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Wet Paint: A Forbidden Student Teacher & Age Gap Romance

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Ivy didn’t plan to fall for her art professor. But after one night in the studio, boundaries blurred, and desire took over. Will Novak was off-limits, yet some lines aren’t meant to stay uncrossed. In a world of secrecy, art, and temptation, wet paint isn’t the only thing that leaves a mark.

TROPES
forbidden
student/professor
secret relationship
age gap (13 years)
obsessive devotion
intense physical chemistry
artists
quiet yet spicy hero
virgin heroine

85 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 6, 2025

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60 people want to read

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Seven Rue

59 books3,745 followers
Seven Rue is an international bestselling author. Born and raised in a small town by the Lake of Constance in Switzerland, she loves writing books that not only make hearts melt but also push limits. When she's not writing, you can find her on long walks with her pup, Bowie, or kicking around a ball on the soccer field.

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sevenrue

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Profile Image for Morally  Grey Reader.
142 reviews3 followers
June 17, 2025
Perdonen, me dio diabetes, esto no es lo mio😞
Pero si te gustan los libros super dulces, es para vos!!!
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Sorry, this gave me diabetes, not my thing😞 But if u like super sweet books, this one is for u!!!
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255 reviews31 followers
July 8, 2025
I really do love Seven so much but this one just fell flat for me. Ivy was just very boring and I needed more steam. I love the student/professor trope but between Ivy boring me to tears and the lack of spice. I just could not get into this one.
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234 reviews2 followers
August 11, 2025
reminder to everyone: this is less than 100 pages.
it's short, very quick read, not too much character development or time for fluff!
I loved it, it's a forbidden art professor x student romance.

I think it's a sweeter taboo romance which is different than the usual taboo romances but still 🔥🔥
Profile Image for lelê! ✧.
258 reviews3 followers
November 22, 2025
professor e aluna é uma das minhas tropes favoritas da vida. é impossível um livro que tem ser ruim.

mesmo sendo um livro curto, entregou química, casal bom e desenvolvimento.

adorei!!!!
Profile Image for BrooklynBookworm.
666 reviews11 followers
June 30, 2025
Just.. okay

No chemistry

Seven Rue’s latest novella is a slight turn that the type of books she’s normally known for. In this short and sweet novella, we have Will & Ivy. Ivy is in a painting class taught by Will. Will was contacted by the school Ivy attends because he is famous for his pantings and Ivy loves his work.

But on the night of her 21st birthday, while she’s out drinking with her friends.. she can’t stop thinking about one person.. Will. She leaves the bar with the intention of going home.. but decides to head to the art studio where she knows she’ll find him.

It’s crazy right?! She can’t possibly be interested in her professor. I mean he’s not much older than her, only 34, and he’s seriously good-looking. But what innocent Ivy doesn’t expect is for Will to feel the same way about her that she does him. And what happens next is a steamy student-teacher romance.

Ok.. I liked it, yes.. but I didn’t expect it to be so .. clean. Any other book I’ve read by this author has been dark and dirty but this was almost too sweet. It was very short as well so I struggled to feel the chemistry between Ivy & Will. I liked how the author threw a little troublemaker in the story.. but the ending was just kind of bleh and it had no epilogue. It was a quick read, I finished it.. but only rating it 2.5 stars.
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440 reviews43 followers
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June 19, 2025
Rated: 2/5

What I liked:
💖 It didn't follow the traditional Aria/Ezra plot line of 'boy and girl meet somewhere and have a one night stand only to find out he's her teacher when she goes to class the next day' which I feel like most teacher/student romances do.

What I didn’t:
✋ I just didn't feel the chemistry between them at all. I get it's a novella but there wasn't even any sexual tension. I mostly felt bored.

Characters:
MMC: Will Novack, 34
FMC: Ivy, 21
Nicknames: Baby, Darling
Children: None
Pets: None

POV: Alternating first person
Pace: Fast
Type: Standalone Novella

🚨Trigger warning list below could have potential spoilers, depending on your definition of ‘spoiler’

Tropes:
📚 Teacher/student
📚 Age gap (13 years)
📚 Caretaker MMC
📚 College
📚 Forbidden Romance
📚 Artist FMC & MMC

Spice:
🐱: fingering, oral, sex
🍑: n/a
🍆: blowjob
🌶 Virgin FMC
🌶 "It'll fit"

Triggers:
⚠️ Alcohol consumption
⚠️ Very, very mild 'other woman drama'

Profile Image for Cristina M. Benavides.
20 reviews1 follower
July 28, 2025
Nunca pensé que hubiera un libro smut que fuera tan insípido y peor que los personajes eran solo npc que ni puede sentir nada, también me recuerda el de when october starts pero más culero. Y eso que ese libro es un fanfic de una película canadiense.

En este su relación era más de coje panas que pareja. La verdad la protagonista, fue manipulada y está muy obsesionada por el maestro. Y es muy triste que fuera tan horrible está experiencia de leerlo.


Seven Rue debería mejorar más en su escritura.
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296 reviews14 followers
September 15, 2025
Cute little novella. I really like this author, and yes, even the super taboo content too 🤌🏼 What I don't love, it the overuse, across all of this authors stories, is the use of all forms of the word "purse" in regard to lips. The eye roll I can't contain when I come across it takes me out of the story. It's too much. Find a different word, please 🙏🏼
Profile Image for Mara Shelby.
10 reviews
June 8, 2025
I usually love seven rue’s work but this book honestly disappointed me
It seemed rushed and didn’t really have a good story line
The spicy scenes were plain and to be honest boring
This is the first book of hers that I’ve not liked
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1,899 reviews4 followers
June 18, 2025
Such a sweet love story -- forbidden student - teacher relationship. Both talented artists. I was a little surprised this wasn't as filthy as most of Rue's books, but it truly was a beautiful love story.
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42 reviews
October 6, 2025
Was it my favourite sevenrue book ? Probably not.. it was soft and less kinky than most her books are. But it was a good time and I didn't hate these characters or the insta lust trope, which isn't usually for me. It didn't feel like a sevenrue book for the most part, but it wasn't bad.
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126 reviews
November 16, 2025
quando vai ser a minha vez da viver student × teacher trope?quando😓

queria que tivesse pelo menos mais 50 paginas + epílogo deles.

o will muito tesudo e a ivy querida(não achei ela chata como estavam falando nas outras avaliações)
Profile Image for Heather Walker.
431 reviews3 followers
June 11, 2025
Student / teacher.

Quick read.
Not that salacious or spicy.
Consensual student teacher relationship
fmc 21 mmc 34
No triggers or kinks.
No epilogue
Profile Image for June Yallop.
135 reviews1 follower
June 11, 2025
Oo this was a quick fun one Will and Ivy were super cute
Profile Image for Isa.
10 reviews
September 15, 2025
faltou taboo hahaha por ser da seven rue eu esperava mais taboo.
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12 reviews21 followers
October 28, 2025
It was short, sweet & hot🔥
Absolutely loved it!
Profile Image for Lyssavynora Leigh.
Author 6 books8 followers
November 10, 2025
everything written by her amma reading it. her books just hit different.... I miss Ivy and Nolan
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68 reviews
December 5, 2025
Even though their connection felt a bit rushed, I liked the story. Felt comforting. Probably one of my best reads of seven rue.
Profile Image for Dawn.
518 reviews
January 9, 2026
meh... good just not what I was thinking it would be.
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