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Synopsis
From the author of Stars Collide and Cover Story comes a steamy will-they-won’t-they romance about a bright young teacher reconnecting with the jaded professor she once pined for. For Audrey Lind, working with clay still evokes memories of her favorite professor. The woman’s zeal for art history ignited Audrey’s own academic career—and her tweed blazers and British accent kindled her first female crush. After fate brings Audrey back to Northshire University to teach, she’s thrilled to be working alongside her former mentor, but the grumpy woman she encounters upon her return is nothing like the dynamo she remembers. Divorce and a stalling career have turned Dr. Michelle Thompson bitter and guarded. When Audrey swoops in to teach the Women in Art class Michelle’s been pitching for years, she longs to hate her. But her young rival is too kind, too enthusiastic, too irresistible. And her passion for life slowly reawakens Michelle’s own. Wary of age gaps and workplace politics, they suppress their smoldering attraction—until one wine-filled night at the pottery wheel puts their romantic truce to the test. Will they keep things on the tenure track or risk it all for love?
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Learning Curves: content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
This adult sapphic romance features explicit sexual content, age-gap dynamics, and workplace relationship complications. The steamy scenes are integral to the story.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, steamy sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include age gap, divorce, and power imbalance.
Who'll love this
Adults will appreciate this emotionally rich story about reconnecting with a former crush and finding love despite professional complications.