Synopsis
Shy student Penny Taylor always follows the rules. At least, that’s how it appears to her classmates. But she has one illicit secret – she’s fallen hard for her professor. And she’s pretty sure he’s fallen for her too.
Everyone loves Professor Hunter. He’s tall, dark, and handsome. And completely unobtainable. But it’s the secrets hiding behind his deep brown eyes that allures Penny. Secrets darker than she could ever imagine.
James Hunter gave up his billionaire lifestyle in NYC last year to become a professor. The easiest new rule to follow: don’t fraternize with the students. It’s easy to follow because he’s become quite the recluse in his new town – the only way he knows how to keep his secrets buried.
But he never expected to be teaching such a beautiful student. He has to resist her. He needs to walk away. Penny deserves better than a man with his demons. But she’s daring him to cross the line. And he’s never been one to resist temptation.
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Review
Temptation by Ivy Smoak is a student-teacher romance, and while it wasn’t the most original story I still really enjoyed it.
I really enjoyed the characters, especially Professor Hunter. He has that alpha male thing down, as well as some serious mystery. I liked Penny, but I have to admit that I didn’t exactly see that attraction initially. As the story went on it made more sense. I do think that maybe a dual POV would have helped with this. I did like how mature Penny was, there wasn’t as much wishy-washy internal monologue as I would have thought, especially for a 19-year-old.
As I mentioned this story was pretty predictable. The conflicts were the usual conflicts you find in an age gap student-teacher romance. However, Professor Hunter is very mysterious and I am hoping that comes into play in the next book. I enjoyed seeing the interactions between Penny and Professor Hunter and certainly want to see more of them.
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