Lessons in Love Series

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Alex Herron has more secrets than a cat has lives. Keeping up with the charade that’s her life is draining and her façade is cracking under the stress. She’s the American teen dream—blonde, blue-eyed and head cheerleader at her high school, but no one knows the real Alex…and she plans to keep it that way. The truth would make her an instant outcast. Enter Mark Simmons, the new math teacher. With a body to die for and a face that makes every girl swoon, Alex is no exception…until she realizes she opens up to him more than anyone else in her life. Even her best friend, Claire. 

Mark knows his attraction to Alex is dangerous for both of them. He tries to tell himself he only wants to help her turn her grades and her life around. But the intense tutoring sessions only bring them closer. He can’t deny his feelings any more than Alex can. Though he hasn’t the strength to stop seeing Alex, he’s glad she does. They can only be teacher and student.  No intimate dates.  No long talks.  No longing looks. And it’s killing him. But when she has the chance to go to Princeton, Mark realizes he must let her go…even if it breaks their hearts.

LESSONS IN LOVE is the touching story of two people who fall in love at the wrong time, in the wrong place, but make the ultimate sacrifice and do the right thing. If you miss this story, you’ll miss the read of a lifetime! 

Here are a few reviews from Book 1, Lesson in Love:

One of the best Student/Teacher books I have read. -PL Phillips

I absolutely loved this story! Even when I was annoyed with Alex for lying all the time, I could understand and sympathize with her reasons. Not many people could have experienced a trauma of the magnitude that Alex had and come out of it with their psyches intact. The description of this event brought tears to my eyes, and the true-to-life characterizations of the “mean girls” and the jocks had me wandering down the halls of my own high school once again. -B. LaRocca

Loved it! I was pleasantly surprised to read a love story that wasn't completely predictable. -Nic

I give this book 5/5 stars a truly great read! I can not wait to read the next two books in this series! -BookHappiness

I liked that this story was about more than just romance. Alex discovers her true self again and begins the difficult process of healing from the tragic event that changed her life. This is a teacher student romance, but I think the author handled it very well in a way that would not turn off people who are not fans of these types of stories. I would say that if you are unsure about reading this story, definitely give it a try because it will surprise you. -Trina

Adored this book. It's funny, touching and very relatable no matter our age because we ALL have been there. Read and enjoy. -Books4me


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The Playgirls series

New hot covers! This is the story of 3 beautiful co-eds who live by the mantra 'Catch and Release'. Spending their summers teasing handsome guys, just to let them go again is a way of life for the Playgirls, but life has a funny way of catching up with them.

Katherine, a beautiful actress, has her eyes on her hot, new director, but is their sizzle too hot to handle?

The self-proclaimed cougar, Chelsea, prowls the college campus hunting for her prey. When she meets her match, will there be a new Queen of the Cougars on campus?

Alyssa, quiet, yet still as intoxicating as the other two, has a growing 'Catch and Release' to-do list. With one eye on a trust fund man, her heart still burns for an old flame. Finding her perfect match may be too daunting a task for her.

Three bold women on the cusp of life. Three journeys through life that will change them. Three Playgirls who are about to learn just how complicated life can get.

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Lessons in Love Book Blitz

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Lessons in Love (Lessons in Love#1)

by ClarissaCarlyle 

Release Date: 02/24/14

New Adult

183 pages

Summary from Goodreads:

Book 1 in the Lessons in Love New Adult Romance series

The Lessons in Love series follows the story of high school cheerleader Alex Heron. She's pretty, blonde and popular. Alex seems to have it all, but she's hiding a dark secret from her past that threatens to destroy her future. Only the handsome new math teacher, Mark Simmons, can see past Alex's façade to the real girl hiding inside. He wants to help Alex overcome her past, but will their developing feelings for each other get in the way?

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Books in the Lessons in Love series:

Lessons in Love – http://bit.ly/LessonsinLove

Letters of Love – http://bit.ly/LettersofLove
Living with Love – http://bit.ly/LivingwithLove

About the Author

I have been an avid reader and and writer since my earliest school days. Reading was my first and earliest passions, often seeking the safe sanctuary of my room or the library to read everything I could. My favorite has been romance. I penned some romantic poetry in high school and was winning school awards for my short stories when I was just 16. In college I would hibernate in the library for days at a time, consuming every short story and novel I could find. My diploma says Bachelors in English Lit. which I'm very proud of.

I probably drink too much coffee and eat too much junk food, but to compensate do like running when the weather is nice. I love shopping in the mall even if I never find what I'm looking for. I'm a hopeful romantic who prefers novels with a happy ending.

Lessons in Love Excerpt

Almost a week had passed since Alex had gone from being the girl in Mark’s car to the invisible woman. She was tired of second-guessing his feelings about her and more tired of her own constant attraction towards him. She was obviously deluding herself to entertain any sort of fantasy involving him, yet she couldn’t help it. Each time she caught his scent or spotted him in the corridor, her heart raced in a way that no one else had ever been able to make it do. 

The only way she could get through math class was to actually settle down and do some work, and as a result, her grades began to improve. 

“You got an A?” Claire gasped as they sat in their Friday morning class.

“Mmm.” Alex nodded sheepishly. 

“How did you manage that?” Claire asked, clearly amazed by the achievement. 

Alex wanted to answer that all she had done was pay attention and apply herself, but knew that wouldn’t be in keeping with her head cheerleader status. “I bought the answers off some guy yesterday,” Alex whispered conspiratorially. 

“Ooh,” Claire exhaled, nodding in approval. “Why didn’t you share?” She sounded hurt as she asked. 

“I didn’t want us both to get caught cheating.” Alex offered an impromptu explanation, which seemed to appease Claire. 

“Hope you don’t get caught,” she whispered across to her friend. 

“Me too.” Alex smiled at her. 

Mark was winding down his class, having distributed test papers and solved all of the equations on the board. As usual his gaze had never once drifted to the back right of the classroom where Alex sat. Suddenly she felt his eyes upon her before she heard him speak, her breath catching in her throat as he did so. 

“Miss Heron, can I see you after class?” His tone was abrupt. It was not a request but a command. 

“Oh God, looks like he caught you cheating!” Claire sent Alex an apologetic glance before hurriedly packing away her stuff, not wanting to be tarred with the same cheating brush. 

Alex watched Claire and the rest of her classmates scurry away, her heart already in overdrive, pounding within her chest, reverberating all the way to her eardrums, blocking out all external sound. 

What did Mark want with her? He’d ignored her all week long; why speak to her now? Alex nervously approached his desk. Mark went to speak but then spotted the open door, beyond which were students milling around in the corridor, unenthusiastically meandering towards their next class. 

He got up and walked purposefully to the door, swiftly closed it, and then headed back to his desk. He sat on top of it, close to Alex as she hovered nervously nearby. She could smell him, and it was intoxicating. She struggled to keep her focus. 

“I owe you an apology,” Mark blurted out, his stern demeanor instantly gone and the kind, open man from the cinema standing in his place. 

“Huh?” Alex was caught off guard. 

“I’ve been ignoring you all week. But you know that, right?” Mark looked deep into her eyes, and embarrassed, Alex looked away. 

“I thought you were just being a tool,” she told him flippantly, forcing herself to wear her arrogant cheerleader armor. 

Mark merely smiled fondly at her insult. “You’ve every right to be mad. I just can’t be seen to be too familiar with you in school. People will talk.” 

Alex was silent, staring intently at her battered Converse sneakers; thankfully the distressed look was currently in style. 

“Alex, I’d risk losing my job if anyone knew we were…friends.” He struggled on the last word, and Alex wondered why. 

“What’s wrong with being friends?” Alex challenged. 

“You know what,” Mark told her earnestly, and she felt her heart skip a beat as she dared to believe that perhaps he did actually see her as something more than just a friend. But if that was the word they needed to use to toe the delicate teacher-student line, then she was more than happy to do so. 

“Are we still friends?” she asked cautiously.

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