Ten years after leaving the childrens home he was raised in, Matt is forced to sell his body to make ends meet.A chance encounter with a handsome stranger spins his world off its axis.Declan is everything Matt has ever wanted – Kind, caring & incredible sexy.But, he is a man of God, sworn to live his life according to the Bible’s teachings..Torn in half, he has to make the ultimate decision.… make the ultimate decision.
Is his love for Matt stronger than his love for the church?
Matt refuses to force Declan into a decision, loving him enough to walk away, but Declan isn’t willing to give in so easily and embarks upon a secret relationship wth the man he loves.
Will the church discover Declan’s deception, and will they let him go so easily?
Will their forbidden love prevail, or will the secret Declan is keeping blow their world apart?
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Thou Shalt Not Love by Zane Michaelson
Thou Shalt Not Love (Forbidden Love, #1)
by Zane Michaelson (Goodreads Author)
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Well one Series done.. A new Series begins…. This time it is fiction
The beginning of this story had me lose a tear or two
Matt and Bradley are parted leaving Matt behind in the children’s home. Losing each other is painful for both of them, and what happens will be emotional that you can be sure of.. you will feel it with every turn of the page you will be pulled in as if you are there and this story will keep you till the end where you will be left hanging!!! Wanting more I absolutely love this it is so well written
Ten years later Matt is forced to sell his body to make ends meet this is when he meets Declan the handsome, sexy guy!! and that is when the secrets start!
I have to say Zane has written a brilliant story and this book leaves you wanting more it’s got emotions, , heartache , SECRETS and some hot steamy moments!!!
I have found writing my rewiew hard again!! Because my words are not enough to express how good a writer Zane is how brilliant this book is without spoilers as well!! I would say to you read this book for yourself and you will understand how good this Series is going to be.
I can’t wait for Part Two
You smashed Fiction Zane
Love it
This is a quick hot read that pulls your emotions in different directions. This is such a well written story can’t wait for the next one.
“What do you do?”
“I’m a kind of counsellor”
“Oh, God, you’re not gonna psychoanalyse me, are you?”
“I’d rather kiss you.”
Oh. My. God! I am loving Matt and Declan’s story. It’s one of young love, loss, heartbreak, and discovery. My heart ached for Matthew and the path his life took. It broke for Declan as he struggled with his conflict, and with his secret.
After leaving Shrewsbury House Children’s Home, Matt finds himself working as a male escort – paid by other men for his services. The loss of his first love, Bradley – another boy who lived at the Home – is never far from his mind. He longs to find someone who will love him and make him feel loved again. When he meets Declan, he believes he has finally found that someone. But, there is no way they could ever be together. Declan is devoted to his calling and Matt will never make him choose. As Matt’s life starts to unravel after a betrayal he never saw coming, he turns to Declan fro comfort. But, will Declan’s secret send him spiraling even further downward?
Father Declan Jacob Ryan has been watching Matt. He can’t believe he’s here – that he’s found him. As they spend more time together and Declan’s feelings for Matt grow, the conflict within him grows too. Was his calling a true calling, or a knee-jerk reaction to losing his first love all those years ago? How can Declan keep his vows, and be with Matt? If Declan reveals his secret to Matt, will he lose him forever?
This book has all the feels. There are tender moments. There are raw moments. There are steamy moments too. Zane knows exactly how to pour out emotions on every page, in every word. I just wanted to hug Matt – tell him it would all be ok. I wanted to sit with Declan and help him work out what he should do. I love them both. You will too.
This is a very well written book with a great story line. It has you hooked and on the edge of your seat from the beginning until the end.
I highly recommend this book.
After reading and reread Zane Michaelson’s debut series, I know what you’re doing, I was anxious to read his new book
Thou Shalt Not Love is not about his life as was the previous series.
Zane Michaelson knows how to make a readers emotions jump around that’s for sure. Thou Shalt Not Love started off tugging at my heartstrings from the start. Within the first few pages I felt the connection between Matt and Bradley. That connection is what drew me in further.
Then we get to the hot and sexy. The sex goes along with Matt’s life story and makes sense. Not just thrown in for the sake of having sex in the book. Those sex scenes where super hot, sexy and dirty! Just they way I like them.
But then there is the sweet side of Matt and who he really is. You see it throughout the story. The sad confused forgotten young boy from the children’s home is always there.
Matt using the oldest profession in the world to survive doesn’t bother me. Nor does a relationship with a priest. It’s a story I am reading to entertain myself. I was extremely entertained and now will wait patiently for part 2….
Zane Michaelson knows how to leave his readers wanting more.
Thank you for the opportunity to read and review.
Side note: As a fan of Zane Michaelson since his first book, I loved reading the little secret additions that were meant for his followers. Nothing big but little things that made me smile and did not take away from the story.
What a great beginning to a series. It had me hooked from the beginning and left me waiting for the next book. I definitely recommend this author and this book
Forbidden Love – Part One: Thou Shalt Not Love by Zane Michaelson starts out with a bang which keeps you reading till the end, which then leaves you wanting the next part of the series.
Matt and Bradley have grown up together in a children’s home, they are best friends. When Bradley gets adopted, they make plans to meet up when they are older. Two years later, those plans are gone when Matt receives some bad news about Brad. Ten years later, Matt is working when he meets Declan – and they click instantly.
Secrets and lies. Love and lust, make this such a great read.
I read Zane’s first series, which was based on true life events, this series is a work of fiction so I wasn’t sure what to expect. I have to say that Zane has done a great job with the start of this series, it can only get better.
When I found out Zane’s next release would be fiction, I was excited to see how it would turn out, and he did not disappoint. This book had everything I have come to love about his writing – it was hot and sexy with steamy scenes and has an emotional pull that attaches you to his characters from the very beginning.
This book is about two boys that met in a children’s home and were split up when one of them was adopted. Fast forward 10 years and Matt is a male escort and one night while working he meets Declan, his dream husband, who just so happens to be hiding a huge secret from Matt.
Matt meets Jake in a bar and he thinks he has found a good man until one night shows him who Jake really his.
When things don’t go right with Jake, Matt turns to Declan, but Declan’s secret must be revealed and it could change everything for Matt.
This book has it all love, loss, friendship, betrayal, sins, lust and HOT sex.
I loved this book it left me wanting more, I can’t wait for Part 2 to see what happens.
Zane Michaelson has a such a gift with words. This is his first 100% fiction release and it is amazing! The very beginning put tears in my eyes. Flash forward a bit and he had me drooling over the desire dripping from the pages. Throw in some humor and of course the sexy men. You have Declan the Priest, Matt the Escort and Jake the Builder. I’m not sure if Matt is extremely lucky, or very unlucky. He has two fantastic options for a future, or does he? This novella has a couple of twists that I did not see coming. It has the signature emotional pull that I have come to expect from Zane. And yes it has that cliffhanger that will make you want Book 2 today. Take a chance on this book, it is extremely well written and pulls you into the pages.
Wow, this is amazing to listen too. I didn’t want to stop listening to this story. The title along had me intrigued. This is very forbidden but what’s even more forbidden is the secrets that surrounds Matthew and Declan(Bradley). As for Jake I believe he still had a chance love never dies, it expands.
Matt and Bradley had been friends forever, and when Bradley leave the home, they promise to meet up when they are older and live together, then Matt gets told Bradley died.
Year later Matt finds himself having to work as a male escort, he has standards, and when he sees Declan, he meets all his standards, and he feels something he hasn’t felt before with other clients and he’s different to them as well and he works out he’s a priest.
Dropping Matt off, Declan feels he hasn’t broken his vows, but if he sees him again he would.
They both continue to think about each other, until Declan decides he needs to see Matt again, Declan senses that he’s annoyed Matt, and Matt lets him know he wants what he can’t have with him.
Declan battles with his decision to become a priest because of the lies told by everyone else.
When Matt meets Jake, he thinks he could be the one, everything he wanted, but he still thought of Declan, and realises that he was torn between the two men.
When Matt has a job that makes him see things clearer, he realises he was betrayed, and with another slip of the tongue he was lied to.
Wow this book will have you on the edge of your seat and will have you wanting more from this story. This book will have you hooked from the first page tell the very end.thia book is a very intense dark read that will have you hooked.
I have followed Zane’s writing from the beginning so I was a bit sceptical when I found out what this book was about but he really has written an amazing story, one you can’t help but be drawn into. Matt has spent his childhood in a children’s home with only one true friend. That was until his friend Bradley was adopted leaving him all on his own. He gets told some devastating news that almost destroys him and, although he moves on with his life, he is plagued by nightmares. Matt becomes a male escort to make ends meet and one night while he’s trying to get some business he meets Declan. This man is everything Matt could see himself falling for – the full package. But Declan has secrets of his own. The main one being he could never be with another person. This story had my heart pounding and you can’t help but adore the characters. Even though some may see this this as a taboo subject I feel Zane did an amazing job. I can’t wait to read more. Definitely a must read book.
This is Zane Michaelson’s first foray into fictional romance. Matt and Bradley are two orphan boys growing up in an orphanage. When Bradley is adopted and taken from the orphanage, the 2 boys take very different paths growing up. Lies told to both boys shaped their lives in very different ways.
Even though this is Zane’s first work of fiction, he has done a wonderful job of captivating the reader and helping them to feel all of the emotions of the characters. There is suspense and plenty of passion/heat. Boy is there a lot of passion/heat!
It is an extremely well written book and I look forward to part two!!!!
This book starts out with a bang, and only gets more intense in his great writing. Two young boys, tragedy strikes, years later after some drama, finds one of them doing things he thinks he wants, but just wants love. A great a hearted man now, that is going through a lot to survive. In comes a priest, who makes him think different in all kinds of ways. You go through drama, heartache, and back to being hot to read. Love the book and couldn’t put it down. The characters are real, hot and a bit of mystery comes out. Recommend highly and can’t wait for Part 2. He always keeps us guessing, and that’s what make it such a great read, and Zane a great writer. Try it, you won’t be sorry. A+++++
What a wonderful story. I will say I am not a fan of MM, but Zane did an excellent job in writing this and in developing the characters. Now going to read part II. Enjoying reading this book.