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Before He Was Her Headmaster
My one-night stand? He’s sitting behind the headmaster’s desk.
We meet at a truck stop. The chemistry is immediate, and we both do something out of character: one night, no explanations. The next day, I arrive at yet another private school. I’m a mature student who just needs three credits before I can graduate. Now I’m the off-limits forbidden temptation Sebastian Craig can’t forget, and we both try our best to behave. It works for a few weeks…until our secret cravings come tumbling out in the library after hours. How will we keep our private connection hidden until the end of term? I want to be his sweet girl forever, but the age gap and responsibility of his role might be too much to overcome…
We meet at a truck stop. The chemistry is immediate, and we both do something out of character: one night, no explanations. The next day, I arrive at yet another private school. I’m a mature student who just needs three credits before I can graduate. Now I’m the off-limits forbidden temptation Sebastian Craig can’t forget, and we both try our best to behave. It works for a few weeks…until our secret cravings come tumbling out in the library after hours. How will we keep our private connection hidden until the end of term? I want to be his sweet girl forever, but the age gap and responsibility of his role might be too much to overcome…
184 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 6, 2021
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Chloe Maine
42 books497 followersChloe Maine has written other books before, but none of them as purely id-driven as Before He Was Her Headmaster. She delights in the fantasy of bending big men to the craven desires of supposedly innocent women. When she’s not writing, she’s probably reading. She lives in Canada with her own big man, raising the babies they made together.
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November 15, 2022
3 Desperate to Break Free Stars ⭐
Before He Was Her Headmaster was a quick, dirty and surprisingly sweet taboo treat. If you’re looking for something new, totally inappropriate and naughty, you should certainly give this a go.
I’m just a mouthy brat with an authority problem.
Another school, another attempt at finishing her education. Lily is new in town with only 3 months before she graduates and to be finally free of her scheming parents. Stranded at a truck stop after her car breaks down, Lily finds herself propositioning a stranger. One that can’t resist taking her up on the offer.
His kiss is hot and demanding. My first real kiss, and there’s nothing sweet about it. It’s all Hello, I’m going to fuck you soon, and You better get wet or this might hurt.
With plans to meet again, their wish happens sooner as Sebastian Craig is none other than her new headmaster at Edgewood Academy. But instead of ignoring their feelings or hormones, Sebastian and Lily are eager to see where this interlude might lead.
“We don’t have to do anything you aren’t comfortable with.”
She twists in front of me, a lithe siren. “Oh, I want to do everything.”
This was delicious age gap and very insta love. With a hint of daddy kink, it was very low on drama and high on passion. I would have preferred a deeper storyline, as it would have provided an edgier read instead of a smutty one.
Before He Was Her Headmaster was a quick, dirty and surprisingly sweet taboo treat. If you’re looking for something new, totally inappropriate and naughty, you should certainly give this a go.
I’m just a mouthy brat with an authority problem.
Another school, another attempt at finishing her education. Lily is new in town with only 3 months before she graduates and to be finally free of her scheming parents. Stranded at a truck stop after her car breaks down, Lily finds herself propositioning a stranger. One that can’t resist taking her up on the offer.
His kiss is hot and demanding. My first real kiss, and there’s nothing sweet about it. It’s all Hello, I’m going to fuck you soon, and You better get wet or this might hurt.
With plans to meet again, their wish happens sooner as Sebastian Craig is none other than her new headmaster at Edgewood Academy. But instead of ignoring their feelings or hormones, Sebastian and Lily are eager to see where this interlude might lead.
“We don’t have to do anything you aren’t comfortable with.”
She twists in front of me, a lithe siren. “Oh, I want to do everything.”
This was delicious age gap and very insta love. With a hint of daddy kink, it was very low on drama and high on passion. I would have preferred a deeper storyline, as it would have provided an edgier read instead of a smutty one.
June 8, 2025
Age gap and steeeeeeamy
Uffff… if you’re looking for a steeeeamy AF palate cleanser, well look no further 😅. It’s also on the sweet side too 🫶.
Lily (18) should’ve already graduated high school, but she keeps mysteriously being expelled or kicked out of different schools, and it all stems down to what her parents, specifically her dad, gets the high schools to do. Because there’s a clause in her inheritance about her parents managing her money until she graduates high school, her dad keeps making it so that she never does 😐. Lily’s over this and wants to have her freedom.
So when she hitchhikes to her new school, she encounters a man in a truck stop 👀 and she wants to lose her v to him 😅.
Sebastian’s (40) at a truck stop when he defends a young woman 😅. She propositions him, kind of as a thank you, and he’s down 😳.
And then it gets 🔥💦. Once he figures out, she’s never done anything before, he puts on the brakes, but not before it gets 🥵.
Lili only needs three credits to graduate, and the headmaster’s the one that teaches one of the classes she needs to do this 😅. When she goes to talk to him, she realizes that the headmaster is none other than the man from the truck stop 👀.
Uh oh 😅
What I liked/loved: possible spoilers
—the epilogues 🫶. I’m such a sucker for epilogues, especially ones many years into the future ❤️
—the 🔥. Well yeah 😅. Duh 🥵💦🫠
—he’s allllll in 👏🏻
—the taboo element 👀. They had to hide their relationship 😉
— no third act break up 👏🏻. I was expecting the worst 😬
—he’s not a manhoooooar 👏🏻
—did I mention the 🔥? Cause there’s a lot of it 🤣
What I didn’t like/needed more of:
—more of a plot 😅. Yes, we understand that her parents aren’t the best, but we need more about this. We don’t even meet them in person, just hear about them or interact with them on the phone 🤷🏻♀️
—really? A v losing scene at a truckstop 😐? It just doesn’t make sense 🤦🏻♀️
—more taboo, please 👀. This was on the mild side, but it was still there.
Overall, this was a nice 🔥 palate cleanser
⚠️safety squad⚠️
-no cheating/sharing/omd/or real owd*
-mild owd*. the h’s friend wants to offer herself to the H when the H leaves the school. She confides in the h not knowing the h and the H are together
-dirty talk/breeeeeding/daddy kink/spaking
-condoms but then the h keeps taking them off 😅/virgin h/experienced H but not a manwhore
-HEA/epilogues/months later/10 years later
Uffff… if you’re looking for a steeeeamy AF palate cleanser, well look no further 😅. It’s also on the sweet side too 🫶.
Lily (18) should’ve already graduated high school, but she keeps mysteriously being expelled or kicked out of different schools, and it all stems down to what her parents, specifically her dad, gets the high schools to do. Because there’s a clause in her inheritance about her parents managing her money until she graduates high school, her dad keeps making it so that she never does 😐. Lily’s over this and wants to have her freedom.
So when she hitchhikes to her new school, she encounters a man in a truck stop 👀 and she wants to lose her v to him 😅.
Sebastian’s (40) at a truck stop when he defends a young woman 😅. She propositions him, kind of as a thank you, and he’s down 😳.
And then it gets 🔥💦. Once he figures out, she’s never done anything before, he puts on the brakes, but not before it gets 🥵.
Lili only needs three credits to graduate, and the headmaster’s the one that teaches one of the classes she needs to do this 😅. When she goes to talk to him, she realizes that the headmaster is none other than the man from the truck stop 👀.
Uh oh 😅
What I liked/loved: possible spoilers
—the epilogues 🫶. I’m such a sucker for epilogues, especially ones many years into the future ❤️
—the 🔥. Well yeah 😅. Duh 🥵💦🫠
—he’s allllll in 👏🏻
—the taboo element 👀. They had to hide their relationship 😉
— no third act break up 👏🏻. I was expecting the worst 😬
—he’s not a manhoooooar 👏🏻
—did I mention the 🔥? Cause there’s a lot of it 🤣
What I didn’t like/needed more of:
—more of a plot 😅. Yes, we understand that her parents aren’t the best, but we need more about this. We don’t even meet them in person, just hear about them or interact with them on the phone 🤷🏻♀️
—really? A v losing scene at a truckstop 😐? It just doesn’t make sense 🤦🏻♀️
—more taboo, please 👀. This was on the mild side, but it was still there.
Overall, this was a nice 🔥 palate cleanser
⚠️safety squad⚠️
-no cheating/sharing/omd/or real owd*
-mild owd*. the h’s friend wants to offer herself to the H when the H leaves the school. She confides in the h not knowing the h and the H are together
-dirty talk/breeeeeding/daddy kink/spaking
-condoms but then the h keeps taking them off 😅/virgin h/experienced H but not a manwhore
-HEA/epilogues/months later/10 years later
April 21, 2024
similar to jessa kane but make is softer, sweeter and healthier with a little bit daddy kink ✨
July 5, 2021
With a shaky exhale, I sink to my knees and press my face to the thick bulge behind his fly. Above me, he swears, then breathes my name. Coarse and then soft. That's who he is, and I'm the only one who knows it.
4.5 stars!
Holy crap, I enjoyed this book so much more than I was expecting!! BHWHH is simple story of forbidden love between a student and her headmaster who meet before they discover their complicated relationship. The sexual chemistry between Lily and Sebastian was so palpable and HOT that it made the scenes between them so freaking steamy! Seriously y'all, my kindle was sweating from the first bathroom scene all the way through to the very last page. If you love a well-written, drama-free student/teacher romance sprinkled with some Daddy kink, then this is definitely the book for you. I cannot wait to read more from Chloe ♡
My Sebastian Craig, Headmaster of Edgewood Academy and the star of Lily's fantasies...
*ARC provided by GMB Promo, and I voluntarily reviewed it*
April 30, 2023
InstaLove + AgeGap + One Night into More + Teacher/Student (it didn’t have much emphasis in it) + Not so much plot (majority smut) + Quick Reads + Dual POVs
If I thought that Above the Shop was good, this was amazing!! I loved them; it’s a little taboo, but I love how well they handled it; they didn’t get caught, and they weren’t overly irresponsible; it was mature, and it made the story feel more real, and I’m all here for it.
If you don’t like the teacher/student trope, I feel this novella is safe for you; it doesn’t emphasize that power dynamic or drama about it. He didn’t even grade her papers, and they didn’t show them much in class.
And it was even better because I knew the level of spice I was in for, so I had no unrealistic expectations.
If I thought that Above the Shop was good, this was amazing!! I loved them; it’s a little taboo, but I love how well they handled it; they didn’t get caught, and they weren’t overly irresponsible; it was mature, and it made the story feel more real, and I’m all here for it.
If you don’t like the teacher/student trope, I feel this novella is safe for you; it doesn’t emphasize that power dynamic or drama about it. He didn’t even grade her papers, and they didn’t show them much in class.
And it was even better because I knew the level of spice I was in for, so I had no unrealistic expectations.
June 24, 2021
ARC Review by The Dragon Den
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Sexy and forbidden, this age gap romance between a young woman with issues and her totally hot Headmaster steam up the class room for you. Guaranteed HEA and tons of sweetly sinful moments.
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Sexy and forbidden, this age gap romance between a young woman with issues and her totally hot Headmaster steam up the class room for you. Guaranteed HEA and tons of sweetly sinful moments.
August 17, 2022
Idk what CM put in this book, but it had absolutely no right being this good 😭😭.
The amount of physical affection in this book fed some part of me that I didn't know I needed 💀. Lily and Sebastian just made sense being together, and were actually smart abt their relationship? I loved this one sm.
The amount of physical affection in this book fed some part of me that I didn't know I needed 💀. Lily and Sebastian just made sense being together, and were actually smart abt their relationship? I loved this one sm.
dnf
December 23, 2022DNF @ 30% - too ridiculous for me. An 18-year old virgin trolls a truck stop parking lot for a man to take her vCard. Sounds like a male fantasy…
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 6, 2022
"Before He Was Her Headmaster" is the story of Lily and Sebastian.
Another May-December romance between a headmaster and his student. Now the clinch is that they meet before their identities are revealed, but do continue their relationship in secret, with loads of daddy kink.
I'd have rated it higher but I despise teacher- student romances and read this for continuity.
Safe
2/5
Another May-December romance between a headmaster and his student. Now the clinch is that they meet before their identities are revealed, but do continue their relationship in secret, with loads of daddy kink.
I'd have rated it higher but I despise teacher- student romances and read this for continuity.
Safe
2/5
July 29, 2024
Updated AUDIO Review (7.28.24)
𝐌𝐂𝐬: Sebastian + Lily
𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫(𝐬): Adam Beckett + Jill Smith
𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭:
🌻 Age Gap - 22 years
🌻 Forbidden
🌻 Headmaster/Student
🌻 Daddy Kink
🌻 Low Angst
This review is SPECIFICALLY for the audio. This was Chloe’s first release and single-handedly responsible for my obsession with her books.
It’s dirty and SWEET and sexy and absolutely perfect. No drama. Lots of sexy times. The best romance. THIS is how you do an erotic novella.
And Jill + Adam KILLED the narration. Jill gave perfect naive but fierce vibes for Lily and Adam was the perfect, obsessive Sebastion. At under 4 hours you NEED this audiobook if you’re in the mood for delicious smut and the sweetest, no drama love story!
Original Review:
𝒢𝑒𝓃𝓇𝑒 | 𝒯𝓇𝑜𝓅𝑒𝓈: Age-Gap
𝒮𝑒𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓈: Standalone
𝒮𝓉𝑒𝒶𝓂 𝐿𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓁: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I hit the mother freaking jackpot with this little book, y’all. Holy. Hot. Damn.
Novella length. Well-developed plot. Great flow and editing. And HOT AF! 🥵🥵 Not even kidding. I went into this with a cringe because I’ve read so many indie novellas here lately that show not every reader can be a writer. 🙈
But this book was so freaking good. From the intensely sexy meet-cute at a truck stop between a young woman and a man on a motorcycle to a forbidden, yet insanely sexual pull between a student and her headmaster, I could not put this book down. A 22 year age-gap, an unbelievably sweet, epic, sensual romance, some INSANELY sexy scenes (daddy kink, y’all), and a low-angst plot. I seriously LOVED Sebastian and Lily’s story.
𝑀𝓎 𝓉𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉, 𝓋𝒾𝓇𝑔𝒾𝓃 𝓆𝓊𝑒𝑒𝓃. 𝑀𝓎 𝓈𝑒𝓍𝓎 𝒻𝓊𝒸𝓀𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓈𝑒𝒸𝓇𝑒𝓉. 𝑀𝒾𝓃𝑒. 𝑀𝓎 𝐿𝒾𝓁𝓎. 𝑀𝓎 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝒹 𝑔𝒾𝓇𝓁. 𝑀𝓎 𝓅𝓊𝓇𝑒 𝑔𝒾𝓇𝓁, 𝓌𝓇𝒶𝓅𝓅𝑒𝒹 𝒶𝓇𝑜𝓊𝓃𝒹 𝓂𝓎 𝒸𝑜𝒸𝓀.
And I’ve never read an epilogue I’ve loved more. I’m legit blown away. For my personal tastes, I took a chance with this one. And I’m obsessed. I think this is another TOP 2021 read for me because the shock and appreciation factor is amazing.
𝐌𝐂𝐬: Sebastian + Lily
𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫(𝐬): Adam Beckett + Jill Smith
𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭:
🌻 Age Gap - 22 years
🌻 Forbidden
🌻 Headmaster/Student
🌻 Daddy Kink
🌻 Low Angst
This review is SPECIFICALLY for the audio. This was Chloe’s first release and single-handedly responsible for my obsession with her books.
It’s dirty and SWEET and sexy and absolutely perfect. No drama. Lots of sexy times. The best romance. THIS is how you do an erotic novella.
And Jill + Adam KILLED the narration. Jill gave perfect naive but fierce vibes for Lily and Adam was the perfect, obsessive Sebastion. At under 4 hours you NEED this audiobook if you’re in the mood for delicious smut and the sweetest, no drama love story!
Original Review:
𝒢𝑒𝓃𝓇𝑒 | 𝒯𝓇𝑜𝓅𝑒𝓈: Age-Gap
𝒮𝑒𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓈: Standalone
𝒮𝓉𝑒𝒶𝓂 𝐿𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓁: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I hit the mother freaking jackpot with this little book, y’all. Holy. Hot. Damn.
Novella length. Well-developed plot. Great flow and editing. And HOT AF! 🥵🥵 Not even kidding. I went into this with a cringe because I’ve read so many indie novellas here lately that show not every reader can be a writer. 🙈
But this book was so freaking good. From the intensely sexy meet-cute at a truck stop between a young woman and a man on a motorcycle to a forbidden, yet insanely sexual pull between a student and her headmaster, I could not put this book down. A 22 year age-gap, an unbelievably sweet, epic, sensual romance, some INSANELY sexy scenes (daddy kink, y’all), and a low-angst plot. I seriously LOVED Sebastian and Lily’s story.
𝑀𝓎 𝓉𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉, 𝓋𝒾𝓇𝑔𝒾𝓃 𝓆𝓊𝑒𝑒𝓃. 𝑀𝓎 𝓈𝑒𝓍𝓎 𝒻𝓊𝒸𝓀𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓈𝑒𝒸𝓇𝑒𝓉. 𝑀𝒾𝓃𝑒. 𝑀𝓎 𝐿𝒾𝓁𝓎. 𝑀𝓎 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝒹 𝑔𝒾𝓇𝓁. 𝑀𝓎 𝓅𝓊𝓇𝑒 𝑔𝒾𝓇𝓁, 𝓌𝓇𝒶𝓅𝓅𝑒𝒹 𝒶𝓇𝑜𝓊𝓃𝒹 𝓂𝓎 𝒸𝑜𝒸𝓀.
And I’ve never read an epilogue I’ve loved more. I’m legit blown away. For my personal tastes, I took a chance with this one. And I’m obsessed. I think this is another TOP 2021 read for me because the shock and appreciation factor is amazing.
March 9, 2025
Sebastian and Lily find love at first grope in a truck stop rental shower bath. This smutty gem possibly went too far into taboo fetish-land for my entertainment reading. But I appreciate the author acknowledges this discussion between characters. questionable items include the Daddy thing, h is almost underage, not to mention the ethical dilemma of a teacher student hookup. I love the fictional forbidden but the ick factor should not override all. I usually skim or consciously unsee these so I can enjoy the overall story. But a few things left me a little salty. That said this was a mostly enjoyable steamy read with a nice HEA. Including a great moment where the characters were both wearing red flannels and the H was stacking wood. Of course I immediately conjure the image of the paper towel brawny guy 👻😈😈🪓🪓🪵🧔🏻
July 11, 2021
- Age gap ✅
- Taboo ✅
- Headmaster and student ✅
When it comes to an age gap, taboo, student-teacher book, I simply say, 'Yes, please!' However, my love for these tropes was unfulfilled.
Now, I need to preface this by saying that I had some extraneous personal circumstances going on and this may have caused me to get the full experience of reading this book. With that said, I had a difficult time getting drawn into these characters. Yes, there is a huge age gap and while this usually makes one character assimilate to the other, neither seemed to bring out the best in each other. The storyline and pacing felt jaded and stunted (again, it could be on my part.)
I SOOO wanted to love this one as I'm always looking for new authors, unfortunately, this one wasn't for me.
- Taboo ✅
- Headmaster and student ✅
When it comes to an age gap, taboo, student-teacher book, I simply say, 'Yes, please!' However, my love for these tropes was unfulfilled.
Now, I need to preface this by saying that I had some extraneous personal circumstances going on and this may have caused me to get the full experience of reading this book. With that said, I had a difficult time getting drawn into these characters. Yes, there is a huge age gap and while this usually makes one character assimilate to the other, neither seemed to bring out the best in each other. The storyline and pacing felt jaded and stunted (again, it could be on my part.)
I SOOO wanted to love this one as I'm always looking for new authors, unfortunately, this one wasn't for me.
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November 9, 2023This story did not turn out as I expected. That’s neither a bad thing or a good thing, but it is a thing. Honestly, overall, the story turned out sweeter than I thought it would be. It was sexy and had moments, but when I see a cover like this one, and the word headmaster in the title, my brain expects something a bit edgier than what this story delivered so it was hard for me to really get invested. Everything I just mentioned is a complete me thing and not the story’s fault. The story is good. Their connection was actually sexy and fun and flirty but my head just couldn’t connect. *shrug*
February 11, 2024
If there’s ever been a sign I’m ready to leave my life behind, this moment has to be it. I lose myself in a woman I don’t know, driving her to a release she barely understands but desperately needs. I need it, too. I need to give her this, to be what she needs tonight, because it’s been too damn long since I’ve truly mattered to anyone. I’ve locked myself into a life I don’t want anymore out of a misguided sense of making a difference. When really I was just waiting for Lily to spread her legs and invite me to dive in.
Before He Was Her Headmaster has no business being this good, but it's Chloe Maine, so I shouldn't have anticipated anything less.
I genuinely have no notes.
The pacing is great. The kinks are perfection. The age gap is handled beautifully. The sexual tension is agonizing. And the fact that we've got two characters in a taboo situation that handle it like fucking adults and aren't absolute idiots that end up getting caught was so bloody refreshing, I don't even have words adequate enough to articulate just how much I appreciated that. I'm all for some good conflict and the tension that comes with "will they get caught", but I loved that these two were smart about their sneaking around. More of that, please.
Her voice drops, husky and sweet. “I’m glad you’re not a bad man. I like the hot guy on the motorcycle who cares that I’m a virgin.”
Memories from last night slam into me. “I do care.”
She nods. “I know. You knew I needed to get off and walked that fine line to make it good for me.”
Lily might be an innocent girl in many ways, but she knows more about me than most people do. Nobody else has ever seen me so keenly.
“I wish I could take care of you again.” The truth finally spills out of me like a forbidden firehose. “I see you, sweet girl. I see what you need. But we can’t.”
“I know.” She licks her lips. “I know we can’t.”
“We had last night. Nobody can take that from us.”
I genuinely loved this book. I loved the connection between Lily and Sebastian, I loved their chemistry, I loved their moments of human realness... just... all of it. All of the things.
This is going onto my favorites list.
“This last month has been so hard. Even with the pull between us, you’re the headmaster, and I’m a student. And I wanted to tell you….”
“Tell me everything. Anything.” I grip her by the arms, then release her. God, I could be so rough, too rough with her if I’m not careful.
“I felt like, I can’t tell you I met a guy who changed my world, and he’s all I can think about. That’s not something I can tell my headmaster.”
“Then tell me. Tell Sebastian.”
She makes a wounded noise, then kisses me instead. I let her because I want her mouth endlessly. I want her hands and her scent and body, too, but I want her heart more. I want her mind and her soul.
July 28, 2021
Sweet instalove
This is a sweet insta love age gap story. It's hot with very little drama.
It's well written, but could do with more back story for both of the main characters, and it lacked the expected final confrontation.
This is a sweet insta love age gap story. It's hot with very little drama.
It's well written, but could do with more back story for both of the main characters, and it lacked the expected final confrontation.
July 17, 2025
3.75 star
So this was very hot (age gap, Daddy kink, size difference) but the “are they gonna get caught” made me so anxious 🤣
So this was very hot (age gap, Daddy kink, size difference) but the “are they gonna get caught” made me so anxious 🤣
November 6, 2021
A quick, smutty read! It was well written and handled the topic well. If you like Jessa Kane I’m sure you’d like this!
August 21, 2021
The couple: Sebastian and Lily
Romance genre: DD/lg; student-teacher
Length: 184 pages
Plot: Lily is 19, a full year behind in school, and ready to graduate. She's had trouble in her previous private schools, through no fault of her own, and all she wants at her new school is to graduate, which she should be able to do in one semester. So she heads to her new school, and before she gets there, she ends up at a truck stop, where she meets the hot Sebastian, an older guy who is happy to make some of her dirty fantasies come to life. But he wants more than a shower-sex session, and they make plans to meet later. Unfortunately, they do meet later, when Lily walks into her school to meet with the new headmaster: Sebastian is the head at her new school, and she'll be taking his creative writing class. This complicates things a bit, but love isn't easily defeated.
Character development: I loved both of these characters. Lily was a good blend of sweet and salty, and still good at heart, despite what life has thrown at her. Sebastian was an interesting mix of a sort of soft dominant Daddy and dirty-talking fiend. He fell hard for Lily, but when she came to his school, he was willing to put his own needs and wants to the side to take care of her as a student who was obviously suffering from some sort of trauma. He put her above himself as a person and as a student. He was what everyone deserves in a teacher (before the sex, of course). I would have liked a little more about the dad - what criminal activities, were the consequences, etc.
I wil definitely read more from this author!
Romance genre: DD/lg; student-teacher
Length: 184 pages
Plot: Lily is 19, a full year behind in school, and ready to graduate. She's had trouble in her previous private schools, through no fault of her own, and all she wants at her new school is to graduate, which she should be able to do in one semester. So she heads to her new school, and before she gets there, she ends up at a truck stop, where she meets the hot Sebastian, an older guy who is happy to make some of her dirty fantasies come to life. But he wants more than a shower-sex session, and they make plans to meet later. Unfortunately, they do meet later, when Lily walks into her school to meet with the new headmaster: Sebastian is the head at her new school, and she'll be taking his creative writing class. This complicates things a bit, but love isn't easily defeated.
Character development: I loved both of these characters. Lily was a good blend of sweet and salty, and still good at heart, despite what life has thrown at her. Sebastian was an interesting mix of a sort of soft dominant Daddy and dirty-talking fiend. He fell hard for Lily, but when she came to his school, he was willing to put his own needs and wants to the side to take care of her as a student who was obviously suffering from some sort of trauma. He put her above himself as a person and as a student. He was what everyone deserves in a teacher (before the sex, of course). I would have liked a little more about the dad - what criminal activities, were the consequences, etc.
No way is Edgewood this great. Not when their headmaster is a secret truck stop sex fiend.
I brace myself on my arms and lean in, kissing the tear away. “Don’t move. Just take a minute and breathe. Let me make you feel good.”
“You can’t.”
“I can.” I kiss the corner of her mouth. “Shhh. Just listen to your body.”
“My body is a lying bitch.”
I grin. “I’ll hold still and kiss you, and you find where it feels good.”
“Nowhere.” I laugh.
“Don’t laugh!”
I wil definitely read more from this author!
October 24, 2025
4.5✨
Um…. What in the wholesome smut is going on?! Dirty and sweet? Get outta town. I don’t know if I’m sad or mad that I’m done reading this. Truly. Chloe girl, I am about to add as many of your works to my library as possible hunny.
Also, am I just goofy or what? I mean Lily had me cackling. h “Un-f*cking-acceptable. I just discovered how good dick is, and now the headmasters bedroom is off limits?” 😂
Anywhooooo…
🩷’d:
•h + H
•weekend getaway
•Stacy, I love me a girls girl. ❤️
⚠️ + Info:
— Dual POV
— Instalove
— Age gap: H (41) yum & h (18)
— Virgin h🍒 • experienced H but not a man304
— All the way 🥵 @ 60% (Pleased to report this was one of the more realistic first times I’ve ever read.)
— No: OW/OMD, sharing, cheating, push/pull, separation or 3rd act break up
— HEA: Happily married w/ 3 babies and 1 otw.🩷
Um…. What in the wholesome smut is going on?! Dirty and sweet? Get outta town. I don’t know if I’m sad or mad that I’m done reading this. Truly. Chloe girl, I am about to add as many of your works to my library as possible hunny.
Also, am I just goofy or what? I mean Lily had me cackling. h “Un-f*cking-acceptable. I just discovered how good dick is, and now the headmasters bedroom is off limits?” 😂
Anywhooooo…
🩷’d:
•h + H
•weekend getaway
•Stacy, I love me a girls girl. ❤️
⚠️ + Info:
— Dual POV
— Instalove
— Age gap: H (41) yum & h (18)
— Virgin h🍒 • experienced H but not a man304
— All the way 🥵 @ 60% (Pleased to report this was one of the more realistic first times I’ve ever read.)
— No: OW/OMD, sharing, cheating, push/pull, separation or 3rd act break up
— HEA: Happily married w/ 3 babies and 1 otw.🩷
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 3, 2022
Age gap romance with a sorta-bad girl and the principal of her school. Of course there is more than meets the eye. Ms. Maine is a new author, similar to Jessa Kane or Alexa Riley, but with more of a daddy dynamic.
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October 22, 2021
It started so well and then descended into horny idiocy.
And I love horny idiots, so what the fuck?!
And I love horny idiots, so what the fuck?!
May 8, 2024
A very sweet headmaster/student story with a little bit of age play!
July 16, 2021
Lily is on a mission to graduate from high school and finally get access to her trust fund, something her shady father has been derailing by pulling her from school and holding her back academically. She's three credits away from gaining her high school diploma and finally putting a stop to her family's abuse of power over her inheritance. Edgewood Academy is her last chance to get access to the trust fund and finally put as much distance between her and her family as humanly possible. When her car breaks down, she ends up at a truck stop and has an encounter with a sexy older stranger that changes her life.
Their time is cut short but the instant connection they both feel is undeniable and they make plans to meet up again next week. Only they both end up surprised when Lily walks in to the headmaster's office and Sebastian realizes the woman he'd fallen for is now his student!
The story starts off with a bang and it doesn't slow down from there. What I loved about it was that, yes, there is some steamy, crazy good sexual chemistry between the MCs but there is also a great build up to their relationship, outside of the bedroom. Because although their first meeting goes from zero to 100 in a blink of an eye, the rest of the story is a teasing slow burn before they finally cross the line from harmless flirting to full blown forbidden love affair.
Lily and Sebastian explore Daddy kink, they have meaningful conversations, they aren't wishy washy with their feelings (insta-love fans will LOVE them!) and this isn't a raunchy fling for either of them. They don't act TSTL and are 100% committed to each other. I found them both to be realistic and relatable.
This is the first by this author but I sincerely hope it wont be the last. We need more like this. BHWHH had everything that I love in a steamy romance :) A Hero to fall in love with (Sebastian was freaking A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!), an heroine you can root for (Lily was a blend of innocence and vulnerability but she was also a curious, playful contradiction! Definitely Bestie material, haha!), a story with an interesting/suspenseful plot, plenty of heated encounters, some kink to spice things up another level and of course, a warm happily ever after.
This is a memorable read that I know I will be re-reading again and again! Highly recommend! I received an ARC for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
***FULL DISCLOSURE *** I loved this so much, I bought my own copy for my kindle and plan to order the paperback soon! This is a must have for my personal library :)
SAFETY INFO TO FOLLOW (I COMPLETELY FORGOT 😱😝)
Their time is cut short but the instant connection they both feel is undeniable and they make plans to meet up again next week. Only they both end up surprised when Lily walks in to the headmaster's office and Sebastian realizes the woman he'd fallen for is now his student!
The story starts off with a bang and it doesn't slow down from there. What I loved about it was that, yes, there is some steamy, crazy good sexual chemistry between the MCs but there is also a great build up to their relationship, outside of the bedroom. Because although their first meeting goes from zero to 100 in a blink of an eye, the rest of the story is a teasing slow burn before they finally cross the line from harmless flirting to full blown forbidden love affair.
Lily and Sebastian explore Daddy kink, they have meaningful conversations, they aren't wishy washy with their feelings (insta-love fans will LOVE them!) and this isn't a raunchy fling for either of them. They don't act TSTL and are 100% committed to each other. I found them both to be realistic and relatable.
This is the first by this author but I sincerely hope it wont be the last. We need more like this. BHWHH had everything that I love in a steamy romance :) A Hero to fall in love with (Sebastian was freaking A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!), an heroine you can root for (Lily was a blend of innocence and vulnerability but she was also a curious, playful contradiction! Definitely Bestie material, haha!), a story with an interesting/suspenseful plot, plenty of heated encounters, some kink to spice things up another level and of course, a warm happily ever after.
This is a memorable read that I know I will be re-reading again and again! Highly recommend! I received an ARC for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
***FULL DISCLOSURE *** I loved this so much, I bought my own copy for my kindle and plan to order the paperback soon! This is a must have for my personal library :)
SAFETY INFO TO FOLLOW (I COMPLETELY FORGOT 😱😝)
December 25, 2021
interesting
The daughter and family issues were glossed over and really not sure why she was unsafe and changed her name to be safe. The interactions are hot and the headmaster likes to talk dirty. Age gap for sure but she is legal…barely. Kinda taboo with teacher/ student relationship. She turns from virgin to sex kitten very fast.
The daughter and family issues were glossed over and really not sure why she was unsafe and changed her name to be safe. The interactions are hot and the headmaster likes to talk dirty. Age gap for sure but she is legal…barely. Kinda taboo with teacher/ student relationship. She turns from virgin to sex kitten very fast.
June 29, 2021
Super hot book, great hero, sympathetic heroine, awesome setting, and just the right size story to enjoy in one satisfying sitting!
July 23, 2021
This book was the author's debut novel, at least I think so, I haven't seen another one listen on her Goodreads page. Anyway, I can say that it was a nice start.
The book s very easy to read, it's a novella so it doesn't have so many pages.
The story begins with Lily, a young girl who is about to start her senior year in a new school. On her way, she meets a stranger to whom she is totally drawn and has a one-night stand.
When she arrives at the school, she has a shocking revelation, the person with whom she fooled around last night, is her headmaster, Sebastian Craig.
Well, from here we got some forbidden moments between them, There isn't so much drama, how I expected, the author managed to give us a full view of their chemistry but that forbidden aspect which I've been looking for somehow was lost. I didn't get that forbidden angst where the characters are fighting with their feelings, a slow-burn relationship development, here is insta love, so the character jump to each other from the first second. Usually, I didn't like insta love, but here was ok, it did not bother me.
I couldn't really get to attached to the characters, Lily was a teenager, she had her maturity moments but she is still very young, and Sebastian, well, he is way older and I kinda expected a little more self-control from him.
The little drama from the end was ok, I would have liked to know about Lily's parents tho.
The epilogue was very cute, I liked seeing them after ten years. Overall, it was a nice read and I liked the author's writing style and I'm sure that I will give it a try to her future books too.
The book s very easy to read, it's a novella so it doesn't have so many pages.
The story begins with Lily, a young girl who is about to start her senior year in a new school. On her way, she meets a stranger to whom she is totally drawn and has a one-night stand.
When she arrives at the school, she has a shocking revelation, the person with whom she fooled around last night, is her headmaster, Sebastian Craig.
Well, from here we got some forbidden moments between them, There isn't so much drama, how I expected, the author managed to give us a full view of their chemistry but that forbidden aspect which I've been looking for somehow was lost. I didn't get that forbidden angst where the characters are fighting with their feelings, a slow-burn relationship development, here is insta love, so the character jump to each other from the first second. Usually, I didn't like insta love, but here was ok, it did not bother me.
I couldn't really get to attached to the characters, Lily was a teenager, she had her maturity moments but she is still very young, and Sebastian, well, he is way older and I kinda expected a little more self-control from him.
The little drama from the end was ok, I would have liked to know about Lily's parents tho.
The epilogue was very cute, I liked seeing them after ten years. Overall, it was a nice read and I liked the author's writing style and I'm sure that I will give it a try to her future books too.
March 21, 2022
This was an alright read. The story is a student-teacher romance. The story is a romance between Sebastian, the headmaster and creative writing teacher, and Lily, the student. I thought the story was quite boring. It was not like most of the student-teacher books that I have read. The characters were good. I liked them, but I wished the story could have been longer so that I got to see what happened between them. Sebastian Craig is the headmaster of Edgewood Academy. He meets Lily at a truck stop and soon finds out shortly after the first encounter that she is a student at the academy. I would describe him as smart, sexy and protective. Lily is known as a student with exceptional grades but with problems with respecting authority. Her family doesn't truly care about her, and just wants her trust fund money. I would describe her as witty and smart. The ending seemed a bit rushed. I wanted more content on what happened, and their happily ever after. Overall, an okay read.
July 11, 2021
***Review copy requested and reviewed on behalf of OMGReads Blog***
This is an age gap, forbidden, Insta-love romance.I honestly wasn't feeling this story. There was no climax, no excitement, nothing really happens, not even a real plot. They make it sound like the heroine is in danger and her parents will do terrible things.
I didn't find the daddy kink to be hott, quite the opposite really. It skeeved me out. Also, I thought their interactions with one another were incredibly cheesey, especially all the brunch talk. And the whole truck stop thing is gross. Like have you ever been to a truck stop bathroom...yuck.
The heroine was not mature young woman as we're lead to believe in the blurb. She's a whiney, immature, inexperienced, brat who can get good grades and is looking for some good dick because she suddenly feels the need to explore sex. And the headmaster is some old, boring, single guy needing to get laid and find some excitement in his life.
The one benefit I found in this story was that it was a quick and easy read.
December 23, 2021
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟.5/5
Spice: 🌶🌶🌶/5
- student/teacher romance
- age gap
- daddy lite
Lily has a history of getting in trouble in school and her parents just shipping her off to the next school without bothering to see what’s really going on.
On night she’s hitch hiking to her new school and has a rendezvous with a handsome stranger in the restroom, but they don’t go all the way bc Lily is still a virgin. The two part & that’s all she wrote.
That is until she arrives at school & realizes that the gentlemen she hooked up with is the school headmaster.
This is where things get spotty, i think they agree to stay away from each other but… They inevitably give in & keep their relationship a secret until she graduates… somewhere in the mix there’s a daddy kink thrown in but that’s really at the end lol
Spice: 🌶🌶🌶/5
- student/teacher romance
- age gap
- daddy lite
Lily has a history of getting in trouble in school and her parents just shipping her off to the next school without bothering to see what’s really going on.
On night she’s hitch hiking to her new school and has a rendezvous with a handsome stranger in the restroom, but they don’t go all the way bc Lily is still a virgin. The two part & that’s all she wrote.
That is until she arrives at school & realizes that the gentlemen she hooked up with is the school headmaster.
This is where things get spotty, i think they agree to stay away from each other but… They inevitably give in & keep their relationship a secret until she graduates… somewhere in the mix there’s a daddy kink thrown in but that’s really at the end lol
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