I should’ve shut him down straight away, treating him like any other student.

And everytime he showed that hidden side if him, my heart ached for him. But deep down inside he was just a scared and insecured teenage boy. On the surface, he was such a troublemaker whose sexuality went beyond his years. But those two elements were only a small fraction of what the story was about because it went deeper than that.ĭante was such an interesting character. I have to admit, this book caught my attention not only because the student in this story was male but also only fifteen. For someone who always gotten himself into trouble, this latest one might end up more than he could handle. It thrilled him when one of the admiration came from the new beautiful teacher. His stunning looks not only earned him admirations but also contempt.

But she underestimated the difficulties in handling them especially when one of them demanded her attention with not only his attitude but also his good looks.ĭante Rata was only fifteen, but life lessons forced him to grow up before he was ready. As a teacher, she was determined to make a difference in the lives of her problematic students. He was a fifteen-year-old boy who was going to send me to the Hell his namesake had written about.ĪRC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.Ĭlara Hatton moved from England to teach at Wera High School, a lower socio-economic area of Auckland. Oh, he was dark-haired, dark-eyed, gorgeous, even a lothario … just … he wasn’t a man. Little did I know that the Dante that walked into my life was very different from the one I’d imagined. Dante was the Fabio of my generation, the heartthrob that got women’s hearts beating fast, made us want this man to rip our clothes off and to throw us onto the bed. I’d imagined a dark-haired, dark-eyed, gorgeous lothario, the type who could capture a woman’s heart with just one look. I don’t know where it came from, but as far back as I can remember, I had always associated the name Dante with a beautiful and sexy man. The first was the epic depictions of Hell from Dante’s Inferno, with people burning for their sins. Type: Book 1 of 3 from Broken Lives seriesįor me, the name Dante conjured up two images.

Behind the Hood by Marita A. Hansen