Practice Makes Perfect

Sometimes the best surprises come wrapped in a bow-tie... Helen Lee has a top-secret dream: to publish a romance novel. There's just one problem, and her most recent rejection letter doesn't mince words: Helen can't write a love scene to save her life. As Head of Reference at Willow Springs, Kentucky's Pembroke College, Helen is hoping her library research skills will do the trick. But she may have to resort to a far more "hands-on" course of study. Luckily, there's someone who's more than happy to instruct her... History professor Henry Beckham has noticed that his friend, Helen, is behaving strangely. Known for her laser sharp focus—not to mention her snorting laugh—she's been oddly distracted. He misses that laugh. But it all makes sense when he catches Helen researching erotic writing and discovers her ambition. She seems to think her only option is to die of embarrassment or give up and surrender to spinsterhood in the company of...