A simmering age gap romance from the author of The Brightest Light of Sunshine about a graduate student and a university professor who will do anything to keep their relationship professionaluntil their attraction for each other becomes too strong to deny.

Shes a rule follower. Hes a man who could ruin her reputation.

Lila Callaghan has two big problems. Shes been caught in an act of revenge she isnt proud of, and the man shes been avoiding for two years is the one who saw everything.

Reed Abner is more than a hotshot professor at Lilas university. Hes a family friend, and Lila is only too happy to pretend he never saw her slash her cheating ex-boyfriends tire. Before this colossal lapse in judgment, Lila didnt want to be associated with Reed at all, in fact, at the risk of other students and faculty thinking the popular professor was playing favorites.

Avoiding Reed is easy enoughuntil it isnt. When Lila is suddenly desperate for an internship, he offers her a dream opportunity at the youth center he coordinates. This close to finishing her Masters degree, shed be foolish to turn it down. The only issue? Reeds her supervisor.

Working in such close proximity to each other poses an even bigger problem. Reed proves to be an excellent mentor, but hes awakened feelings in Lila she shouldnt have.

Reed is her superior. Hes twelve years her senior. And as the burning desire between them grows, Lila wonders if falling for him will be her worst mistake yet.