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The Protege #3
The Master
To be the Master, how far would you go? Serena Singleton, the college student turned protege and arranged lover for world renown composer and Professor Sebastian Sorensen or S. Sorensen, the mastermind behind the Vegas musical, Rock Hard Love Hard; seemed to have moved past her past, but a shocking discovery about Sebastian and her ex-Master billionaire Price Turnsby's pasts forces her into a game so dangerous, she may not only end up losing Sebastian forever, but her life. Who is the victim or the villain? Who is the Innocent or the Master? Nothing is as it seems when one becomes a Protege.
Recommended for 18 and up due to mature subject matter and adult content.
Recommended for 18 and up due to mature subject matter and adult content.
270 pages, Paperback
First published March 30, 2014
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Kailin Gow
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Kailin Gow is an USA Today Bestselling author, publisher, screenwriter, director, producer, and speaker with hundreds of books published. She is also the owner/founder and organizer of mega-book signing events like Rockin' Hollywood, Naughty Mafia in Las Vegas, which has featured the very top authors of Romance and drawn thousands of readers, including being in a documentary film now out on Amazon Prime.
Over 14 Million copies of her books have been downloaded around the world and translated into 25 languages. 2 of her book series, FADE Series and Red Genesis Series, has been optioned by the Academy Award-winning team behind Netflix #1 most Liked and Top 10 Netflix Original Film, Wish Dragon, also the team behind the special effects magic of Star Wars and Marvel films.
She owns a traditional publishing company with an API (Asian Pacific Islander) Diversity initiative that has partnerships with production companies across the globe with distribution through Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Disney and more! Kailin Gow is a go to media guest on Women in Film and Television and is a voting member of the Academy Awards.
Her Worldwide Brand, Kailin Gow's Go Girl has won awards for its tv series, books, cosmetics, fashions, beauty and health products, and soon-to-be home and travel products. As of 2021, Kailin Gow's Go Girl is excited to expand into its own line of hotels, starting with a 70+ room hotel in Texas. In 2022, her books will be adapted into entertainment venues called Sparklesoup World, offered in various locations throughout the U.S. and internationally.
She has been a host on world-class stages, an invited speaker for BEA and a regular radio/TV guest for major stations. She is an official voice of AAPI, She has a TV Reality show on her as an author and personality. She is also the host and publisher of a leading author industry guide, subscription newsletter, and podcast called Authors Voices. Five of her pen names are USA Today Bestselling authors and will be traditionally published in 2022. She is also a recurring speaker/instructor of writing series and serials for professional screenwriters and producers as of 2021.
She was called an "innovating author" and an "Author as Influencer" by Goodreads executives at Book Expo America 2014 in their speech.
Kailin Gow is one of Cindy Crawford's Beauties, who is beautiful on the inside as well as the outside, along with Gabrielle Union.
She was called "a successful author who knows how to balance being an author and life" by Huffington Post. USA Today recommends her steamy romances while PBS Kids have recommended her Teen Fantasy Series.
Amazon highlighted her author success story on the homepage of Amazon.com and in their book, Transformations and was invited by Amazon to be an author spokesperson for Amazon's launch of the Kindle fire in Santa Monica.
In the publishing industry, she has written and presented many articles and workshops for major publications as well as conventions. https://www.fastcompany.com/user/kail...
and is the host/founder of the podcast and newsletter Author Voices. Additionally, she owns a law firm specializing in consumer advocacy.
Kailin Gow holds a Masters degree in Management from USC and degrees in Social Ecology (Psychology, Criminology, Sociology, and Ecology/Climate), Drama, and Film making from UC Irvine where she once ran and DJ for a radio station that helped discovered OC bands like Sugar Ray and Gwen Stefani.
https://ventsmagazine.com/2025/04/10/...
Kailin Gow is an USA Today Bestselling author, publisher, screenwriter, director, producer, and speaker with hundreds of books published. She is also the owner/founder and organizer of mega-book signing events like Rockin' Hollywood, Naughty Mafia in Las Vegas, which has featured the very top authors of Romance and drawn thousands of readers, including being in a documentary film now out on Amazon Prime.
Over 14 Million copies of her books have been downloaded around the world and translated into 25 languages. 2 of her book series, FADE Series and Red Genesis Series, has been optioned by the Academy Award-winning team behind Netflix #1 most Liked and Top 10 Netflix Original Film, Wish Dragon, also the team behind the special effects magic of Star Wars and Marvel films.
She owns a traditional publishing company with an API (Asian Pacific Islander) Diversity initiative that has partnerships with production companies across the globe with distribution through Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Disney and more! Kailin Gow is a go to media guest on Women in Film and Television and is a voting member of the Academy Awards.
Her Worldwide Brand, Kailin Gow's Go Girl has won awards for its tv series, books, cosmetics, fashions, beauty and health products, and soon-to-be home and travel products. As of 2021, Kailin Gow's Go Girl is excited to expand into its own line of hotels, starting with a 70+ room hotel in Texas. In 2022, her books will be adapted into entertainment venues called Sparklesoup World, offered in various locations throughout the U.S. and internationally.
She has been a host on world-class stages, an invited speaker for BEA and a regular radio/TV guest for major stations. She is an official voice of AAPI, She has a TV Reality show on her as an author and personality. She is also the host and publisher of a leading author industry guide, subscription newsletter, and podcast called Authors Voices. Five of her pen names are USA Today Bestselling authors and will be traditionally published in 2022. She is also a recurring speaker/instructor of writing series and serials for professional screenwriters and producers as of 2021.
She was called an "innovating author" and an "Author as Influencer" by Goodreads executives at Book Expo America 2014 in their speech.
Kailin Gow is one of Cindy Crawford's Beauties, who is beautiful on the inside as well as the outside, along with Gabrielle Union.
She was called "a successful author who knows how to balance being an author and life" by Huffington Post. USA Today recommends her steamy romances while PBS Kids have recommended her Teen Fantasy Series.
Amazon highlighted her author success story on the homepage of Amazon.com and in their book, Transformations and was invited by Amazon to be an author spokesperson for Amazon's launch of the Kindle fire in Santa Monica.
In the publishing industry, she has written and presented many articles and workshops for major publications as well as conventions. https://www.fastcompany.com/user/kail...
and is the host/founder of the podcast and newsletter Author Voices. Additionally, she owns a law firm specializing in consumer advocacy.
Kailin Gow holds a Masters degree in Management from USC and degrees in Social Ecology (Psychology, Criminology, Sociology, and Ecology/Climate), Drama, and Film making from UC Irvine where she once ran and DJ for a radio station that helped discovered OC bands like Sugar Ray and Gwen Stefani.
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April 7, 2014
Ok so The Master is the third book in Kailin’s The Protegé series and you have to read the books in order: The Protegé, The Innocent and then The Master.
This is a love story but not really an ordinary one. The story really starts when Serena is a college student and is interviewing with Sebastian, a world-renowned classical composer, to become her advisor. He ends up offering her a proposition to become his lover and his protegé, but being advised by another professor.
Everything seems great right? Well Serena doesn’t have a pleasant past and The Master who turned her life around (and the one she ran from) reappears in her life.
Everyone thinks Sebastian’s life was handed to him on a silver platter but his parents don’t agree with his decision to pursue music, they snub him for it but use his name and fame to draw people in for events.
What happens when their world’s collide and now have one person in common?
This is an epic third and last book to the series. A lot of questions get answered and a lot of the unexpected happens! This storyline hooked me in right from The Protegé and I finished all three books pretty much in a day. They’re quick to read but also get you hooked to find out what happens.
This last book is a tangled web of “love” and deception, conquering and retribution but I feel the biggest victor that comes out on top is Serena. She ran from Price to do what she loves and that was to go to school for music. She stood her ground in wanting to be her own person. Her mind was back and forth on who she wanted to be with in The Master because Price really knew her body but also used that to manipulate her. Being with Sebastian was more natural, they both enjoyed the same things but is it enough for Serena? Kailin did a great job incorporating the titles for this series so in the end, you’ll find out who the true Master is and you may be surprised!
The Master has mystery and suspense but also heartbreak, hot sex and sweet moments. It’s a great ending to Sebastian and Serena’s story but I feel like there should have been more with the ending. BUT there will be a spin-off serial called Barely Legal featuring Serena’s bestie, Laura!
Here's our stop for the blog tour: http://wp.me/p3vwIF-19K
This is a love story but not really an ordinary one. The story really starts when Serena is a college student and is interviewing with Sebastian, a world-renowned classical composer, to become her advisor. He ends up offering her a proposition to become his lover and his protegé, but being advised by another professor.
Everything seems great right? Well Serena doesn’t have a pleasant past and The Master who turned her life around (and the one she ran from) reappears in her life.
Everyone thinks Sebastian’s life was handed to him on a silver platter but his parents don’t agree with his decision to pursue music, they snub him for it but use his name and fame to draw people in for events.
What happens when their world’s collide and now have one person in common?
This is an epic third and last book to the series. A lot of questions get answered and a lot of the unexpected happens! This storyline hooked me in right from The Protegé and I finished all three books pretty much in a day. They’re quick to read but also get you hooked to find out what happens.
This last book is a tangled web of “love” and deception, conquering and retribution but I feel the biggest victor that comes out on top is Serena. She ran from Price to do what she loves and that was to go to school for music. She stood her ground in wanting to be her own person. Her mind was back and forth on who she wanted to be with in The Master because Price really knew her body but also used that to manipulate her. Being with Sebastian was more natural, they both enjoyed the same things but is it enough for Serena? Kailin did a great job incorporating the titles for this series so in the end, you’ll find out who the true Master is and you may be surprised!
The Master has mystery and suspense but also heartbreak, hot sex and sweet moments. It’s a great ending to Sebastian and Serena’s story but I feel like there should have been more with the ending. BUT there will be a spin-off serial called Barely Legal featuring Serena’s bestie, Laura!
Here's our stop for the blog tour: http://wp.me/p3vwIF-19K
April 7, 2014
Ok so The Master is the third book in Kailin’s The Protegé series and you have to read the books in order: The Protegé, The Innocent and then The Master.
This is a love story but not really an ordinary one. The story really starts when Serena is a college student and is interviewing with Sebastian, a world-renowned classical composer, to become her advisor. He ends up offering her a proposition to become his lover and his protegé, but being advised by another professor.
Everything seems great right? Well Serena doesn’t have a pleasant past and The Master who turned her life around (and the one she ran from) reappears in her life.
Everyone thinks Sebastian’s life was handed to him on a silver platter but his parents don’t agree with his decision to pursue music, they snub him for it but use his name and fame to draw people in for events.
What happens when their world’s collide and now have one person in common?
This is an epic third and last book to the series. A lot of questions get answered and a lot of the unexpected happens! This storyline hooked me in right from The Protegé and I finished all three books pretty much in a day. They’re quick to read but also get you hooked to find out what happens.
This last book is a tangled web of “love” and deception, conquering and retribution but I feel the biggest victor that comes out on top is Serena. She ran from Price to do what she loves and that was to go to school for music. She stood her ground in wanting to be her own person. Her mind was back and forth on who she wanted to be with in The Master because Price really knew her body but also used that to manipulate her. Being with Sebastian was more natural, they both enjoyed the same things but is it enough for Serena? Kailin did a great job incorporating the titles for this series so in the end, you’ll find out who the true Master is and you may be surprised!
The Master has mystery and suspense but also heartbreak, hot sex and sweet moments. It’s a great ending to Sebastian and Serena’s story but I feel like there should have been more with the ending. BUT there will be a spin-off serial called Barely Legal featuring Serena’s bestie, Laura!
This is a love story but not really an ordinary one. The story really starts when Serena is a college student and is interviewing with Sebastian, a world-renowned classical composer, to become her advisor. He ends up offering her a proposition to become his lover and his protegé, but being advised by another professor.
Everything seems great right? Well Serena doesn’t have a pleasant past and The Master who turned her life around (and the one she ran from) reappears in her life.
Everyone thinks Sebastian’s life was handed to him on a silver platter but his parents don’t agree with his decision to pursue music, they snub him for it but use his name and fame to draw people in for events.
What happens when their world’s collide and now have one person in common?
This is an epic third and last book to the series. A lot of questions get answered and a lot of the unexpected happens! This storyline hooked me in right from The Protegé and I finished all three books pretty much in a day. They’re quick to read but also get you hooked to find out what happens.
This last book is a tangled web of “love” and deception, conquering and retribution but I feel the biggest victor that comes out on top is Serena. She ran from Price to do what she loves and that was to go to school for music. She stood her ground in wanting to be her own person. Her mind was back and forth on who she wanted to be with in The Master because Price really knew her body but also used that to manipulate her. Being with Sebastian was more natural, they both enjoyed the same things but is it enough for Serena? Kailin did a great job incorporating the titles for this series so in the end, you’ll find out who the true Master is and you may be surprised!
The Master has mystery and suspense but also heartbreak, hot sex and sweet moments. It’s a great ending to Sebastian and Serena’s story but I feel like there should have been more with the ending. BUT there will be a spin-off serial called Barely Legal featuring Serena’s bestie, Laura!
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April 1, 2014I rated this book 5 stars as well, the beginning of the book started off really good introducing me to Serena, who is a beautiful woman that has finally stood her ground and found her place in the world. Then there is Sebastian, he is one man trying to fight to make sure her life can continue to grow, trying to help her and love her the only way he knows how even in the beginning fighting the demons of Serena's ex lover Price...who basically molded her into who she was to a point, but she found out the real her now!!.. This book offers awesome emotions, even drama, and sizzling hot sexy scenes!!
One of my favorite quotes in the book was said by Sebastian:
"While you might see her as a sexual object, a thing you can fantasize about, to me she is a brilliant composer with a bright future, a future away from hungry eyes of men like you!"
This book blew me away even without reading The Protege and/or The Innocent. I was able to feel every emotion in the book .. Leaving you with one final quote that of course is another favorite.
"She had become the master.... "
The Master was given in exchange for an honest review ~ Heather
One of my favorite quotes in the book was said by Sebastian:
"While you might see her as a sexual object, a thing you can fantasize about, to me she is a brilliant composer with a bright future, a future away from hungry eyes of men like you!"
This book blew me away even without reading The Protege and/or The Innocent. I was able to feel every emotion in the book .. Leaving you with one final quote that of course is another favorite.
"She had become the master.... "
The Master was given in exchange for an honest review ~ Heather
May 19, 2014
4.5 Diamond Review by BB
The conclusion to The Protege Series was a nice Surprise. I did not expect this ending at all!. Serena has come full circle in the series and is stronger than ever. A twist I did not see coming. Sebastian and Price’s heat factor was turned up a notch in this conclusion to the series and a bit of mystery to intrigue you! Even though this is the conclusion to The Protege Series Kailin Gow and her talented Mad Mad skills has directed this series to the next spin off that is already calling my name. <3
The conclusion to The Protege Series was a nice Surprise. I did not expect this ending at all!. Serena has come full circle in the series and is stronger than ever. A twist I did not see coming. Sebastian and Price’s heat factor was turned up a notch in this conclusion to the series and a bit of mystery to intrigue you! Even though this is the conclusion to The Protege Series Kailin Gow and her talented Mad Mad skills has directed this series to the next spin off that is already calling my name. <3
November 9, 2014
I read all three books in the trilogy and really hoped that this final book would wrap up loose ends but just didn't do it for me. Story wasn't believable and the ending seemed rushed.
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