity, lust from confusion; love from... obsession.
“He doesn’t even look like he belongs to this world. He is too beautiful, too haunted to be human.”
Ten words to describe Professor Thomas Abrams: Mercurial, aloof, moody, volatile, non-committal, selfish, deceptive, conflicted, blunt and possessive.
“Because I’m selfish, Layla. I’ll ruin you, set you on fire, and won’t even look back. I’ll take and take until you’re empty and hollow.”
Ten words to describe Layla Robinson, Lay: Intense, reflective, self-saboteur, charismatic, observant, naïve, misguided, lonely, obsessive, and larger-than-life.
“I was meant to live in the shadows and secrets. I can be Thomas’ secret, for a little while, at least—until I absorb all of his pain and set him free.”
The Unrequited, told from Layla’s POV, sprinkled with Thomas' POV is a slow brewing intense double forbidden erotic romance centered around the theme of unrequited love. A butterflies-in-your belly secret affair you know will end in a train-wreck yet you can't walk away. The story takes us a year plus into the future with self-reflection, growth, forgiveness and healing.
Spellbinding story-telling! Larger-than life-hero and heroine! Un-put-downable! One of my favorite reads this year, one of my favorite forbidden romances of all times!
“You’re in my fucking blood, and I’ll tear apart anyone who dares to fucking touch you.”
***
Hero: ★★★★★
Heroine: ★★★★★
Plot: ★★★★★
Storytelling: ★★★★★
Sexual tension: ★★★★★
Sex scenes: ★★★★★
Story ending: ★★★★★
******************************************
OVERALL RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Angst: | HIGH FOCUS |
Darkness: | MEDIUM FOCUS |
Humor: | LOW FOCUS |
Kink: | MEDIUM FOCUS |
Romance: | HIGH FOCUS |
Sex frequency: | HIGH FOCUS |
Suspense: | MEDIUM FOCUS |
UPDATE! Extended epilogue: After “The End”
ARC provided to me by author Saffron Kent in exchange for an honest review.
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“It could almost be a story I’ll tell myself when I’m dying. The Harlot fell in love with the Fire-breather. It was beautiful and right. It was wrong and ugly, just like the earth beneath my feet. It was tragic and ecstatic. It was everything I’d hoped love could be.”
― The Unrequited
― The Unrequited
“I’d be careful then. Bad things happen to those who trespass,” he says in a voice that steals my own.”
― The Unrequited
― The Unrequited
“Because I’m selfish, Layla. I’ll ruin you, set you on fire, and won’t even look back. I’ll take and take until you’re empty and hollow.”
― The Unrequited
― The Unrequited
“Because unrequited love is like a dead, useless organ. It’s functionless. It’s sicker than a disease. You can cure a disease, but you can’t fix a defective soul.”
― The Unrequited
― The Unrequited
“I was meant to live in the shadows and secrets. I can be Thomas’ secret, for a little while, at least—until I absorb all of his pain and set him free.”
― The Unrequited
― The Unrequited
“He doesn’t even look like he belongs to this world. He is too beautiful, too haunted to be human.”
― The Unrequited
― The Unrequited
“With that he dives back in and vacuums my wet, sticky lips. My entire pussy fits into his greedy mouth as he eats, nibbles on it, shews it out. All I can do is let him make a meal out of me.”
― The Unrequited
― The Unrequited
“You’re in my fucking blood, and I’ll tear apart anyone who dares to fucking touch you.”
― The Unrequited
― The Unrequited
Reading Progress
April 21, 2017
– Shelved
April 21, 2017
– Shelved as:
to-read
June 20, 2017
– Shelved as:
g-contemporaries
June 20, 2017
– Shelved as:
kindle
June 20, 2017
– Shelved as:
forbidden-scandalous-inappropriate
June 26, 2017
– Shelved as:
arc
June 28, 2017
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Started Reading
June 28, 2017
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20.0%
"OMG! OMG! OMG! This is indeed decadent. Professor Abrams is moody aloof & rude. I am so smitten!
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June 30, 2017
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100.0%
"Woohoo! This. Book. Lands. On. My. Favorite. Of. The. Year. Shelf.!
5 star hero and…. Heroine! Yup you see even though Professor Abrams drives the story with his mercurial & aloof persona it’s Layla who has him, and us coming back for more. Extraordinary MC’s!
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5 star hero and…. Heroine! Yup you see even though Professor Abrams drives the story with his mercurial & aloof persona it’s Layla who has him, and us coming back for more. Extraordinary MC’s!
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June 30, 2017
– Shelved as:
read-contemporaries
June 30, 2017
– Shelved as:
student
June 30, 2017
– Shelved as:
triangle
June 30, 2017
– Shelved as:
a-few-of-my-fave
June 30, 2017
– Shelved as:
reviews-written-all
June 30, 2017
– Shelved as:
review-quick
June 30, 2017
– Shelved as:
heroines-fave
June 30, 2017
– Shelved as:
heroes-very-alpha-cr
June 30, 2017
– Shelved as:
heroes-troubled-tortured
June 30, 2017
– Shelved as:
heroes-top-100
June 30, 2017
– Shelved as:
heroes-favs-modern
June 30, 2017
– Shelved as:
heroes-famous
June 30, 2017
– Shelved as:
heroes-rich-semi-professional
June 30, 2017
– Shelved as:
epic
June 30, 2017
– Shelved as:
favorites
June 30, 2017
– Shelved as:
5-stars
June 30, 2017
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Finished Reading
August 14, 2017
– Shelved as:
read-stand-alones-cr
January 29, 2018
– Shelved as:
heroes-top-10-cr
April 4, 2020
– Shelved as:
6-star
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OMGGG. THIS IS SO CRAZY GOOOD! Thank you so so much, Sue! Seriously. THIS IS GORGEOUS!
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This sounds fabulous!!! Can't wait!! Thanks Sue😊😉
This looks really awesome Sue!! I am looking forward to it :D
Saffron wrote: "OMGGG. THIS IS SO CRAZY GOOOD! Thank you so so much, Sue! Seriously. THIS IS GORGEOUS!"Thanks so much dear. I am so excited. xox
Ann wrote: "This sounds fabulous!!! Can't wait!! Thanks Sue😊😉"Thank you Ann! I agree. Happy reading! = D xx
Joud wrote: "This looks really awesome Sue!! I am looking forward to it :D"I get butterflies just thinking about it! Enjoy Joud. Thanks. xox
Renaazzaro wrote: "Enjoy, Sue! ^^"Thanks so much Renaazzaro! Reader's heaven! = DD
OMG YASSS!!! LOVED Thomas so HARD!! I'm so excited you are reading!! Saffron is SO TALENTED!!! Enjoy the ride Sue! :D
Serena wrote: "OMG YASSS!!! LOVED Thomas so HARD!! I'm so excited you are reading!! Saffron is SO TALENTED!!! Enjoy the ride Sue! :D"Thank you Serena daahling. So crushing on that man. ; ) xx
SueBee★bring me an alpha!★ wrote: "Serena wrote: "OMG YASSS!!! LOVED Thomas so HARD!! I'm so excited you are reading!! Saffron is SO TALENTED!!! Enjoy the ride Sue! :D"Thank you Serena daahling. So crushing on that man. ; ) xx"
YES! YES! YES! Cannot wait to discuss with you! <3
Serena wrote: "SueBee★bring me an alpha!★ wrote: "Serena wrote: "OMG YASSS!!! LOVED Thomas so HARD!! I'm so excited you are reading!! Saffron is SO TALENTED!!! Enjoy the ride Sue! :D"Thank you Serena daahling. ..."
Gawd he is perfection! xo LOL!
Zasha wrote: "I cant wait for this !!:D"Oh Zasha... this was butterflies-in-your-belly-good, a doubly forbidden romance. Enjoy! xoox
SueBee★bring me an alpha!★ wrote: "Zasha wrote: "I cant wait for this !!:D"Oh Zasha... this was butterflies-in-your-belly-good, a doubly forbidden romance. Enjoy! xoox"
AWWWW so excited
Zasha wrote: "SueBee★bring me an alpha!★ wrote: "Zasha wrote: "I cant wait for this !!:D"Oh Zasha... this was butterflies-in-your-belly-good, a doubly forbidden romance. Enjoy! xoox"
AWWWW so excited"
I hope you will love! ; ))
I CANNOT wait for this!!!!!! :) x
Chloe wrote: "I CANNOT wait for this!!!!!! :) x"I hear ya Chloe. xoxo This is book history for me. I hope you will love too.
Sooo happy you enjoyed!! This book sounds amazing. Looking forward to reading your review and this book :-)) xx
YAY! I LOOOVED this one as well! Can't wait to see your review, babe! :) xoxoxo
Jenny wrote: "Sooo happy you enjoyed!! This book sounds amazing. Looking forward to reading your review and this book :-)) xx"Thank you Jenny! This book was so up my alley it is insane! I hope you love! xoox
Maida»-(¯`v´¯)-» wrote: "YAY! I LOOOVED this one as well! Can't wait to see your review, babe! :) xoxoxo"THANKS so much Maida dear! xoox Thrilled we feel the same. Honestly I have no idea how I am gonna do this book justice.... in a review.
SueBee★bring me an alpha!★ wrote: "Maida»-(¯`v´¯)-» wrote: "YAY! I LOOOVED this one as well! Can't wait to see your review, babe! :) xoxoxo"THANKS so much Maida dear! xoox Thrilled we feel the same. Honestly I have no idea how I a..."
I completely agree with you! I finished it 2 days ago and i'm still trying to figure out what to say about it in a review. So so so good!
Maida»-(¯`v´¯)-» wrote: "SueBee★bring me an alpha!★ wrote: "Maida»-(¯`v´¯)-» wrote: "YAY! I LOOOVED this one as well! Can't wait to see your review, babe! :) xoxoxo"THANKS so much Maida dear! xoox Thrilled we feel the sa..."
Gah what should we do? LOL!
I can't wait to read this book!
Anne wrote: "I can't wait to read this book!"I hope you love Anne! = D x
Fantastic review. I have this on my TBR list! xx
Wow! Double forbidden? That's got me written all over it. Fab review, Sue!!
I feel a Buddy Read coming on for this book this month!!!
I know, Lisa. Doesn't this sound SO good?! Let's mark it now for release day! I'm so jealous of you, Sue! This is my favorite type of book!
This looks really good. Great review 😊
Judith wrote: "Terrific review,darling,x"Thank you so much Judith daaahling! xoox
Carlene(Inspired) wrote: "Fantastic review. I have this on my TBR list! xx"I appreciate it! Thanks Carly! xoox
Renee wrote: "Wow! Double forbidden? That's got me written all over it. Fab review, Sue!!"Thanks os much Renee! Yes this is very forbidden yet decadent. Enjoy! xoox
Lisa wrote: "I feel a Buddy Read coming on for this book this month!!!"OMG! I have ot admit I am je;lli... that feeling of meeting Layla and Thomas for the very first time..... and the seduction that ensues.... Enjoy! xo
Renee wrote: "I know, Lisa. Doesn't this sound SO good?! Let's mark it now for release day! I'm so jealous of you, Sue! This is my favorite type of book!"Renee it worls both ways... LOL! I am jellli as I can never un-read it and get that butter-flies-in-your-feeling belly... though I got stuck re-reading last night when I was getting my quotes - SEE ABOVE - i could not stop reading... [le sigh!]
B.E.L.L.A.Mc wrote: "Looks good and great review. Thanks. :)"Many thanks Bella dear! = D xx A fave of mine....
OMG SueBee 😭😩🙌🏻😍💜🔥 God this book did everything to me! Amazing review!!!
Serena wrote: "OMG SueBee 😭😩🙌🏻😍💜🔥 God this book did everything to me! Amazing review!!!"Thanks os much Serena dear. It was spectacular! xoxo
This sure sounds interesting Sue ! Interesting enough to pick out..but Im not sure about the book being only from the hh's Pov...Would have loved to read this story from both their sides..Humm..
Lady Gabriella of Awesomeness wrote: "This sure sounds interesting Sue ! Interesting enough to pick out..but Im not sure about the book being only from the hh's Pov...Would have loved to read this story from both their sides..Humm.."Thanks so much Gabi! xox Oh no it's DUAL POVs, just a little less of hero so he can remain aloof! Enjoy!
Awesome dawsome review, SueBee xxx
Awesome! Can't wait to read this !!
Fantastic review Sue ^^
You had me sold from the very beginning of the review..lol. I cannot wait to get my hands on this read! As always..incredible review, Sue!
Oh si, lo quiero!! Fantastic review!
Jo wrote: "Terrific review, Sue!"Thanks so much Jo! xoox
JewelsyGoolsy wrote: "Awesome dawsome review, SueBee xxx"Much appreciated. Thanks Jewel! xoox
