Lessons in Love Series by Ana Kirk Shaw

My boss is the stiff, surly, suited city bureaucrat… and I’m the new teacher of his nightmares. I’m desperate for a fresh start at a new school. Lucky for me, Oliver Flores, the infuriatingly hot principal of PS 2, is desperate for a new teacher. He’s forced to hire the Sweaty Albeit Beautiful Trash Siren he found amongst the dumpsters (I had a morning, okay? ). I’m forced to take the job. He’s all label makers and lists. I’m all creativity and chaos. He needs to loosen up. I need to tighten up... moreMy boss is the stiff, surly, suited city bureaucrat… and I’m the new teacher of his nightmares. I’m desperate for a fresh start at a new school. Lucky for me, Oliver Flores, the infuriatingly hot principal of PS 2, is desperate for a new teacher. He’s forced to hire the Sweaty Albeit Beautiful Trash Siren he found amongst the dumpsters (I had a morning, okay? ). I’m forced to take the job. He’s all label makers and lists. I’m all creativity and chaos. He needs to loosen up. I need to tighten up. He demands control. I need freedom. For right now, I have no choice but to follow my boss’s every explicit directive and not make any waves. No drama llamas. Because he needs his promotion. And I need to keep this job. But what happens when Mr. Flores’s orders go from “send me your lesson plans” to “see me after school”? What happens when they go from “take it out” to “let me in”? For the sake of both of our jobs, we’ll need to keep this a secret. It’s a terrible idea…. …but I might just love it when Oliver orders me around. Beyond the Bell is the first book in the Lessons in Love series and can be read as a total standalone. It’s for fans of high heat romantic comedies, and features a grumpy boss and his sunshine employee, a fresh start, a secret relationship, BIPOC representation, found family, and tons of spice. less

She’s my roommate and my best friend’s forbidden little sister. And now she wants me to teach her how to date. Me. The himbo who’s messed with half the women in the city. The guy whose nuts her brother will feed to the squirrels if he finds out. I should’ve said no. But it’s Mia—my Mia. She’s tired of being a wallflower, and I’m the perfect guy to give her advice. I shouldn’t teach her how to kiss. We shouldn’t practice in my bed... moreShe’s my roommate and my best friend’s forbidden little sister. And now she wants me to teach her how to date. Me. The himbo who’s messed with half the women in the city. The guy whose nuts her brother will feed to the squirrels if he finds out. I should’ve said no. But it’s Mia—my Mia. She’s tired of being a wallflower, and I’m the perfect guy to give her advice. I shouldn’t teach her how to kiss. We shouldn’t practice in my bed. I shouldn’t know how many freckles she has on her stomach, or love the way she fits in my arms. But what definitely shouldn’t happen? The dude she’s known her whole life—the one who was just supposed to help—should not want to spend the rest of his life doing it. Mia’s brother might break my face, but Mia? She might break my heart. less

I swore off a bad-boy manchild. Until I get stuck on vacation with Dominic Flores—hot, tattooed bad-boy… and a manwith a child. We both get invited on a vacation we both desperately need, and while trapped in a beach house for a week (not to mention locked in a coat closet and stranded on a second-floor patio), I brace myself for the expected. But…. I expect lazy, and then I get home-cooked dinners and successful businessman... moreI swore off a bad-boy manchild. Until I get stuck on vacation with Dominic Flores—hot, tattooed bad-boy… and a manwith a child. We both get invited on a vacation we both desperately need, and while trapped in a beach house for a week (not to mention locked in a coat closet and stranded on a second-floor patio), I brace myself for the expected. But…. I expect lazy, and then I get home-cooked dinners and successful businessman. I expect slob, and then I get vacuumed carpets and a loaded dishwasher without asking. I expect selfish in bed, and then…well, wow. I expect deadbeat dad, and then I see elaborate French braids…and PTO President. Each time I see him slather his daughter in SPF 50 and handle a tantrum with patience, when he helps me with the school’s budget and plans a fundraiser, and still makes me coffee just the way I like it, I wonder. I swore off men like him. But is he the exception… or worse, the rule I was meant to break? PS 2—and its fearless leader—get their happily ever after in Strictly Extracurricular, the sizzling finale of the Lessons in Love series. Expect a swoon-worthy single dad, his sparkly five-year-old daughter, steamy summer lovin’, BIPOC representation, and a found family that loves just as fiercely as they fight—plus enough chemistry to set the pages (or your e-reader) on fire. This high-heat romantic comedy works as a standalone, but for the full force of all the feels, dive into the first two books in the series! less