Hook, Line, Professor Series by Shayla Hart

"Do I detect a touch of desire in those gorgeous blue eyes, or is my boozed-up mind imagining things.."Ever the sceptic, Rein Valdez hoped all of her dreams would come true when she scored a scholarship and got accepted into Oakhill University—a prestigious Fine Arts school in Chicago. She was convinced that this was going to be that new start she's been so desperately yearning for after she tragically lost her mother to an accident that almost killed her too... more"Do I detect a touch of desire in those gorgeous blue eyes, or is my boozed-up mind imagining things.."Ever the sceptic, Rein Valdez hoped all of her dreams would come true when she scored a scholarship and got accepted into Oakhill University—a prestigious Fine Arts school in Chicago. She was convinced that this was going to be that new start she's been so desperately yearning for after she tragically lost her mother to an accident that almost killed her too.Yes, a magnificent adventure was awaiting her, so she packed up her suitcase and moved across the globe to pursue her dreams of getting her degree and one day opening her gallery.Rein didn't expect the beautiful, charismatic Australian Professor—Talon Saxton, aka Professor Hottie, to be such a distraction.While every red-blooded woman with a pulse and weakness for an Australian accent at the University is lusting after and trying to charm the humble Adonis, Rein is trying her best to stay focused on her schoolwork and keep her grades up. Even though to Rein, it seemed the Hunky Hercules harboured a clear dislike toward her and was determined to make her life as hard as possible, that wasn't the case at all.What Rein assumed to be hate glowing in those fierce blue eyes turned out to be rapacious desire...for her, and the harder Professor Saxton fought his feelings and urges, the more Rein wanted him.After all, forbidden fruit does taste the sweetest, and one little taste was enough to send them both free-falling into the fiery pit.But then again, Rein Valdez didn't believe in love—in fact, she swore it off, so why is she finding herself falling hook, line and sinker for her Professor?Hook, Line, Professor will be a duet. less

Rein ValdezSomeone once said, the greater the love, the harder the fall.I rolled my eyes so hard I was sure I saw my brain when I read that in one of the catalogue of cheesy magazines my aunt left lying around the house.Unlike the women in my family, I didn’t believe in love. Shit, I had trouble loving myself, let alone another man.To me, love is nothing more than an over-hyped conception, a chemical reaction programmed into us so we could procreate... moreRein ValdezSomeone once said, the greater the love, the harder the fall.I rolled my eyes so hard I was sure I saw my brain when I read that in one of the catalogue of cheesy magazines my aunt left lying around the house.Unlike the women in my family, I didn’t believe in love. Shit, I had trouble loving myself, let alone another man.To me, love is nothing more than an over-hyped conception, a chemical reaction programmed into us so we could procreate.And I had no intention of ever allowing a man close enough to break my heart like the many that broke my mother's and ultimately ended her life. However, there I sat at the tender age of seventeen, blissfully oblivious of the devastation that was awaiting me.And the name of that sinful yet beautiful devastation is Talon Saxton.My professor.My saviour.My ruin. less