A new story of dangerous temptations from
the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the This Man trilogy.
Annie has never experienced the 'spark' with a guy - the kind of instant chemistry that steals your breath and blindsides you completely. Until a night out with friends brings her face to face with the wickedly sexy and mysterious Jack. It's not just a spark that ignites between them. It's an explosion. Jack promises to consume Annie, and he fully delivers on that promise.
Overwhelmed by the intensity of their one night together, Annie slips out of their hotel room. She is certain that a man who's had such a powerful impact on her and who could bend her to his will so easily, must be dangerous. But she's already in too deep. And Jack isn't only dangerous. He is forbidden.
“Every kiss, every sexy scene, every word between this pair owned a piece of my soul. I could read this book a hundred times and still react as if it was the first time. The Protector is a top 2016 fave for me.” –Audrey Carlan, #1 bestselling author of The Calendar Girl series
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THE FORBIDDEN MUSIC PLAYLIST
The
Forbidden tracks
Unlike
This Man & One Night, I didn’t really use much music in The Forbidden. But
I did listen to it during the writing process, and there are a few tracks that
had a place within the story for one reason or another.
Madonna – Like A Prayer
Above & Beyond – Sun & Moon
Moby - Go
Jean Jacques Smoothie – 2 People
Two
people, just meeting
Barely touching each other
Two spirits greeting
Trying to
carry it further
The Forbidden – Alfie Malpas
James - Top Of The World
Alanis Morissette – Uninvited
Annie has never experienced the 'spark' with a guy - the kind of instant chemistry that steals your breath and blindsides you completely. Until a night out with friends brings her face to face with the wickedly sexy and mysterious Jack. It's not just a spark that ignites between them. It's an explosion. Jack promises to consume Annie, and he fully delivers on that promise.
Overwhelmed by the intensity of their one night together, Annie slips out of their hotel room. She is certain that a man who's had such a powerful impact on her and who could bend her to his will so easily, must be dangerous. But she's already in too deep. And Jack isn't only dangerous. He is forbidden.
Buy the Book!
THE FORBIDDEN MUSIC PLAYLIST
The
Forbidden tracks
Unlike
This Man & One Night, I didn’t really use much music in The Forbidden. But
I did listen to it during the writing process, and there are a few tracks that
had a place within the story for one reason or another.
Madonna – Like A Prayer
When
Annie is getting ready for her girls night out, she’s dances around her bedroom
in her towel with a glass of wine singing along. Because what woman doesn’t
like a bit of Madonna? It’s like the perfect track to get ready to. Any
everyone knows the words!
Above & Beyond – Sun & Moon
This
was the track of the moment for me while I was writing The Forbidden. The
lyrics ring so true for Annie’s disposition at this moment in the story, and I
kept imagining her bursting through Hyde Park on a spontaneous morning run,
feeling like she had a new lease of life. “We’re in heaven, you and I. When I
lay with you and close my eyes, my fingers touch the sky.” Perfecto!
Moby - Go
Annie’s
friend, while slightly drunk on their night out, puts herself on the dance
floor and has a bit of a drunken sway. This track has always been a firm
favourite of mine, the tempo intense, and it was perfect for the atmosphere in
the bar when Annie and Jack first set eyes on each other.
Jean Jacques Smoothie – 2 People
This
track was originally in the book, but after edit was removed. The words are
perfect for the chemistry and feels that Jack and Annie had on their first
encounter. There are literally 16 words in the whole track, and each one is
perfect. To me, the lyrics represent the joining of two people who are just
meant to be.
Two
people, just meeting
Barely touching each other
Two spirits greeting
Trying to
carry it further
Zedd – Clarity (Feat Foxes)
This
didn’t make it into the book, but it was a huge track at the time I was writing
The Forbidden and always seemed to be on the radio everytime I got in the car!
I always thought how apt the words were for Annie & Jack.
“If
our love is tragedy why are you my remedy
If our love's insanity why are you my
clarity”
The Forbidden – Alfie Malpas
This
seems a bit strange to share, but, ultimately, it deserves first place in my
list in terms of ‘the feels’. This is the track for the book trailer, and it
was produced by my son J He’s
a bit of a whizz when it comes to music, and there have been many tracks I’ve
used in past books that Alfie has brought to me because he just knows I’ll love
them. He has a knack of finding immense music by artists many haven’t heard of
yet. But this track he actually produced from scratch himself. I went to him
with a brief. I wanted intense, almost uncomfortable. He came back with this,
and though it is massively far removed from what he usually produces, he done
me so proud. It is perfect for The Forbidden.
James - Top Of The World
One
of my all-time favourites. There’s a scene in The Forbidden when Annie is
aimlessly wandering the streets of London. It’s a moment in which she is lost
and trying to silently comprehend where she is at in her life and what she is
doing. Top of The World couldn’t be more fitting for her frame of mind.
Alanis Morissette – Uninvited
Another
old favourite. Simple, really. “You’re not allowed. You’re uninvited.” In my
mind, that’s what Annie is saying to herself all the time about Jack. She’s
angry at his persistence. Tries to tell herself to steer clear. But your heart
doesn’t always listen to your head.
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“Thank
you for your help,” I say quietly, studying him, definitely detecting that he’s
deep in thought. Don’t
ask, don’t ask, don’t ask. I need to get back into
my apartment without engaging with him, which could prove tricky when he’s
blocking the doorway and looking like he has no intention of shifting to let me
in.
“Annie,” he breathes. “I’m struggling so badly.”
“I’m not doing this.” I swallow, pushing my way
past him. He grabs me by the top of my arm and holds me in place. “Let me go,
Jack.”
“I’ve already told you I can’t do that. Annie, I’m
drowning here. I’m going out of my mind, and the more time I spend with you the
fucking worse it’s getting. Listening to you, talking to you, sharing a passion
with you that goes way beyond the
amazing time we had in bed together.”
“You have to forget!” I yell, knowing anger is the
only way forward. Be angry with him. Let it dominate me and rule me, because
the alternative scares me to fucking death.
He pushes me into the hall and slams the door behind
us, forcing me to back up. “No,” he says, straight and even. “No,” he repeats,
moving one more step forward, except this time I don’t retreat. Because I
can’t. Because he has me locked in place with those grey eyes, and now they’re
back to their full glory. Sparkling, even if it’s with anger. He reaches for
his shirt and starts unbuttoning it before shrugging it off and throwing it to
the floor, revealing the chest that’s haunting me.
I quickly look down at the pile of material, my
mind reeling. His chest. His perfect damn chest. “What are you doing?”
“I have no fucking idea.” He reaches for me and
slides a hand around my neck, pulling me to him. Our chests meet, and my
determination to repel him vanishes under our connection. Wrongs turn into
rights. Conflict turns into craving.
“I can’t get you out of my head, Annie.” His
forehead meets mine, his palm massaging away the tightness in my neck muscles,
softening me up until I relax in his hold. “I want you all over again, and I
can’t even find the will to worry about how much more that’ll make me want
you.” He breathes down on me. “I’ve played that night on repeat. I’ve dreamed
of holding you in my arms again. I’ve craved the sound of your voice, the feel
of your touch, the softness of your lips on mine. I know I shouldn’t want you.
But I do. Nothing has ever made me feel this insane with need. Nothing has
taken up so much space in my head. I can’t fucking help it, Annie.” His grey
gaze sinks into me, my heart steadying to an even thrum. His head starts to
shake mildly, his splayed hand moving up to the back of my head and fisting my
hair. “I don’t want to help it,” he growls. “I want you. I don’t care how wrong
it is.” His clenched fist tightens, gripping my hair harshly. “I know I’ve been
on your mind since I fucked you every which way in that hotel room. Stop
denying it. Don’t insult me and tell me you don’t crave that amazing feeling
all over again. I can see it in your eyes every damn time I look into them.
You. Want. Me.”
It’s me who moves in first. All me. I lunge
forward and smash my lips to his, the magnetic force winning. His words
winning. Jack winning. My heart winning. I coax his mouth open with hard,
hungry kisses. I’ve lost my mind to a craving too powerful to fight off. And,
like Jack, I don’t care how wrong it is.
Lost.
Yet as he walks me backward until my back slams
into the wall, I feel found again.
I cry out, and Jack moans. We’re clumsy and
desperate. He’s pushing me up the wall with the force of his kiss, then he’s
rolling away, taking me with him until it’s his back slamming into the wall.
It’s the elevator all over again. The atmosphere is sizzling. I’m on fire. He
scoops me up, pinning me to him, and carries me into my bedroom. I focus on
him. Only him and the return of feelings that I’ve fantasized about since that
unforgettable night. All the guilt is abandoning me, and I let it, unprepared
to let anything stop me from taking the forbidden.
About the Author
Jodi Ellen Malpas was born and raised in the Midlands’ town of Northampton, England, where she lives with her two boys. Working for her father’s construction business full-time, she tried to ignore the lingering idea of writing until it became impossible. She wrote in secret for a long time before finally finding the courage to unleash her creative streak, and in October 2012 she released This Man. She took a chance on a story with some intense characters and sparked incredible reactions from women all over the world. Writing powerful love stories and creating addictive characters have become her passion, a passion she now shares with her devoted readers.
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