Lessons in Love (Carlyle)

Book 1 in the Lessons in Love New Adult Romance series. "Lessons in Love has a feel-good and compelling plot that could easily be made into a movie. It's most highly recommended!" -- 5 Stars from Readers' Favorite This was a clean story that is just hard to put down. Literally, I didn't put it down until I was finished! —Amazon reviewer Lessons in Love has been featured in Glamour UK magazine It has also been featured in ELLE UK magazine Alex Heron 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!

Alex's dream has come true! She's ridden her grades all the way to Princeton with an academic scholarship. Money is tight and the memories of her father's death still bring tears to her eyes, but her new roommate, Ashley, is a breath of life to Alex's soul-she's wealthy, beautiful and fun! Alex misses Mark so much but the more Ashley drags her into the college experience-drinking, partying and guys-the less she thinks of him. It isn't long before Alex is kissing academic probation! On the road to reform, Alex meets Oscar, a brooding rebel whose dark curls and sexy grin tempt her into a world of explosive attraction that drives them crazy mad with love for each other. Alex learns Oscar's moodiness is guilt over the death of his twin sister and it only tightens their bond. As depression overtakes Oscar, and he does the unthinkable, Alex is forced to choose between Oscar and her future. She doesn't want to leave, but if she stays she'll end up living Oscar's nightmare and her own dreams will turn to dust. She can't let her newfound joy in life slip through her fingers like sand in a slow leaking hourglass... LETTERS OF LOVE follows Alex to college and the next stage of her poignant journey toward the truest love-loving herself enough to say yes to her own life! Read this riveting story and learn to say yes to you!

After graduating from Princeton and spending a whirlwind summer in Europe with Ashley, Alex starts her new job in New York City. Her apartment is tiny and the neighborhood is seamy, but it doesn't dampen her determination to keep reaching for her dreams. The one bright spot is Oscar's visit. They have a fantastic time but it's clear she and Oscar will never be lovers again-that chapter of their lives is forever closed. For the first time in years, Alex goes home for Christmas and spends the holidays with her family. While at home, Alex runs into Mark. All the love she thought was gone rushes back in an emotional tidal wave! During an intimate interlude on New Year's Eve, Mark confesses he still loves her and wants them to be together. In a blinding flash of reality, secrets from Mark's past surface, leading him to choose another woman over Alex. How could she have ever imagined Mark would be the source of her greatest heartbreak and her deepest betrayal? LIVING WITH LOVE is the stunning conclusion of a girl's journey from traumatized teen to confident woman despite the curve balls life throws her. You will cheer, you will cry, you will hang onto your seat through every exciting moment of this powerful story, but you will never, ever forget Alex Herron!

The Lessons in Love series is a three-part New Adult Romance, Coming of Age story by Clarissa Carlyle. All 3 parts are now collected into this one bundle. 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.