Adrianna Rossi is no stranger to the rigorous demands required of her body. Years of pain and determination make her one of the best. Olympic glory is the ultimate goal, and she’ll do anything to achieve it. Even if that means leaving home to attend World Cup Academy of Gymnastics, a training center that serves one purpose–producing champions. Perfection, precision, and dedication are required … required of his athletes. When two time Olympian Konstantin Kournakova is persuaded into training the young hopeful, he immediately regrets it. She doesn’t come close to his high standards. As the relentless pursuit of her dream keeps her striving, a passion is ignited within him.
Kova’s power and domination, coupled with Adrianna’s fierce tenacity, reveal there is more for her body to learn. Every interaction can be misconstrued, but there’s no mistaking the darkening of his gaze, the lingering of his touch, or the illicit image of his bare skin pressed against hers. Integrity is on the line. One toe off the beam and their forbidden desires could ruin everything they’ve worked for, throwing it all off balance.
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I just finished Balance and my goodness….what a book. What a story.
I absolutely LOVED it. LOVED IT.
Balance is a forbidden love story between a gymnastics coach (Kova) and his student (Adrianna). There’s a big age gap between them so that’s what makes it taboo. There’s my warning 😉
I loved the heroine, Adrianna. She was so strong and very mature for her age in many ways, even though she also had a lot of growing up to do. But what a strong willed, determined and passionate character.
Coach Kova….oh my dear man. He’s an asshole but what an asshole! Lol
He obviously knew that it was a mistake but those two were inevitably going to fall. The attraction and the chemistry was definitely palpable and it came out of the pages. And it was inevitable wasn’t it? You have two people that are just as strong willed, just as passionate and want the same things….age difference be damned. What did Kova think, really? That Adrianna she wasn’t going to be just as passionate and give her all with him too? Duh! Lol
It does end on a cliffy but don’t let that deter you….book 2 is coming soon!!
Lucia Franco I’m definitely a fan. Can’t wait for book #2, Execution!!
This book is taboo to the max and if that isn’t your cup of tea, then this book isn’t for you. This book is well outside my taboo comfort zone and I’m glad I took a chance on this book. Lucia Franco is becoming one of my favorite authors to read and I’m excited to read more!
This book was and still is my favorite sports romance, taboo, and all around Forbidden book. Kova is a man any woman would love and hate equally and I mean that wholeheartedly.
You get to watch Ria grow and even for her age, she’s so incredibly mature and strong. Her strength is more than just her body from gymnastics, but also her mind and heart. I love seeing her strive for the best. She doesn’t sell herself short, she doesn’t give up, and she fights like hell to keep rising. I admire her strength so much.
Hayden, let’s be honest. He’s perfect. I don’t say that lightly, but that boy is a charmer and I can’t say I didn’t root for him all of two chapters haha.
He’s probably my favorite character, and I can’t wait to see more of him in Execution.
Kova is my favorite male for more reasons than I can describe, but he’s a jerk times infinity. I’d use a swear word, but that’s not allowed.
I’m blabbering at this point, but this book is the bee’s knees, and you should read it because of Kova. Hahaha.
Good Lord!!! What did I read!! I have been a compulsive fangirl/stalker of all things Kova and Adrianna for a long time and am obsessed with all things taboo. If you like a huge age gap and a sexy and mean af hero THIS IS YOUR JAM. This book was pure FIYAH!!!!! I have read and reread this book and it gets better each time!!!
I don’t know about anyone else but I am OBSESSED with gymnastics books. Maybe it’s because I love the Summer Olympics but it’s like an addiction. This book was crazy amazing. At times I wasn’t sure if I even liked the characters because they were making me so angry and frustrated but OMG was I consumed. It was almost a compulsion, reading as fast as possible to get to the end but also slowing down to savor the story. Gosh!! I haven’t been in a buddy read like the one I was in reading this book where all members weren’t talking to each other at some certain points because the were arguing about which team they were on LOL. I absolutely DIED for this book.
I also loved how the author seamlessly tied in her comprehensive gymnastics knowledge with a fantastic and ORIGINAL story. Lord..the passion, the tension, the swoons and Jesus Christ that man. Kova is life. BRING ON EXECUTION!!! 5 stars!! ~Ratula
Freaking amazing taboo gymnastics world romance!! I read this while deployed and missed A LOT of sleep!! Kova is such a butthead but oh how we love him!! The 2nd book is coming soon!!
A sinfully seductive read!
A coach…
And his gymnast…
Embark on a passionate, seductive and sinful ride of their life…
Such a seductive, utterly sinful and heated read! So much hotness. So much forbiddenness. So much fighting against the attraction. So much sexiness. So much pushing and pulling. So much denying and fighting.
Holy hot damn! This book! A totally hot read – more like an explosive read that keeps you hooked from the beginning right to the end!
Full of lust, forbiddenness, attraction, heat, sports, sinfulness, sweat, blood and tears.
Perfect for readers of forbidden romances/sport novels.