{"product_id":"learn-your-lesson-9781960649263","title":"Learn Your Lesson","description":"\u003cp\u003eMy mother only wanted me to learn one lesson growing up...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMen are trash.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer father left her, and then my father left us. Being raised by her and my grandmother, I was surrounded by the reminder to be independent and guard my heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter my one and only experience with a boy in college fell flatter than a pancake, I realized they were right - and I was content to live the life of a twenty-six-year-old cat lady.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil Will Perry blew my quiet world to smithereens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarting goalie for the Tampa Bay Ospreys and the kind of hot that scrambles your brain, all I was ever supposed to be to him was his daughter's kindergarten teacher. Then, in a twist of events, his temporary nanny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut temporary turns to permanent, and when I move into his pool house, everything changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe's impossibly grumpy and focused on only two things: hockey, and taking care of his daughter. I'm only focused on using this new income to pay back my student loans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in that house, I feel his heated gaze beneath that permanent scowl, the way it lingers and warms my skin. And though I know my mother would lose her mind if she knew, my dreams have become midnight fantasies about my long-haired, muscle-lined mystery of a boss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the tension becomes too much, we break, and we make a deal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe still needs a nanny. I still need a paycheck and for my matriarchy to not disown me. But Will agrees to teach me everything I've always wanted to learn, and I'm all too eager to be his student.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI can do this. I'm a grown woman. I can explore my sexuality with the hottest goalie on earth and still remain one-hundred percent professional. And I can definitely do it all without catching feelings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOtherwise, I'll end up heartbroken in my mother's arms while she shakes her head and asks me if I'll ever learn my lesson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kandi Steiner, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781960649263\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.05d","brand":"Kandi Steiner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43897178849461,"sku":"9781960649263","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_18f4d80f-3968-4d81-bdea-8e719e4d5f65.jpg?v=1712633428","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/learn-your-lesson-9781960649263","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}