Forbidden Fruit (Paperback)

by Eden Bradley (Author)
Key Phrases: sex clenched, Mia Rose, San Francisco, New Orleans (more...)

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Product Description
One taste is never enough.

For university professor Mia Rose Curry, it was all academic: her course in alternative sexuality was a safe, socially acceptable way for her to talk about the things she desired most—but had never let herself experience. And while students crammed into her class to learn about fetishes, bondage, voyeurism, and much more, Mia kept her own raging desires, and her most private fantasies, carefully under wraps…until one man dared to make her secret passions a brazen reality.

Jagger James is everything Mia wants, and everything taboo: he’s gorgeous, daring—and a student. Yet Mia can’t help imagining his hands, his lips, his skin…all the while drawing closer and closer to this forbidden fruit. She soon discovers how much Jagger wants her, demanding that she abandon every inhibition with him. Now they are about to take a dangerous step, tempting each other’s flesh, savoring every touch and breaking every rule—knowing that this dazzling, sensual feast is only a taste of something more to come.…

About the Author
Eden Bradley has been writing since she could hold a pen in her hand. When not writing, you'll find her wandering museums, cooking, eating, shopping, and reading everything she can get her hands on. Eden lives in Southern California.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Delta (October 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553385119
• ISBN-13: 978-0553385113
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #101,954 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 stars. Wow! Fresh, different and sensual erotica., October 31, 2008

By	Jane Stewart (Illinois USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

REVIEWER'S OPINION:
Well done erotica with a good story. There were two couples in the story. One couple was a female professor and her student - a forbidden relationship, yet they couldn't stay away from each other. I was melting with the way they used food. The tasting and feeling of food was sensual and sexual. A second couple involved a woman who needed to be commanded and taken over. Gideon did that. He was mysterious and secretive. There was almost no talk early in their relationship. For their first encounter, he saw her, grabbed her hand, and took her into a janitor's closet without a word before or after. He told her what, where and when to do things. They had sex in public places with a risk of being seen. Their relationship was also well done erotica. I had trouble deciding between 4 or 5 stars for Amazon. I rounded up to 5 since I would definitely recommend buying it, for someone looking for good erotica. Note for some readers: there is one scene with rear door activity.

STORY BRIEF:
Mia is a professor teaching an Alternative Sexuality class. Jagger is 26. He was tired of being a successful chef and left his job to go back to school to major in psychology. He is immediately drawn to Mia. He asks her to coffee. He continues to pursue her. She is afraid of falling in love due to events in her past. The classroom topic of types of sexuality is a small part of the story. Most of the story is about relationships and events outside of the classroom.

Mia's best friend is fellow teacher Karalee. She is used to controlling her relationships with men and has never wanted to have a committed relationship. She meets Gideon who turns her world around with experiences she has never had or allowed herself to have before.

DATA:
Story length: 277 pages. Sexual language: strong/erotic. Number of sex scenes: 25. Total number of sex scene pages: 87. Setting: current day San Francisco, California. Copyright: 2008. Genre: erotic contemporary romance.

OTHER BOOKS:
To date I've read the following Eden Bradley books.
4.5 stars. Forbidden Fruit, Copyrt 2008. Review Date 10/31/08.
3 stars. Exotica. Copyrt 2008. Review Date 6/03/09.
2 stars. The Dark Garden. Copyrt 2007. Review Date 5/25/09.
1 star. A 21st Century Courtesan. Copyrt 2009. Review Date 4/17/09.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tantalizing romance with delicious sexual fetishes..., October 28, 2008

By	Jennifer Ray "Reviewer for Wild on Books (www... (Nashville, TN United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Professor Mia Rose Curry teaches a college course in alternative sexuality where no topic is taboo. In her personal life, however, she has never felt free to explore her own unusual sexual fantasies.

Then Jagger James walks into her classroom and into her life. The sexy ex-chef presses all of Mia's buttons in ways that leave her helpless to his romantic onslaught. But the relationship can't work, can it? He's a student, he's a younger man, and then there are her own deep-seated emotional roadblocks to overcome...

Yummy! No word could describe FORBIDDEN FRUIT better. Eden Bradley has a knack for penning extraordinary erotic romances, and never has this been more evident than in this delicious story.

Mia is a woman afraid of her own sexuality, even though she teaches her students about alternative sexuality. Quite a dichotomy one might think, but her job may just be therapeutic for her. But even though her mind knows that there is nothing wrong with her fantasies, that doesn't quite change the fear she harbors about really letting herself go with a man.

Lucky for Mia, Jagger can't take no for an answer where she is concerned. His persistence pays off when he unwittingly stumbles on her private fetish and her resistance crumbles. Jagger's courtship is a perfect balance of perseverance and consideration, a combination that woos her as much as one of his secret skills does.

Once again, Eden Bradley delivers a tasty little story as big on romance as it is on kink. FORBIDDEN FRUIT is not to be missed by fans of this author, and will be a perfect introduction for readers who haven't yet experienced this talented writer's work.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars entertaining erotic romance, November 1, 2008

By	Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews (#1 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

San Francisco State University Professor Mia Rose Curry teaches a class on alternative sexuality that allows her to fantasize without doing as she trusts no one. Her class is extremely popular as students enjoy learning about fetishes, bondage, and voyeurism, oh my. Although several students have come on to her, Mia knows better than to mix with a pupil; instead she conceals her desires from everyone behind an academic façade.

However, this term she has a problem when hunk Jagger James enters her classroom. From the moment she sees the Golden One she wants him, but tries to pretend indifference. Jagger knows she is his food fetish and plans to dine on his teacher just like he demands she feast on his banquet.

This is an entertaining erotic romance starring a professor and the student who makes her deepest hottest fantasies come to life. Though their pairing seems on the surface wrong (even Mia Rose knows that) due to the nature of their academic relationship, Eden Bradley makes it seem right. Sub-genre fans will relish dining on this FORBIDDEN FRUIT as Jagger teaches Mia Rose "ain't nothing like the real thing" (Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell) when love is involved.

Harriet Klausner