A review by sonja_ahrb
Forbidden by Lauren Smith

5.0

As soon as I saw that Ms. Smith was coming out with a stepbrother romance I immediately wanted to read it! I've really been looking forward to this serial and I wasn't disappointed at all with its start. Forbidden was utterly fantastic and I looooved it!

I'm sure that every bookworm who has or will pick up this book, is going to have a connection to Kat. She's definitely a bookworm herself and the way she sees and feels about books hits close to home, or it does for me at least. Kat is a beautiful, thoughtful heroine with depth, passion, and a kind, genuine heart that make it impossible not to love her - she is just wonderful and I'm excited to see her at the end of this adventure!

And Tristan, oh my gosh, Tristan! I've never really been one of those girls who goes crazy over British men and their accents, but woo-eee if there are any British men like Tristan, I need to find me one like right now! Tristan is so sexy and dominant he just makes me shiver, but when he brought out his sweet, thoughtful side, I was a total goner! Tristan Kingsley totally and completely has my heart and I have no doubts that he will steal yours too!

I don't know how Ms. Smith does it, but she just has a way of writing that makes you feel like you're being seduced right along with the heroine. Forbidden will seduce you, tantalize you and tempt you. It will make your heart race and make you bite your lip in anticipation. It is beyond sexy and I loved that but I was absolutely taken by Tristan and Kat's emotional relationship. They made me giggle and smile, but they also made my heart ache and made me shed a few tears. Forbidden was just excellent and I CANNOT wait to read Seduction!

Forbidden is the first part of the Her British Stepbrother serial, it's told from Kat and Tristan's POV, and even though I knew how it was going to end and that it would be a cliffhanger, it was still wild to read!

~ Sonja, 5 Stars