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Chapters (50)
  1. Cover
  2. Back Cover Text
  3. Also by Charish Reid
  4. Dedication
  5. Chapter One
  6. Chapter Two
  7. Chapter Three
  8. Chapter Four
  9. Chapter Five
  10. Chapter Six
  11. Chapter Seven
  12. Chapter Eight
  13. Chapter Nine
  14. Chapter Ten
  15. Chapter Eleven
  16. Chapter Twelve
  17. Chapter Thirteen
  18. Chapter Fourteen
  19. Chapter Fifteen
  20. Chapter Sixteen
  21. Chapter Seventeen
  22. Chapter Eighteen
  23. Chapter Nineteen
  24. Chapter Twenty
  25. Chapter Twenty-One
  26. Chapter Twenty-Two
  27. Chapter Twenty-Three
  28. Chapter Twenty-Four
  29. Chapter Twenty-Five
  30. Chapter Twenty-Six
  31. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  32. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  33. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  34. Chapter Thirty
  35. Chapter Thirty-One
  36. Chapter Thirty-Two
  37. Chapter Thirty-Three
  38. Chapter Thirty-Four
  39. Chapter Thirty-Five
  40. Chapter Thirty-Six
  41. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  42. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  43. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  44. Chapter Forty
  45. Epilogue
  46. Acknowledgements
  47. About the Author
  48. Carina Press Romance Promise
  49. Writing for Carina
  50. Carina eNewsletter

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Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

To my husband, Noah, whose patience is boundless: thank you for being the perfect hero and the inspiration for my books.

To “The real Write Bitches,” Katherine and Courtney and my Writing Buddy, Sandra: thank you for solving puzzles with me, exchanging manuscripts, and communicating through gifs. All of it helped create this book.

The Lady PhDs who show up to school every day, with the sole purpose of changing the world: thank you for hustling through that 4/4 load. Dr. Pompili, Dr. Chansky, Dr. Green, Dr. George: you are heroes.

I want to thank my sister, U.S. Marine Master Gunnery Sergeant, for pulling up her own seat at the table so she could sit tall and speak clear. You’ve shown me I can do the same.

Special thanks must go to my editor, Kate, and my agent, Saritza: your support and guidance makes this road less bumpy.

Lastly, thank you, Normal Public Library, for giving me my first librarian job. I got to smooch my now husband in Dewey decimal class 800.

About the Author

About the Author

Charish Reid currently lives in Sweden with her professor husband, who enjoys walking and biking way more than she does. While he walks and bikes, she writes contemporary romance featuring sexy academics, who are trying to find love and adventure from under stacks of student papers. While she was born in Little Rock, AR, she has lived all over the United States observing people and taking notes for poetry, essays, and novels.

After earning her Masters in Literature, she went on to teach English and Rhetoric at several universities before penning her first book. Cashiering at a major discount retailer, being a menswear salesperson, and bartending were fairly easy compared to class prep, performing for students, and grading. When she’s not writing or teaching, Charish enjoys watching movies and talking to folks in other countries. Travels to Thailand, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, and Sweden will probably find their way into future books.

You can catch up with Charish here:

Website: Charishreid.com

Twitter: Twitter.com/AuthorCharish

Facebook: Facebook.com/CharishReidAuthor

Carina Press Romance Promise

Introducing the Carina Press Romance Promise!

The Carina Press team all have one thing in common: we are romance readers with a longtime love of the genre. And we know what readers are looking for in a romance: a guarantee of a happily-ever-after (HEA) or happy-for-now (HFN). With that in mind, we’re initiating the Carina Press Romance Promise. When you see a book tagged with these words in our cover copy/book description, we’re making you, the reader, a very important promise: