{"id":484,"date":"2020-05-12T18:07:17","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T18:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/starlaarts.com\/?page_id=484"},"modified":"2026-04-24T13:28:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T03:58:54","slug":"i-heart-mr-collins","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/i-heart-mr-collins\/","title":{"rendered":"I Heart Mr. Collins"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"484\" class=\"elementor elementor-484\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6993001 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6993001\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f96eed3\" data-id=\"f96eed3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0441332 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0441332\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>I Heart Mr. Collins<\/b><\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79095f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79095f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>Phoebe Braddock's Love Story<\/i><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4479df7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4479df7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90ed8ba\" data-id=\"90ed8ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fb5ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fb5ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mr-Collins-2nd-Ed-Kindle-Cover-v2-640x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7094\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mr-Collins-2nd-Ed-Kindle-Cover-v2-640x1024.jpg 640w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mr-Collins-2nd-Ed-Kindle-Cover-v2-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mr-Collins-2nd-Ed-Kindle-Cover-v2-768x1229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mr-Collins-2nd-Ed-Kindle-Cover-v2-960x1536.jpg 960w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mr-Collins-2nd-Ed-Kindle-Cover-v2-1280x2048.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mr-Collins-2nd-Ed-Kindle-Cover-v2-scaled.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cdc081\" data-id=\"2cdc081\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48ee0c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48ee0c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><b><i>He was my teacher. Now, he\u2019s my obsession.<\/i><\/b><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-AU\">I was eighteen and ready to follow my heart when Mr. Collins announced his transfer. It was supposed to be our clean break\u2014the moment my crush could finally become a reality without the world watching. But when the transfer fell through, the fantasy didn&#8217;t stop. It spiralled into a passion more intoxicating than I ever dared to imagine, leaving us tethered together in a classroom where we should have been strangers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-AU\">Now, I\u2019m living a double life. Behind closed doors, our love is a masterpiece of whispered promises and hidden heat. In the hallways, it\u2019s a dangerous game where one wrong look could shatter his career and my future. He didn&#8217;t just teach me the curriculum; he unravelled everything I thought I knew about desire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-AU\">Graduation is my only lifeline\u2014the moment I can finally step out of the shadows and leave the deception behind. But as the clock ticks down, the secrets feel heavier than ever. When the truth finally comes for us, I have to decide: is this a love I can survive, or is he an obsession that will ultimately destroy us?<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\">AVAILABLE NOW<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\"><br><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-AU\">&nbsp;<\/span><b style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Content warnings:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-AU\">Please be advised that this story is a work of transgressive fiction and contains themes that may be challenging for some readers, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Age Gap &amp; Taboo Dynamics:<\/b><span lang=\"EN-AU\"> A 20-year age gap involving an 18-year-old high school senior and her teacher.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Infidelity:<\/b><span lang=\"EN-AU\"> The protagonist enters a relationship with her teacher while currently in a relationship with a same-age partner, effectively cheating on this partner (with the teacher&#8217;s knowledge).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Relationship Evolution:<\/b><span lang=\"EN-AU\"> The story features a developing polyamorous m\u00e9nage later in the book.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Content &amp; Themes:<\/b><span lang=\"EN-AU\"> Includes recreational drug use and frequent, explicit sexual descriptions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Violence &amp; Trauma:<\/b><span lang=\"EN-AU\"> One specific scene involves a non-consensual attack on the protagonist by a group (none of whom are love interests). 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