The Heartbreaker

The Goode Brothers

By: Sara Cate

Narrated by: CJ Bloom, Jason Clarke

Narrated by Jason Clarke & CJ Bloom in DUET narration

I’ve been quiet long enough.

I’m nothing like my brothers. I’ve devoted my life to my work, and I don’t care about God or family.

I live alone, and I like it that way. Soon, I’ll have the job of my dreams far away from this place, and that’s all that matters. Everything is going perfectly.

That is until Sadie Green walks into my class.

She is brilliant and funny and infuriating, and she’s ruining everything I have planned for my life.

When she gets the news that she’s pregnant, and the baby’s father isn't going to help her, I step in. She needs guidance, control, and discipline.

Moving her into my house is a risk. If I’m caught living with my pregnant student, I will lose my job and everything I have planned.

But the first time she asks me to punish her, I know it won’t be so easy to walk away—because I love it.

Being with her would risk everything, but God help me, I can’t seem to stop.

Before long, I don’t recognize the good teacher I used to be.

©2024 Sara Cate Books LLC (P)2024 Sara Cate

Hot for Teacher

I've never wanted to be a bad school girl, until I read Professor Goode!

Jason Clarke's, Lucas is all hot and angsty tension and I'm 100% here for it. Immediately added him to my top 5 MMCs of the year!

As with all of S. Cate's books, I started and could not put this one down. Even downloaded the audiobook because I need to relive this book.

CJ Bloom as Sadie, our plus size FMC, gives the best kind of representation to the thick ladies, and it's sooo tastefully done.

Crank up the volume for this spicy professor/student romance.

Another home run in the Goode Series, and I can't wait for more!!

Love this series!

Listening to this book is a whole new experience from just reading it. These narrators really bring this story to life. It was emotional, taboo and deliciously spicy. Sadie and Lucas are perfection together. They balance each other out perfectly. If you’re looking for a story with student/ professor, d*m/ brat and surprise pregnancy(not his) look no further, this one’s for you!

Sultry and provocative

I am here for the Goode Brothers series- I am obsessed with the complicated, emotionally repressed, broken but alpha Goode Brothers and their sultry, sensual, and existential love stories.

What I’m loving about this series is how Sara Cate is getting to do what she does best. How she marries intensely psychological journeys of self (often rooted in past trauma or some sort of existential crisis…here it’s deeply stepped in parental abuse and religious trauma) with wonderfully erotic sexual exploration and unexpected, or in this case forbidden, relationship dynamics. The sex always catalyzes the self-discovery…and the self-discovery incredibly provides emotional and sexual liberation. I was EXTRA excited for the Heartbreaker because it’s so many of my favorite tropes- the age gap, student-teacher dynamic AND surprise baby…that’s not his?! GASP. I was gagging for it from the start-...and after one mesmerizing chapter with the deliciously stoic but insanely doting Dr. Goode, I knew I’d be a goner for him. Professor Goode is by far my favorite Goode brother yet- he’s perfectly broken AND dreamy. A man who just wants to take care of someone and take charge of them….yas, sign me up, Sir.

Sadie on the other hand....eh, unfortunately I didn't love her as much as I wanted to. She's not just naive, at times she's boneheaded. And the whole conflict and resolution felt really unfair to me- not only that, I just didn't really her grow up or evolve much as a character. Dr. Goode not much as well either. I loved their chemistry, but it never felt to move beyond the caregiver/physical to me into a more emotive connection quite like I've seen Sara Cate do in the past. It started so strong, and didn't quite culminate with the depth I've come to expect from her.

The audio featured two of my favorite narrators- CJ Bloom and Jason Clarke. And Jason Clarke ATE THIS UP Y’ALL. Legit the perfect choice, bringing all the grit and control and edge to Professor Goode with all the nuances and increasingly unveiled emotive range. And CJ brought all the fire and sass of Sadie but the much needed vulnerability and naivete to her character. The dream team casting, and I inhaled this audio, and it defintely helped me connect to the characters more.

🖤 Professor-student/forbidden romance
🖤 age gap (10 years)
🖤 forced proximity ( roommates
🖤 surprise baby (and it’s not his)
🖤religious/family trauma
🖤Dom-sub ISH vibes (he likes to be in charge)
🖤Curvy heroine

Sara did it again

I love her books and all the people she picks to voice her books are perfect can’t wait till the last book comes out!

Amazing Read!

I love this book and the narrators did a fantastic job. Love the Goode Brothers and look forward to Prodigal Son.