I enjoyed this short steamy romance about Amanda and Jem. It was sweet the way he introduced her into the world of romance and the art of making love.

This story was hot, Forbidden, and unforgettable! I couldn’t put it down!

New author to me.I was excited to start it ,it sounded hot.I like it at the beginning but in some parts it felt a little bit slow.I didn't like the characters as much as I wanted.It was an ok story.

This story is not only about the sex but about the growth and sensual awakening of the main character that lends itself an incredible and exciting vulnerability. A beautiful tale.

I really enjoyed this book. I thought it was a lot of fun with some steamy scenes thrown in. It was a fairly short read so the characters weren’t overly developed and the story was simple but it was definitely an enjoyable read.

The story starts with Amanda Slade joining a app that tracks the loss of her virginity. For some reason she feels that if she doesn’t lose her virginity by her 23rd birthday she will be alone for the rest of her life. This never really made sense to me but it was what got the story started and played a pretty big part in the end.

Professor Jem Nichols was someone I wish I had had as a Professor when I was in college. He was steamy hot and very dedicated to showing Amanda what a real romance is supposed to be. Jem wanted their relationship to be real and not get any bad backlash from others so he insisted they start their relationship after the end of the semester, that way he would no longer be her teacher. Then when they finally started officially seeing each other, he didn’t want to be one of those people that just immediately jumped on a girl because she was available and a virgin. I think more guys should be like that.

Overall, the story was a lot of fun. While sex played a large role in the story, their growing relationship was the main plot. The ending was super steamy and sexy. I recommend this to anyone who loves erotic romance with a little more meaning thrown in.

Being honest, I didn't finish this book. There was something about the characters that I didn't like, I couldn't connect with them so I didn't really care what happened to them.

I wasn't really impressed with this book. Amanda's sole focus on losing her virginity seemed to completely take over the storyline. It came across extremely annoying and immature. I felt very frustrated by her character by the end of the book. Worth the read if you are look

I liked the tease of the whole story. It was a good love story. It did start a little slow for me but I liked it.

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I wavered between 3 and 4 stars for Stay After Class for a long time after I was done reading. Ultimately, I decided on 4 stars because I did end up liking it. That's not to say that I didn't find certain problems with it, though.

Amanda is a 21, almost 22, year old student who is determined to rid herself of her v card. When she was 16, her mother took her to get a reading from her astrologer. He told her that she wouldn't miss having male attention until she was 21, and that would be the time when she'd start become interested in men and sex. If she didn't get rid of her virginity when she was still 21, she'd have to wait two more years before an opportunity would arise for her to lose it again. Now that she's almost 22 and she's almost done with college, she's finally developed an interest in a man. Unfortunately for her, it's a professor, a professor who is her art professor. Yeah...

Thus begins the long, somewhat draggy at times, journey of Amanda and Jem (Professor Nichols). Once Jem deduces that Amanda is as interested in him as he is in her, he starts to slowly seduce her. The sexual tension was really thick between the two, and sometimes Amanda (and I) despaired that they'd ever have actual penetrative sex. He dragged out the seduction to serious lengths. First using just his words to seduce her. Then after awhile, just his fingers, then just his fingers and tongue. By the time they got around to the actual, full act of sex, the end was almost upon the reader. While I am all for delayed gratification, Jem took it too far for my tastes. At times his slow seduction was flat out annoying and ridiculous, not to mention the way he talked to her while seducing her was too flowery and somewhat formal, it took me out of the story at times. The fact that Amanda was 11 years younger than he was made clear in the at times too condescending way he treated her. Yes, she was naive and really innocent compared to him, but she wasn't immature or a child, so the condescension wasn't necessary or appreciated.

In contrast, I liked Amanda. She was a refreshing change from a lot of the college age heroines in romances lately. She's smart, sweet, has her head on straight and knows what she wants. Can't fault her in any way for that. Jem, though, I didn't really connect with. He was too hot and cold with her and wasn't really that great of a match for her, at least I don't think so. If he had been presented as either more alpha and commanding, (think James Hunter in Ivy Smoak's Hunted series) or younger and more of Amanda's generation, I think I would have connected with him. As written, though, he lay in some sort of weird middle of the road place between old fashioned and smooth, sexual charmer. I just couldn't bring myself to like him, unfortunately.

I did end up liking Stay After Class, though. Mostly because I liked Amanda so much, but also because I enjoyed that it wasn't the typical professor/student forbidden type romance. Well, it was forbidden, but it wasn't executed in the same way as most of its type, it is a little more out of the box in that he didn't just bulldoze his way into her bed, he used a little more finesse (too much, ironically) and kept her on the edge of her seat with anticipation. If you like delayed gratification then Stay After Class just may be the book for you.

'Stay After Class" by A. C. Rose is the story of Jem and Amanda.
Amanda is in college and who will be turning 22 in a very short period of time and wants to lose her virginity. Amanda has her sights set on Jem who is her College Art teacher. Jem is older than she is and Amanda finds older men attractive. Jem plays slow with Amanda but you can't tell it will be hot exciting relationship these two are gonna have.
Once I started their story I didn't want to put it down!
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Good story, make me laugh some times. Amanda is obsessed with astrology and Jem is married with art but they find their time and embrace the ride.

The story has a lot of substance, building and developing the characters and storyline. I was a bit disappointed that some plot elements, aka the blackmail or the professors mood swings explored more.

College senior virgin desperately wants her cork popped before her next birthday, because a psychic told her to. She’s got her sights set on her art professor doing the honors, but the last thing she expected was for him to take her on a long frustrating journey to that point.
I’m not sure how I feel about this. On the one hand it’s a well-told romance, but on the other. . . I can’t imagine her being that patient with someone who, as much as he wanted to do right by her, was manipulating her the entire way. He certainly wouldn’t have done that with an older woman, or one not as innocent. Despite his claims, it felt like this whole long timeline was more about him; she could have been more open about what her deadline and the dating app meant, but he treated her like a child far too much, and his excuse of “protecting” her was the ultimate in condescension.
As for the characters, Amanda was a lot of fun, as was her BFF. Even their emoji use was on point; the cherry with the fireworks was particularly hilarious, as well as the band-aid. As for him, he seems to be a genuinely nice guy who simply has no idea how to treat a modern woman; he seems to be stuck in some sort of weird age of chivalry, mixed with some Neanderthal “She’s mine” crap. Every other character seemed to be differing shades of evil.
I will admit the author almost got me by including a musical piece by one of my fave musicians, Jesse Cook, but I’m pretty sure I didn’t give any extra credit for that.

This was an okay read. I loved the premise, it what attracted me to the book, but the story was dragging in parts.

I guess I really didn't like Jem that much, the way he always kept Amanda hanging seemed immature. She was a very engaging, and self-aware, and everything I like in a person. Jem's handling of her seemed immature on his part. He would rush towards a subject, a moment, a connection, then withdraw without explanation, or vague and flowy reasons

Jem slightly redeemed himself in the end, but the aftertaste of his previous behaviour lingered

This is a steamy student/teacher romance. I liked Jem and Amanda, the chemistry is amazing and I really liked the story. Jem definitely does a great job drawing out his seduction. An entertaining read.

Overall good writing. unique plot and different. thanks

an ok read