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Taking the Leap #10

Quarterback Leap

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My teacher is hot AF, and unlike anyone else I’ve met, she cares. She’s sent me to detention more times than I’d like to count, but it only makes me want her more.

Yeah, she’s my teacher.

Yeah, there’s an age gap.

Yeah, she thinks I’m nothing but a bully.

She’s right on two of three. And that bully thing? Well, I might just have to bully her into being mine. But I’ll make sure she never regrets it.

137 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 29, 2020

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Brynn Paulin

203 books681 followers
When it comes to books and movies, Brynn Paulin has one rule: there must be a happy ending. After that one requirement, anything else goes. And it just might in any of her books.

Brynn lives in Michigan, where she likes to spoil her children and dogs—not necessarily in that order. She also loves to cook, travel and spend far too much time on social media. She enjoys mentoring and meeting new people and is always willing to chat. Personally, she finds great pleasure in spending time with her family and dogs, as well as volunteering around her community.

First published in June 2007 by Ellora's Cave, Brynn is the author of over 130 books, including the bestselling Daly Way and Taboo Wishes series.

According to Brynn, her writing success can be attributed to an eclectic collection of music, her local road construction crews, a trusty notebook, and of course, the people in her life who’ve finally accepted that everything is research—or will be.

Brynn loves to talk to her readers and can be found at www.brynnpaulin.com.

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Profile Image for Sonia.
1,323 reviews2,108 followers
June 2, 2023
3.5 reverse age gap stars

Oh what a guilty pleasure! An obsessed H who’s been watching and waiting for the right time to strike while remaining celibate is all I ask for 💁🏻‍♀️.

He also proves age ain’t nothing but a number 😉 😮‍💨.

Whitney’s (27) a teacher and kind of has a crush on one of her students, quarterback senior Kyler (18 almost 19). Whitney keeps giving him detention because he’s kind of a bully. After class one day, consider, leaving with everybody else, he locks the door and Cortazar against the board.

And that’s when it all starts 😉.

She tries to stop him, to resist him, but… yeah… he’s not listening… plus, he knows she wants him just as much 😅.

What I liked: POSSIBLE SPOILERS
—the 🔥. Oh boiii does Kyler put older men to shame 😮‍💨. It should be illegal (I mean… it kind of almost is 🤣) to be THIS good 😅. And that mouth on him? LAWD… have mercy on Whitney cause she’s gonna need it 🥵. Could this have been more detailed? Sure. But… for a novella, I can’t complain 🤷🏻‍♀️

—how much of a bulldozer he is 😅. Whitney can try to stay away, but he’s not listening 💁🏻‍♀️. He goes after what he wants, and he does it in such an alpha way 🥵

—how jp he gets 👀. He can’t stand men being near her, so he needs to make sure she knows that she’s his 😮‍💨. MINEMINEMINE 🔥

—no manwhore here 💁🏻‍♀️. Kyler hasn’t been with anyone in years and once he noticed Whitney, everyone else paled in comparison 👏🏻

—the sweet stuff. They get to know each other (ish lol) and he’s protective of her

—the taboo aspect 😅. Oh yeah. It’s here

—br33ding 😉 Kyler’s not here to play 🤷🏻‍♀️

—English teacher!!! Bahahaha. Look. I know I’m biased over here, but I felt her pain when she talks about grading 🤣… ESPECIALLY essays 🤣 they’re gonna be the death of us 💀🤣

—the familial support ❤️. Kyler’s parents are amazing ❤️

What I didn’t like/wanted more of: possible spoilers
—continuity errors/mistakes. Sooo… she’s 27 when the book opens and he’s 18 almost 19. When the book ends, the epilogue begins on her 30th birthday… ONE AND A HALF YEARS LATER!! 🤦🏻‍♀️. I ain’t a math teacher, but something ain’t mathing here. Only a few months elapsed from when the book begins, maybe 4/5 months (to when it ends)… so… um… how did she turn 30 when she’s only 29 🤣🤔🤔🤔. The epilogue should’ve been labeled as 2.5 years later.
-she’s 30, and Tyler’s 20 almost 21… ummm… 🤔🤔🤔🤨🤨🤨. Before, they were 8/9 years apart, but now they’re 9/10 years? 🤔🧐 HOOOOOWWW?!?!
Again. The math ain’t mathing 🤷🏻‍♀️
-in the first epilogue, we find out they’ve had 3 kids (IN 1.5 years!!!!!! Lol two were twins so fiiiine… but poor Whitney 🤣) and she’s pregnant with their fourth. And then, in the SECOND epilogue, 5 years later, she thinks about her 4 kids and then… they only have 3??? 🤦🏻‍♀️😅🧐
How did they lose a kid from the beginning of the second epilogue to the end🤣🤨🤨🤨 (they mention how all the kids are in school, all 3 of them 😬. It should be 4 🤦🏻‍♀️)

—the grammar mistakes 😬, Ironic since Whitney’s an English teacher 😅 (me too, but let’s not bring this up again 🤣)

—more angsty/inner dialogue in scenes.

Overall, this was a guilty pleasure and I enjoyed it ❤️. I’m going to see if I she also wrote a reverse age gap book for Kyler’s parents 👀 cause apparently, his mom was ALSO his dad’s teacher 👀

⚠️safety squad⚠️
-no cheating/sharing/owd/omd
-the H gets jealous when any man gets near her 😅
-dubcon ish
-biting
-breeding
-no condoms/the H wants a baby 👀
-H hasn’t been with anyone in a couple of years (he’s only known the h for about a year so he’s not a manwhore)
-HEA/2 epilogues/1.5 years later (should be 2.5) and 5 years later
Profile Image for Sarah.
630 reviews26 followers
June 19, 2023
“I’ve been trained to go full tilt into the fray. No fear. I’ve learned to assert my dominance, on and off the field. I’m not going to stand beneath your balcony and call for you. I’m going to climb up to the damn thing and come get you. And once I’m there, I’m not leaving. And you won’t want me to because you’ll be mine in every way.”

Important Note: I am not condoning student-teacher relationships in this review; this is purely about fiction.

Exploring romantic and sexual fantasies has always drawn me to romance, and the enthusiastic consent taboo subsection is especially compelling. Learning about this taboo romance novella brought a complicated reaction:
•Reverse age gap❤️‍🔥
•He’s in high school (though 18+) and she’s his teacher 👎🏻😬
•The author wrote the characters in a way that challenges expected/traditional power dynamics ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Quarterback Leap turned out to be a funny, self-aware, forbidden love story that honestly leans more towards romance than erotica.
I loved the way the characters’ power dynamics fluctuated, their awareness of their relationship being problematic and careful consideration before getting together. They interrogate their motives for wanting each other. Despite intense mutual lust and Kyler’s aggressive, stalkerish behavior, they take the relationship slowly and get to know each other before becoming physical. The author painted out the main characters’ backstories to explain their decision to start their relationship when they do.

Key Tropes: age gap; forbidden love; jock + nerd; stalking; babies.

Conclusion: 3 stars
Star Criteria:

1: Is the book engaging/enjoyable/entertaining? Yes.
2: Is the book creative? Yes.
3: Does the book offer educational value? No.
4. Does the book highlight voices traditionally underrepresented in literature? No.
5. Does the book challenge existing literary norms and tropes? Yes.
Profile Image for Alexandraa XX.
705 reviews800 followers
March 21, 2020
YESSSSS😍😍😍😍🥺❤️❤️❤️💓💓💓



QUICK SAFE ROMANTIC HOT LOVE STORY 🥺🥺


OLDER HEROINE and young hero... high school, the hero is almost nineteen and the heroine is 27.



‼️LOVE IN FIRST SIGHT

WHEN THE HERO SAW THE HEROINE FOR THE FIRST TIME he thought she was a student walking in the cafeteria and then he feels “LIGHTNING HAD HIT ME IN THE CENTER OF MY CHEST. MY ONE.” 🥺

The heroine like the hero too at first but thought it was too risky for them and she was afraid of many things... like if the hero didn’t feel the same way, their feelings maybe are not real all of that... BUT DEEP DOWN SHE KNOWS THE HERO WAS THE ONE TOO..



‼️NO CHEATING


‼️HOT SMUT SCENES


‼️NO VIRGINS...
No past partners mention or even come by...
Both i think is celibate for a long time.


‼️THE HERO IS OTT POSSESSIVE ALPHA MALE

I liked how the hero just go straight and pursue the heroine only and so alpha male about it... he didn’t go to anyone else in that progress because the heroine at some time rejected him. The hero didn’t do anything childish. THE HERO IS VERY DETERMINED AND SMART MAN 🤤😚



‼️MANY JEALOUS SCENES FROM THE HERO.

One of them was the heroine only said that the other teacher that talked to her was just a friend. He was just talking to her so relax. He got so mad lol 😍

“Don’t say his name in this bed. The only man’s name in this bed is Kyler Kyler, Kyler.”



‼️THE HERO WANTS THE HEROINE SOOOO BAD...

“Never letting you go. Never. This p*ssy was made for my c*ck. This body was made for me to worship and protect. When I say forever, I MEAN FOREVER.”

🥺🥺😍😍😍😍😍



‼️THE HERO ALWAYS SAID TO THE HEROINE

YOU ARE MINE. Mine mine mine

🥺🥺

“Get used to it. You are mine.”

“Because I know you’re mine.”
“But for how long?”
“FOREVER.”
🥺🥺



‼️THE HEROINE some time push the hero away for many reasons.. BUT NOT TOO MUCH... THE HERO never push the heroine away...



‼️IT HAS SEPARATION FOR 2 MONTHS because the hero have to graduate first so he can talk and see the heroine... DURING THIS TIME THERE IS NO ANYONE ELSE AND BOTH ARE VERY LOYAL 🥺👏🏼👏🏼



‼️HAPPY ENDING... they are going to get married and the heroine is pregnant with twins 😍😍😍



‼️DRAMA WITH OM but not too annoying... NOOO DRAMA WITH OW ~
Profile Image for Reader.
1,195 reviews91 followers
October 24, 2020
I’m a big fan of age gap romances, whether it’s the man or the woman that is the older one. This is a teacher student romance he’s almost 19 and she’s 27. While I had my doubts that a 19 year old was so certain about what he wanted for his future, nevertheless I decided to just go with it. Overall this was a delightful piece of fluff.
Profile Image for Beeg Panda.
1,624 reviews579 followers
May 23, 2021
That was unexpected.
He certainly knows what he wants, little Mr Alpha, and how to go after it.
The h didn’t stand a chance
I’m not okay with the age and age gap but not enough to stop reading.
Helps that she’s not the one doing the chasing in this book cos that would’ve just been a put off for me. (Just watched that movie where the heroine gives in to the hero’s advances but he is totally messed up later in life, which he directly attributes to her giving in to him because he was too young to know better)
Profile Image for Granger McGringot.
1,440 reviews218 followers
March 5, 2020
Relationship between older (female) teacher and her 3rd-year student? I thought the H was not alpha enough and couldn't take the world and life well. Boy, was I wrong. The H was very much alpha and responsible when reality and life hit. It was bittersweet and somewhat lovable. I thought this was gonna be bit ridiculous-instalove with who-care-bout-reality-it's-fiction-anyway, but it's nothing like that. The plot filled with life facts and reality check every turn of the way. And all the problems were solved beautifully. It was a good older heroine romance story.
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Profile Image for LaBlue.
1,056 reviews28 followers
September 5, 2023
I really liked this story. It was fast paced but well written. It’s lite and sweet with mild angst and naughtiness. The HEA was believable for a fantasy. Their age and the MMC in college leading a football players life, the fame and money would have caused problems for sure. Even if he had a burning desire to be a lawyer (which I believe he did), I don’t see how there wouldn’t have been issues. Still, the fact I believed it made me like it so much. There was no contrary thoughts or actions that the characters did. It was written faithfully to the character’s personality and dynamics.

The MMC was in love with the older FMC who was his teacher in ONE class in his final semester of high school. Even though he saw her a year before when he was already 18 he waited for her until now when he is almost finished with his education to approach the FMC. It’s a smart mature process. If it wasn’t because he over heard her planning to start dating he would have waited until after graduation as he originally planned. Anyway, the MMC pursues her and they are together by chapter five. The rest is the drama is of him convincing her to believe in a forever for them and them dealing with the fallout of getting caught. They were separated for a blip of a second in the story and then it’s HEA and two epilogues. I wished their had been one more to show them at 15+ years out but I was still happy for them with what I got.

I will definitely try some more books by this author. I liked the flavor/tone of her style of writing and I think I would enjoy other books by her. There are grammatical errors but they weren’t that bad, just noticeable. It’s something I could live with though. Good luck.
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1,314 reviews63 followers
January 2, 2021
I loved this, storyline was not lacking even though it was a short read, the writing was very engaging, the Hero was OTT JP and the heroine was pretty doormat which I love. Definitely looking at other works by this author.
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4,307 reviews37 followers
March 1, 2020
Well at first I wasn't sure about the OW/YM part of this story... but boy was I wrong for that. That story was sweet, possessive and just hot😍😍🔥🔥 Kyler was all man despite his age. A little drama and whole lot of judgemental people. HEA and insta love. Totally safe. This book has brought this type of story a bit more into my focus.👍👍
Profile Image for Cheri.
908 reviews13 followers
June 15, 2023
Whitney has a crushing on one of the students but ignored it until he cornered her after class one day. She's resists because of her position of power over him and she's also 9 years older. This was my first read by this author and it wasn't bad. I wish more authors did reverse age-gaps. For a novella it was decent but I wish I got more depth from the characters. Things were so fast paced that I didn't get why Kyler was in love with her and why she was his 'one'. I did enjoy his possessive, jealous tendencies and the way he pursued Whit. It was nice seeing the younger person be the bulldozer. But I had issues with Kyler's dialogue at times. For an example, I'm sorry but no modern day 18 yr old guy would think 'her sex'. Other than that, I'm still willing to try out more books by this author.
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176 reviews3 followers
February 29, 2020
#KylerSetMyPantsOnFire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

OMG! I have had this book pre-ordered since November and the wait was sooooo worth it!!! It checks all the boxes for me:
Teacher/student ✅
Older Woman/Younger Man✅
Alpha AF hero✅
Kyler does not let the age difference deter him from claiming his future with his teacher, Whitney. Whitney knows that they shouldn't be together, but how do you deny yourself a love like this?

"Whitney, I love you. If nothing else, remember that. I’m not letting you go. Ever. I’ll think of you every day while we’re apart. You’re my everything. I will come for you—you’re mine. Don’t forget that. And don’t give up on us. Kyler" 😭😭😭

Do yourself a favor and snatch this book up now! Easily my #1 favorite Brynn Paulin release now!
Profile Image for Susan Anderson.
1,033 reviews4 followers
March 3, 2020
I received an arc for an honest review. This book brings us Whitney and Kyler. Whitney is Kyler's high school teacher - a forbidden taboo romance. Yes, this book is short - but it has so much packed into it. I loved how Kyler was so sure of his feelings for Whitney. Whitney fought to stay away, but Kyler was one determined Quarterback. I loved the fact that his parents had the same kind of relationship. This was a great read and I highly recommend it.
Profile Image for Leslee.
2,655 reviews76 followers
March 6, 2020
I absolutely adore the teacher/student trope, especially when it is a female teacher and a male student. Kyler is all alpha male with a gooey center when it comes to the woman he knows is his. Whitney is lonely, reserved from a rough childhood growing up in foster care. Kyler is really the type of guy that I love as a book boyfriend. I couldn't help but root for Whitney, praying she would take a chance on him. I can't wait to read more by this awesome author!
7 reviews
February 27, 2020
Hot, steamy with a side of forbidden.

This was a really good book with excellent character development. The interaction and feelings between Kyler and Whitney were genuine and loving. The storyline touches on a relatively taboo topic of teacher and student relationship but the author manages to navigate it in a way that it seemed destined to be.
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240 reviews8 followers
March 3, 2020
Panting for more

So I don’t typically enjoy an older woman/ younger man book. But this book was FIRE 🔥 , I Loved it so much!! Kyler is such an Alpha Male he totally swept me off my feet and had me panting for more! Whitney is the perfect woman for him and I loved their love story!
522 reviews5 followers
April 11, 2020
Nice change from older man younger woman.

I liked this story. You could see them getting caught a mile away. I admire Whitney for trying to do the right thing once they did get caught. I enjoyed the older woman younger man story for a change. At least this story had a much happier ending than Romeo and Juliet did.
413 reviews2 followers
September 5, 2021
Not sure how I feel about this

This is not a genre I enjoy-teacher/student and although Kyler was over 18 he was in High School having an affair with his teacher. I found it all kinds of wrong even though I liked his character. The subject matter made me uncomfortable. I don’t mind younger man/older woman but not like this.
Profile Image for Evangeline Luguna.
Author 4 books7 followers
March 1, 2020
I loved it

I live how he fought for her... and I am thinking that that 1st time... lol you got to read this book.. that principal I wanted to throttle.. his mom and dad I loved... omg this book and my feel....
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296 reviews1 follower
March 1, 2020
Enjoyedl

Cute and quick fun read about forbidden love. Student and teacher. One star down for grammar and some notes left by accident I think. Enjoyable read.
217 reviews7 followers
March 2, 2020
Why you do this to me

This book just feels and it's hot and amaZing! I want a Kyler of my own.
Awesome take on age Gap and doesn't make it creepy
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2,069 reviews7 followers
April 22, 2020
This was fantastic! Loved Kylar! He is my newest book boyfriend. Great story.
2,789 reviews16 followers
May 17, 2020
Intriguing series

This book was an intriguing story from an unlikely pair kyler & Whitney had to conquer many obstacles to finally have their happily ever after.
32 reviews
July 11, 2020
My kind of story

My kind of story, sweet, hot, little angst.
With a jealous, possessive man, and an independent woman.
With an awesome HEA.
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2,545 reviews20 followers
February 23, 2021
Talk about a young man that knows his own mind! Kyler and Whitney are destined to be together and travel a difficult road to get there. Super hot and steamy. So good!
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391 reviews4 followers
April 23, 2022
Very short so everything was sped up. No build up or reality to be honest. It felt like a fairytale . I finished in 30mins
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