Q.B. Tyler

Wrong. Sinful. Taboo. 
I know I shouldn’t want him. 
I know I shouldn’t touch myself in the middle of the night as thoughts of him run through my mind. 
Thoughts of his kiss, his touch, his love. 
I’d spent years obsessing over the man I thought I couldn’t have. 
But as it turns out, he wants me too. 
And he wants me now.

Always Been You

Genesis (@whisperingchapters)

Q.B. Tyler sure knows how to write steamy taboo romances.

Loving him feels as natural as breathing.

Gabrielle was adopted at the age of two into the Calloway family. Since her arrival, James took an immediate liking to her. He's been her protector, the one she has always felt safe and comfortable with. When Gabrielle hits her teen years, she suddenly starts looking at James in a whole different light. But nothing can from it. Not only has she grown up with him, he's eleven years older than her. There's just no way he feels the same.

"I obsess over you."

I actually read this as a novella in the Twisted Christmas anthology; imagine my happiness when I found out we'd get more out of this story! I loved the relationship between Gabrielle and James; their connection goes so deep and is so strong, which is why it made their love all that more believable to me and had me rooting for them so hard. It also helped that despite the age gap between them, Gabrielle is so wise and mature for her age.

"You've always been the priority. The most important person in my world. Hell, the center of it."

The smut, you guys. Whew! This author doesn't hold back with the sexy scenes. This entire book could light you on fire! I loved seeing a new side of Gabrielle when she's officially with James. It's like any form of shyness or awkwardness she might have had goes out of the window. She has James completely wrapped around her finger.

Overall, Always Been You by Q.B. Tyler is a smutty taboo romance that will leave you panting and needing to plunge your face into the freezer.