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- Content warnings: Dubious consent, Sexual assault (referenced), Abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Anxiety, Death of loved one, Parental abuse, Child abuse (referenced), Sexual content
Misconduct
by Penelope Douglas
The sexual tension alone could power a small city. Penelope Douglas turns a forbidden teacher-parent dynamic into a slow-burning confrontation between duty and desire that never lets up.
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Length385 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- High
- Passionate / intense
- Tension finally satisfied
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- Possessive alpha
- Love/hate tension
- Slow seduction
- The angst delivered
- Morally gray
- Forbidden love
- Dominant vibes
- Book hangover
- Billionaire / CEO
- Age gap romance
- Taboo / forbidden
- Book boyfriend/girlfriend acquired
- Dark/tortured soul
- Power imbalance
- Desperate / urgent
- He falls first
- Power dynamic
- Push and pull
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Possessive love interest
- Eye contact intensity
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Possessive/protective
- Jaw holding / face cupping
- Neck kisses / neck touching
- Playful banter
- Wall pinning
- Dominance
- Possessive
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Dubious consent elements
Fantasy promise
- Contemporary romance
- Academy / campus
- Contemporary
- Humans only
- Boss/employee
- Big city / metropolis
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- Single parent romance
- Secret relationship
- Dark romance
- Workplace romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Intense
- Edgy
- Moderate
- Career woman
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- Mental health rep
- Seductive
- Sharp
- General badass
- Angsty
- Dramatic
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Dark
- Suspenseful
- Brooding
- Emotional
- Steamy
- Mardi Gras heat
- Teacher-parent taboo
- Political ambition
- Sexual tension thick enough to cut
- Moral gray zone
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Book details
- Length
- 385 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book