Pushing the Limits

A Forbidden Student-Teacher Romance

By: Brooke Cumberland

Narrated by: Ryan Stone, Vivienne LaRue

A forbidden and angsty stand-alone romance from USA Today best-selling author Brooke Cumberland about an art student who falls for her off-limits art professor.

He’s my art professor.

I’m his student.

With an electric connection and undeniable chemistry, I know it won’t be long until one of us cracks. When the opportunity arose to pose nude for a life drawing workshop, I couldn’t help the thrill of knowing he’d be watching. While everyone else looked past me with their eyes narrowed and concentrated, drawing only the lines and angles of my body, he saw right through me down to my vulnerability. Professor Hampton looked at me like he wanted to do more than look at me. He saw more than just the physical aspects—he saw me.

How do we keep our distance when everything pulls us together? What feels so right can only go wrong if we keep pushing the limits.

Pushing the Limits is a stand-alone novel and recommended for ages 18+ for mature content. This book has mentions of sensitive topics: suicide, death of a sibling, mental health (anxiety and panic attacks), off-page self harm, and grief. This is a forbidden romance between a student and professor who are both legal and consenting adults. Please listen with caution.

©2015 Brooke Cumberland (P)2023 Brooke Cumberland

Emotional journey with great narration

If I’m honest I have to say teacher/student is not normally a genre I’m drawn to but having read or listened to others works by Brooke Cumberland I decided to jump in and listen to Pushing The Limits. From the moment I put on my headsets I was captivated in Professor Morgan Hampton and Aspen Even’s emotional journey so I guess this is a genre I will be looking at in the future. Ryan Stone and Vivienne LaRue did a great job bringing the characters and their journey to life. They were spot on with the emotions and very easy to listen to. This was a very emotional story that really tugged on my heartstrings, we start off with Aspen attending her twin sisters funeral and then we follow her to college in California we’re she finds support and love with Morgan. Morgan and Aspen know they are walking a very fine line and by crossing it careers and hearts could be in danger of being broken but we can’t always control out hearts…… From the moment I connected with this couple I knew their journey would break my heart but I never realised until I had read the final what effect this book would have on me.

Let me keep Morgan all to myself

This was a really good book! Listened to it on Audio and man was his voice sexy!

Check your Triggers!

Aspen is an Art college student, who is just trying to get through life with her tragic past. Then she meets her professor and she can’t stop thinking about him.

Morgan just loved back home due to a death in the family and he really doesn’t want to be there. He is getting to know his future students through their art work and comes across Aspen’s and really want to meet her.

This book made me laugh and cry, just beautiful!

He can be my professor anytime!

Morgan and Aspen were more than just student and professor. If I didn’t know Aspen was in college, I would have thought they were around the same age. It may be that she suffered a traumatic loss that affects her mental health. Morgan has also suffered a loss and becomes a father figure for his niece Natalia. Aspen and Morgan’s banter and conversations went deep; there was nothing superficial about their relationship. They helped each other heal through their love and support. Ryan Stone and Vivienne LaRue are new to me narrators. Their voices lent an air of maturity and sophistication to the characters that really embodied their personalities.

I received an advance copy of the audiobook at my request and voluntarily left this review.

Forbidden and spicy

I thought I knew what I was going to get when I went into this, but I was wrong. Though I did expect a bit more relationship angst from this author, I think one tackled some very heavy topics and discussed it very well.

I enjoyed the unique peeks into the minds of the characters through the art that they created. It was a fun way to get a glimpse into the characters.

Pick this one up if you enjoy:
* Forbidden romance
* Student/professor
* Single guardian (uncle)
* Healing after trauma
* Age gap

Note: This book has quite a few triggering topics, so please be aware of those before picking it up.

Emotional Must Read!!

Whoa!!! This one is bound to make you feel some sort of way once you finish it. Brooke does a phenomenal job at bringing these characters to life with their gripping, painful stories. This forbidden romance is emotional, spicy, and gutwrenching. It will leave your heart longing for more of their story, for sure!

So much raw emotions!!

This book has so much raw emotion, I was hooked from the beginning. This slow burn, teacher-student age gap is one that will keep you wanting to know what happens next. The passion in the book is to die for. I’m so captivated by the rawness in aspens paintings and how both her and Morgan both knew what it was like to grieve for a sibling. My heart broke for them. I can’t wait to see where their happy ever after takes them❤️

Amazing forbidden romance

5⭐️ 2🌶️
This audiobook was phenomenal. The narrators did such an amazing job portraying these characters. It really felt like I was transported into the book. This book was such a roller coaster of emotions. It really pulls at your heartstrings. The instant connection between Morgan and Aspen was everything. I love me a hot forbidden romance and Brooke checked all the boxes with this one. Morgan was the sweetest but he also had this hot dirty side. Aspen was such a strong fmc I absolutely loved her character. Even though at times I wanted to crawl through this book and wrap her in a hug. I couldn’t put this book down. It’s definitely a must read and will hold your attention from the very beginning!!

Morgan & Aspen

This story was so heartbreaking 💔. I truly felt all the emotions with this audiobook. I felt for the grief that struck both of them. The bond and chemistry these two have is amazing. The narrators did a really good job bringing this story to life. There were many times I thought I was going to cry. This was so much more than an art professor and student relationship and the author did an excellent job portraying it.

I am so in love with this book

The book description does not do this emotional journey justice. I must warn you, there is a high chance you will probably cry. If you're emotional like me I guarantee you will cry during several moments so be warned.

That being said I LOVED THIS BOOk!!! Aspen and Morgan are going through their own individual grief and forgiveness journeys all while falling madly deeply in love. I found myself captivated by this book. I did house chores and stayed up late to finish it in one day. I loved the character’s individual journeys and their love story was beautiful. It was a bit immature at points but given Aspens age and Morgan’s history their actions are understandable though still frustrating.

Pushing the limits is a well written heart wrencher that did a great job keeping me invested. It does end in an HEA so rest assured that all the emotions will be mended. Highly recommend.

Scorching forbidden romance!!

Pushing the Limits was a scorching, slow-burn, student/teacher romance with two broken souls that help each other heal. This book was a roller coaster of emotions and I felt everything the characters felt! There was pain, heartache, and love. The writing was amazing and I the characters chemistry was electric!

The narrators are what really made this book as amazing as it was! I haven’t listened to Ryan Stone and Vivienne LaRue before this book, but now I want to hear everything they’ve narrated!

Rating: 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️