Forbidden Men Series: Complete Box Set

Forbidden Men #1-10

by Linda Kage

Have you ever had a taste for temptation? Wanted to started a relationship with a gigolo? Grown a crush on your professor? Married a friend to help her with her kid, only to meet the love of your life the next day? Wanted your roommate's boyfriend or best friend's little sister? Yeah, me neither. But maybe it'd be fun to read about.

Enter the Forbidden Men.

This series is a compilation of stories about different characters in each novel whose lives intertwine with each other. To rate Forbidden status, one main character in the story must at some point in the series be a bartender at the Forbidden Nightclub and their love interest has to have some kind of forbidden element, from minor to major. Their stories can be read as standalones or in any order, but to get the full experience, read them in this order:

- PRICE OF A KISS (Reese & Mason, Reese's point of view)
- TO PROFESSOR, WITH LOVE (Noel & Aspen)
- BE MY HERO ( Pick & Eva)
- WITH EVERY HEARTBEAT (Quinn & Zoey)
- A PERFECT TEN (Ten & Caroline)
- WORTH IT (Knox & Felicity)
- THE GIRL'S GOT SECRETS (Asher & Remy)
- PRICELESS (Sarah & Brandt)
- CONSOLATION PRIZE (Colton & Julianna)
- THE PRICE OF MASON (Reese & Mason, Mason's point of view)

BONUS CONTENT
For a glimpse at the second generation, this omnibus also includes four super-short novellas, featuring children of the Forbidden Men crew:
-OFF BALANCE (Julian Ryan)
-TIS THE SEASON (Skylar Ryan)
-ONCE UPON A CANOE TRIP (JB Hamilton & Teagan Tenning)
-PLAYING TO WIN (Rory Hart)

4520 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 7, 2019

About the author

Linda writes romance fiction from YA to adult, contemporary to fantasy.

Published since 2010, she first went through a 2-year writing correspondence class in children’s literature from The Institute of Children’s Literature, then graduated with a Bachelor's in Arts-English with an emphasis in creative fiction writing from Pittsburg State University.

She currently lives with her husband, two daughters, a cat named Holly, and nine cuckoo clocks in southeast Kansas.

She started out reading with the Baby-Sitters Club, then moved to Sandra Brown, Linda Howard, Julie Garwood, and LaVyrle Spencer in high school. Now, she's all over the place with her romance reading tastes.

A few of her favorite things have been:
Stranger Things, Supernatural, Cheers, Teen Wolf, Umbrella Academy, Outlander, Yellowstone, Grey's Anatomy, Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Shawshank Redemption, Dirty Dancing, Harry Potter, Tangled, A Walk to Remember, Dr. Pepper, Roast Beef with mashed potatoes and onion rings, the poem "Equipment" by Edgar A. Guest, and To Kill a Mockingbird.

Reviews

[Michelle]

Pronto haré una reseña completita pero me encantó el libro y valió mucho la pena para volver a leer a los y las Forbidden y me encantó que mi pequeño 'Oh mierda' en "Worth It" se volvió un gran 'OH MIERDA' cuando leí "Tis The Season" que es la única historia corta que no venía en la edición de "The Price of Mason" que leí hace varios años.

En resumen, leer un libro cuando una es adolescente y leerlo cuando una es Adulta es algo muy diferente y deja mensajes diferentes, que gusto me dió reencontrarme con estás historias y aprender que aún me encantan

[Abbi]

I read one book from this series, and loved it... then I read the summaries of the next books and was sure that I was about to be disappointing-just because I thought there was no way Linda Kage could write ten books with the same quality. I was pleasantly proven wrong. I know you've all read that one book that forced you to read it in one hour instead of a week. This entire series is that book. when I finished the second to last book I couldn't bring myself to start reading that last one, simply because I didn't want it to end. Linda Kage wrote the whole series in such a unique energy, I know that when you start reading you won't want to stop. :) I definitely didn't.

[Akku]

All of the books in this series are great.

[Lisbeth]

Una serie olvidable.

[Joanna]

From Book 1 through to Book 10, I was completely hooked and loved every moment of each character's journey. This series is one of the best I've read in a long time. Every book drew me in, with each story being unique and engaging while still cleverly linked together.

The friendships, the romances, the heartbreak, the fear, the triumphs, and the happiness all blended seamlessly into an unforgettable series. Every character had depth, and I found myself emotionally invested in their lives from beginning to end.

The author did an incredible job of weaving each story into the next, creating a world that felt real and impossible to leave. I laughed, cried, celebrated, and worried alongside the characters. It's rare to find a series that keeps the same high standard across ten books, but this one absolutely delivered.

I can't recommend this series highly enough. If you're looking for captivating characters, emotional storytelling, and a series that will keep you turning the pages long into the night, this is it. I already wish I could read it all again for the first time.

[Lucy Forest]

Not great literature, but I really got into the characters and liked that they were connected in most of the books.