Forbidden Professor

by Carmen Falcone

He'll teach her a thing or two...Grayson is shocked when he finds an intimate video on a random student’s cell phone. That recording can crush his career and eliminate any chance of him becoming the next dean—a dream his family fought against from the start. To avoid a scandal, he follows the student to get more information about the person who gained access to his private video. Cornered, she says she’ll help him find the culprit on one he must kiss her.Perpetual good girl Frankie has always crushed on her hot professor, Grayson Braddock. But she knows he would never give a student a shot. When the opportunity presents itself, she decides to be bold for once in her life—because she knows this is her only chance to act on her feelings. But her innocent demand for a kiss quickly shifts into a scorching hot affair, and she has to choose between going back to her safe life or walking on the wild side with Grayson permanently.For a limited time only, the short story FORBIDDEN MARRIAGE will be included in this book.

Genres: Contemporary

187 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 30, 2021

About the author

USA TODAY Bestselling author Carmen Falcone favors writing high-stakes, addictive romance with intense chemistry that leaps off the page. Her heroines are quirky and relatable, with just a touch of snark. And her heroes are impossibly hot, oftentimes stubborn and bossy, and will give you that delicious rush of adrenaline.

She’s been publishing for for 15 years, with over 80 books available in various formats, some of which have been translated to multiple languages.

She lives in Texas with her husband, kids, and three dogs.

Reviews

[Sandy N · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book. Awesome short story. Professor / Student relationship. Sizzling sex scenes.

[CarolKat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Francesca 'Frankie' Mancuso makes a big mistake when she forgets to put her phone in the bin for Professor Grayson Braddock's class, her friend Virginia had sent a video of him and a woman to her phone that could end 2 professor's careers. She also didn't lock her phone so when the Professor confiscates it the first thing he sees is the video. Now he needs to know where it came from. Frankie is reluctant to tell him where she got the video, and on impulse says she'll tell him for a kiss.

The location he chooses for the kiss is far from ideal but things heat up between these two rapidly. While he's never dated a student, she is of legal age but the involvement could still ruin him and his goal has always been to become Dean.

Frankie knows she shouldn't start anything with Grayson, but she can't seem to say no. The attraction between them is off the charts, but even if they were to go public with their dating her parents would never approve.

This is a kindle melting read with a bit of suspense and some family drama.

[Michele · Rating 4 out of 5]

The good girl crushing on her Professor, only she doesn’t want to be the good girl anymore. An intriguing storyline with great characters that each help bring out the best in each other. A fast paced book, with lively moments that will help you understand these characters and why Grayson is hesitant to love again, and Frankie trying to break free of her parents overbearing protection. A great ending as they both learn to compromise.

I am voluntarily leaving a review for this book that I received free.

[Lisa H · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

Lesson number one. Never make s sex video. Even on your phone. Professor Grayson Braddock (wink) does make one with another faculty member a few weeks ago and now it’s beibg passed around. He’s on track to make dean.

Frankie, his student has both the video and a crush on her professor. Which Grayson found on her phone and deleted.

So, what’s a bit of blackmail between a much younger student and her professor? He’s in his forties. It’s a wish fulfillment for both of them.
Spicy.

Recommend.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Frankie has been crushing on Professor Grayson so when he gets a hold of her phone and sees a compromising video of himself she decides to take advantage of the moment and trade a kiss for the information he wants. Neither expected that one steamy kiss would turn into a forbidden romance. This is a steamy, forbidden romance between two people who have off the charts hot chemistry together. Forbidden Professor is a great addition to the Forbidden series. I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book.

[Dina Bushrod · Rating 5 out of 5]

Do you know that *** video you made? Ha! People never learn. What do a student with a fantasy, and a professor in trouble equal? This was one luscious story, I loved every bit of it. The characters were amazing from beginning to end. Is it a sexy, oh my goodness story, heck yeah. It keeps you wondering when the s**t was going to hit the fan. That's it, not saying more; get this book and find out the who, what, and why. Be sure you have a fan nearby to cool you off.

[Christine Glover · Rating 5 out of 5]

Once again, Ms. Falcone delivers a sizzling hot romance with a compelling heroine who shows the hero how to find love again in this delicious story. Although they have an age difference, Frankie is a mature, smart woman who shows Grayson how to love and trust again after a major loss. The story truly filled with heart along with some awesome action between the two main characters. I highly recommend!

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

The professor took her phone.
And then he peeked at it.
And saw the worst thing possible.

Now he has serious issues to deal with ...
The video, the participant of said video, and any fallout.

She is a college student, shy and quiet.
He asks for a favor.
She wants a kiss.
But does it end with that?

Pretty cool book & I loved the location of the novel. :)

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Janie · Rating 5 out of 5]

The author goes out of her way to make the reader relate to the characters. Grayson and Frankie are steamy, but there is also something more between them. Frankie's cell phone was just the beginning of their relationship when she was forwarded an intimate video between her professor and a mystery woman in the middle of fellatio and cunnilingus.

[Abby J · Rating 4 out of 5]

Frankie is in possession of a scandalous video circulating the student body. When she neglects to lock and stash her phone in Professor Braddock’s class, he confiscates it and demands to know where the video came from. She agrees to tell him for a kiss. Their chemistry is off the charts but their relationship is completely forbidden.

[Theresa Campbell · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this story. It is a fast read but you do have time to know the characters. There's lots of sexy times but also some romance. I loved the epilogue. I received an advanced copy of this book from the author and I am voluntarily reviewing with my honest opinion.

[Jhoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

What can I say?

Yeah, ringing endorsement right there. But it’s not as bad as all that.

I could be a bit of a gramma cop when it comes to anything I read, especially if I paid for it. Normally I don’t mind if there are a few errors here and there per chapter, no one is perfect after all. But when I feel that you have exceeded what I think is a normal amount, I end up getting mentally sidetracked by them.

Now you may not notice most of these, which is great for you, but I did notice since I’m a slow reader.

Now that is out of the way, the story is enjoyable.

The story didn’t play out how I expected, but that was why I read the book. If I knew how it would happen there wouldn’t have been a point in reading it. The girl is not my fave in the story. I like the guy, as a person, much better.

I feel sorry for Emma and I hope she finds someone. A story about her would have been a better choice for a second short story. Oh, you didn’t know? You are technically getting two stories in this book.

Before I get into the second story, let’s finish talking about the main one.

Everything was making sense until we neared the ending and then the author felt like there needed to be a conflict and made me not like the girl. Up until now she was fine, but this did what it was suppose to do. The author may say she’s only 20, and this one of her learning moments. And I agree completely with that. I just think that there were other ways to create more drama, but it is not my story and it, of course , gets worked out.

The second story is a complete shift in everything you were experiencing in the first story. At first I thought that it was going to just be an excerpt from a larger story so I was a little surprised when it completed itself so nicely.

This is the uncomplicated story that most of us can appreciate.

It’s all good.

[Nicole Normand · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book discounted via Bookbub; this is my honest review
Forbidden Professor:
-Grayson is in a lot of trouble, not once, but twice!
-Frankie is the good girl every man's mother would love.
-Virginia is not a so-great BFF in my opinion and she's the complete opposite of Frankie.
-I couldn't trust Emma and didn't like her from the beginning.
-Unprotected, if anyone wants to know.
-Grayson is all-in in this new relationship and takes all the steps so that they are no longer in trouble - that's commitment.
-Good story.
Forbidden Marriage:
-Short and sweet. You'll probably guess how this goes but it was fun getting there.
-Beck and Clarissa make a great power couple.
-"Her eyebrows reached her hairline at the sight of his c***". I'm not sure why as she had seen it twice (or more) already.

[Stephanie Perry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Basic Storyline

I wanted to like this book more, but it was a very quick read with a very basic storyline. There wasn’t much depth to the story. The scenes were descriptive and you could feel emotions which I liked, but the overall story fell flat.

[Michelle Ash · Rating 1 out of 5]

So not good on multiple levels

[EstelaReadsRomance · Rating 5 out of 5]

FORBIDDEN PROFESSOR by Carmen Falcone
4 1/2 stars

Starring Grayson Braddock and Francesca “Frankie” Mancuso

Tropes: Teacher/Student, Crush on a Professor, Older Hero/Younger Heroine (age gap 20yrs)

When I want a steamy read that doesn’t skimp on the story… I’m definitely grabbing a Carmen Falcone book. I discovered her this year and I’ve officially put her on my “Favorite 2022 Authors” List. She is freaken amazeballs!!

I totally enjoyed Grayson and Frankie’s story. Their dynamic was off the charts!! Honestly needed to sit in front of a fan while reading this coz these two were so hawt, y’all!! Like, wowza!!

Grayson was all kinds of yum!! I love that once Frankie was on his radar he couldn’t get her out of his mind… and couldn’t get enough of her. The dirty talk on this one will definitely make you blush. Grayson has been through a lot and that he’s able to pour out his emotions with Frankie is a beautiful thing. So glad that he found love again and he let Frankie have his heart. She’ll definitely take care of it.

Frankie may be a good girl and a little reserved coz of her upbringing and meddlesome parents… but I yelled “yassss girl” when she took the initiative with Grayson. She knew what she wanted and went after it!! She may be young and a little inexperienced, but she gives as good as she gets. She’s the kind of heroine you’re gonna want to high-five!! I enjoyed her quiet storm spirit. She’ll keep Grayson on his toes!!

Giving Carmen a huge applause for this story. I enjoyed every second I spent in her world!! Girl, take a bow… you done gooooooood!! Thank you for giving us characters worth cheering for!!!

My star system: 4 1/2 stars
Book was great. Loved the characters. Storyline kept me entertained. Gave me the feels and aaaaaaalmost made me cry in some parts.

[Breen · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Second book I read of this author and it was really good. As someone that usually read dark romances with longs list of ‘author note’ its weird for me to read this kind of taboo stories? I don’t mind them at all but the whole age-gap isn’t kind of my thing. Anyway, I gave it a try and really enjoyed the story. It was super short like super short. I was hooked up and sooner rather than later it was over. The story started pretty funny lol at least to me. Frankie had ‘once in a life opportunity’ and smartly she embrace it. But not everything was happily ever after and sadly it broke my heart. Poor Frankie but also Grayson, guess life always find a way to surprise you when you expect it. Shout to her for putting a stop to her parents. They seriously deserved it.”

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Francesca’s (Frankie) is a college student, who parents are try to get married young like them. Frankie friend shows her a video of two teachers having sex, her friend sends her the video and her teacher Mr. Greyson found it. The video happens to be Mr. Greyson. Mr. Greyson wants Frankie to help find out who hacked into the other teach computer and got it. During it all Mr. Greyson and Frankie start a relationship and falling in love wit each other.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Terry Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

When a scandelous video goes around the college of two teachers, the students know who the one professor is but not the other. When Frankie's phone get confiscated and the professor sees his video on her phone, he has a lot of questions.
She will only answer him under one condition. Ofcourse, I am not telling you that one condition, however it can work in their favor.

I enjoyed the book, I read it in a couple hours and it kept me entertained.


** I received a ARC of this book in exchange for a honest review. This review is my own feelings.**

[Megan Boniface · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great story with well developed relatable characters. It started out as a crush on her older hot professor. After being caught with a compromising video of him, Frankie must now help before his career is ruined. This action isn't entirely selfish on her part as she insists on a kiss for the information. Could this forbidden encounter be the start of something more or just a means to an end?

[Amanda Campbell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow this book was 🔥🔥🔥🔥. Super steamy and smoking hot. This was a quicker read, and still had a good storyline. Lots of sexytimes but also lots of development of characters. I really liked how Greyson opened up. Definitely recommend!!

[Heather Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great story about the taboo relationship between a professor and his student. Full of steamy love scenes and an easy read.

[Brandy Goodman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it. Professor and student yes please. Well developed characters and world. Great concept.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed this book, forbidden student/ teacher relationship, handled very well. and even better a happy ending