An Academic Affair
Jodi McAlister
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
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· 73 ratings · 384 pages · Published: 11 Nov 2025
Sadie Shaw and Jonah Fisher have been academic rivals since they first crossed paths as undergraduates in the literature department thirteen years ago. Now that a highly coveted teaching opportunity has come up, their rivalry hits epic proportions. Jonah needs the job to move closer to his recently divorced sister and her children, while Sadie needs the financial security and freedom of a full-time teaching position.
When Sadie notices that the job offers partner hire, however, she hatches a plot to get them both the job. All they must do is get legally married. It’s a simple win-win solution but when sparks begin to fly, it becomes clear that despite their education, these two may not have thought this whole thing through.
Perfect for fans of Ali Hazelwood, Abby Jimenez, and Kayla Olson, An Academic Affair brings Jodi McAlister’s “smart, scorching, and emotionally resonant” (Freya Marske, author of A Restless Truth) writing to the forefront and demonstrates her talent as one of today’s best rom-com authors.
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- marriage of convenience 21
- contemporary 18
- forced proximity 18
- fake relationship 18
- workplace/office 16
- enemies to lovers 15
- competent heroine 15
- m-f romance 14
- slow burn 13
- teacher/coach heroine 13
- nerdy hero 13
- teacher/coach hero 13
- funny 11
- class difference 11
- take-charge heroine 11
- sweet/gentle hero 10
- new adult 8
- tortured heroine 5
- friends to lovers 5
- college 5
- found family 4
- independent heroine 4
- sassy heroine 3
- shy hero 3
- tortured hero 3
- white collar heroine 2
- in her 30s 2
- in his 30s 2
- small town 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- past child neglect 10
- death / grief 7
- misogyny 2
- Format
- audiobook
- dual pov 13
- first person pov 11
- male pov 7
- interconnected standalone 1
- standalone 1
