Lessons in Love: She came to heal. He came to hide. Neither expected to fall. (eBook, ePUB)

High school English teacher Ava Morgan has returned to her small-town rootsnewly divorced, quietly bruised, and determined to start over. Teaching again feels like a second chance, but she‘s not looking for complications... especially not the kind with hazel eyes and a past of his own.Jake Lawson wasn‘t supposed to care. He came to this school to lay low, to rebuild what the world nearly took from him. The last thing he needs is entanglementespecially with the beautiful, sharp-witted woman next door who sees through his defenses like no one ever has.A harmless prank war between classrooms turns into a slow-burn connection neither can ignore. But when old rumors resurface and a single anonymous note threatens to unravel everything, Ava and Jake must decide: is their fragile trust strong enough to survive the scrutiny of a school that loves to talk?In a world that punishes vulnerability, can two teachers risk everything for something real?What if the lesson they never meant to teach... is how to love without fear?