Grading on the Curve

The first time Emily Boman and Derek Miller met, she was an English teacher and he was a foster kid determined to build a better life. She gave him all the encouragement he needed then and is now a fan, tracking his success as a bestseller. Now he’s back home and clearly all man. Emily’s resigned herself to inflicting Melville and Faulkner on the next generation and chooses chocolate cake as her consolation prize. Can the good girl shed her sweater sets, use the curves God and an affection for carbs have given her, and seize her chance at love?

He’s black and she’s white. He’s also younger and has been known to date a supermodel or two. How could a relationship between the two of them withstand the differences and the difficulty they may face? After a lifetime of awkward moments, Emily’s ready to throw herself into an affair, even if she knows it won’t last. Derek’s just as sure it will but he’ll have to encourage her to take a chance overcome a little interference along the way.