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So, can I just say this book is pretty much every single teacher's fantasy? As a teacher myself, I sure as heck wouldn't mind a man like Tyler Marek storming into my classroom and turning my life upside down! Having loved Penelope Douglas's Fall Away series, I was so excited to start a new book by her! Misconduct is sexy and fun and I loved the forbidden nature of it as well.

 

Easton and Tyler's chemistry is off the charts hot. It can also be quite volatile at times, as the two are at complete odds over how much social media Easton incorporates into her lesson plans. Tyler doesn't think it's appropriate for his son to be using so much social media during school hours. I really enjoyed seeing this warring dynamic between the two and we really see their age difference here. At 23, Easton knows the only way to engage her students is to make things relatable to their lives and in such a 'screen age', the only way to do that is by incorporating technology into her plans. Tyler, at 35, does not agree with her methodology, but I love how Easton stands her ground against the formidable politician-to-be.

 

Both Easton and Tyler are used to be in control, so to see them unravel one another was a lot of fun and made for some very sexy times. There was one scene around 73% that I didn't much care for and I wish Douglas had used a different way of showing dominance. I understand Easton is afraid of her feelings for Tyler but the mind games were just not cool because he never did anything to make her believe that he wasn't all in. Aside from that one scene, I really loved this book. You know Easton and Tyler are playing with fire and are going to get burned, but at the same time you can't help but root for them. The sneaking around, the sexy rendezvous, the knowing they could get caught at any moment.... It's seriously hot. Tyler is in the running to be a future senator, so any hint of a scandal could seriously jeopardize his chances of winning.

 

While this book is oh-so-sexy, it does take a bit to establish a connection between Tyler and Easton. Easton has things in her past that still haunt her today and Tyler is torn between his desire for this woman and doing what's right by his kid- and being a real father for the first time. There is a lot of animosity between Tyler and Christian, as Christian never felt his father cared, when really Tyler didn't know how to insert himself into Christian's life. People do what they know, as Tyler has always known hard work and success. However, once Easton and Tyler start opening up to one another and they start to realize that maybe they can have the other in their lives, it's really perfect.

 

I cannot wait for what Douglas does next. I am addicted to her writing style and her complicated, but endearing characters. She knows how to bring the steam and the emotion that goes into her characters' relationships is spot-on!