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The Protégé: A Guardian/Ward Romance by [Brianna Hale]

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He’s always protected me since I was eight years old, the neglected girl he took off the street and raised as his own. Laszlo can feel what music needs instinctively. He can tell what I need.

My world shattered the night of my eighteenth birthday and he still hasn’t forgiven me for what I did. I’m not asking him to love me, touch me, take me to bed. What I want goes deeper than that and I have to say this out loud because it’s one thing that music won’t be able to tell him.

I want what only Laszlo can give me. I want to be his protégé again. And this time, I’m going to be so good for him.

Yes, maestro.

Yes, sir.

Yes, daddy.

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July 27, 2018
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Brianna Hale has yet again surpassed my expectation with THE PROTÉGÉ. Laszlo and Isabeau's story stole my heart. This book has everything. Steam. Romance. Emotions. Sex. All kinds of feels. This love story was beautifully and poetically written. If you love reading BDSM, especially DDLG...This one is for YOU. One of my top reads of 2018! - Lylah James, author of THE MAFIA AND HIS OBSESSION

I love THE PROTÉGÉ beyond words can describe...It isn't all about steamy scenes, it's about real life doubts and lessons. Laszlo will have your heart racing and will leave you panting for more. - White Rose Stories

My heart is still wrapped in these two...perfection is hard to come to in a book, but this one succeeded. - Anne Reads and Reviews

I always seem to like the age gap relationships portrayed by Brianna Hale. She just writes them so beautifully while also addressing the issues that might and do crop up because of the said age gap. What I love the most is that she presents a warm, nurturing and above all, a healthy relationship between two consenting individuals and I can totally get behind that. - Mango Tea and Toska

An intense romance filled with raw passion that makes your dirty mind run around with lust and addiction...My love for this romance novel is so immense! - CristiinaReads

Daddy Laszlo is mine. This man is everything a little could want. Only Brianna Hale can write a book full of passion and beautiful descriptions and a perfect storyline and still make the book hot af! I really need a ten star option because that is exactly the rating this book deserves. - L.R. Black, author of MINE

I feel a little bit of protective toward Laszlo, wondering why? Silly you, because I'm in love. There were three sides of Laszlo for me and I couldn't decide which one I loved more. - Gone with the Romance

Like the first note of a cello, Brianna Hale grabs your attention with this novel and brings you a musical journey filled with love, passion, and romance. - Abby Gale, author of PERFECT STRANGERS

Whenever I think Brianna Hale can't surprise and impress me even more, she does and surpasses all my expectations...The story told by music is so achingly beautiful. - HoneyedPages

Sexy, sultry, and stomach-clenchingly taboo...This is a book you read holed up in your room at midnight long after everyone else has gone to bed. - Romantically Inclined Reviews

A magnificent and complicated read...either you approve or you don't, but one thing you can't mistake is Brianna Hale's writing is marvelous. - Saucy Books

I fell so hard in love with this book! Isabeau and Laszlo have stolen my heart. I was hooked on them from the very beginning and my heart broke right along with them but they also put all the pieces of my heart right back together. - Hanna's Book Obsession

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07F6D3L6Q
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 27, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 406 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 200 pages
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #59,096 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #3,943 in New Adult & College Romance (Books)
- #11,314 in Contemporary Romance (Kindle Store)
- #12,670 in Contemporary Romance (Books)

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There's nothing Brianna Hale likes more than a large, stern alpha male with a super-protective and caring streak, and when she's not writing about them she can usually be found with a book, a cocktail, planning her next trip to a beautiful location or attending the theatre. She believes that pink and empowerment aren’t mutually exclusive, and everyday adventures are possible. Brianna lives in London.

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Hanna's Book Obsession

One of My Favorite Reads of 2018!!! I am in Love with this Story!!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2018

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We use millions of words to describe things we love. Out of all those words the one that instantly comes to mind to describe “The Protègè” by Brianna Hale is Perfect! This book is absolutely Perfect!!! It is so beautifully written. Lazlo and Isabeau are a couple that you can connect to in an instant. Their love story is not convenient but oh so magical. The way they fit together is so phenomenal! This is a couple that was made for each other. Through all the hard times they went through they still only cared for each others happiness. You can feel the want between them and when they play together the sparks Fly off the pages!! This story is perfection! There really is no other word that can describe this!

“But I fell in love with Isabeau in between the music”

I fell so hard in love with this book! Isabeau and Laszlo have stolen my heart. I am so in love with them. They are a couple who will stick with me for a long time! This is one of my Favorite reads of this year!! Their journey from beginning to end was challenging and beautiful and so worth every minute! Isabeau and Laszlo go through so much heart ache to get to where they are. I was hooked on them from the very beginning and my heart broke right along with them but they also put all the pieces of my heart right back together.

“I felt a longing for him so great it was almost unbearable.”

Even through the heart ache they managed to fight for their happiness. This was such a sexy read as well. Laszlo man, he knows what he wants and exactly how to give it!! It was so sexy!! Their chemistry can light your kindle on fire!! They are so perfect for each other!! I love that once Isabeau discovered what she wanted with Laszlo’s help she wasn’t afraid to ask for it. She took what she wanted. It was so freaking hot!!!

“I know exactly how to be Isabeau’s dom. I really ….. want to be Isabeau’s dom.”

This book is truly wonderful. It is everything I didn’t know I was looking for. I am so in love with this story and I always will be. I highly recommend you pick this one up and give it a read. Even if its not your “thing” you should still read it it might just surprise you! This book is EVERYTHING!!!!!!!

“You’re not a closed book anymore. You’re a piece of music I can read as easily as a symphony.”

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April R Symes

forbidden love

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2018

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The Protégé by Brianna Hale is a complex and beautiful love story. Isabeau Laurent was only eight years old when her life changed literally overnight. Picked up from the street, her raw talent as a cellist was honed to perfection as she grew into a beautiful young woman. She was a young woman who had fallen in love with her guardian, her music maestro. Life was going good yet a mistake cost her everything she ever wanted and she was determined to fix it. Laszlo Valmary knew talent when he saw one and to him Isabeau had it in spades. One thing that tested his control and left him out of tune was his own attraction to his young protégé. But when Isabeau dared to go further in their relationship, Laszlo didn’t know what to think and it ended their guardian/ward relationship until Isabeau came back into Laszlo’s life. Will he accept the love she gives or will he continue to push her further away? This is a beautifully written, complex romance that centers around a DD/lg dynamic. You have an older male/ young woman trope going on with the added icing of DD/lg going on. This is one hot, dark. intriguing, angsty, and passionate. The way BDSM is worked into the story is amazing and quite intriguing. I enjoyed every moment of Isabeau and Laszlo’s 2nd chance romance. It is a must read!!!!

My Rating: 4.7 stars *****

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"Yes, what?" "Yes, Daddy, Yes, Sir, Yes, Maestro." "Good girl." What else do you need?

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2018

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Brianna Hale’s ‘The Protégé’ is a story that draws you in from the very first sentence, the reader’s journey unraveling and progressing alongside the two protagonists that you cannot help but fall in love with, Isabeau and Laszlo.
After three long years, Isabeau has returned to London to tell the man that has never been far from being central in all her thoughts that she is sorry, that things were said, mistakes were made, but that without him, she doesn’t know who she is any longer. Of course, nothing is ever that simple. After a series of brief misunderstandings, and the start of some new forthright communication, Isabeau joins Laszlo’s orchestra on a tour of Asia. Time, new and different circumstances, and the exotic locale all tie into but are only small drops in the deep pool of feeling that ripples between the maestro and his protégé. They are reminded that together they are stronger, giving one another what each so desperately craves and needs to be whole, but is it enough?
This story takes you on an evocative rollercoaster through the then and now, showing the growth, the emotion, and all that is said and left unsaid. It made me smile, it made my heart ache and rejoice, it made me want to reach into the story to comfort and to scold, to be scolded for being impatient, and comforted when the story would reach that next moment of joy. Obviously, this kind of kink isn’t for anyone, but I can say with 100% certainty that it certainly did it for me! The story is incredibly well written, the characters three dimensional, the emotion reading as real on the page, even when some characters are at their most reserved, because they think it’s what’s best. You won’t regret reading this!

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Heather

Ended up so disappointed!

Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2021

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It started out so, so good! The tension, and how the back story played out, and watching them both tip-toe towards honesty with each other. And then it just dived head first into hardcore intensity for like a single scene, then got cheesy and also confusing, and ended cringey.

I seriously skimmed the "big scene" at the end because it was so ridiculous.

So disappointed! I really liked both characters and the storyline was good. The last third could have stuck to something less dramatic and would have been a better book for it. There was already enough going on to have a torturous will-they-won't-they ending without throwing something that wasn't a big part of the story in at the very end.

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Miss Love

Brill Book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 13, 2019

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This was another winner for me from Brianna!

I adored the main characters Laszlo and Isabeau. For me the story was a page turner and kept me gripped from the beginning to the end. The story was well written, and even if the book went from past to present it worked. I enjoyed the build up, even if he was 17 years older than her, it all pieced together beautifully like their music!

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Dona M.

An emotional age gap read

Reviewed in India on August 10, 2021

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Angst, emotional and age-gap. The emotional and angsty twist to a hot story. Valery and laurent story is slow burn with just enough steam to make it a good contemporary read.

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Engaging

Reviewed in Canada on December 1, 2018

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Well-written. Slow burn love story. The book moves at a good pace and the writing is engaging. It’s written in such a way you become invested in the characters. I found that to be most surprising.

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