SPICY!!! This was a fun read. It is full of spice and mathematics. I really enjoyed the mathematics aspect even if it wasn't all necessarily perfectly correct or understandable for a normal person. James and Kiernan are one HOT topic for discussion. Student and professor relationship with a major age gap. It also just can't be avoided. They are just drawn to each other. I loved Kiernan and her fierce mouth. She wasn't afraid to speak her mind at all. I loved it!

4.5 stars

3.5 ⭐️ 4🌶️
I’m usually not a fan of novellas, but damn!!!! I devoured this in just a couple of days! This is a fast paced and VERY smutty taboo age gap romance. If you are looking for a fast read with 80% smut this is the book for you and it will not disappoint!! The banter between Kiernan and James makes this book 100x better.

Oh wow, Tenure by Violet Pierce left me absolutely breathless! I'm still reeling from the heat and might just need a cold shower (and some extra batteries!) to recover. Initially, I wasn't sure if I’d get into it—being a high school teacher myself, I had my reservations about the taboo of a 17-year-old girl and her nearly 40-year-old university professor. But five chapters in? Let's just say, all those concerns vanished.

I was hooked—no way could I put this book down. Pierce masterfully ends each chapter with just the right amount of tension, keeping you flipping the pages deep into the night. And James? He’s every bit the dominant, brooding alpha you can’t help but be drawn to. I’d even consider braving a university math course just to get closer to someone like him (and believe me, math isn’t my thing!).

Violet Pierce knows her readers, and she delivers exactly what we want. I’m definitely going to be on the lookout for her next release—she's now a must-read author for me!

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From the start it has a great hook , the author makes you want to keep reading to see where this conversation is going to go ! “ I guess god sent all the smart pretty people to the same fucking school.” -Funny internal dialogue , it’s written as if it is someone’s fantasy . A student and an older forbidden teacher , what will happen ? I am not a math lover , I thought that might be something I would dislike from this book but somehow the author give you enough to know it’s hard math but not too much to lose you or bore you . My only cautionary note is the age difference between the two main characters. All in all is was a quickly moving spicy erotic read and I enjoyed the ending ! Thank you to those who allowed me to be an ARC reader for this book I enjoyed it !

Okay, first off, I’ve read a lot of romance. Like, a lot a lot. I’ve been reading romance since middle school at least. I have NEVER been so horribly jealous of any book relationship, the way I am for the one between Kiernan and James. I would kill to have someone in my corner this hard. I don’t think anyone is prouder of Kiernan than James is.

Now, this is a bit of a speed run, but it’s a novella and that’s expected. I never once found myself rolling my eyes at any scene or dialogue, the way I find myself doing with speed runs sometimes. It’s really hard to 0 to 300 a relationship without something seeming a little stupid, but this one does it really well.

It’s smut heavy, but it Such. Good. Smut.

God, I’m going to go cry into my pillow and contemplate my singleness

Many thanks to Netgalley, the publisher, and the author for providing me with an ARC and allowing me to provide my honest review

This has now become my favorite novella, I swear! The way I was blushing and had butterflies in my tummy 🤭
Usually this age gap would having me scrapping it. BUT I was so hooked and the author made it work! I couldn’t put it down. Banter was 10/10. Their chemistry was off the charts. Sometimes novellas don’t seem reasonable because of the “insta-love,” but this was done so well and made me believe it and it just all worked. The epilogue had me giddy haha. I didn’t want it to end! All around loved it.

Wow! This book was so good I couldn't put it down. I loved the banter between the characters. This book is a very fast burn and very spicy! I really enjoyed all the obstacles that came up during the book. I can't wait to read more by Violet Pearce!

This novella was everything that you could ever want in a spicy, taboo, age gap romance. If you are here for the plot, this book is not the book for you. If you are looking for spice and insane chemistry, look no further. The mouth on Professor James and the witty remarks that Kiernan makes are everything. Their banter is top tier and will leave you wanting more. I highly recommend this book if you are looking purely for spice and no plot whatsoever. Violet Pearce definitely delivers the student/professor spice piping hot.

14% in and I was begging for a whole series of this book. I'm all for a book that starts going from the very first page and this was IT. I need more of James ASAP. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
(Review also being posted to Goodreads)

This book was pure spice from start to finish. I loved how quickly things progressed, it was exactly what I needed from a spicy novella. The characters were very aggressive with each other on a mental level, leading to some really hot exchanges, there was great banter and I love how rough they could be with each other. I would have loved an extra chapter or two at the end. I’m so excited to see what else this author has in store.

Smutty, smutty, smutty!

A really short, SPICY read that I needed. The story is very simple, but I honestly really liked it. The forbidden, and I mean REALLY forbidden romance had me in a chokehold. The only thing I wasn't a huge fan of was how fast the book moved. I know, that's hard to criticize when the book is so short, but I could have done with 2 or three more chapters!

Thank you to NetGalley and Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op for the arc!

It's been a while since I so enjoyed a book I rated it 5 stars.
Tenure is a delicious, hot, spicy novella featuring a forbidden/taboo trope. James is a college professor, and Kiernan is a 17-year-old student who enrolled early - only for his class. He is reaching 40.
While I'm not usually a fan of underage characters in books, Kiernan was a strong, mature person, and by her actions, you'd never know that she was still in high school.
I absolutely love their banter and how Kiernan stood up for her words, leaving James speechless. They completed each other so well that I couldn't put the book down.
I can't wait to read more by this author

Unfortunately, this was not for me. I love taboo, age gap, forbidden & student/professor.
However the FMC was not even in college. She was high school. I was hoping she was MINIMUM 18 but she wasn’t. She was 17.
I just can’t read about a 17 year old with a 40 year old and he didn’t even ask her age until after he hooked up with her. Then didn’t really care, he hooked up with her again immediately after finding out.

Yes yes yes! Give it all the stars! Freaking loved this one. It's spicy af and the book is the definition of a smut book.
It's taboo, she's 17 and he's (maybe) 38/39?
He's the Grumpy math professor. She's the math genius high school student only taking one college class....his.
Check trigger warnings before. Usually I'm out when there's a main character under-age with a significant age gap, but this just made it through and it was a great read.

This was such a spicy, witty, quick novella that I could really sink my teeth into! I sat down to start it and did not look away from the pages until the book was finished. If you love a good taboo romance, you'll love this. The grumpy professor/brat student trope worked well, and the banter between them was next-level hot. I can't wait to show this to my spicy bookclub when it comes out!

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I absolutely devoured *Tenure*! Violet Pearce has completely pushed the boundaries with the large age gap, and I loved how it was done in a sensual and mature way, steering clear of the creepiness that can sometimes accompany these kinds of romances. The chemistry between Kiernan and James was off the charts, and the way they bonded over math—yes, *math*—was unexpectedly hot! Their banter had me grinning from ear to ear, and the tension and angst between them kept me glued to the pages. Pearce has officially become an auto-buy author for me. This book was everything I didn't know I needed in a taboo, age-gap romance!

Huge age gap, virgin savant-like high school student (minor) and college professor, steamy from the beginning and increases as their story continues.

This was a hot little novella.

Taboo age gap Professor/Student relationship with tons of spice, banter, and chemistry.

While the story was 75% spice/ 2 % plot, it never dragged and I devoured the book quickly.

This novella delivers - from the first chapter Kiernan and James are H-O-T-T-O-G-O… and go they do. Holy moly, the chemistry and the banter and the SMUT! Daddy James will definitely enter your list of hottest book boyfriends.

This is a very well-written, fast-paced, fast burn smokeshow of a novella that you need to read if you’re ok with taboo - just make sure your partner is on standby (or all your toys are fully charged).

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Five stars! If I could have dreamed up this story I would have! It had all of my favorite themes. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. I'd love more from this writer!