Forbidden Fruit (Paperback)

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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: #453,227 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 8 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)

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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:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forbidden Fruit- A Joyfully Recommended Title , November 20, 2008

By	M. Nix "Joyfully Reviewed" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Mia Rose Curry is a college professor. Her course in alternate sexuality is constantly full and keeps her busy. She doesn't have time to indulge in affairs, content to leave her fantasies at home where she can pamper herself as often as she likes in the privacy of her home. Mia's desires hit her hard when she comes face to face with Jagger James, a student in her class. Jagger makes her think of the forbidden. Jagger makes her think of letting down her inhibitions. Jagger makes her yearn for the impossible - forever with this beautiful but illicit younger man.

Jagger James has returned to school in order to get a degree in something. As a trained chef, Jagger was tired of the rat race and constant chaos, which made him despise his trade. Joining the most popular course at the university, Jagger is floored and can't help but stare at his professor, Mia Rose Curry. Everything Jagger has ever wanted in a woman is staring back at him and while he knows that relationships between students and their professors are strictly taboo, he can't help but tempt fate. He wants Mia Rose and so his tempting seduction begins.

I will never look at another piece of fruit or artfully presented chocolate again without remembering Forbidden Fruit by Eden Bradley. Truly one of the most decadent and satisfying novels I have ever read, Forbidden Fruit is a sensual and artistic smorgasbord of emotions. Each character, whether it is Jagger or Mia, is alive with senses and feelings and yearnings, almost afraid to reach for what drives them. Together they were compliments of the other; each giving as well as taking.

Eden Bradley never fails to capture my attention as a reader. From beginning to end Forbidden Fruit was truly magnificent. I have no choice but to Joyfully Recommend this wonderful written, extremely passionate, and sometimes naughty tale of forbidden love. It made me shiver!

Talia
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