They don’t want her there. She doesn’t care if they push her out until she finds good reasons to stay at BriarEdge Academy. It’s going to be a wild year… kids to be one happy, blended family. Part of that plan is to send all three to the exclusive BriarEdge Academy. Candace isn’t happy to spend her senior year at the elite boarding school, and her stepsiblings aren’t happy to have her. Malone, the evil stepsister, goes out of her way to make life miserable. Her stepbrother, Dalton, seems to want to destroy her. If he’s not torturing her, he’s trying to kiss her, and she hates him as much as she wants him. The academy isn’t all bad. There’s Lex, her fellow student, who is sweet and protective, though she can take care of herself. There’s also Jonas, tasked with caring for the magnificent roses of BriarEdge, who finds her as beautiful as his beloved blooms. Professor Kip Stuart is completely forbidden, but that’s just a harmless crush—unless he feels the attraction too…
This is the complete series on one collection, so you can binge-read. Enjoy!
This is a series intended for mature YA and adult readers. It includes some cursing, mild violence, a few darker elements, and sex. It is a contemporary reverse harem academy romance with some bullying, including from one of her love interests. When four is better than one, #whychoose?
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First Semester
Her mother married a rich man and now Candace and her step brother and sister are going with her to BriarEdge Academy, a boarding school. Having to change schools in your senior year is hard especially when they don’t want her there. But over time she is attracted to four very different guys. This could be one wild ride.
This is a great start to an academy series and is a contemporary reverse harem romance. The characters were defined well and each one unique with good and bad traits. Candace was amazing and her character seemed to pop off the page and make you invested in her outcome. The story was set at a good pace and the book was easy to read but difficult to put down. The emotional drama came from how Candace fought to overcome her own feelings of inadequacy and the many mean and romantic events that she was subjected to. It was interesting to see how much growth she was making over the first semester. Dalton surprised me at how much his internal dialogue changed and how much personal growth he was making. Being the first in a series, keep in mind the story is just beginning. There are some hot steamy scenes that are well done and fit nicely into the storyline. This book has definitely peeked my interest and I look forward to reading more about Candace and the four men she is attracted to.
Winter break
This book is part of a series and is a hot reverse harem academy story. The characters are great, well defined and with dynamic personalities. The best part of this book is the family drama and how the blended family deals with the obstacles they face. The storyline includes sexually explicit scenes that move the plot along nicely. The characters continue to grow and mature as the overcome their personal struggles. I look forward to finding out how this series ends.
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Second semester.
This is the conclusion to the hot steamy series. This was a well written contemporary reverse harem series boasting wonderfully developed characters and a solid plot line. The change in mindset and acceptance of those with different views on relationships was interesting. It was also great to see how a reverse harem could develop since most books with them start with the harem in place. How the characters thought and the decisions they chose was what made this a great read. It also highlighted the difference between love and lust and sexual intimacy verses sexual predators. I think this is a series worth reading.
Every once in a while I have the urge to read a romance that is a young adult academy themed reverse harem storyline. This one is a completed series all in one which made it much more appealing. I enjoyed reading this although Candace seemed too much of a good girl to be entangled in a polygamous relationship. But the guys are ultra hot and this series was written for the readers pleasure! Nicely done!
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