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The Professor and His Obsession

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๐‘ถ๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’–๐’‘๐’๐’ ๐’‚ ๐’•๐’Š๐’Ž๐’† ๐’”๐’‰๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’„๐’‚๐’Ž๐’† ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’†. ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’•๐’†๐’‚๐’„๐’‰.

She comes to my class late.

Innocent. Naive. Beautiful.
A sheltered princess whose body begs me to teach her the forbidden things she only heard about.

Her eyes mesmerize me.
Her mind tempts me.
Her pure heart speaks to the monster inside me.
I crave to possess her.

A beauty trapped in the gilded cage of her brother's creation.
Her every move is watched. Scrutinized.
His reputation alone promises trouble to whomever goes against his wishes.

I should stay away from her.
Instead she becomes my obsession.
And I intend to keep her as my own no matter the cost.

After allโ€ฆ
Iโ€™m a sinner who will use every weapon in his arsenal to achieve what he wants.
Even if it means declaring a war between our families to get her.

268 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 22, 2021

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V.F. Mason

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V.F.Mason always loved reading books and had quite a few fights with her mama over the genre she liked (romance, duh!) She studied filmmaking and thought that would feed her desire for stories, but that didn't happen.
Finally, when she was tired of all those voices in her head, she sat down and wrote a book. It was a huge decision to make and she thanks her friends and family for supporting her in it.
When she is not writing, she can be found with her friends doing all sorts of crazy things or reading recent romance books that were written by her favorite authors.



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October 25, 2021
2.5 Stars

Eh. The romance was severely underdeveloped, and all the MCs would do is debate in class then have sex. That's it. No tension or build up either, which sucks because the taboo-ness of them being teacher/student is supposed to bring some of that ๐Ÿ”ฅ, but nah these characters were just like like F that lets show all in front of all the other students. Super unrealistic and just boring. Also anticlimactic, and I had a hard time taking any of these supposed "bada**" characters seriously.

Safety:

No ow/om drama

No cheating

No virgins/manh*es

No sharing
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1,049 reviews1,345 followers
April 22, 2022
4.25 stars- An OTT obsessed professor and his student? yes please

I am a sucker for professor/student romance, ESPECIALLY when the H is OTT j/p and obsessed- no other woman will do: those Hs are my Kryptonite!

Estella (19) goes to class late and sees her new professor, Ryder (33), and is stunned because sheโ€™s had a crush on him since she was 15. Of course, heโ€™s very fit๐Ÿคค, handsome๐Ÿ˜…, and has a certain presence about him๐Ÿ˜‰. Sheโ€™s supposed to go on a date with a friend, something she stunned about because she considers herself on the plain side, yet her professor makes her feel more things than she should be feeling. They start having a discussion about Persephone and Hades, and it gets heated. The back-and-forth is delicious and tension-filled, especially considering the topic at hand.

See, Estella has been sheltered a lot. Her brother, Octavius, used to lock her up so that she never experienced or saw the child abuse that he endured when they were growing up. Because of that, she always feels indebted to her brother. Her brother has the physical reminders of their abusive childhood ๐Ÿฅบ. But that doesnโ€™t mean that sheโ€™s naรฏve or isnโ€™t aware of the dangers out there. In fact, she admires a well-known Hades persona that k!lls men that abuse women.

Ryder was beat up, abused, unloved as a child and as he was growing up. He witnessed a lot of things no child should ever witness. Because of that, he doesnโ€™t know what it feels like to be loved, but that doesnโ€™t take away from the fact that when he meets Estella, he becomes obsessed, possessive, and jealous ๐Ÿ˜…. The scene where he basically follows Estella and orders her to cancel her date had me sweating a little ๐Ÿ˜… (in a good way). #mineminemine

The smexx scenes. I mean. This was almost on the insta-love side, but I didnโ€™t care lol, and the buildup wasnโ€™t as organic as it couldโ€™ve been, but I still enjoyed it. Estella works in a library, andโ€ฆ OH. MY. GODDDโ€ฆ I never did anything even close to what Ryder and Estella did ๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿ”ฅ. The tension builds when theyโ€™re arguing in the the classroom and then it ๐Ÿ’ฅ when theyโ€™re alone ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿฅต. Hands on thr0at, bit!ng the neck/ear lobes are my personal weakness, and this has it a lot ๐Ÿคค. By 30%, the tension explodes, and they take advantage that theyโ€™re alone, in a dark corner, and itโ€™s ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ. And then in his office when he gets into another debate in class ๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿฅต. Oh dear LAWD ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜….

Although sheโ€™s not a V, he still has to teach her all the pleasures of the body ๐Ÿ’ฆ, which heโ€™s extremely happy to do ๐Ÿ˜‰. Her one experience wasnโ€™t the best. Their connection goes deeper than just surface level, especially when they open up and share their childhood stories, both rooted in tragedies. One thing is for sure, heโ€™s very protective of her and I love that about him. Plus, the epilogue is cute and demonstrates how in love they still are ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ.

I wish the flashback scenes were more fleshed out or maybe have a prologue that includes the flashback scenes.

Also, I wouldโ€™ve liked it to be longer to show a longer buildup to their physical connection. Maybe a couple of class debates before he approaches her and touches her. I also wouldnโ€™t have minded to find out more about this Hades persona or the Four Horsemen.

Overall, I really enjoyed it. I hope thereโ€™s a book on her brother. I see thereโ€™s one on Santiago.

โš ๏ธsafety squadโš ๏ธ
-no cheating/sharing/owd
-the h is supposed to go on a date with OM. She doesnโ€™t though
-condom appears in the first smex scene but then itโ€™s not mentioned again
-flashback scenes of hโ€™s father beating up hโ€™s brother (not in detail)
-child abuse/torture (H)
-r@pยฃ (not the MCs- flashback/memories)
-breath play/edging/praise kink
-Epilogue/HEA (6 years later)
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396 reviews88 followers
May 9, 2022
This story is exactly what the title says, A professor and his obsession - and I mean actual obsession. His possessiveness over her is like no other.

I enjoyed the Hades and Persephone references throughout the story, however I found the story overall an average and not so interesting read. Frankly, I was far more interested in Octavius (FMC Brother) and the four dark horsemen (Octaviusโ€™ friends). I believe each horsemen will be getting their own book so I canโ€™t wait to read those, especially Octavius and Florianโ€™s books.

If youโ€™re in the mood for a possessive professor who has a dark past and loads of trauma and who ends up falling for the somewhat innocent student with a dark-ish past as well and a very protective brother, then this story is for you.
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668 reviews502 followers
October 23, 2021
My top five favorite AUTHOR have done it again with the amazing book๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜ I love this book so much and i wish it was longer though but thank you author for always creates amazing books๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿฅบ Iโ€™m officially obsessed with these series and cannot wait for more because it just addicting to me๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿ˜


I LOVE A HERO WHO IMMEDIATELY WANTS THE HEROINE WHEN HE SEE HER AND WILL DO ANYTHING AND I REPEAT ANYTHING TO HAVE HERโ€ฆ AND THIS BOOK REALLY GIVES YOU THAT. THE HERO IMMEDIATELY OBSESSED WITH HER. MAKES HER HIS AS FAST AS HE CAN WITHOUT EVEN DOUBT HIS SURROUNDINGโ€ฆ THE HERO IMMEDIATELY MAKES A PLAN TO MAKE SURE THE HEROINE IS SAFE WITH HIM WITHOUT A DOUBT.

DARK ROMANCE BUT THE ROMANCE IN THIS MAKES THE DARK IS NOT EVEN TOO DARKโ€ฆ THE ROMANCE REALLY MAKE THINGS BETTER. BECAUSE THE CHEMISTRY BETWEEN THESE TWO ARE SO ROMANTIC ITS INDESCRIBABLE!!!!! ๐Ÿฅบโค๏ธTHE AUTHOR REALLY KNOW HOW TO WRITES A GREAT BOOK ๐ŸคŸ๐Ÿฝ๐ŸคŸ๐Ÿฝ๐ŸคŸ๐Ÿฝ THIS BOOK IS DARK, THRILLING, ROMANTIC, FUN, HOT AND EMOTIONALโ€ฆ ITS WHAT I WANT TO READ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜

โ€œYou found me.โ€
โ€œYouโ€™re mine. Of course I did.โ€

โ€œYouโ€™re my obsession. Mine. And no one will take you away.โ€

โ€œAN ANGEL GAVE ATONEMENT TO A MONSTER AND ACCEPTED HIM AS HE IS. AND SUCH, THE MONSTER GOT THE SALVATION HE COULD NEVER DREAM OF. NO ONE WILL KEEP AWAY FROM HER.โ€



THIS AUTHOR WRITES GREAT ROMANCE WITH FANTASTIC EPILOGUE AND SAFE RELATIONSHIP. DO NOT BE WORRIED๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ


โ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธNO VIRGINS

โ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธNO TALKING ABOUT PAST PARTNERS

โ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธTRIGGER: Killing, violence, verbal abuse, r*pe, sadness, death and child abused.

โ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธthe hero is thirty three and the heroine is nineteen.

โ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธNO CHEATING

โ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธit has separation for few days maybe? I lost count. But both are very loyal.

โ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธTHE HERO IS OTT POSSESSIVE PROTECTIVE ALPHA MALE. I REPEAT. OTT.

The hero have been through a lot so for him to make his move to the heroine in a right and hot way, it just gets so interesting to read. Even though he been through a hard time in his life, he never let that gets between their relationship. He is a smart man. Wise and strong man who loves his woman so muchโ€ฆ

โ€œBecause love for a man like me means obsession bordering on insanity, trapping a woman in my darkness with no boundaries or rules that would drive them mad and hopeless.โ€

Or so he thought ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜

โ€œAnd my plan has included claiming her as my own since the moment I saw her.โ€

I love it that the hero really loves when the heroine calms him down and that made him really calm๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿฅบ

โ€œI listen to her soft spoken voice that manages to calm the constant raging fury in my soul, which has been attached to me since birth.โ€

THE HERO IS A YOUNG NOT OLD NEW PROFESSOR. I LIKE IT SO MUCH WHEN THE HERO SAYS THIS:

โ€œUNLESS YOU WANT ME TO STAKE MY CLAIM ON YOU FOR THE UNIVERSITY TO SEE, YOU WILL WALK WITH ME TO MY OFFICE.โ€

Like he is not afraid to do that because thats how much he wants the heroine๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿฅบ

โ€œNO ONE EXISTS FOR ME BUT HER, AND I DONโ€™T REMEMBER ANYTHING OR ANYONE IN MY LIFE BEFORE HER.โ€


โ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธTHE HEROINE IS A STRONG AND BEAUTIFUL WOMANโ€ฆ SHE IS BEAUTIFUL BUT NOT ALWAYS BRAGS ABOUT IT which is cool of her! SHE IS FRIENDLY AND NICE TO ANYONE WHO IS NICE TO HER AND SHE KNOWS HOW TO DEFEND HERSELF EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLYโ€ฆ

โ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธVERY EXTREMELY HOT SMUT SCENESโ€ฆ

โ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธTHE HERO ALWAYS SAYS TO THE HEROINE AND TO EVERYONE AND TO HIMSELFโ€ฆ

โ€œYOU. ARE MINE.โ€

โ€œSHEโ€™S MINE.โ€

MINE. MINE. MINE.

โ€œYOU BELONG TO ME, ONLY ME.โ€

๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿฅบ


โ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธSO MANY JEALOUS SCENES FROM THE HERO๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿฅบ I LOST COUNT ๐Ÿ˜›๐Ÿ˜›๐Ÿ˜›๐Ÿ˜›

โ€œNO ONE WILL EVER SO MUCH AS LOOK IN HER DIRECTION, LET ALONE TALK TO OR TOUCH HER.โ€

โ€œHOWEVER, SOMEONE HAS DARED TO LOOK AND EVEN INTENDS TO TOUCH AND TALK. AND NOT A DAY WILL GO BY THAT A MAN THINKS SHE IS FAIR GAME AND CAN PUT A PERMANENT CLAIM ON HER. THATS MY CLAIM.โ€

And many more๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜

โ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธNO DRAMA WITH OW. ONLY WITH OM BUT THAT WAS NOT ANNOYING AT ALL๐Ÿ˜‚ OTHER DRAMA IS ABOUT THEMSELF AND FAMILYโ€ฆ

โ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธLOVE IN FIRST SIGHT.

โ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธTHE HEROINE HAVE A GREAT LIKE REALLY GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH HER OLDER BROTHER THAT MADE ME TEAR UP A BIT TBH BECAUSE IT WAS TOO BEAUTIFUL TO READ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿฅบ GREAT SIBLINGS THAT GREW UP TO BE BETTER PERSON AND TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER๐Ÿ˜š๐Ÿ˜šโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ

โ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธHAPPY ENDINGโ€ฆ OF COURSEโ€ฆ

MARRIED AND SIX YEARS LATER WITH 3 KIDS๐Ÿฅบ
THREE ADORABLE KIDS๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿฅบ
Iโ€™m glad that the author add the kids are having fun and the couple are very much in love with each other!




๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ THANK YOU AUTHOR for always creates beautiful stories and amazing cool characters ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿฅบ I will forever. Forever. Read your books ๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜ Iโ€™m waiting for more and longer books๐Ÿ˜›๐Ÿ˜›๐Ÿ˜› Cause the longer the books from yours the better!!! Thank you so much for the team who also helps the author to make this great book and other books in the future hopefully ASAP๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿค—๐Ÿค— THESE SERIES AND HOPEFULLY RYDERโ€™S BROTHERS GET TO HAVE THEIR OWN BOOKS AS WELL IS REALLY THE BEST EVER!!!! WOWWW!!!




๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒโžก๏ธโ†˜๏ธโฌ‡๏ธโžก๏ธThis is my own personal thoughts and opinion about the book so if thats not sit right with you or you feel Iโ€™m not being fair blablabla, please know that everybody in this world have their own different things that they like and donโ€™t like. It may not be the same thing with you but thats okay because i am my own person and you cannot control me or tell me what to do. For example; i put ketchup (tomato sauce) on my fried chicken. You think thatโ€™s disgusting? For me its not and iโ€™ve been eating it like that for many many years. You tell me to put another sauce and see if i like that better? I already did many many times in years but i still like the way i like it. Itโ€™s called differences between me and you and billions people in this world๐Ÿ˜Š be open minded๐Ÿ˜™ I respect peopleโ€™s opinions about my opinions but in the end of the day if i say I donโ€™t like it or i do like it, its up to me and its on me. And in the end of the day i always liked and show my respect to books and peopleโ€™s opinions on books whenever that book is good or not good in my opinion ๐Ÿ˜Š Respect peopleโ€™s opinions guys๐Ÿ˜™๐Ÿ˜™ I donโ€™t want to write this down because its not really my thing to do it. To like address something like this when obviously i know the people whoโ€™s been reading my reviews many times and all the time, they are smart enough to understand and respect other peopleโ€™s opinions no matter what their opinions on book or their point of view ๐Ÿ˜™๐Ÿ˜™ am i right? ๐Ÿ’• also there are people even though i already write โ€œthis book is different because i have my own taste of bookโ€ those people still comment my taste is this and that when HELLOโ€ฆ everybody have their own thoughts on books and what they want to readโ€ฆ why i read it then? I read it and give it a review because i have to read a book to give it a reviewโ€ฆ why not read the description book to understand before Iโ€™m going to read it? Hello just in case you havenโ€™t notice, description books can be tricky because they write this amazing things about a book but turns out the story is so toxic. Maybe for me its toxic but not for you? YES HELLO THATS WHY US HUMAN BEING HAVE OUR DIFFERENCES, WHAT I LIKE IT DOESNโ€™T MEAN YOU WILL LIKE IT AND EITHER WAY TOO. why i still write the review then if i just donโ€™t like a book? Because I CAN and i want to, you cannot tell me what to do and not what to do๐Ÿคช if you still wants to be negative and be karens about my review on book after all of what i just write, i will never acknowledge you and simply ignore you because its not that hard๐Ÿ™ I wonโ€™t respond to negativity comments๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ DONโ€™T ASK ME AGAIN ABOUT WHY NOT RESPONDING TO YOUR NEGATIVE COMMENTS BECAUSE I ALREADY SAY IT HERE AND I WONโ€™T BE EXPLAINING AGAIN BECAUSE WEโ€™RE NOT CHILDREN SO ITS NOT HARD FOR YOU AN ADULT TO UNDERSTAND๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ˜Œ YES MY REVIEW IS LONG BUT YOU READ IT ANYWAY AND ITS FINE ACTUALLY I CAN WRITE AS LONG AS I LIKE๐Ÿ˜Ž YES MY GRAMMAR IS BAD SOMETIMES AND MAYBE ALL THE TIME BUT LUCKILY MANY PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT Iโ€™M SAYING๐Ÿคช โฌ…๏ธโ†–๏ธโ†•๏ธโฌ…๏ธโ†ฉ๏ธโคด๏ธ
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50k reviews10 followers
September 21, 2023
Every time I read one of V.F. Masonโ€™s books, I fall under the spell of her new possessive and obsessive irreparably damaged anti-hero who is unstoppable in his quest to possess the woman who is the key to his salvation.

She comes to my class late.

Innocent. Naive. Beautiful.
A sheltered princess whose body begs me to teach her the forbidden things she only heard about.

Her eyes mesmerize me.
Her mind tempts me.
Her pure heart speaks to the monster inside me.
I crave to possess her.


When God asked for a perfect, haunting beauty designed to drive men insane, he created her. He gave her a voice to lure them and a way of moving that's temptation in itself.

Even though, the writing was stellar and the chemistry between Estella and Ryder was explosive as always, The Professor and His Obsession was not my favorite read by the author maybe because I needed a little more meat to their story. That being said, being a die-hard fan of her work, I can't wait to read the next book in the Four Horsemen series hoping it will be the story of Octavius (the heroine's brother).
Profile Image for Karla ML.
354 reviews21 followers
May 21, 2022
No le doy las 5 estrellas, porque, siento que a pesar de que la historia de Ryder y Estella fue muy buena, me quedรณ a deber con un poco mรกs de oscuridad. Ojo, eso no significa que no haya valido la pena la lectura, al contrario, me deja con mรกs ganas de seguir leyendo las historias de los demรกs jinetes.
Definitivamente la seรฑora Mason es garantรญa.
Profile Image for Samantha (bookgramsaga reviews).
659 reviews751 followers
March 29, 2024
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ.5

''Became an obsession nothing could cure''

Safety warnings:
- H 33 / h 19
- No cheating
- No OW drama
- Meaningless OM drama
- Child abuse/torture/violence
- Child abandonment/neglect
- Violence/d*ath
- Mention of r*pe/assault
- Mention of drug abuse
- HEA

SPOILERS BELOW โฌ‡๏ธ

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You want an obsessive, OTP, maniac, touch her you die, she is mine, I will go to war for her MMC?

Well, this is it.

He was deeply obsessed with her to the point of insanity and despite her initial dismissal (which tbh was not even a page) she gave into her own attraction for him. She has had a crush on him for years as he is a well-known figure in the world and once he becomes her professor, things just do not go anyway she imagined. He goes to extreme lengths to be around her and have her in his sights 24/7. He does things that would land him in prison and with a massive restraining order, but it does not stop him. He is determined to make her his forever and does not care what he has to do to have that.

The sex was hot and his devotion to her was insane. I am glad we didn't get a full out war between the families, and it all came to an amicable solution (well as amicable as men involved are capable of doing).

This book is HEAVY on child abuse/torture scenes, as we get a closer look into the MMC's life as a child and also the FMC's childhood which shows her own brother being abused as well.
It's really present so if it is a trigger be careful.

We get to see them in the future and they have triplets.

There are stories for some of the side characters and I actually had no idea they did until I looked into it and I will be reading them as their stories are fascinating to me!
Profile Image for Intel Chicky Reads Romance (Kara Merideth).
1,873 reviews1,095 followers
October 22, 2021
Another great read!

Story: โญโญโญโญโญ (4.5)
Trope: Instalove
Angst: ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
Smexy: ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ
Triggers: none

Another dark, instalove obsession book by the queen of instalove obsessions. And I eat them up every time. Dark, controlling hero with tortured past paired with likeable, slightly nerdy, virgin heroine. Perfect recipe! This story was all about the meet and the angst over her brother's approval; I do wish their had been a little more meat to the story, but loved it none the less!
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688 reviews61 followers
May 23, 2022
No estuvo mal pero me aburriรณ en algunas -muchas- partes.

Lo de profesor/alumna es solo en algunas partes porque luego mezclan mafia con amor de hermanos, despuรฉs con pasados "oscuros" en ambas familias, dolor, cicatrices, hermandades nuevas, confrontaciones que terminan en nada porque es solo una prueba del hermano de la prota porque quiere saber si es capaz de herirla(??????? ยกAH! ยกY no nos olvidemos de las historias sobre Grecia y los mitos sobre los dioses griegos! Persรฉfone y Hades me tienen los ovarios al plato, de verdad, no quiero saber mรกs nada sobre ese mito.

Patรฉtico. Todo en este libro es patรฉtico y aburrido.

Ni los nombre de los protagonistas me quedaron de tan aburrido que fue.
Profile Image for A.
277 reviews54 followers
April 4, 2022
Star Rating:โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
Spice Rating: ๐ŸŒถ ๐ŸŒถ ๐ŸŒถ
HEA

I love OTTP men, and Ryder did not disappoint. I'm looking forward to reading the four horsemen series.
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1,320 reviews
Shelved as 'dnf'
October 25, 2021
DNF @ 30% - Tale as old as time. ๐Ÿ˜… Off the rails crazy-town older hero (grown ass man) with undiagnosed mental disorder and weird issue with perpetual public boners, latches on to a younger moronic girl and acts like a complete nutcase creeper. She of course thinks nothing of her random older professor licking her neck in the library and demanding she not hang with her friends. Out of the clear blue sky. ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿป๐Ÿคก #surething




#next
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Authorย 0 books134 followers
December 11, 2021
This story is kind of a retelling of Hades and Persephone. I have read several before but never have I had one that was this well done. The professor is teaching mythology and I actually learned a lot about it while reading this story.

This author writes obsessive characters better than anyone that I've ever read. Ryder was a professor. He was an illegitimate child because his father was having affairs on his wife. Ryders other worked at a brothel where he was left to grow up until he was 5. The father had 4 other sons but his wife hated Ryder because he was a product of his father's stepping out of their marriage. This poor kid was treated terribly. His backstory is sad. The four brothers carried on the family mafia like business while Ryder made his own money and withdrew from his brothers because of the way he was treated as a kid. When he saw Estella he became obsessed. This is where this author excels! As a reader you could feel Ryder obsess nonstop about Estella.

Estella is his student but also part of an enemy crime family. Her backstory of her childhood and her brother's childhood were also riddled with abuse. Her and her brother are close. Her brother tries to protect her from everything. No one will be good enough in Estella's life. She is sheltered until she meets the handsome professor that she has a crush on.

So sometimes teacher/ professor relationships ick me out because they have the power to blackmail their student. This one was like that because the university had no rules against a professor/ student relationship. I have never heard of one that didn't so this was quite interesting. It took that part of the hurdle out of the couple's way.

The story still had plenty of drama and there is no way another hero could be any more over the top possessive or jealous. Ryder was the epitome of caveman. I feel like I am obsessed with this writers work now. I guess Ryder's obsession is contagious!
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158 reviews7 followers
October 28, 2023
Okay so I loved this
๐Ÿฉต๐Ÿฉต๐Ÿฉต๐Ÿฉต๐Ÿฉต๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ
This was fast paced and so freaking sweet. This book had some of the best romantic lines Iโ€™ve ever read as well as some of the most panty soaking ones. Shit.
I loved the character development all across the board. I loved in this book there was communication and problem solving rather than senseless breakups and misunderstandings.

The mafia aspect was unexpected but I loved how thoroughly the author filled in blanks and added depth to her characters with their pasts. My only gripe was the 30 min long chapters on kindle but thatโ€™s really it. The prince and princess theme was consistent and not cheesy throughout, and I liked that the Greek mythology references were relevant to the story. This book was SPICY.

I LOVED the spice scenes. They were hot. The library? Hell yes. In her childhood bedroom when her brother (overbearing and protective) was right down stairs? Hot. There was a great balance of spice and action and I think this book was unique in the way that you didnโ€™t get the typical blowout between the brother and her rival family lover, or the third act dumb ass breakup. I think this book hit the mark for me. And I loved it. Wonโ€™t be my last book by VF Mason for sure.
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2,172 reviews
October 23, 2021
Ryder and Estellaโ€™s story is one of my more favorite genres and I love a obsessed a hero. Estella should be the last person he comes near for many reasons but he canโ€™t help it. Sheโ€™s his weakness and she doesnโ€™t even know it
October 26, 2021
Lie. Run. Fantasize. Corrupt. Take.

He wasn't supposed to be in Chicago. His brother, the head of the Irish mob, warned him to stay away...the Four Dark Horsemen weren't to be trifled with, and Estella wasn't to be touched. But Professor Ryder MacAlister was confident that none of his students would be enough to tempt him. And none would even come close to handling his dark side, least of all the protected princess, Estella Reed.

When God asked for a perfect, haunting beauty designed to drive men insane, he created her. He gave her a voice to lure them and a way of moving that's temptation in itself.

I'm going to start off by saying how much I needed a possessive hero before I started this book. I'd been craving Ryder's energy, and he did not disappoint. There was instant chemistry between him and Estella (prepare for a delicious fast burn). Add in the fact that she's a sheltered mafia princess and he's her handsome and dangerous new professor, and the heat just gets turned up.

Also, where do I sign up for Professor MacAlister's Greek and Roman Mythology class? Because the topics and debates had me loving every second...I need him to teach me, maybe in more ways than one.

And the ending...I did not see that coming. And I mean that in the best way. I love Octavius. I was not expecting to enjoy his character as much as I did. The Four Dark Horsemen were divine, but he is just a mastermind.

I'll drive so deep into you, filling you so much you won't know how to live without me.

ARC received in exchange for an honest review.
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3,032 reviews92 followers
November 11, 2021
The couple: Ryder and Estella

Romance genre: stalker
Length: 268 pages

Plot: Ryder is the bastard brother in an Irish mob crime family, and he would like to be left out of their business. He has his own psychopath/vigilante thing going on, thank you very much. His brother calls him, though, to specifically warn him away from Estella Reed, younger sister to one of the infamous Four Horsemen of Chicago, and student at the college where Ryder will be teaching. Well, you know what happens next. Of course, Estella walks into Professor MacAllister's class - she's late, she's a little mouthy, and she's his new obsession. Ryder falls in love hard and fast. On her end, Estella has had a crush on Ryder for a while (he's a bit of a celebrity in his field). Their affair ramps up quickly, with Estella understanding little of it but wanting more of it. Ryder will have some explaining to do once Estella finds out who he is though.

Commentary: V.F. Mason can write a psychopath like nobody else. The truth is that Ryder is one of her softer characters - sweeter, but still with an edge. He falls for Estella in record time and never wavers from that. She's the one who waffles, and it's no wonder: she's young, inexperienced, and because of her brother, extremely sheltered. But her love is never in question, and she is able to see parts of Ryder that nobody else does. In fact, she's able to see all of him, and that is part of the appeal. I loved this story, even though I'm not sure that the age gap made a lot of difference. It added just enough experience to Ryder so that he could direct their time together, but it didn't cause problems in their relationship.
I also loved getting a little more of the Four Horsemen, and I can't wait until Octavious meets his match!

July 1, 2022
โžœ Heroine - Estella has been sheltered a lot. Her brother, Octavius, used to lock her up so that she never experienced or saw the child abuse that he endured when they were growing up. Because of that, she always feels indebted to her brother. Her brother has the physical reminders of their abusive childhood. I personally didn't found her naive and innocent, she was a strong character. She felt attracted with hero in the very start.

โžœ Hero - Ryder was beat up, abused, unloved as a child and as he was growing up. He witnessed a lot of things no child should ever witness. Because of that, he doesnโ€™t know what it feels like to be loved, but that doesnโ€™t take away from the fact that when he meets Estella,
he becomes obsessed, possessive, and jealous. he basically follows Estella and orders her to cancel her date had me swooning.#minemine.

โžœ Overall Review - Ryder was your overprotective, possessive and obsessed male lead, he was so so so obsessed with heroine, that be was always around her. This was almost on the insta-love side, which I absolutely adored.The tension builds when theyโ€™re arguing in the the classroom and then it, when theyโ€™re alone. Hands on throat, biting the neck/ear lobes are my personal weakness, and this has it a lot of it. The library scene was so hot.Their connection goes deeper than just surface level, especially when they open up and share their childhood stories, both rooted in tragedies. I loved the chemistry between Ryder and Estella from the very first interaction in the classroom to the very last interaction in the book.

โžœ smut - ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ/5

๐Ÿ“ no cheating , no OW drama
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444 reviews6 followers
October 18, 2021
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Estella and Ryder are intense!

Ryder is obsessed with Estella when they first meet and there is instant attraction. Adding to the fact that Estella had a crush on him since she was 15, it was meant to be!!

Ryder is an intense character, but he is protective, loving and completely obsessed with Estella. He will do anything for her, even if he has to fight the world. He has suffered a lot in the past and has completely closed people off, until he meets his match.

Estella has grown a lot in this book, her life hasn't always been a fairytale. She is loving, strong, loyal and empathetic. I loved her character development, from someone who was scared to move forward in life to a strong woman, who will not let anyone boss her around.

I was really surprised about how the story was connected with the Four Housemen, but it made me love them even more! No joke they are my favourite characters.
I am intrigued by the MacAlister Clan, cannot wait to see where they will go next!

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2,828 reviews70 followers
October 31, 2021
V.F. Mason is a wonderful author and I do enjoy her books. But for some reason, I could not get into The Professor and His Obsession. I feel like I am missing something when I started reading this book, is there a book before this one that started off a series? If so that should be mentioned before reading this one. Second, I was not too thrilled with the lead, Estella. I can give a lot of leeway for a young girl, and I usually do. but there was just something so young about her. Third, Ryder was way too back and forth about making her his. She was then she wasn't his. It was too much. I wanted to scream. I finally had to give up, trying to figure it out and just try to finish the book. I am hoping the four horsemen books will be stronger and better.


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174 reviews
January 31, 2023
bueno hermanas que decir!!!
me gustรณ bastante aunque no tiene tanto desarrollo en la trama pero si un poco en los personajes.
esta es literalmente! la historia de un profesor y su obsesiรณn, el nivel de posesivo que maneja, por dios.
igual esta bueno si queres leer algo rรกpido y sin mucho detalle.
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4,239 reviews58 followers
October 22, 2021
I received a copy of this book from the publisher/author to review for Stephanie's Book Reports.

Once upon a time she became min. Mine to teach. She comes to my class late. Innocent. Naive. Beautiful. A sheltered princess whose body begs me to teach her the forbidden things she only heard about. Her eyes mesmerize me. Her mind tempts me. Her pure heart speaks to the monster inside me. I crave to possess her. A beauty trapped in the gilded cage of her brother's creation. Her every move is watched. Scrutinized. His reputation alone promises trouble to whomever goes against his wishes. I should stay away from her. Instead she becomes my obsession. And I intend to keep her as my own no matter the cost. After all...I'm a sinner who will use every weapon in his arsenal to achieve what he wants. Even if it means declaring a war between our families to get her.

This is the story of Ryder and Estella. I thought it was a little dark but not so dark that it is the darkest thing I have ever read. But it might still hold some triggers for some people. Ryder is a man who has had a horrible past by no fault of his own and has a brother that is the head of the mafia and warns him not to go to Chicago because of a treaty he made with Octavius and the Four Dark Horsemen who rule Chicago. Estella has a super overprotective brother that raised her from a young age and got them out of the mess they were in and everyone knows to not mess with his sister. Octavius is her brother and people know better than to mess with the dark horsemen. But Ryder has been offered a job in Chicago and he gets a warning to not go from his brother but refuses to not go. From the second he turns from his white board to look to see who dares to be late to the college class he is teach he lays eyes on Estella and his obsession begins. This is a man who is determined to have the woman he wants and will go to great lengths to get him. Imagine Estella's shock when her childhood crush is her Professor. How will she ever be able to be in his class? After all he has a reputation as a tyrant as a teacher. But after the way she is treated that first day of class she isn't sure what to think about this demanding man who has suddenly come in to her life. This too is a story about family. Weather it is the family you are born into or the family of your own making. I loved every single second of it and I loved Ryder and Estella. I am so curious about Octavius and I so hope that one day we get to read his story. I have to know everything there is to know about him but I must say we got quiet the picture of how he and Estella were raised and what they had to go through and I will tell you that his their past and Ryder's just about tore my heart out. This is a great read. One I devoured and couldn't get enough of. Make sure you do not miss this one.
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124 reviews22 followers
April 19, 2024
Stars : โญ โญ โญ โญ โญ
Spice : ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ. 5
Ending : ๐Ÿ˜ HEA ๐Ÿ˜ ( so Beautiful, they had triplets ๐Ÿ˜ญโค๏ธ๐Ÿคฐ)

Tropes :

๐Ÿฅต Professor / Student
๐Ÿ˜ˆ OTT Obsessed and Possessive Man
๐Ÿฅต Insta Love / Insta Attraction
๐Ÿ˜ˆ Age Gap
๐Ÿฅต Forbidden Romance

๐Ÿ–ค" ๐—˜๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฒ. ๐—œโ€™๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ด๐—ผ. ๐— ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€, ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. "๐Ÿ–ค

๐Ÿ–ค" ๐—ก๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—น๐˜† ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ผ. ๐—œโ€™๐—บ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—œ'๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—บ๐—ฒ." ๐Ÿ–ค

๐Ÿ–ค ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„, ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ผ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜ƒ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต. ๐—œ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต, ๐—œ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—น ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต. ๐— ๐˜† ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜„๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐˜€, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟโ€”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ-๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ฑ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒโ€”๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€. ๐— ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.๐—” ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—œ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐˜€. " ๐Ÿ–ค


What a Great Story it was!! Ryder and Estella! God what can I say!! I devoured it sooo slowly! Because I didn't want it to end so soon!! Every thing about this book was perfect to me, the plot, the chemistry, the Scorching attraction, the ott possessiveness of the hero. The way he claimed her as his the first time he saw her, in his class!! God!! This is soo forbidden but oh so Hot!! Because the hero was crazy gone after meeting her, ready to start a war with her family because he won't ever let her go!! DAMNNN!!
CAN I GET A MAN LIKE RYDER MACALISTER for MYSELF ?? ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿคฐ๐Ÿ˜ญโค๏ธ
He was so intense yet so gentle with her, because he never wanted to hurt her! God so caring!!! Ahhh!! And Estella was strong as well, she didn't give in to him that well, never acted like a doormat like other women, she knows how to hold her ground pretty well !! Also the Four Dark horsemen! ๐Ÿฅต๐ŸฅตHoly hell so hot! I also fell for Octavious, the way he truly took care of Estella and Loved her like a Parent, and tolerated all the gruesome torture that his fucked up family threw their way and never let anything touch his baby sister!! God!! Such a Man he is!! So strong and soo fiercely protective big brother !! Can't wait to read his book and the other 3 horsemen!! My first read of VF MASON, and I'm absolutely mesmerised by the writings ! There are so many quotes I loved!! Already on my way to devour the next books of this author!!

Definitely Recommend.
๐Ÿคฐ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿฅตโค๏ธ
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1,731 reviews95 followers
November 6, 2021
I believe I found this on through Instagram and I was in desperate need of something forbidden and angsty. And this book definitely hit both of those marks.

Forbidden not only because Ryder is her professor but also because of who their families are. And if you are anything like me, after reading this book, you will want to know anything and everything about all these other characters that make themselves known in the story. There is a lot of dark romance just screaming to be heard and read from these dark, delectable men.

But oh the angst! Estella is such a sheltered girl thanks to her brotherโ€™s over protectiveness. So much, you can practically see the angst radiating from that aspect alone. Ryder is demanding and absolutely possessive. Almost overboard. But the author wrote and delivered an amazing story that I flew through every free second I had.

The romance, while it tried to start off dark, ended up being something more. It was special and beautiful in so many ways. And it was pretty much instantaneous. Not in an insta-love way, but there was no room for second guessing. It was just spot on.

Great story that had me glued to the pages anytime I had a chance to read. I look forward to more from this new to me author. 5 Stars!
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2,166 reviews
October 16, 2021
Another riveting read from a terrific author. This is a dark, student/professor, families at war type of story. Ryder Macallister was the black sheep of his family, he was abused horribly as a child, and has become a vigilante/killer. When he takes over for a friend as a professor in Chicago, he knows there could be problems. An old rivalry pack where no Macallister is to step foot in Chicago, the four horsemen's territory. But Ryder has a mind of his own. When he sees Estella Reed, Octavius Reed's beloved, protected sister, he wants her for his own. But she's his student, she's innocent, she's one of the 4 horsemen's sister. But Ryder always goes for what he wants.
This was a typical mafia story with a twist. I love these dark reads.



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501 reviews18 followers
October 25, 2021
Another V.F. Mason book read and no surprise another 5โ˜… rating. Just like The Land Where Sinners Atone and Madman Duet, The Professor and His Obsession captivated me from the very beginning, and with each page turn pulled me deeper and deeper into the story, feeding my craving to get more of it. Though itโ€™s a dark romance, compared to other books in that interconnected world of serial killers, itโ€™s way lighter, pleasant. Teacher/student & sweet age gap trope. Ryder and Estella are one power couple, perfectly matched for each other. Despite traumatizing childhood, suffering in the past and fighting demons, both standing strong, embracing new days and challenges ahead. From the moment he lays his eyes on her, his dominant, obsessive and possessive way takes over to claim and protect her. Their heated exchange regards Hades and Persephone only adding up the spice and passion to the relationship, igniting more sexual tension and affection between them. It's an intensive read, with drama, suspense, angst and twists in plot. I loved every bit of it.
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855 reviews35 followers
October 25, 2021
eh... it wasnโ€™t my favorite even though this trope is my favorite.

i thought it was an okay book, it was very cheesy and predictable. i love love loveeee my obsessive men but this obsession the H had, was very abrupt. i would have liked a tiny bit more development instead of all this abruptness. he just ran around saying โ€œyouโ€™re mineโ€ over and over again it was SO BORING. i just didnโ€™t feel the connection or the intense passion, i just read words on a page. they didnโ€™t effect me at all. the characters didnโ€™t stand out and werent my favorite either. Estella gave me nothing honestly and Ryder was just a parrot repeating the exact same thoughts and words in each chapter. the conflict at the end was extremely anticlimactic and cringy too...
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5,013 reviews440 followers
October 23, 2021
Professor and His Obsession by V.F. Mason. This is Ryder Macallister and Estella Reed's story. Theirs is a dark professor/student relationship but it's deeper than that. Estellaย and her older brother are super close are having a childhood that was full of abuse. Now her brother is one of the deadly 4 horsemen. Yet Estella feels like she is stuck in limbo, can't move forward or back. No guy would date her because of who her brother is.. yet suddenly she is at college and her college professor Ryder is older, dark, possessive, forbidden and perfect for her. Yet she's afraid her brother will forbid their romance. The chemistry between them is sizzling, intense, dark and deliciously twisted. Ryder has his own past and it's heartbreaking in itself. I highly recommend reading this book and I hope we get Octavius' story next ๐Ÿ’— .

My Rating: 4.8 stars **********
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2,141 reviews
October 24, 2021
The Professor and His Obsession was a dark, intense, steamy novel that had me hooked from beginning to end. Ryder and Estellaโ€™s story was a student/teacher age -gap tale and I loved it. This novel, although dark, isn't as dark as the authors previous books. It was an insta love, obsession tale and I loved the chemistry between these two. Framed by the Greek mythology of Hades and Persephone, Estella and Ryder story was fun yet emotional. Both characters were flawed with pasts they needed to overcome. There was a great cast of secondary characters who will grab your attention. I loved that we got to see the Four Horseman in this tale and I loved the epilogue. This was another great read from this author and I would recommend it to lovers of dark romance.
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1,743 reviews12 followers
October 16, 2021
I loved this story. I got so wrapped up in it that at the surface it's a teacher/student romance but no it goes a lot deeper.

Ryder is no saint. The man is secret and spice. He's the kind of obsessive and possessive that's scary but it works for him. Estella has her baggage and a dark brother who is just as protective.

These two take instant to 1000. Getting inside their heads, hearts was such a rush. All the secondary characters made me laugh, appreciate friendships and how far family can take drama and secrets. I received an ARC for an honest and voluntarily review.
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