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Black Rainbow Kindle Edition

by J.J. McAvoy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,271 ratings
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A sweet and steamy New Adult Romance from Amazon bestselling author of the Ruthless People series, J.J. McAvoy…

After an erotic one-week fling with a musician she meets in a bar, Thea Cunning never expects to see Levi Black again. Then Monday morning comes around, and she discovers that her former lover is not only her professor, but he’s also one of the top criminal lawyers in the state of Massachusetts.

With everyone in class vying to be one of the twelve disciples—a group of twelve students that Professor Black takes under his wing—tensions run high. Thea considers dropping his class, given their passionate week together and their undeniable chemistry. After all, there are other (less infuriatingly sexy) law professors on campus.

But to accomplish her goal and get her father out of prison, Thea knows she needs to learn under the best of the best—and that’s Levi Black.

But can she learn under the best, without being under the best?
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J.J. McAvoy was born in Montreal, Canada and is currently studying Humanities at Carleton University. She is the oldest of three and has loved writing for years. She is inspired by everything from Shakespearean tragedies to Pop Culture. Her novels like to push boundaries and take her readers on a ride through the dark side. Please feel free to stay in touch via Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and youtube, where she video blogs.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00UXYQ9LM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ NYLA; 1st edition (May 15, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 15, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4611 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 322 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 151770507X
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Darlene
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read!
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2024
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Loved The a and Levi's story! Enthralled me from the beginning to end! Great writing! interesting, romantic, a little drama, adventure, and happily ever after!
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Antonette Santillo
4.0 out of 5 stars Exciting!!
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2015
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This was a great story and the first I have read by this author (and not my last). The plot of the story was fresh and very interesting as were the characters. There was a lot of depth to each character and I enjoyed learning more about them as the story went on. Levi was a genius. He was charming and sexy and just perfect. He was witty and funny and kept a smile on my face throughout the entire book. Thea was his perfect match. She was sassy, strong and super smart. And was able to dish out everything that was served at her and more. She was passionate and fierce and I really liked her characters. She and Levi were wonderful together. I also like Tristan, Bethan and Atticus...they added more character to the story. This was a good 4-4.5 star story however there were a bunch of typos so rather than rating up to 5 stars I am keeping it at 4.
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Anaïs Neumann
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 out of 5 Stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2015
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When she met musician Levi Black at a random bar and agreed to have a full week of no-strings-attached sex , Thea Cunning had no idea Levi was actually Massachusetts' number one hot-shot criminal lawyer and her law professor - and the man she has become infatuated with despite their initial agreement.

As the semester starts and they stare into each others' eyes the first time since their 1 week fling, realization suddenly kicks in. It is especially hard to bear given the fact that neither of them could shake this feeling off that there might be something more between them.

But for Thea, this infatuation can absolutely not get in the way of her goal: learning from the best lawyer in the state to finally get her father out of jail.

What I loved about this book:

The unexpected twists and turns after the initial discovery
The characters and their development along the story
The very varied and meaningful side-characters

What I felt needed improvement:

The editing. The book was full of mistakes, missing words and incorrect punctuation!

Black Rainbow is my first J.J. McAvoy book and the hype around Black Rainbow was exceptional, so I thought I would give it a go. And frankly, there's nothing I love more than a good student/teacher romance - which actually changes into an office romance! Yes, I am a sucker for forbidden romance - what can I say?

The characters really did not disappoint. Thea was definitely a very strong and unusual character, as she was black in ever sense of the way: from her ethnicity to her feelings, she oozes black. The only thing that has her lighting up is her sister, who she loves more than anything, and her resolve in getting her wrongfully convicted father out of jail, and out of death row, given that no lawyer is interested in taking up his case. Now Levi was as interesting a character as Thea. He's extremely intelligent, a self-made man and lawyer, with a soft side and great guitar-playing skills.And with killer looks, too.

"Looking him over, I noticed he was wearing a simple pajama and a light cotton shirt... but he also had glasses on. Even when he wasn't trying to be sexy, he was sexy."

Levi used to be a player, not interested in long-term relationships after his divorce from a cheating wife, but meeting Thea and spending a week with her changes him, and he looses his resolve. Even though she and him agreed on a one-week stand only, he can't stop thinking of her afterward.

Now as far as the story is concerned. It was extremely good and full of suspense. Of course, the fact that Thea and Levi's relationship turns out to be appropriate was pretty much predictable from the blurb. But what wasn't predictable at all was both their reaction to the revelation.

"Things like this didn't happen to me. I worked hard, had a few hook ups here and there, and then I went back to work. But never n my life had I been so infatuated with someone."

When he notices that Thea is actually his student, Levi plays some pretty fucked-up mind tricks, and does what he can to kick her out. Because rumor has it that a few weeks into the semester, Levi usually narrows down the class attendance to 12 students, his twelve disciples, who will follow his heels throughout his cases to gain some practical insight. His dirty tricks include making her a target for other competitive students and dishing out her intimate confessions on her family and past.

"Levi Black. You are such a f.ing sadist."

Knowing that he still has feelings for her, he believes it's best to get rid of her altogether because he hates the feeling of loosing control. However, Thea has her own agenda and desperately needs to make it through this class - with out without him, no matter how hard he is treating her. And given her stubborn personality, she's pretty brilliant at what she does, so Levi won't get rid of her so soon. Nevertheless, as they work closely on his various cases, it's difficult to tell whose resolve will snap first.

"When you find out that someone you care about was hurt, how do you help them? How do you help them after pouring salt into their wounds."

So yes, the storyline and the character development here was absolutely great (this also includes the strong side characters). One thing that annoyed me tremendously though, was the lack of quality in the editing (not the writing). I found a lot of grammatical errors - missing punctuation, missing words, two verbs in the same sentence but in a different tense - at every 3rd pageturn or so you would find a least one or two editing mistakes, and especially towards the end. Now given the buzz around this book and the author, and the fact that I was reading a purchased copy (and not an ARC) - I would have expected better editing quality...

In the end, the way things fell into place or were uncovered felt slightly too coincidental, which leaves the reader second guessing (even though not for long) Thea's motives. I would have enjoyed an added twist don't urn in the story around just that, and how either her fellow students or Levi/his partner Tristan start wondering if Thea was not evil-mindededly using them. But then again Black Rainbow was definitely awesome and did not lack depth or suspense at any moment or page.

I will give this book the full 5 stars rating because the characters and the story were really good, but I would very much advise the author to do some more editing because the mistakes were almost so annoying that they cost this rating a star...
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Miguel
5.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2024
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Good book to read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars! Black Rainbow (stand-alone). Law student discovers that she spent a week in bed with her new professor!
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2015
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Black Rainbow (stand-alone) is Harvard Law student Thea Cunning’ story. Even though it starts off as professor-student forbidden romance, it is so much more than that.

Story opens up in present time with Thea discovering that the guitar wielding musician she just spent a week of sex, sex and more sex with is also her new Professor Levi Black aka El Diablo aka The Cleaner is also a renowned and respected attorney and legend in law circles, a man she aspire to study under.

After the shock settles, in spite of Levi’s hostile and challenging treatment, Thea decides cannot change class she is on a set course, a mission to get her wrongfully imprisoned father off death-row and set free.

To stay in class she not only has to get over their forbidden affair with she has close to another 100 students vying for the spot a one of only twelve disciples. The best of the best who make the class and will go onto study under Professor Black and work as interns at his law firm.

The story alternates between present and the past following Thea and Levi battling in school and resisting their budding romance while giving flashbacks detailing their sizzling week-long affair and digging into their past and how Thea’s father ended up in prison.

Black Rainbow is a compelling tale of events in Thea’s fight to save her father but quickly shifts to internal struggles of right and wrong as both Levi and Thea are forced to reevaluate everything they know to be the truth.

LEVI ROMAN BLACK aka El Diablo aka The Cleaner: 37 years/Caucasian/Harvard Law Professor/Owner Law firm/Black hair/Emerald eyes/Glasses.
Levi Black, Esq. aka Professor Black aka El Diablo aka The Cleaner. Remember that name! Hands-down one of the best heroes I have ever read. Levi’s complex, imposing, larger-than-life personality; the kinky, sexy, horny lover; the demanding, jaded, detached and border-line a-hole professor; the ruthless, cocky, calculating and successful lawyer; the confident yet unassuming legend and the hero… the man he became to Thea in story is quite breath-taking.

THEA CUNNING: 23 years/African-American/Harvard Law student/Black hair/Brown eyes/5’91/2”.
Thea Cunning is an extraordinary heroine; Smart, interesting, determined cunning and focused. But there so many more layers to Thea as story develops. She has captivated me as well and is truly worthy of Levi.

Black Rainbow is a skillfully crafted journey of self-discovery and growth, redemption and about choices we make and the consequences. In addition to two favorite main characters they are so many well developed side characters. The ending is perfection, but I’d welcome a bonus epilogue further into their future.

Spellbinding story-telling! Intriguing, complex and genius plot! Sizzling sex with the larger-than-life Levi Black! 6-star shelf! Top-10-hero and Favorite-heroine shelves.

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Hero rating: 5+ stars
Heroine rating: 5+ stars
Sexual tension rating: 5+ stars
Sex scenes rating: 5+ stars
Sex scenes frequency: 5 stars
Plot rating: 5 stars
Dialogue rating: 5+ stars
Storytelling rating: 5+ stars
Story ending rating: 5+ stars
Book editing rating (5 = no edits spotted): N/A, beta copy
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Overall rating: 6 stars

Would I recommend this series: Yes, absolutely.
Would I re-read this series: Yes, absolutely.
Would I read future books by this author: Yes.

A gifted copy provided to me by author/publisher in exchange for honest feedback & review.
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Pprahl
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVED this one!
Reviewed in Canada on February 10, 2019
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I really enjoyed falling for the characters as we learned more about the week they spent together. It was interesting to bounce back and forth between present time and the past, because it gave timely insight into what the characters were thinking and feeling. I also enjoyed that you got both PoVs for the main two characters. I love when you can read the male perspective on a situation as well, it always makes the story more enjoyable for me. LOVED this and have since re-read a second time.
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M. Cendrine
5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly amazing
Reviewed in France on December 4, 2018
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Encore une fois, très agréablement surprise par ce livre de JJ MacAvoy. J'aime beaucoup son écriture et le fait qu'elle ns surprenne à chaque livre.on dit du schéma classique et ça fait du bien.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, interesting and sweet
Reviewed in the Netherlands on April 2, 2016
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Fun interesting sweet with a little bit of banter... Just the right dose. Really good book to read, watch uot though, make time for it because you might want to read it in one go...
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Tina G.
4.0 out of 5 stars Black Rainbow...
Reviewed in Germany on February 22, 2016
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ist das dritte Buch von J.J. McAvoy, das ich in letzter Zeit gelesen habe, und obwohl die Handlung nicht so überraschend ist und einige Sachen eher unwahrscheinlich sind, finde ich die Story lesenswert.

Thea und Levi lernen sich in einer Bar kennen und verbringen eine Woche gemeinsam, danach sollen sich ihre Wege für immer trennen. Als Thea am Montag darauf ihr Jura-Studium beginnt, stellt sie fest, dass Levi ihr Professor ist.

Zuerst handelt es sich um die übliche Studentin - Professor - Geschichte, dann kommt die Rettung ihres Vaters, der jahrelang unschuldig im Gefängnis war. Dieser Teil hätte gerne etwas ausführlicher sein können. Vor allem hätten mich die Gedanken und Gefühle des Vaters interessiert.

Alles in allem eine runde Geschichte, die Spass gemacht hat.
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Bookaddict
5.0 out of 5 stars What I liked about this tale is the strength of the two ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 17, 2015
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Murder, a little mystery, intrigue, surprise and suspense encapsulates our two protagonists. Levi and Thea in the centre of the drama. One older worldly wise experienced man rather clever, lethal in his job taking no prisoners the other youthful, heavyweight with responsibilities taking on the role of a mother to her sister, loving her gramps and her incarcerated non existent father. They meet one night and therein follows a story of sensuality, secrets, shocks and surprises unravelling along the way. JJ McAvoy keeps us on our toes till the bitter end. What I liked about this tale is the strength of the two leads in their own different ways barring their age difference. What brings them to their knees is their fledging attraction which subsequently developes into palpable passion and ultimately love. The other factor that delighted me was how our heroine overcomes the vileness inflicted upon her only to materialise as a strong determined character instead of wallowing in the quagmire of a cesspool her unforgivable mother never rescued her from. Well worth a read
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