KANDYIt was love at first sight when I met Mr. Cane.He was handsome, broody, tattooed, and rich. For years, he’s been mine. He just didn’t know it. I wasn’t expecting to fall in love with him, or for him to want me in the ways that he did.None of it was ever supposed to happen, but after all we’ve done together, it’s too late to turn back now. A once harmless crush had blossomed into so much … blossomed into so much more.
CANE
When we first met, she was just a kid – my best friend’s daughter. A sweet, young girl with a big heart. But now, she’s a young woman who knows what she wants, and all she wants is me.
I’ve tried holding back, pretending the connection meant nothing, but my sweet candy cane made it impossible. If anyone finds out, I’ll be ruined. I’ve worked too hard to lose everything I’ve built. But there’s just something about her that tempts me, making me want to sacrifice just about anything to have her.
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Love the older guy/younger girl genre, and this author knows how to do it right!!
Told in alternating POV’s we get a glimpse of the angst, the struggles and the passion between Kandi and Quinton.
Hot passionate and complex characters, the book was flawless written and easy to follow.
The sacrifices we make for love.
How can something so wrong be right?
The author tells us how but I won’t!
4.5 stars!
Wow. I have put off reading this series so that I could read it all at once and not wait and I’m glad I did. My heart is beating so fast. Great twists and it left me craving more. The age gap, the father best friend, or all rounded to story out to be a yummy taboo story. Kandy and Cane are hot but you could also feel what they feel for each other. It’s not something that happens and is illicit. It’s a slow burn that leads up to such passion, such love that you can’t help but want to see them together. I can’t wait to dive in to the next one to see what’s going to happen. 4 stars #2OCCJD
I liked the book. It was a book that had more to the plot than just a woman wanting her dad’s best friend. Kandy’s dad has some demons of his own that he is fight. Kelly the woman that Cane was dating is plotting to seek some sort of revenge on Cane . This book does leave you on a cliffhanger. Can’t wait to read the next book in the series .
Wow! Forbidden at its Finest!!
That was so much more than I expected.
I’m a sucker for the forbidden and Shanora Williams delivered it on a Silver Platter!!!
This was my first time reading a book by this author and I was absolutely hooked from the very first page.
This is a story of forbidden love. An older man and younger woman.
Kandy was just a girl when she met Quinton Cane, her fathers best friend and the man who is seventeen years her senior, but even from day one, Kandy has developed a crush that has only intensified with time.
Now that she’s eighteen and has developed into a woman, she wants the one thing she know she can’t have, Mr. Cane.
But what happens when she keeps tempting the beast?? Eventually, he’s going to attack!!!
OMG!! This book was a slow burn with angst, tension, twist and turns you don’t see coming.
I loved this book and can’t wait to read the rest of this series!
This book ends in a cliffhanger but it’s totally worth the read and thankfully book 2 is already out!
In fact, I’m going to get my copy now!!
Also, I need to add… have you seen this Cover!!!
HOT! HOT! HOT!!
I already purchased in paperback and it looks amazing on my shelf!!
What an impressive story of forbidden love! Very wrenching, very passionate, very complicated! The story is riveting and angsty and for me, anxiety-ridding. I was in a state of expectation as I read the book, expecting disaster happening after every page.
This is a book about one of the most forbidden relations there are; a young girl falling in love with her father’s best friend. They met when she was nine years old and Cane was a twenty-five year old man, just starting his company. From the start, Kandy developed a big crush on Cane.
Cane’s best friends are Candy’s parents, Derek and Mindy. He has a broken past, and Derek represents all that is good in his present life. He’s a self-made millionaire in a company that sells wine, chocolate and lingerie, and he showers Derek, Mindy and Kandy with frequent gifts. They in turn shower him with love and family life. As Kandy grows up, her interest in Cane grows. It gets worse when her teenager hormones go awry.
What I didn’t like about this book was how aggressive and forward Kandy was with Cane. She was the promoter of all their trysts and afterwards would wallow in guilt and despair. Cane was reluctant to start something with Kandy but was helpless in the face of her passion and aggressiveness. Obviously, he was thinking with the wrong head and was a victim to his desire. He was swimming in guilt and had a hard time balancing his love for Derek and his lust for Kandy. When they were together it felt right and like they belonged together, when they were apart, it felt sleazy and wrong. There was a lot of back and forth, coming and going, repentance and passionate sexy trysts, until a surprising and explosive plot twist throws a wrench into the works. Then the story ends in a spectacular cliffhanger and we have to wait for the next sequel which is about a month away (cue passionate sobbing).
Great writing, great pace, great characterization, and a forward rushing plot that had me biting my nails.
This was my first book by this author and let me tell you we be my last. I absolutely loved this book, she hooked me from the first chapter until the last. I couldn’t put it down until I finished. Absolutely amazing read from a new to me author and now I can’t wait to check out her other books. She made me fall in love with all the characters and I absolutely need more now of these two. Seriously go one click this book NOW. it’s a must read book of 2018. Loved it so so so much.
Wanting Mr. Cane begins during Kandy’s childhood when she meets him for the first time. He remains close with the family over the years, as he is her father’s best friend. The attraction is smoldering and forbidden. Kandy is a feisty female lead and Cane is a dominant trying to remind himself of all the reasons he shouldn’t pursue a relationship with her. The plot takes a couple of unexpected twists and I can’t wait for book two.
Holy motherfucking fuck! I am flabbergasted. Blown the fuck away.
I thought this was an open and shut “dad’s best friend romance” but, oh no, nothing open in shut about this mind fuck.
Cane, Cane, Cane, fucking CANE! I love him. I hate him. I want him! His character is just everything. He was broody, dark, and an asshole. A tortured soul you just can’t help but wasn’t too love and fix.
Kandy I loved her, she was freaking awesome. She was no pushover. Witty, humorous, a smidge immature and naive but, also held some maturity. I loved her.
The story is great, I couldn’t stop reading it once I began. I read it in one sitting, devouring every word I each page. Experiencing the story. And ohmagaaawd, the level of steam and the sex scenes, they are wickedly hot, sexy, tasteful, and true to the characters.
The angst, drama, feels so right but it’s oh so very wrong feeling, the panty melting hotness… I need more.
I can’t wait for the next installment, this story left me hot and bothered,and pretty fucking angry. And THAT ENDING!!!!!!! AAAAAARGH!
That bitch, needs to fucking get her ass handed to her.
OH.MY.GAWD!!!!!!!!
Wow. Just wow. I read this book because my book bestie said I had too. I didn’t read the blurb, I just went in completely blind.
This book blew my mind. The sexual tension and the chemistry between Kandy and Cane was insane. I thought my kindle was going to catch fire on several occasions.
I can’t recommend this book enough. If you enjoy reading forbidden romance, then this book is definitely for you.
Oh .. My … Lanta! What a hot and completely engaging read this one turned out to be. I was supposed to read this book earlier in June, but obviously, I failed. I don’t normally read taboo books, but when I do, I’m quite selective about this one. However, age gaps are the one taboo topics that I don’t mind reading about. To me, they’re not really a big deal. But when it’s your dad’s best friend, there’s bound to be trouble. I never expected to find myself completely hooked with Kandy and Cane’s story, but Williams does a phenomenal job with keeping her readers constantly wanting more. Of course, I’m a little bummed out this wasn’t standalone, but we get more Cane, so you definitely won’t see me complaining about that.
Where do I even begin with my review!? The one character who surprised me the most and found myself loving so much was Kandy. I was totally expecting this angsty, immature teenager, but she was definitely bordering the line with being this young woman that I didn’t find immature at all. Having Cane in her life since she was a child, she always had this crush on him that just grew into something so much more as she got older. The chemistry is definitely there between these two and now that’s she almost 19 and soon to be leaving for college, there’s no one more that she wants than Cane. Even if it’s completely wrong and that he could lose his best friend if Kandy’s dad finds out. *dun dun dunnnn* the suspense will literally be killing you!
No matter how hard he tries or even tries to bring another woman into the mix to hopefully distract him, nothing works. Kandy is everywhere and she has easily become someone he can’t escape from. Cane turned out to be quite the multi-layered man that I had so many questions about especially dealing with his past. And more of how he became the man that he is today. But holy sheesh, these two are absolutely hot together, there’s no denying that one bit. The steamiest scenes for days!
Not only is the storyline flawless and just pure brilliance, Kandy and Cane are strong and well-developed characters, which made this book extremely easy to devour. I am so invested in these two and I’m glad the next one will be released fairly soon. After that cliffhanger ending, I’m sooo curious to see where the next book will take us! I love this series so much and Shanora, you have just gained a new fan!
**incoming shouty capitals**
OH MY FREAKING GOD!!!!!! SHANORA WILLIAMS! WHY DID YOU DO THIS TO ME?! I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW!
**deep breaths** I seriously don’t even know how to write a review for this book so just bare with me.
I loved it… ALL. OF. IT! There wasn’t one wrong thing, fucking perfection!
—Leeeeeee sigh—
Let’s Aaliyah this business and say “age ain’t nothing but a number.” This book well and truly showed us that. Hello hot as sin taboo age-gap story with a 17 YEAR AGE GAP!! Welcome, welcome… don’t forget your towel before the ride begins. You gon’ need it!
This is my first Shanora Williams story and I can confidently I am a forever fan and will purchase anything this woman writes.
Kandi and Cane… Kandi Cane… his little one.
What a angsty, slow burning story these two characters endure.
This was everything a forbidden and taboo story can give you. 18 year old girl head over heels in lust then love with her dad’s 35 year old best friend! This story goes from denying feelings because you know they’re wrong, giving into those feelings while battling the guilt associated with it, nearly getting caught SEVERAL FUCKING TIME (ay Dios mío), and dealing with certain consequences of those actions. Having all that with Shanora as the pilot gives you a sexy, heartfelt, angsty, pulls you in and spits you out kind of story.
I wish I could talk about that cliffhanger… I’m ragey… I threw my tablet across the bed. I gasped out loud and cursed like a sailor. It’s good you guys… so good!
It came out of left field and I’m still having trouble wrapping my mind around it all.
I need the second book right now… please! Give it to me!
Rate: 4,5 / 5 stars
Oh lord! I was not expecting this book to be what it was… but oh my god what a surprise!!
This book was H-O-T!!! Cane and Kandy oh lord… they were fire, fire, fire. They sure got me burning up. It was so sexy and forbidden and just AH-MAZING. I want myself a Mr. Cane pretty please, I’ll even get on my knees and beg *wink wink*.
Cane was filthy and super sexy and also very mysterious. There is so much of him he hides from everyone (besides his best friend Derek, Kandy’s father). He believes he is bad but oh boy he is so so good and he ends up being oh so sweet and romantic. The only kind of bad he is is in the bedroom, and who doesn’t love a bad boy in the bedroom?! He was just delicious, Kandy sure loved every side there was to him, and so did I, let’s not even pretend.
This was my first Shanora Williams book and I am already dying to read the next one. I need more Mr. Cane STAT! That cliff-hanger about killed me. I need to know what happens next. How they are gonna fix all those problems ugh! Shanora’s words were brilliant and the way she wrote this forbidden romance pulled me in so deep I never wanted to get out. I need more of her words and these two because they were just magnificent.
AMAZING!!!!!! I love this book so much. specially Canes character!!
this was a great read and very super pleasant surprise, is my first book by Shanora and I’m really in love with her writing..
Cane, is the super hot, Dominating guy, with tattoos, millionaire CEO, with a very terrible past that we still need to discover..
Kandy is a beautiful girl trying to make her way in life, living in a very loving family, with a very super-protective dad. she is sweet but at the same time stubborn and she knows what she wants and she will never stop until she gets what she loves the most… Him.
in this first book, we get to see how the story of Cane and Kandy starts.. Their love for each other started at a very young age.
he was the best friend and almost like a brother to her father as they have past history that unites them.. making their relationship almost impossible and not understandable.. Their attractions started when she was very young but both didn’t pay too much attention, as it felt like it was the typical teenage crush .. but nothing was farther from the truth ..
everything is about to change once she became a woman, nothing will ever be the same.. the feelings will get deeper and stronger and the need for each other will be almost unbearable.. sooner or later they will have to listen to their feelings and see if life will let them fulfill this love..
I really love how Cane really take his time with Kandy, he really loves her and wants to take care of her.. it is not a one-time thing or some heat of the moment situations.. their feelings are strong.. at first he was putting a lot of walls between them trying to fight these feelings and situation.. but love was stronger and he couldn’t fight what he been feeling for such a long time..
“Don’t ever think I don’t love you,” he said in my ear. A full thrust. More tears. “I fucking love you, Kandy. Love you more than words.”
There are other great characters to this story but watch out for Kelly you are going to hate that bitch.. she was another snake trying to steal what didn’t belong to her.
LOve this book and I’m so ready to continue this amazing story!! CaneI’mm waiting for you!!!
Omg. Just Omg. This is my first read from Shanora Williams and she BLEW MY MIND! Wanting Mr. Cane is a taboo romance about a man and his best friend’s daughter. Mr. Cane is a CEO millionaire who has had to work very hard for what he has due to secrets from his past. Although he’s had plenty of women, he just hasn’t found anyone that made him want to open up and be himself. Kandy is an 18 year old who is about to head off to college on a softball scholarship. She’s known that she’s been in love with Mr. Cane for a while now, but there is just never a good time to hit on your dad’s best friend.
The chemistry between these two is just too hot to handle and will make any woman want a Mr. Cane in their life. This book was absolutely amazing and if you enjoy age-gap, this is a must read!!!
~~ 4 SCRUMPTIOUS #KANDYCANE STARS~~
“I couldn’t get over the way she looked at me, like a good girl begging to be turned bad.”
Taboo romances are ALL THE RAGE lately, and holy wowza did Shanora Williams pen a doozy! WANTING MR. CANE, book one in the Cane trilogy, is a sinfully scandalous romance chock full of so much delish!! It is overflowing with forbidden, slow-burning passion, brimming with emotional turmoil and jam-packed with swoony feels and butterflies galore!!!
This is the second book I have read by this gloriously talented romance scribe, the first was her Nora Heat boss/secretary novella, CRAVE. But as much as I adored that yummy confection, this tantalizing age-gap love story is totally my jam in so many ways. I mean the heroine falls for her daddy’s BEST FRIEND Gah!! Talk about coveting the forbidden fruit!
THE STORY:
Kandy Jennings developed a crush on her father’s rich, successful and INSANELY HOT best friend, Mr. Quinton Cane, from the time she was nine years old. But as the years pass, instead of her schoolgirl infatuation dimming, her feelings have just intensified. And the more she tries to contain her wild, uncontrollable lust for a MUCH OLDER Cane, the more she yearns for him with every breath she takes. But even though he is still totally off-limits, as it turns out, her feelings are NOT unrequited!
Watching his best buddy’s daughter blossom before his eyes from an innocent young girl into a beautiful and vibrant 18 year old has been an honor and privilege. But then all of a sudden, Cane begins to crave the last girl on earth he can have! Naturally, surrendering to their smoldering temptation is not an option, but they are drawn together like moth to a flame, and if they aren’t careful they are both going to get scorched!
MY MUSINGS:
WANTING MR. CRANE hooked me from the very first page to that jaw dropping cliffy!! This romance has the perfect blend of steam, melodrama, romantic angst, sexual tension and panty soaking hot interludes! And while this is most certainly a high octane taboo romance with plenty of heat, at its core, WANTING MR. CANE is a beautiful, slow burning love story that took my breath away. The emotions that this amazing author explored throughout were deeply touching and cut real deep!
I just fell so madly, deeply, IRREVOCABLY in love with both these characters and yowza did Cane float my boat! I SERIOUSLY SWOONED every time this hot, dominantly sexy Alpha entered the room! He not only radiates charm, charisma and pure potent masculinity but he possesses a big, generous heart…and inspired some wicked bedroom fantasies of my own! And his “Kandy Cane” is just a delight! Sweet as sugar, sassy and smart as a whip yet she also possesses a wild, impulsive steak that’s utterly irresistible.
The romantic buildup and torturous push-pull was incredible! And while I did feel that the pacing lagged in a few places and that the book was a few chapters too long, overall I really enjoyed the natural progression of their relationship which starts off as purely innocent then morphs into oh so wickedly wanton! Kandy’s gushy diary entries about her crush were too cute for words…and I love how Cane spoiled his precious “little bits ” with chocolates and extravagant gifts. Sigh!!!! There is nothing he wouldn’t do for her…even when he knows it’s SO UTTERLY FORBIDDEN!
I absolutely ADORED the whole clandestine element–the tumultuous inner battle between right and wrong, the sneaking around, the stolen glances and furtive touches that left them—and us! — aching for more. These two just want each other with a HOT BURNING INTENSITY and the more they try to resist temptation, the hotter the flames flare! And once these MCs finally throw caution to the wind and surrender, talk about combustible fireworks! But one time is just not enough to satiate their raging desire, and by book’s end you will be positively DESPERATE for them to find a way to stay together!
But as with all taboo romances, the consequences of falling in love with the one you can’t have are dire indeed so brace yourself for a super-shocking cliffy that may just have you cursing up a storm, throwing a childish tantrum and/or throwing your Kindle! Thankfully book two, BREAKING MR. CANE, is coming in July so we don’t have to be left hanging for long!
BOTTOM LINE:
Shanora Williams hit all the right notes with WANTING MR. CANE! This taboo, uber angsty, sizzling hot romance set my heart aflame and left me BEGGING for the next installment!
OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What did I just read? My emotions!!My heart!!!I am in shock right now. I actually do not know what to do with my life right now after read Wanting Mr Cane. First, my body felt all the sexual tensions palpitating from the book. Second, I felt my heart piercing through my chest. Thirdly, my palms were sweaty. Fourthly, my skin was aflame with goosebumps. Lastly, my soul was cajoled and set in fire. That fore was Wanting Mr Cane. Wow, what an introduction. Wow, where I have been hiding? How am I reading a Shanora Williams for the first time? I am truly shaken. This book is freaking amazing. The tantalizing characters. The scorching storyline. Wanting Mr Cane had me eating out of the palm of the hand. Oh gosh, I just can’t right now!!I am telling you, I went full psycho over this book. It grabbed hold off me from the beginning. I just could not shake it off. As I am writing my review, I know a part of me is stuck in the pages of this wonderful book.
Me and taboo romances stick like glue. I love taboo romances. I just love the essence of a romance being forbidden and wrong. It makes me so excited. When I read the blurb for Wanting Mr Cane, I had to read it. The blurb was freaking delicious that I could taste it in my mouth. When I started to read it, I was blown away. More like I was knocked out. Wanting Mr Cane just sanctified every morsel of me. Forbidden. Angsty. Emotional. Seductively sexy. Wanting Mr Cane was a scintillating romance with a fantastic storyline about love and succumbing to desires. Wanting Mr Cane was a magnetizing age gap romance. Wanting Mr Cane was a slow burn masterpiece. Wanting Mr Cane was a well written package of ecstasy. Wanting Mr Cane was a hot romance causing my ovaries to self destruct. Yes this book was a taboo romance but it was more than that. Shanora Williams tackled issues of racism, cops, interracial marriages and abuse. Wanting Mr Cane was definitely a layered romance. I loved every page of this book. I could not stop flipping. I was addicted. Amazing writing that truly captured me.
Man oh man, I have fallen in love with Kandy and Cane. The push and pull between lit me up in flames. Their sexual tension so smoking hot that my kindle sizzled. Their love and desires made me melt. I am obsessed over Kandy and Cane. Their chemistry was freaking off the charts. Wow. Kandy was strong and sassy. She was a virgin heroine but so mature for her age. Cane was alpha hotness to a T. He was dominating. He was complex. He was dangerous to my lady bits. I want a piece of Cane. I want lather him in chocolate and eat him up.
Omg. That cliffy!!!!!!!!It ripped me to shreds. I want to murder someone. I can’t wait for July. I am seriously salivating for it. Get Wanting Mr Cane now!!!
OH.MY.GOD. This is going to be quick to keep it spoiler free, but, Wanting Mr. Cane is an exhilarating MUST READ.
Wanting Mr. Cane left me gasping, breathless, and wanting so much more. Sinfully steamy, I devoured this book in one sitting. The time just flew by, and I could not put it down. The plot was well developed, and pacing a bit slow, but this story needed it. The characters were addictive and surprising. I’m so excited for the next installment!
Wanting Mr. Cane definitely hits the hot, taboo reading list. However, if you’re looking for this genre, then look no further! This author has brought same explosive heat to the table after making us wait through pages of angst in the beginning.
This book is filled with forbidden love and situations that have your heart racing and your mind swirling with possibility. A relationship is established very early in Kandy’s life that morphs into a secret romance that can ruin her family’s life. And older man, a father, a daughter, a best friend and of course, the evil girlfriend.
I will say that Kandy wasn’t a sweet, kind, goodie-two-shoes heroine. But in all honestly, she acted just like an 18 year old with no life experience would. I know we were meant to love Kandy, but I will have to say she’s not be my most favorite heroine for sure. Her immaturity showed in so many circumstances.
I don’t want to reveal too much of this story line, but it is definitely one to read if you’re willing to pick up a taboo-ish story. It’s near a 1000 on the sexual tension & hot-o-meter. The cliffy was not expected, but I know we don’t have long to wait to get the next installment in this story as the plot thickens in this forbidden love series. I can’t wait for book 2!
Oh wow! I was practically fanning myself the whole time.
The storyline isn’t something I haven’t read before, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. This actually reminded me of a book the Author wrote a few years back, Tainted Black, and I loved that book as well. That one has a bit of heavy drama, while this one, I feel like it’s leaning towards erotica… lol
Although I haven’t found myself in the same situation as the heroine, Kandy, I definitely could relate to her in other ways…
I’m not one of those stuck-up readers who’d overreact right away you know? We’ve all, if not most, have had a crush on someone much older than us at one point in our lives and there’s nothing wrong about that… Let me just point out, that Kandy and Mr. Cane started getting physical when Kandy was already at the age of majority… from the outside looking in, I don’t see anything bad about it… But if it were my daughter having a physical relationship with one of my husband’s best-friends, I’d be batshit crazy angry. If you’re a parent and this is real life, you’d be absolutely livid. But since this is a romantic story about forbidden love, I’ll indulge.
People fall in love all the time. We can’t help who we fall in love with… Love is blind. But of course, the point of contention in this, is the guy is the Dad’s bestfriend. If he wasn’t, then there wouldn’t be much of a problem aside from the crazy Ex…
Ugh! I can’t believe it has a cliffy! I dont like to be left high and dry when it was just getting real good! Lol but I guess I don’t have to wait that long coz book 2 is coming real soon! Aaah sooo freaking exciting!
I absolutely love to read forbidden stories. There is just something about them that draws me in and Wanting Mr. Cane by Shanora Williams was all kinds of forbidden and dirty! This was a dad’s best friend story with an age gap and secrets. It basically had me at hello and I simply devoured it.
Kandy met Mr. Cane at a very young age. She was impressionable, and Mr. Cane was an unforgettable kind of man. What started as an innocent crush, grew as she did. They tried to deny it. But sometimes a connection is stronger than what could be right or wrong. I will say Cane tried to stay away. He really did, but we all know what happens with the best laid plans!
Wanting Mr. Cane was a slow burn romance that tested Kandy and Mr. Cane and had me panting for more. And that ending! I cannot wait for the second book!
4.5 stars! Read and reviewed for Sultry Sirens Book Blog.
Happy reading!